2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB327: Relating To Internships.

Legislative Summary

Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to LBT, WAM.
Senate
1/24/2025
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/29/2025
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki.
Senate
2/6/2025
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 53) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/6/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/12/2025
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.
Senate
2/18/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 686) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/18/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
Senate
2/27/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
2/27/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 23) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 18
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/12/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments
1/29/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text3/20/202539.4 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/14/202531.8 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/5/202532.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202566.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/20/2025313.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/17/20252446.4 KB
Misc
Misc2/14/202572.3 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/20252263.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/2025116.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/20252151.7 KB