HB 222 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.

Summary

Amends the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's wage and hour law by excluding individuals who are primarily engaged in the range production of livestock. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB222 → HB222_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its first reading in the House of Representatives, changing the title and document metadata. The most significant policy change is the amendment to the definition of 'employee' under the wage and hour law, which now explicitly excludes individuals primarily engaged in livestock range production. Additionally, the effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding an exemption for individuals primarily engaged in livestock range production from the definition of 'employee'.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'employee' in the wage and hour law was amended to exclude individuals primarily engaged in livestock range production.

TIMELINE

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

TECHNICAL

Document metadata, including the bill title, author name, and version numbers, were updated to reflect the House of Representatives (HD1) stage.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 646), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 9) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors