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SB 1354 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 (9) 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 and collective bargaining costs, directly increasing budget allocation for public employment services.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAppropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items and salary adjustments negotiated between State and bargaining units, directly supporting workers' rights to negotiate terms.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

SB1354 → SB1354_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a draft version to a Senate Draft 1 (SD1) version, adding metadata, standardizing formatting, and updating section language to use 'authorized' alongside 'appropriated' to reflect different funding sources. The substantive policy content regarding funding amounts, eligibility, and effective dates remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to fund collective bargaining cost items for fiscal biennium 2025-2027 across multiple state departments.
TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, legislative session, and timestamps to the document structure.

Changed section language from 'appropriated' to 'appropriated or authorized' to accommodate different funding mechanisms.

Included a summary description and expenditure ceiling declaration at the end of the document.

Removed page numbers, footer codes, and draft-specific annotations from the original version.

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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. 114) 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

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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