THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 24, 2025

TIME:

10:16am

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of all Conference Committee meetings will be available online.

 

Click here for the live stream of House & Senate meeting via YouTube.

 

 

A G E N D A

 

The Conference Committee will meet to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

 

SB 183, SD1, HD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

EUTF; Collective Bargaining; Contributions; Disputes; Impasses; Arbitration

House Conferees:  Representatives Sayama/Lee, M., Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda

(LAB, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators Aquino, Chair; Rhoads, Co-Chair; Fevella

(LBT, JDC)

 

SB 1065, SD2, HD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING.

State and County Employees; Hiring Requirements; Skills-Based Hiring; Bachelor's Degree; Prohibition; Exemption

House Conferees:  Representatives Sayama/Lee, M., Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda

(LAB, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators Aquino, Chair; McKelvey/Hashimoto, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(LBT/GVO, WAM)

 

SB 336, HD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES.

State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend

House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Kitagawa, Co-Chairs; Shimizu

(JHA, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators Aquino, Chair; Rhoads/Kanuha, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(LBT, JDC/WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) due to a disability, please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6790.  Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6790.

 

 

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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino

Chair

 

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Rep. Jackson D. Sayama

Co-Chair

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Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair

 

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Rep. Mike Lee

Co-Chair

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Senator Karl Rhoads

Co-Chair

 

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Rep. David A. Tarnas

Co-Chair

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Senator Troy N. Hashimoto

Co-Chair

 

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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Co-Chair

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Senator Dru Kanuha

Co-Chair