Bill > HB2109

This bill aims to strengthen restrictions on former state employees to prevent conflicts of interest and enhance public trust by introducing a two-year "cooling-off" period for new state employees, meaning they cannot take official action on any specific matter (like a contract or application) they personally and substantially worked on for compensation from a private source within the five years before becoming a state employee, with exceptions for actions required by law or taken within a task force. Additionally, the bill extends existing post-employment lobbying restrictions, which prevent former officials from representing others for a fee, to include permanent employees of the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's offices for a period of 12 months after leaving their state positions.

Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2109&year=2026