Bill > SB1349

This bill provides funding authorization for collective bargaining cost items for Bargaining Unit (4), which typically includes blue-collar workers, for the fiscal biennium 2025-2027. The bill appropriates funds for salary adjustments negotiated between the State of Hawaii and the bargaining unit representative, with allocations across various funding sources including general, special, federal, and other funds. Although the specific monetary amounts are listed as "-0-" in the bill, it covers salary increases for workers in multiple state departments including the Department of Education, Judiciary Administration, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. The bill also includes provisions for salary adjustments for employees excluded from collective bargaining who are in the same compensation plans as Bargaining Unit (4). Importantly, the bill declares that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 has already been exceeded by $8,551,796, and the appropriations in this act will cause further exceedance. The bill notes that these expenditures are necessary to serve the public interest, and while it is technically set to take effect on July 1, 2050, this is likely a placeholder date that would be modified before final passage.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1349&year=2026