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SB183HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

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. (HD1)

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Related measures

  • HB160— Same As
  • SB183— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by LBT
  3. HD1by LAB

Companion measures: HB160, SB183. 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

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House LAB committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    14 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

29 more House members only counted as floor ayes

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 02-05-25 3:10PM; 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. 349) 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.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 107) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  18. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. 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) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

  22. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1916), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 458).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860).

  31. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 016.

  32. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  33. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  34. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  35. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  36. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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