# Hawaii HB 162: RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Hawaii HB 162, RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Act 087, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 162
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Act 087, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).
- Sponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: HLRB, Collective Bargaining, Resolution of Disputes, Impasse, Arbitrator Selection, LAB, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a list of five qualified and experienced interest arbitrators in the event the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Clarifies that the list of five interest arbitrators may contain arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (50)

- 2025-05-27: Act 087, 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Act 087, on 05/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). (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)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Todd, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett. (House)
- 2025-04-24: The 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 76). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:01AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:01AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Re-referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 33 (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Todd, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Garrett, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 451). (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-02: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 473) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: One Day Notice 04-02-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1099) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to LBT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1068) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 475) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-06: 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-14: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_CD1_.pdf)
- HB162_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_CD1_.HTM)
- HB162_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_HD1_.HTM)
- HB162_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_HD2_.HTM)
- HB162_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1187_.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/HB162_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB162_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB162_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB162_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB162_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB162_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1187_.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-HB162-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).