RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Budget Labor

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific amounts or details about the expenditure ceiling being exceeded.

Public Employment Cost Items

This bill provides funding for salary adjustments and other cost items negotiated between the State and Bargaining Unit (10) members, including those not part of the union, for fiscal years 2025-2027.

What This Bill Does

Provides money to cover costs agreed upon in negotiations with Bargaining Unit (10).
Includes salary increases for both union and non-union workers who have similar pay plans as those in the bargaining unit.
Requires the director of finance to distribute funds to state departments and agencies.
Specifies that any leftover money not spent by certain dates will be lost.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of Bargaining Unit (10) and their non-union counterparts.
State departments and agencies receiving funding for these cost items.

Terms To Know

Bargaining Unit: A group of employees who negotiate with the employer over terms of employment, such as wages and benefits.
Fiscal Biennium: A two-year period used for budget planning by governments.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify exact amounts of funding.
It is unclear how the lack of specified funding will affect implementation.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: The amendment provides funding allocations for various state departments and entities related to public employment cost items, including salary increases and other cost adjustments.

Allocates funds from different sources (general, special, federal, and other) for collective bargaining statewide and administration purposes in fiscal biennium 2025-2027.
Specifies that the director of finance will allocate these funds to appropriate state departments or entities for expenditure as needed.
Includes provisions for salary increases and cost adjustments for officers and employees excluded from collective bargaining but belonging to similar compensation plans.

The amendment specifies funding amounts as '-0-', indicating no specific monetary values are provided, which limits understanding of the exact financial impact.
The bill's effective date is listed as July 1, 3000, which seems to be an error or placeholder and does not provide a clear implementation timeline.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: The amendment allocates funding for salary increases and cost adjustments for certain state employees over fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, but specifies that no funds are provided.

Allocates sums or necessary amounts from various sources of funding to cover collective bargaining cost items and salary increases for specific groups of state employees over the fiscal biennium 2025-2027.
Specifies that all financial allocations listed in the amendment are set at zero (-0-) across different types of funds (General, Special, Federal, Other) for both fiscal years.

The exact impact and purpose behind setting all funding amounts to zero is unclear without additional context.
No specific dollar figures or allocations are provided in the amendment text, which limits understanding of its practical implications.

Bill History

2026-04-02 S
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
2026-04-01 H
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20 H
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
2026-03-20 S
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-04-25 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-25 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.
2025-04-24 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-21 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 781).
2025-04-17 H
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
2025-04-15 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).
2025-04-15 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Fevella.
2025-04-11 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
2025-04-10 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2025-04-08 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 715) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-04-04 S
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1697) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-01 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
2025-03-27 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-18 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2025-03-18 S
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-12 S
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.
2025-03-07 S
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-04 S
Referred to LBT, WAM.
2025-02-28 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-02-28 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 62).
2025-02-27 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-27 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 842), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-19 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos, Ward.
2025-02-14 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-10 H
Passed 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) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-10 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 273) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-04 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda.
2025-01-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-10; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB1036

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1036

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART
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collective bargaining statewide (BUF 102) the following sums or so much thereof
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Funds appropriated by this part shall be allotted by the director of
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There are appropriated from the sources of funding indicated below to administration
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Funds appropriated by this part shall be expended by the chief justice
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There are appropriated from the sources of funding indicated below to
collective bargaining statewide (BUF 102) the following sums or so much thereof
as may be necessary to fund for fiscal biennium 2025-2027 the salary increases
and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining
and belong to the same compensation plans as those officers and employees
within bargaining unit (10):

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Funds appropriated by this part shall be allotted by the director of
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fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

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There are appropriated from the sources of funding indicated below to administration
(JUD 601) the following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary to fund for
fiscal biennium 2025-2027 the salary increases and other cost adjustments
authorized by chapter 89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by the chief justice for
state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining and
belong to the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within
bargaining unit (10):

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Funds appropriated by this part shall be expended by the chief justice
in the respective fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

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There are appropriated from the source of funding indicated below to
Hawaii health systems corporation � corporate office (HTH 210) the following
sums or so much thereof as may be necessary to fund for fiscal biennium
2025-2027 the collective bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with
the exclusive representative of collective bargaining unit (10) who is assigned
to the Hawaii health systems corporation:

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Funds appropriated by this part shall be allotted by the director of
finance to the Hawaii health systems corporation for expenditure in the
respective fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

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There are appropriated from the source of funding indicated below to
Hawaii health systems corporation � corporate office (HTH 210) the following
sums or so much thereof as may be necessary to fund for fiscal biennium
2025-2027 the salary increases and other cost adjustments authorized by chapter
89C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for state officers and employees who are excluded
from collective bargaining, assigned to the Hawaii health systems corporation,
and belong to the same compensation plans as those officers and employees
within bargaining unit (10):

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Funds appropriated by this part shall be allotted by the director of
finance to the Hawaii health systems corporation for expenditure in the
respective fiscal year for the purposes of this part.

Part
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Salary increases and cost adjustments provided in this Act for any
officer or employee whose
compensation
is paid, in whole or in part, from
federal, special, or other funds shall be paid wholly or proportionately, as
the case may be, from the respective funds.

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SECTION 14.
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Funds appropriated or authorized by this Act that are not expended or
encumbered by June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, of the respective fiscal years,
shall lapse as of those dates.

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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Public Employment Cost Items; BU-10

Description:

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost
items for the members of Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including
the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining
unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027.

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