SB 1523 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PRIVATE SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.

Summary

Expands the types of employees protected by the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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SB1523 → SB1523_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands collective bargaining rights to include independent contractors and all individuals under the National Labor Relations Act, regardless of whether the National Labor Relations Board has declined to exercise jurisdiction over them. It also appropriates funding for the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to serve this expanded population and sets a future effective date of July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill expands eligibility to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the National Labor Relations Act, not just those over whom the NLRB has declined to exercise jurisdiction.

ELIGIBILITY

Expands protected employee status to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, regardless of NLRB jurisdiction decisions.

FISCAL

Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund the Hawaii Labor Relations Board's expanded operations.

TIMELINE

Changes the effective date from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Adds metadata fields including sponsor names, bill numbers, and revision information not present in the original version.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

6 primary · 1 co-sponsor