SB 1353 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Summary
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Effective 7/1/2050. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. (SD1)
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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SB1353 SB1353_SD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a draft version to a Senate version (SD1) with a critical change to the effective date. The original effective date of July 1, 2025 was changed to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a clerical error rather than an intentional policy change. The substantive policy content regarding funding for collective bargaining cost items and salary adjustments remains unchanged.
TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which is likely a formatting error as the 2050 date would make the law ineffective for over 25 years.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a draft bill to a Senate version (SD1) with updated header information and metadata.

New metadata fields were added including bill numbers, timestamps, and document revision information.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110) 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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