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SR76Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Office Of The Governor To Evaluate And Make Recommendations On The Decentralization Of The Department Of Human Resources Development's Hiring And Recruitment Functions To State Departments, Divisions, And Agencies, Including The Training Of Human Resources Officers Of State Departments, Divisions, And Agencies Necessary To Effectively Carry Out Their Hiring And Recruitment Functions.

Passed

Introduced by Brandon Elefante, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The Office Of The Governor To Evaluate And Make Recommendations On The Decentralization Of The Department Of Human Resources Development's Hiring And Recruitment Functions To State Departments, Divisions, And Agencies, Including The Training Of Human Resources Officers Of State Departments, Divisions, And Agencies Necessary To Effectively Carry Out Their Hiring And Recruitment Functions.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments · March 27, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Les Ihara10Absent
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to LBT.

  3. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

  5. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3472) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

  8. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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