HB 1657

Hawaii House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 26, 2026.

DHRD; Civil Service Positions; State Departments_ Divisions_ and Agencies; Recruitment and Hiring; Rules.

Bill ID HI-2026-HB-1657
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee LAB, FIN
House in_committee 2026-01-26
Summary

Authorizes state departments, divisions, and agencies to elect to assume hiring and recruitment functions from the Department of Human Resources Development for vacant civil service positions within that department, division, or agency under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to adopt rules. Repeals existing law authorizing state departments, divisions, and agencies to conduct minimum qualification review of applicants for their vacant civil service positions.

Sponsor
Jackson D. Sayama
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-26 Status in_committee
2026-01-26 Latest Action Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
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