Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1065: RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1065 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING. Primary sponsor: AQUINO. Most recent recorded action (July 2, 2025): Act 276, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379).
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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)
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQUINO | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Act 276, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379).
- Act 276, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379).
- Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
- Enrolled to Governor.
- Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- 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).
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 2:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- Senate Conferees Changed: Senators Lee, C. added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
- Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).
- 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.
Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history