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Hawaii 2026

HB 1658

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Arbitration, Collective Bargaining in Public Employment, Impasse Procedures, Negotiations, Repricing of Classes
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amends the collective bargaining negotiation procedure on the repricing of classes within a bargaining unit for public employees. Establishes an impasse procedure to be applied when an employer fails to initiate the negotiation or the parties fail to reach an agreement within certain timeframes. Repeals existing law that requires a different impasse procedure to apply in those situations. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsors

  • SAYAMA (primary), primary
  • ILAGAN (primary), primary
  • KUSCH (primary), primary
  • LEE (primary), primary
  • M. (primary), primary
  • MATAYOSHI (primary), primary
  • TARNAS (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.

  2. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 3:45PM in Conference Room 411.

  3. Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Lamosao.

  4. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).

    receipt

  5. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.

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

  7. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  8. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  9. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  10. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  11. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 597) in amended form (SD 1).

  12. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3665) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  14. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  16. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  17. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3120) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  18. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  19. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  21. Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 33).

    introduction, receipt

  23. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 793-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  29. 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, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  30. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  33. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  34. Prefiled.

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