RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION.
Summary
Amends payroll requirements for public officers and employees by requiring them to be paid pursuant to a predicted payroll schedule, rather than an after-the-fact payroll schedule. Provides that the predicted payroll schedule shall not be subject to negotiation under Chapter 89, HRS. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted and renumbered from HB90 to HB90 HD1, with the effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, and the fiscal year appropriations adjusted to cover 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 instead of 2025-2027. The core policy content regarding payroll schedules remains substantially unchanged, though some historical pay day dates were removed and the description section was updated to reflect the new effective date.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, applying to public officers and employees in Hawaii, but the effective date was significantly altered from 2025 to 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error rather than an intentional policy change.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which likely indicates a placeholder or clerical error rather than an intentional policy change.
FISCAL
Fiscal year appropriations were adjusted to cover 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, extending the funding period by one year compared to the original version.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered from HB90 to HB90 HD1 and underwent formatting changes, including removal of historical pay day dates and updates to the description section.
The bill number changed from '10' to '90' in the header section.
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 534) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-0-3)
house
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Garrett
DDemocratic
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