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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY."
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description: "Repeals the exemption of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority from the State's Employees' Retirement System. Requires a retirant returning to service as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to re-enroll into the Employees' Retirement System. (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 1536"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 1536 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ERS Exemption", "HTA", "President and Chief Executive Officer", "Repeal"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "DELA CRUZ", "KIDANI", "RICHARDS"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-01-22"
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last_action: "2025-06-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9680190e-744c-42a3-85c2-947f0f5e2139"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1536&year=2025"
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source_hash: "178f4fe4cc178a4d5f70fc70c95096100d5850d39cbf07261f5d6c4af0754d8e"
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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 1536 (2025) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.
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Repeals the exemption of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority from the State's Employees' Retirement System. Requires a retirant returning to service as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to re-enroll into the Employees' Retirement System. (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. **SB1536** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_.HTM)
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2. **SB1536_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **SB1536_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **SB1536_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_HD2_.HTM)
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5. **SB1536_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_SD1_.HTM)
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6. **SB1536_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1536_SD2_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (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 TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (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 WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- AQUINO — primary (person)
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- CHANG — primary (person)
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- DELA CRUZ — primary (person)
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- KIDANI — primary (person)
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- RICHARDS — primary (person)
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- San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-03** Act 168, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). `became-law`
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- **2025-06-03** Act 168, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). `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. 104) 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. 104).
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- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Sayama, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.
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- **2025-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Aquino, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 411.
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- **2025-04-22** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:50AM; Conference Room 411.
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- **2025-04-21** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 411.
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- **2025-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 829). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Aquino, Kim Co-Chairs; Awa.
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- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Sayama, Templo Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
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- **2025-04-08** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-08** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 617). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-04-04** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).
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- **2025-04-04** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1952), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-31** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, 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) Holt, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-25 3:15PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
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- **2025-03-21** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1469) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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- **2025-03-20** The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-13** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1187) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
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- **2025-03-11** The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-11-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-03-06** Referred to TOU, 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. 365) 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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- **2025-02-27** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
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- **2025-02-27** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) 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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- **2025-02-13** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Reported from EDT/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 448) 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: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-06** The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-03** The committee(s) on EDT/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-01-27** Referred to EDT/LBT, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
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- **2025-01-22** Pending 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/9680190e-744c-42a3-85c2-947f0f5e2139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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