HB 90 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

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)

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB90 → HB90_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill shifts Hawaii's public employee payroll system from an 'after-the-fact' schedule to a 'predicted' schedule, meaning pay dates will be set in advance rather than calculated after work is done. The implementation date was delayed from 2025 to 2026, and the funding period was shortened to cover only fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 instead of extending through 2027. Additionally, the bill's effective date was changed to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or error during the drafting process.

Scope change

The scope of funding was reduced by removing the fiscal year 2026-2027 allocation, and the timeline for implementation was pushed back by one year.

TIMELINE

The start date for the new predicted payroll system was moved from August 2025 to August 2026.

The official effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

FISCAL

The appropriation period was shortened to cover fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, removing the previous 2025-2027 coverage.

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Committee

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 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