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Bill RELATING TO UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES. Makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters, or declines to receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters. Defines "employee" and "political matters". (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2024 SB 2715 Hawaii SB 2715 (2024)
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Hawaii SB 2715 (2024) — RELATING TO UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.

Makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters, or declines to receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters. Defines "employee" and "political matters". (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. SB2715 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB2715_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB2715_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB2715_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB2715_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • AQUINO — primary (person)
  • CHANG — primary (person)
  • FEVELLA — primary (person)
  • MORIWAKI — primary (person)
  • SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
  • Kidani — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-07-03 Act 174, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). became-law
  • 2024-07-03 Act 174, on 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). became-law
  • 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
  • 2024-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). passage
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2024-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 29-24) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2024-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 29-24).
  • 2024-04-22 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Garrett, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2024-04-22 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Keohokalole, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-19 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-24 10:01AM; Conference Room 016.
  • 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759). receipt
  • 2024-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Garrett, Tam, Alcos.
  • 2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). receipt
  • 2024-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Keohokalole, San Buenaventura Co-Chairs; Fevella.
  • 2024-04-04 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 366). receipt
  • 2024-04-04 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
  • 2024-04-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 533). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-04-03 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2024-04-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-03-24.
  • 2024-04-01 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1590-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2024-03-21 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-19 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-21-24 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-03-19 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Kong, Sayama excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-03-19 Reported from LGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1170-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  • 2024-03-14 The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Martinez, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Sayama, Alcos. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by LGO on Thursday, 03-14-24 9:15AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-03-07 Referred to LGO, JHA, referral sheet 16 referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 182) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-03-05 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2024-03-01 One Day Notice 03-05-24.
  • 2024-03-01 Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2877) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2024-02-23 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-23 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-16 The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-23-24 10:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-02-13 Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2269) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
  • 2024-02-05 The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-02 The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-24 3:10PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-01-24 Referred to LBT, CPN/JDC. referral-committee
  • 2024-01-22 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2024-01-19 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df744d6b-3863-42ee-bb38-e23afdd61034. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).