# Hawaii HB 1439: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Hawaii HB 1439, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 127, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1439
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 127, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Employment, Legislature, Legislative Branch, Ethics Commission, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, Legislative Officers and Employees, Collective Bargaining, Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, Appropriation, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (197 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Makes an appropriation for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the Senate, House of Representatives, and various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding benefits for legislative employees: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Hawaii provides general revenue for health-plan costs and other authorized cost adjustments for legislative officers and employees outside collective bargaining. For fiscal year 2025–2026, the amounts are $64,679 for the State Ethics Commission, $159,636 for the Office of th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2025-05-29: Act 127, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 127, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: 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) Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 248) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 248). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 10:35AM in conference room 309. (House)
- 2025-04-23: House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Kanuha, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 847). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 770) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1672) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 375). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1004) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-19: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1439_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1439_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1439_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1227_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1439_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1439_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1439_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1439_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1227_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1439-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).