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HI SB 183

died on adjournment

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

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 183 pass?

No. HI SB 183 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI SB 183 about?

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)

Who sponsors HI SB 183?

AQUINO is the primary sponsor of HI SB 183.

Description

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)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AQUINOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.

  7. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 016.

  9. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

    receipt

  10. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  11. 2025-04-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 458).

    introduction,receipt

  12. 2025-04-04

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  13. 2025-04-04

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-03

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1916), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. 2025-04-03

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  16. 2025-03-28

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2025-03-13

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. 2025-03-13

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-11

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  22. 2025-03-06

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-03-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2025-03-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  25. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 107) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2025-02-28

    One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  28. 2025-02-21

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-18

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-02-12

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 349) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  31. 2025-02-12

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2025-02-05

    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

  33. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  34. 2025-01-17

    Referred to LBT, JDC.

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Aquino: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-21 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Moriwaki: yes
  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-28 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hussey: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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