Bill > SB1353

This bill addresses collective bargaining cost items for state employees in bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts for the fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Specifically, the bill appropriates funds for salary adjustments negotiated between the State of Hawaii and the bargaining unit representative, with zero dollars currently listed for general, special, federal, and other funds. The bill ensures that any salary increases for employees whose compensation is paid from federal, special, or other funds will be paid proportionately from those respective funds. It also stipulates that any funds not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, will lapse on those dates. The legislature acknowledges that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 has already been exceeded by $8,551,796 and will be further exceeded by an unspecified amount, justifying this by stating that the appropriations are necessary to serve the public interest and meet specific needs. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2050, which is unusually far in the future and may be a placeholder date.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1353&year=2026