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SB 1352 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Summary
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (7) 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)
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for public employee bargaining costs and salary adjustments, exceeding expenditure ceiling, directly funding public employment within budget framework.95% 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 passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB1352 → SB1352_SD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an original draft into a formal Senate Draft 1 version, which includes a new declaration that the state's general fund expenditure ceiling has been exceeded. The core funding amounts for collective bargaining and salary adjustments remain identical to the original draft, but the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, likely as a placeholder or error during the drafting process.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding funding amounts and eligible groups remains unchanged, but it now explicitly addresses the legal requirement to declare when appropriations exceed the state's budget ceiling.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new section declaring that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 has been exceeded by specific amounts, a standard procedural requirement for certain appropriations.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a placeholder or clerical error rather than a policy change.

TECHNICAL

Converted the document from a raw legislative draft into a formal Senate Draft 1 format, adding metadata headers and standardizing the text structure.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 109) 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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