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SB2140HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To County Labor Standards.

Last status update May 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit, hour, and employmentstatus information. Authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under certain conditions. Establishes a process by which an owner or developer may replace a noncompliant contractor and transfer the building permit to the replacement contractor. Exempts from the denial, revocation, and suspension, building permit applications submitted by an owner-occupant for work performed on the owner-occupant's residence. (CD1)

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  • HB1660— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by JDC
  3. HD1by LAB
  4. HD2by JHA
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB1660. 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, unamended

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

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 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

    48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  6. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    47 aye · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

33 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 EIG/LBT, JDC/WAM.

  4. Re-Referred to LBT, JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  7. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3056) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 177) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  19. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1262-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2033-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  26. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 630).

  27. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  28. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

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

  30. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads, Ihara Co-Chairs.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).

  33. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 8:45AM; Conference Room 016.

  34. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

  35. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  36. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41-26).

  37. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  38. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  39. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  40. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  41. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0).

  42. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  43. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  44. Enrolled to Governor.

  45. Act 027, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).

  46. Act 027, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).

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