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HB 2255 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Summary
Permanently exempts specified positions of the Department of the Attorney General and its administratively attached Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission from civil service and for certain positions from collective bargaining. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Issues: ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentExempts AG and correctional oversight positions from collective bargaining, limiting workers' rights to organize and negotiate under chapter 89, HRS.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026
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HB2255 → HB2255_HD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill permanently exempts specific positions within the Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission from civil service rules and collective bargaining agreements. It also adds numerous other state positions to the existing list of civil service exemptions, including various judicial staff, education roles, and specific administrative posts across multiple agencies.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of civil service exemptions by adding many new categories of employees who are not subject to standard hiring procedures or union contracts, while simultaneously creating a permanent exemption for specific Attorney General and oversight commission roles.
ELIGIBILITY

Added permanent exemption for the Attorney General's administrator, support staff for criminal justice coordination, and specific AG division staff (forensic analysts, special agents, litigation staff, and charities administrator) from civil service and collective bargaining.

Added extensive new exemptions for various state positions, including judicial clerks and secretaries, education staff, energy office personnel, and specific administrative roles in departments of human services, law enforcement, and taxation.

Changed the effective date for the new exemptions from July 1, 2003 (in the original text) to July 1, 3000, making the exemptions for the Attorney General and oversight commission permanent rather than temporary.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the director must determine the applicability of the civil service exemption to specific positions, ensuring flexibility in applying these rules.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 186-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Nadine Nakamura
Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
HI
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