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SB2245HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Revolving Door Restrictions For State Employees.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits new state employees from taking official action on matters they worked on before state employment. Prohibits former permanent employees of the Office of the Governor and Office of the Lieutenant Governor from representing persons or businesses for a period of 12 months after termination from state employment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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  • HB2109— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by LAB

Companion measure: HB2109. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Labor and Technology (LBT) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House LAB committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 0 no · 6 excused

  6. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2245
MemberLBT
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAye
Mike GabbardSD-021ExcusedAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLBT
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2245
MemberLAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAyeExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeExcusedAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040ExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
32 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to LBT, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  6. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2121) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-24-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2722) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 43).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 16

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  18. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1315-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. 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, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  22. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1817-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 486).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  27. Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads, Lamosao Co-Chairs.

  28. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

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