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SB1523HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Private Sector Collective Bargaining Rights.

Last status update Jan 23, 2025

What this measure contains

Expands the types of employees protected by the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Related measures

  • HB931— Same As
  • SB1523— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by LBT

Companion measures: HB931, SB1523. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Labor and Technology (LBT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1523
MemberLBT
Introduced		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to LBT, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. 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) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  8. Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

  9. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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