---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PERSONNEL."
description: "Updates state position titles in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by changing \"private secretary\" to \"executive assistant\" and \"secretary\" to \"administrative assistant\", where applicable. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 3131"
citation: "Hawaii SB 3131 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Assistant", "Executive Assistant", "Private Secretary", "Secretary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-26"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff39365a-f5fb-4f73-811c-34355d62e424"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3131&year=2026"
source_hash: "4165e42edd837f2a3c225d05ebe8b6c22aa78dce25e409e536a6274e9b68ac26"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 3131 (2026) — RELATING TO PERSONNEL.

Updates state position titles in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by changing "private secretary" to "executive assistant" and "secretary" to "administrative assistant", where applicable. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB3131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3131_.HTM)
2. **SB3131_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3131_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB3131_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3131_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB3131_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3131_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–1** (pass) · lower
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-05-27** Act 050, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). `became-law`
- **2026-05-27** Act 050, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814). `receipt`
- **2026-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Deferred one day 05-06-26. `deferral`
- **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 22-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 22-26).
- **2026-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Lee, M., Ratcliffe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-23** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Rhoads, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-22** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Moriwaki.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Lee, M. Chairs; Ratcliffe, Alcos.
- **2026-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). `receipt`
- **2026-04-07** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 480). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2026-04-01** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1585-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2026-03-19** The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:35AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-03-12** Referred to LAB, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 365) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3051) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2026-03-05** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Reported from LBT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2541) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2026-02-11** 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, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09** The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-09** Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
- **2026-02-08** The committee(s) on LBT/GVO deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-04** The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-02** Referred to LBT/GVO, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2026-01-26** Pending Introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff39365a-f5fb-4f73-811c-34355d62e424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).