SB 1523 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 12, 2025.

DLIR; HLRB; Hawaii Employment Relations Act; Collective Bargaining; Private Sector Workers' Rights; Labor; Unionization; Protections; Appropriations.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1523

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee LBT, JDC/WAM

Senate in_committee 2025-02-12

Labor / Employment Tax / Budget / Appropriations

Summary

Expands the types of employees protected by the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-02-12	Status	in_committee
2025-02-12	Latest Action	Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

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