RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
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What it does
Official summary
Allows impasses and disputes relating to the amounts of State and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration. Repeals the prohibition against strikes by members of bargaining units on the issue of the amounts of State and county contributions to the Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000.
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(HD1)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 24Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1363-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.Latest
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 24Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).Minor
Mar 19The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 16Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:35AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 12Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 10Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 174) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
Mar 6Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3034) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Mar 6One Day Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 4The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 4The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Mar 2The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 6Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2119) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
Feb 6Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.Minor
Jan 28The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 23The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.