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SB 1349 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Summary
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (4) 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)
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for public employee salary adjustments via collective bargaining, directly increasing state spending on public employment costs.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds collective bargaining cost items and salary adjustments negotiated between State and bargaining units, directly supporting workers' collective bargaining rights.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB1349 → SB1349_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a draft version to a formal Senate amendment (SD1) with standardized headers and metadata. The substantive policy content regarding public employment cost items, budget allocations, and effective dates remains unchanged, though the effective date of July 1, 2050 appears to be a placeholder or error that should be verified.
TECHNICAL

Added formal Senate amendment metadata including bill number, session details, and timestamp information that was missing in the original draft.

Replaced informal draft headers with standardized legislative formatting including proper bill numbering and state legislature identification.

Changed section language from 'appropriated' to 'appropriated or authorized' in several sections to reflect both funding and authorization provisions.

Added new sections 13-16 covering expenditure ceiling declarations, federal fund allocation rules, and a placeholder effective date of July 1, 2050.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 106) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
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.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to LBT, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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