SB 2298 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO WAGES.

Summary

Increases the penalty for employers who fail to pay the wages of their employees in accordance with the State's wage and hour law and payment of wages and other compensation law, to a class C felony. Adds a minimum penalty of $500 per violation. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Jul 12, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 110-22) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 29, 2022

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 110-22).

upper

Apr 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Sayama, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Rhoads, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-22 10:01AM; Conference Room 224.

upper

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 536).

upper

Apr 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Har voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Wildberger voting no (1) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Wildberger; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Branco, McDermott.

lower

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from LAT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1391-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on LAT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Sayama, Belatti, Holt, D. Kobayashi, Quinlan, Takayama, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to LAT, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 187) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2458) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

upper

Jan 31, 2022

Committee

Re-Referred to LCA, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to LCA, JDC.