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HI SB 1523

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PRIVATE SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Expands the types of employees protected by the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • INOUYEprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • Richardscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-12

    Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-12

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

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  4. 2025-02-12

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  5. 2025-02-10

    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) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-01-27

    Referred to LBT, JDC.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  9. 2025-01-22

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Aquino: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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