2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB1356: Relating To Public Employment Cost Items.

Legislative Summary

Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to LBT, WAM.
Senate
1/28/2025
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
2/7/2025
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/7/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments
1/31/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Kouchi
Ronald Kouchi
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/6/202516.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/202517.6 KB
Misc
Misc2/6/202565.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/31/2025311.5 KB