SB1005 • 2026

RELATING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

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Sponsor: DECORTE, AWA
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
LG; Secretary of State; Other Jurisdictions; Intergovernmental Relations; Homeless; Unhoused; Travel Clarifies the Lieutenant Governor's duties as Secretary of State for Intergovernmental Relations, including working to prevent other jurisdictions from making or supporting travel arrangements to Hawaii for homeless or unhoused individuals.

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Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-28 S
Re-Referred to GVO/HHS, JDC.
2025-01-23 S
Referred to GVO/EIG/HHS, JDC.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
LG; Secretary of State; Other Jurisdictions; Intergovernmental Relations; Homeless; Unhoused; Travel
Clarifies the Lieutenant Governor's duties as Secretary of State for Intergovernmental Relations, including working to prevent other jurisdictions from making or supporting travel arrangements to Hawaii for homeless or unhoused individuals.

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SB1005

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1005

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to Other Jurisdictions
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1
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Section 26-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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(a)
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the
lieutenant governor is designated the secretary of state for intergovernmental
relations and shall perform the duties and functions heretofore exercised by
the secretary of Hawaii.
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The duties and
functions shall include [
but not be limited to recordation
]
:

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(1)
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Recordation

of all legislative and gubernatorial acts[
, certification
]
;

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(2)
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Certification

of state documents[
, and maintenance
]
;

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(3)
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Maintenance

of an official file of rules adopted by state departments as provided in
chapter 91[
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]
; and

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(4)
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Coordinating,
negotiating, and forming partnerships and agreements with other jurisdictions
in the United States to promote, advance, and safeguard the interests of the
State of Hawaii, as determined by the governor or legislature, including preventing
other jurisdictions from making or supporting, financially or otherwise, travel
arrangements to Hawaii for homeless or unhoused individuals.

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The lieutenant governor may employ staff as
necessary without regard to chapter 76."

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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

LG; Secretary
of State; Other Jurisdictions; Intergovernmental Relations; Homeless; Unhoused;
Travel

Description:

Clarifies
the Lieutenant Governor's duties as Secretary of State for Intergovernmental
Relations, including working to prevent other jurisdictions from making or
supporting travel arrangements to Hawaii for homeless or unhoused individuals.

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