SB 2115 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Summary

Amends the collective bargaining negotiation procedure on the repricing of classes within a bargaining unit for public employees. Establishes an impasse procedure to be applied when an employer fails to initiate the negotiation or the parties fail to reach an agreement within 90 days. Repeals existing law that requires a different impasse procedure to apply in those situations. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2115_HD1 → SB2115_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill moved from the House to the Senate, updating the authorship and internal tracking numbers. The most significant policy change is the effective date, which was shifted from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2077, while maintaining the same repeal date of June 30, 2029. This creates a temporary gap where the new repricing negotiation rules are not yet active. Minor text adjustments were also made to the arbitration and impasse procedures to improve clarity.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding collective bargaining and repricing remains the same, but the timeline for when these rules become effective has been significantly altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new repricing negotiation rules was changed from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2077, creating a long delay before the new requirements apply.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and authorship were updated to reflect Senate sponsorship by Megan O'Brien-Rene and Ainoa Naniole instead of House sponsorship by Jeremy Patton.

Internal tracking numbers and revision identifiers were updated to reflect the Senate version of the document.

REQUIREMENT

Minor text edits were made to the arbitration and impasse procedure sections to improve sentence flow and consistency.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1362-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2026

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

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 9) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2171) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors