# Hawaii SB 461: RELATING TO WAGES.

Hawaii SB 461, RELATING TO WAGES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by AQUINO; status failed, last action 2025-12-08 (Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB461-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 461
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO WAGES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-12-08, Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Sponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLIR, Wage and Hour Law, Order of Wage Payment Violation, Enforcement, Penalties, LBT, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation to employers in violation of the State's Wages and Hour Law. Establishes penalties, enforcement, and appeal procedures related to orders of payment violations. Amends the definition of "wage" under the State's Wage and Hour Law to clarify that it means compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee regardless of how it is calculated.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: AQUINO

## Actions (4)

- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-01-21: Referred to LBT, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB461_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB461_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB461_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB461_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB461-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).