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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO GOVERNMENT."
description: "Amends the retirement allowance for a member who first earns credited service as a judge after 6/30/2031 to 1.75 per cent of the judge's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a judge. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to study the impacts and benefits of reducing, from 10 years to 5 years, the minimum number of years of credited service that qualified Class H, Tier 2 members of the Employees' Retirement System must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 935"
citation: "Hawaii SB 935 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Benefits", "Class H", "Credited Service", "DHRD", "ERS", "Judges", "Retirement Allowance", "Tier 2 Members", "Vested Benefit Status"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KANUHA"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 56
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82217107-9ab9-412d-9061-9749b1d4afa0"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=935&year=2025"
source_hash: "c8d3c5971e13df6ab860608edd0b812e9322bcb56f07e3831dff6869c361b781"
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 935 (2025) — RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Amends the retirement allowance for a member who first earns credited service as a judge after 6/30/2031 to 1.75 per cent of the judge's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a judge. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to study the impacts and benefits of reducing, from 10 years to 5 years, the minimum number of years of credited service that qualified Class H, Tier 2 members of the Employees' Retirement System must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB935** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_.HTM)
2. **SB935_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB935_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB935_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB935_HD3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_HD3_.HTM)
6. **SB935_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_SD1_.HTM)
7. **SB935_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
8. **SB935_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB935_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **130** (pass) · upper
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **231** (pass) · upper
- Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **250** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. — **120** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **91** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **51** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- KANUHA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-07-03** Act 290, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1393). `became-law`
- **2025-07-03** Act 290, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1393). `became-law`
- **2025-06-24** Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1307)
- **2025-06-24** Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/24/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307)
- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Garcia, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (10) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 162) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-25** 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) Aquino, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2025-04-21** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2025-04-17** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827). `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 757). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** Senate Conferees Added: Senator Rhoads added as Conferee.
- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 663). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-04-08** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1995) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-03-28** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
- **2025-03-21** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1464) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2025-03-19** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-14** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Belatti, Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1257) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2025-03-13** 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 222) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 824) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2025-02-26** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-02-19** Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to WAM.
- **2025-02-19** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 708) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to WAM.
- **2025-02-18** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. 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`
- **2025-02-18** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-01-23** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17** Introduced. `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82217107-9ab9-412d-9061-9749b1d4afa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).