Emergency Appropriations for Public Employee Collective Bargaining Hazard Pay
Summary
Hawaii House Bill 2271 passed the legislature, making emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts. The bill addresses temporary hazard pay for public employees for fiscal year 2025-2026. The bill was transmitted to the Governor after passing both chambers and awaits final implementation.
What changed
Hawaii HB2271 authorizes emergency appropriations to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for public employees in bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts for fiscal year 2025-2026. The bill passed both chambers after committee review and amendments in House committees on Labor, Finance, and Senate committees on Labor, Business and Transportation, and Ways and Means.
Affected parties including government agencies as employers and public sector employees should prepare for implementation of hazard pay provisions under the newly appropriated funding. Government employers will need to coordinate with collective bargaining representatives to administer hazard pay in accordance with the legislative appropriations.
What to do next
- Review collective bargaining agreements to incorporate hazard pay provisions
- Ensure proper budgetary allocation for bargaining unit hazard pay costs
- Coordinate with affected bargaining units to implement hazard pay provisions
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Hawaii / HB2271 Passed HB2271 House Bill Passed 2026-03-10
Making Emergency Appropriations For Public Employment Cost Items.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for fiscal year 2025-2026. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
Bill Details
State Hawaii
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_ind...
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Sponsors
Nadine Nakamura (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-06 S The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. 2026-04-01 S The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. 2026-03-30 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. 2026-03-30 S The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. 2026-03-30 S Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. 2026-03-18 S The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. 2026-03-12 S The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. 2026-03-12 S Referred to LBT, WAM. 2026-03-12 S Passed First Reading. 2026-03-12 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 384). 2026-03-10 H Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. 2026-03-06 H Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. 2026-03-06 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1158-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. 2026-02-26 H The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. 2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-02-17 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3). 2026-02-17 H Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 273-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. 2026-02-10 H 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. 2026-02-09 H Received from Governor re: emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 3). 2026-02-05 H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. 2026-01-30 H Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 2026-01-28 H Introduced and Pass First Reading. 2026-01-26 H Pending introduction.
Votes
2026-03-18 Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-04-06 Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended Yea: 12 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-30 H Labor & Public Employment 2026-02-17 H Finance 2026-03-12 S Labor and Technology 2026-03-30 S Ways and Means
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-29 Introduced 2026-02-13 Amended 2026-03-07 Amended 2026-03-25 Amended
Subjects
Public Employment Cost Items BU-1 and BU-10 Emergency Appropriation ($) Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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