Relating To Public Agency Meetings.
Last status update Jan 15, 2025
What this measure contains
Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 14, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 11, 2025
Related measures
- SB381— Carry Over
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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.
- Introduced
- SD1by GVO
Companion measure: SB381. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | GVO Introduced | Change along the path |
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| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Excused | |
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Excused | |
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | |
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | |
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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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 GVO, JDC.
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The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.
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The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225.
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The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.
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Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.