Bills

SB 2137: DHRD; CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS; STATE DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS, AND AGENCIES; RECRUITMENT AND HIRING; RULES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Beginning 7/1/2027, authorizes state departments, divisions, and agencies to elect to assume hiring and recruitment functions from the Department of Human Resources Development for vacant civil service positions within that department, division, or agency under certain conditions.  Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to adopt rules.  Repeals existing law authorizing state departments, divisions, and agencies to conduct minimum qualification review of applicants for their vacant civil service positions.  Effective 1/1/2077.  (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations11MIN
Feb 11, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology11MIN
Feb 11, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations2MIN
Feb 11, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology2MIN
Feb 11, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology

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