Labor & Employment

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 604: RELATING TO THE TIP CREDIT.

Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentIncreases tip credit percentage, reducing required base wage and weakening worker compensation protections under minimum wage framework.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 222: RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.

Amends the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's wage and hour law by excluding individuals who are primarily engaged in the range production of livestock. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1)

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentExcludes livestock range workers from wage/hour law coverage, weakening labor protections by creating an exemption from minimum wage/overtime requirements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 161: RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Repeals the prohibition placed on certain employees exempt from civil service law from grieving a suspension or discharge. Allows any employee who is a member of an appropriate bargaining unit and their excluded counterparts to grieve a suspension or discharge. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRepeals prohibition on exempt employees filing grievances, expanding collective bargaining rights and strengthening worker protections against suspension/discharge.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Public Employees

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 358: RELATING TO FAIR SCHEDULING.

Requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the employee's shift schedule at least ten calendar days before the employee is scheduled to work, under certain circumstances. Requires certain employers to pay their employees twice as much as their regular rate of pay for time worked when their shift schedule was not timely given.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires advance scheduling notice and double pay for late schedules, protecting workers' rights and ensuring fair compensation for scheduling disruptions.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1345: MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2024-2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 has been exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates emergency funds for public employee salaries and collective bargaining costs, exceeding expenditure ceiling to increase public service funding.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds collective bargaining costs and salary adjustments for public employees, directly supporting workers' rights and negotiation processes per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Government Spending State Budget Collective Bargaining

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passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 2, 2026

SB 183: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Allows impasses and disputes relating to the amounts of State and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration. Repeals the prohibition against strikes by members of bargaining units on the issue of the amounts of State and county contributions to the Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRepeals strike prohibition on contribution disputes, enabling collective bargaining over health fund funding and strengthening union negotiation rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1268: RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

HB 1268 would expand family leave eligibility to cover an employee's domestic partner and the child of an employee's domestic partner. Currently, most family leave laws focus on blood relatives or spouses; this bill explicitly adds domestic partners and their children to the list of protected individuals. The key change is broadening who qualifies for leave under existing family leave policies, directly affecting employees in domestic partnerships who need time off for partner or partner-related family care. This is a policy update to the current leave framework, not yet enacted.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands family leave eligibility to domestic partners and their children, strengthening worker benefits under employment standards.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Paid Leave

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 340: RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Clarifies that the Hawaii Labor Relations Board has the authority to enforce its own orders issued pursuant to state law governing collective bargaining in public employment, in addition to discretion to seek judicial enforcement of its orders under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies HLRB's authority to enforce collective bargaining orders, strengthening public sector workers' rights under Hawaii Employment Relations Act.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1182: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Grants the Public Utilities Commission the ability to authorize preferential rates for the purchase of renewable energy from facilities that meet certain prevailing wage requirements. Requires public utilities to forward certain requests for preferential rates to the PUC for approval. Appropriates funds. Effective 07/01/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for renewable energy preferential rates via PUC, directly allocating budget resources to advance renewable energy programs under fiscal management.95% confidence ✓ EnergySupports EnergyAuthorizes preferential rates for renewable energy purchases, requires PUC approval, and appropriates funds to promote renewable energy development per bill summary.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAuthorizes preferential rates for renewable energy purchases, directly promoting clean energy adoption and environmental protection through financial incentives and funding.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates renewable energy facilities meet prevailing wage requirements, directly advancing worker compensation standards in energy projects.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy Utility Regulation

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passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 2, 2026

HB 480: RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows physicians to refer injured workers for functional capacity exams without employer permission, improving access to healthcare services for workplace injury cases.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRemoves employer permission barrier for medical exams, streamlining access to workers' compensation evaluations and protecting injured workers' rights under compensation process.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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