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SB 1358 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Summary
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) 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)
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for public employee salary adjustments, exceeding expenditure ceiling - increases government spending on public employment costs.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds collective bargaining costs and salary adjustments for public employees, directly supporting worker negotiation rights and bargaining unit protections.95% confidence
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

SB1358 → SB1358_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document into a Senate District 1 (SD1) markup version with added metadata headers and footers. The substantive policy content regarding appropriations for collective bargaining cost items, funding sources, and effective dates remained unchanged in meaning, though the effective date in Section 7 was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a clerical error. The justification sheet description was also updated to reflect the expenditure ceiling declaration.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy provisions remain the same despite formatting and metadata additions.
TIMELINE

Section 7 effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which is likely an error and would significantly delay implementation if enacted as written.

TECHNICAL

Added SD1 metadata headers, footers, and template information including bill numbers, amendment dates, and legislative tracking codes.

Modified the justification sheet description to explicitly state that the state general fund expenditure ceiling has been exceeded.

Reformatted the bill text from a standard layout to a Senate District 1 markup format with different line numbering and spacing.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 102) 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

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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