HB 2324 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW.

Summary

Repeals the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations regulate hoisting machines and certify their operators and the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, including its rules requiring a separate state crane operator certificate. Allows additional time for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to complete an investigation of a discharge or discrimination complaint pertaining to employees exercising rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Law without formal extension. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Apr 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2324_HD2 → HB2324_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to transition from a House Draft (HD2) to a Senate Draft (SD1), updating internal tracking numbers and dates. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the Act, which was moved from a distant future date (July 1, 3000) to immediate effect upon legislative approval. Other changes include minor formatting adjustments to section headers and a reference update to reflect the Senate version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on occupational safety standards and the repeal of the Hoisting machine operators advisory board section, but the timeline for enforcement has shifted from a hypothetical future date to immediate implementation.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to upon approval, meaning the laws will take effect immediately after the governor signs them.

TECHNICAL

Internal document identifiers were updated to reflect the Senate Draft version (SD1) instead of the House Draft (HD2).

Minor formatting adjustments were made to section headers and text spacing throughout the document.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3212) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

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) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 399).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 272-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors