HI HB 2446
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2446 pass?
No. HI HB 2446 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 (2026-02-19): The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
What is HI HB 2446 about?
Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a Community Wage Theft Enforcement Partnership Program and enter into contracts or memoranda of agreements with community-based organizations to enhance outreach, referral, and recovery of stolen wages. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2446?
TEMPLO, AMATO, BELATTI and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2446.
Description
Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a Community Wage Theft Enforcement Partnership Program and enter into contracts or memoranda of agreements with community-based organizations to enhance outreach, referral, and recovery of stolen wages. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-19 — The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- TEMPLOprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- HUSSEYprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-19
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
deferral
2026-02-17
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 184-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-11
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-05
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02
Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-27
Pending introduction.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-05 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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