SB 779

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 23, 2025.

State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-779

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee LBT, JDC/WAM

Senate in_committee 2025-01-23

Labor / Employment

Summary

Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee.

Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

Official Source Back to Bills

Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-01-23	Status	in_committee
2025-01-23	Latest Action	Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

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