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HI HB 478

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 478 pass?

No. HI HB 478 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 478 about?

Amends the definition of "employer" in state law that governs payment of wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that law has no comparable provision in state law that governs public officers and employees.

Who sponsors HI HB 478?

SAYAMA, KILA, LAMOSAO and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 478.

Description

Amends the definition of "employer" in state law that governs payment of wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that law has no comparable provision in state law that governs public officers and employees.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAYAMAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-11

    The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=478&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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