HB1039 • 2026

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 official source material does not provide specific details on the amount of money allocated or what happens if funds are not fully spent by deadlines.

Public Employment Cost Items

This bill provides funding for salary adjustments and other cost items negotiated between the State and Bargaining Unit (14) for fiscal years 2025-2027.

What This Bill Does

Provides money to cover costs agreed upon in negotiations with Bargaining Unit (14).
Includes salary increases for members of Bargaining Unit (14) and similar employees who are not part of the unit.
Requires the director of finance to distribute funds to state departments as needed.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of Bargaining Unit (14) and similar employees who are not part of the unit.
State departments that receive funding for these costs.

Terms To Know

Bargaining Unit: A group of workers who negotiate with their employer over terms of employment, like pay and benefits.
Fiscal Biennium: Two-year period used for budget planning by the government.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be allocated.
It is unclear what happens if funds are not fully spent by the deadlines set in the bill.

Amendments

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

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment provides funding for salary increases and cost adjustments for certain state employees in Bargaining Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts for fiscal years 2025-2027.

Appropriates funds from various sources to cover collective bargaining costs for members of Bargaining Unit (14) and similar officers and employees who are not part of the unit but have comparable compensation plans.
Specifies that any unspent or encumbered funds by June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, will lapse.

The amendment does not specify exact amounts for the appropriations, only indicating '-0-' which means no funding is provided from these sources.
The effective date of July 1, 3000, seems incorrect and likely contains an error.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: This amendment provides funding for salary increases and cost adjustments for state employees in Bargaining Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, with the funds to be allocated by the director of finance.

Appropriates funds from various sources for collective bargaining statewide for fiscal biennium 2025-2027.
Authorizes salary increases and cost adjustments for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining but belong to the same compensation plans as those within Bargaining Unit (14).
Specifies that funds not used by certain deadlines will lapse.

The exact amounts of funding are listed as '-0-', which means no specific dollar amount is provided.
The amendment declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 to be exceeded, but does not specify the exact amount by which it will exceed.

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. 718) 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. 1700) 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. 1115) 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. 65).
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. 845), 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. 276) 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-14; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (14) 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

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HB1039

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1039

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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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 all collective
bargaining cost items in the agreement negotiated with the exclusive
representative of collective bargaining unit (14):

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Funds appropriated by this part shall
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PART II

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sources of funding
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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 (14):

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Funds appropriated by this part shall be allotted
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PART III

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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
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or other funds shall be paid wholly or proportionately, as the case may be,
from the respective funds.

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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:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Public Employment Cost Items; BU-14

Description:

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost
items for the members of Unit (14) 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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