SB 1034 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.

Summary

Requires employers in the food service industry to allow their employees an unpaid rest period of 30 consecutive minutes for a certain number of consecutive hours of working time. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1034 → SB1034_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version updates the legislative metadata to reflect a new session (SD1) and changes the effective date of the food service break requirement from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050. The text also includes minor formatting adjustments to the definitions of the food service industry and the break duration requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the food service industry, but the timeline for enforcement has been significantly delayed.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new unpaid break requirements was changed from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to the statutory text, including adding a subsection label and adjusting spacing in the definition of the food service industry.

The header information was updated to reflect the new session designation (SD1) and included new author names.

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

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 350) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, CPN.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor