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HI SB 2140

enacted

RELATING TO COUNTY LABOR STANDARDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2140 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2140 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Act 027, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).

What is HI SB 2140 about?

Authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit, hour, and employment‑status information. Authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under certain conditions. Establishes a process by which an owner or developer may replace a noncompliant contractor and transfer the building permit to the replacement contractor. Exempts from the denial, revocation, and suspension, building permit applications submitted by an owner-occupant for work performed on the owner-occupant's residence. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2140?

RHOADS, ELEFANTE, CHANG and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2140, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit, hour, and employment‑status information. Authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under certain conditions. Establishes a process by which an owner or developer may replace a noncompliant contractor and transfer the building permit to the replacement contractor. Exempts from the denial, revocation, and suspension, building permit applications submitted by an owner-occupant for work performed on the owner-occupant's residence. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Act 027, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Act 027, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-26

    Act 027, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

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  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads, Ihara Co-Chairs.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 8:45AM; Conference Room 016.

  17. 2026-04-21

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

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 630).

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  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. 2026-04-09

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2033-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-09

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-03-31

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1262-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  29. 2026-03-17

    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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  31. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  34. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 177) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3056) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  36. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  37. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-11

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  40. 2026-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  41. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  42. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-01-30

    Re-Referred to LBT, JDC.

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  44. 2026-01-22

    Referred to EIG/LBT, JDC/WAM.

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  45. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-02-27 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · 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 JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: no
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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