HB 555 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

HB 555 requires most employers to provide employees with a 10-minute paid rest period for every four hours worked. This applies directly to employees in covered workplaces, ensuring they receive short, paid breaks during their shifts. The bill mandates this rest period as a standard employment practice, effective July 1, 3000. It does not include exemptions or additional requirements beyond this specific rest period provision.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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HB555 → HB555_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a House Bill (HB) to a House Committee version (HD1), with metadata and formatting changes but no substantive policy differences. The core requirements for paid rest periods remain the same: employers must provide at least 10 consecutive minutes of paid rest for every 4 hours worked, with penalties for non-compliance.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill applies to the same employers and employees under the same conditions.

TECHNICAL

Bill numbering changed from HB 555 to HD 1, indicating it was sent to a committee for review.

Effective date changed from January 1, 2026 to July 1, 3000, likely a placeholder error.

Added metadata headers and document control information typical of committee versions.

Formatting and line breaks were adjusted throughout the document.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 482) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lee, M., Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors