Relating To Law Enforcement.
Last status update Jan 21, 2026
What this measure contains
Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to provide $15,000 retention bonuses to all eligible sworn law enforcement officers who meet specified requirements. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to verify eligibility. Appropriates funds for the payment of retention bonuses.
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 16, 2026
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.
Decision stages
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Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Held
3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | PSM Introduced | PSM Introduced | Change along the path |
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| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | Excused | |
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | Aye | |
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | |
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Excused | Aye | |
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Excused |
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
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Pending Introduction.
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Introduced and passed First Reading.
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Referred to PSM, WAM.
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The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
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The committee on PSM will reconsider its previous decision on 02-02-26 and will hold a public decision making on 02-09-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-09-26 3:01PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
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The committee on PSM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
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Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
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The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.