Bill > SB1350

This bill addresses public employment cost items for the fiscal biennium 2025-2027, specifically focusing on collective bargaining for bargaining unit (5), which typically represents a specific group of state employees. The bill appropriates funds for salary adjustments and cost items negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative, with funding sources including general, special, federal, and other funds, though the specific amounts are currently marked as zero. The bill ensures that salary increases for employees paid from federal, special, or other funds will be proportionately funded from their respective sources. Additionally, the bill notes that any unexpended or unencumbered funds will lapse at the end of each fiscal year (June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027). The legislature acknowledges that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 has already been exceeded and will be further exceeded by this bill, justifying the excess as necessary to serve the public interest and meet specific needs. Notably, the bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2050, which seems unusual and might be a placeholder or drafting error.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1350&year=2026