SB 2555 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Summary

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits if the retirant is employed in a position identified as one needed for succession planning. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2555 → SB2555_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from SB2555 to SB2555 SD1 and updated with new legislative metadata, including a revised effective date of January 1, 2077. Substantively, the bill adds a requirement for state and county human resources officials to submit annual reports detailing the employment of retirants under succession planning provisions to ensure legal compliance. The bill also clarifies that retirants employed for succession planning purposes do not need to re-enroll in the retirement system to avoid benefit interruptions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a mandatory annual reporting requirement for state and county jurisdictions regarding the employment of retirants under succession planning.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to January 1, 2077.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision requires the director of human resources or county human resources chief executive to submit an annual report to the legislature within twenty days prior to each regular session, detailing the number and positions of retirants employed under succession planning.

DEFINITION

The description of succession planning employment was updated to explicitly state that such employment does not require re-enrollment in the Employees' Retirement System.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2169) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor