All Roll Calls
Yes: 231 • No: 0
HawaiiHB 10262025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)HouseWALLET
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Sponsored By: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2024-2025. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 is exceeded. (CD2)
Public Employment Cost ItemsBU-1, BU-2, BU-3, BU-4, BU-8, BU-9, BU-10, BU-13, and BU-14Emergency AppropriationsExpenditure CeilingLBT, WAM
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More pay funding for state workers
The law provides $79.197312 million in general funds for fiscal year 2024–2025 for negotiated pay costs in units 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14, including excluded counterparts. This funding adds to money provided by Act 49. Separate arbitration awards for units 1 and 10 receive $14 million in general funds, $19.831113 million in special funds, $12.833567 million in federal funds, $590,263 in other federal funds, $68,778 in trust funds, $160,190 in transfers, and $593,939 in revolving funds. The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation receives $11.540875 million in general funds for unit 1 and 10 costs; unit 11 receives $960,600 in general funds and $5.1406 million in special funds. Pay increases and cost adjustments are paid from funds designated for those employees; other funding requires the Governor’s approval if those funds are insufficient. Money not spent or committed by June 30, 2026, lapses.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Nadine K. Nakamura
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/2/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
House vote • 5/2/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 4/25/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/25/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/4/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/12/2025
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 2/10/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN...
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2025
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act 029, 05/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).
5/12/2025SenateAct 029, on 05/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).
5/12/2025HousePassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
5/2/2025SenatePassed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto excused (2).
5/2/2025HouseReceived notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 889).
5/2/2025HouseReceived notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 824).
5/2/2025SenateTransmitted to Governor.
5/2/2025HouseFloor Amendment No. 6 offered by Rep. Sayama.
4/30/2025HouseFloor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran excused.
4/30/2025HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-02-25.
4/30/2025HouseFloor Amendment No. 11 offered.
4/30/2025SenateFloor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
4/30/2025SenateSeparated Committee Report.
4/30/2025SenateReport filed.
4/30/2025Senate48 Hrs. Notice 05-02-25
4/30/2025SenateThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/25/2025HouseThe Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Elefante, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/25/2025SenateReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 199) as amended in (CD 1).
4/25/2025HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
4/25/2025HouseReported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 199).
4/25/2025Senate48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
4/25/2025SenateBill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
4/24/2025HouseReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 781).
4/21/2025SenateHouse Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
4/17/2025HouseSenate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Fevella.
4/15/2025Senate
Bill Text
Bill Text
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HB1026_CD1_SFA11
HB1026_CD2
HB1026_HD1
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