SCR 63 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HAWAII WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM.

This bill (SCR 63) is a concurrent resolution requesting Hawaii's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to study creating a "Hawaii Workforce Excellence Award Program" for craftspersons. It asks the department to research adapting France's long-standing "Meilleur Ouvrier de France" award system, including identifying key industries, cost-effective implementation, and public nomination processes. The study must include industry input and result in a report with recommendations for the 2026 legislative session. The bill does not create the award program itself but only requests an analysis of how to establish it. It directly affects the Department of Labor and would potentially impact Hawaii's craft and trade workers if the program is later adopted.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2068), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 457).

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1422) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

6 primary · 3 co-sponsors