HB 1866 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COUNTY LABOR STANDARDS.

Summary

Authorizes the counties to require contractors to disclose information regarding their employees' wages, benefits, hours, and employment status. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1866 → HB1866_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to streamline a section regarding county powers, removing redundant language about contractor disclosure. Additionally, the effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to a distant future date of July 1, 3000, and the description was updated to reflect this new timeline.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same regarding county labor standards, but the timeline for when these rules become active has been drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'.

REQUIREMENT

Redundant text regarding contractor disclosure requirements was removed from the list of county powers.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1', and the author's name was changed from 'Xiao' to 'Steven Lum'.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 54-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAL, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

20 primary · 0 co-sponsors