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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING."
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description: "Prohibits the State or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions from requiring a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment. Establishes exemptions. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 1065"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 1065 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Bachelor's Degree", "Exemption", "Hiring Requirements", "Prohibition", "Skills-Based Hiring", "State and County Employees"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-01-17"
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last_action: "2025-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7235adf4-218b-41e2-a4e8-5839b1c4bf0c"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1065&year=2025"
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source_hash: "c9057008c5c628c56360d2c128c9ea6e65f82d5611d4a968f95829e556ac45dc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii SB 1065 (2025) — RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING.
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Prohibits the State or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions from requiring a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment. Establishes exemptions. (CD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB1065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1065_.HTM)
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2. **SB1065_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1065_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **SB1065_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1065_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **SB1065_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1065_SD1_.HTM)
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5. **SB1065_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1065_SD2_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- AQUINO — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-07-02** Act 276, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379). `became-law`
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- **2025-07-02** Act 276, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379). `became-law`
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- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). `passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 145) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 145).
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- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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- **2025-04-25** 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) Aquino, McKelvey, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-25** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-25** Senate Conferees Changed: Senators Lee, C. added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
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- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
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- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 2:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
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- **2025-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
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- **2025-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 016.
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- **2025-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; McKelvey, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
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- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
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- **2025-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 480). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1918), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-28** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1389) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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- **2025-03-18** 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-06** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 254) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-03-04** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
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- **2025-02-28** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 840) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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- **2025-02-18** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-14** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-02-12** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from LBT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 348) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2025-02-06** The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-06** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-01-31** The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-01-23** Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-17** Introduced. `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7235adf4-218b-41e2-a4e8-5839b1c4bf0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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