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Read. Follow. Verify.Hawaii Senate Bill 1345 makes emergency appropriations for public employee collective bargaining cost items and exceeds the expenditure ceiling
Last action · December 8, 2025: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Sponsor: Ron Kouchi
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 1345 provides emergency funding for collective bargaining salary adjustments for public employee bargaining units and their for 2024-2025, while formally declaring that the state has been exceeded. The measure is set to take effect on July 1, 2050.
State spending limits are formally pierced to disburse salary adjustment funds directly to specific public worker unions and non-union equivalents.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14)
Their collective bargaining cost items and salary adjustments for fiscal year 2024-2025 receive emergency appropriations.
Excluded counterparts of the specified bargaining units
They are included in the emergency appropriations for cost items and salary adjustments.
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Procedural history
9 actions- Dec 8, 2025Hawaii State LegislatureCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Feb 10, 2025HouseReceived from Governor re: Recommended for Immediate Passage (Gov. Msg. No. 3).
- Feb 7, 2025SenateReported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Feb 7, 2025SenateFloorReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeThe 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
- Jan 28, 2025SenateThe committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Show 3 earlier actions
- Jan 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to LBT, WAM.
- Jan 23, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced and passed First Reading.
- Jan 21, 2025SenatePending Introduction.
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The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Total
3
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
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Expenditure Ceiling Exceedance for Labor Costs
The measure formally authorizes breaking the general fund expenditure ceiling specifically to accommodate negotiated public employment cost items.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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