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SB1545Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Nepotism.

EngrossedHouse Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Introduced by Donna Kim, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · February 7, 2025

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:25AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 698) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

  8. One Day Notice 02-19-25.

  9. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kouchi, Richards). Transmitted to House.

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 15).

  11. Pass First Reading

  12. Referred to LMG, JHA, referral sheet 17

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by LMG on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:45PM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.

  15. Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1433) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  16. 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).

  17. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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