SB 1545 HD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 21, 2025.

Legislative and Judicial Employees; Code of Ethics; Nepotism; Prohibition.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1545
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee LMG, JHA
Senate in_committee 2025-03-21
Government Operations Labor / Employment
Summary

Repeals language in the State's Code of Ethics that exempts the legislative and judicial branches from prohibitions against nepotism in public employment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsor
Donna Mercado Kim
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-03-21 Status in_committee
2025-03-21 Latest Action Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
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