SB 1346 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Summary

Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1346 → SB1346_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

SB 1346 was converted from a draft bill to a Senate committee version (SD1) with significant formatting and language changes. The core content remains the same, but the text was reformatted with different spacing, some sections were renumbered, and the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. The bill appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for state employees and their excluded counterparts.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on public employment cost items and collective bargaining funding for fiscal biennium 2025-2027, covering statewide bargaining units, administration, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a clerical error rather than an intentional policy change.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted with different spacing and character encoding, changing from a clean legislative format to a more cluttered version with extra spaces and special characters.

REQUIREMENT

Section 15 was added to formally declare that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 has been exceeded, providing legal justification for the appropriations.

SCOPE

The language changed from 'appropriated' to 'appropriated or authorized' in several sections, clarifying that funds may be authorized for future use rather than immediately appropriated.

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Committee

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 103) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors