Authorizes the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a list of five qualified and experienced interest arbitrators in the event the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Clarifies that the list of five interest arbitrators may contain arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 162 (2025) — RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Authorizes the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a list of five qualified and experienced interest arbitrators in the event the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Clarifies that the list of five interest arbitrators may contain arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (CD1)
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2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 76).
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-24 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Todd, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
2025-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-17 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). receipt
2025-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Todd, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Garrett, Reyes Oda.
2025-04-17 Re-referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 33 referral-committee
2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). receipt
2025-04-04 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 451). receipt
2025-04-03 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-02 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 473) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-02 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Ihara). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-01 One Day Notice 04-02-25.
2025-04-01 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-18 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-18 Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1099) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-12 The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-10 The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. deferral
2025-03-07 The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06 Referred to LBT, WAM. referral-committee
2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-02-28 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1068) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-12 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) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-12 Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 475) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-06 The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-03 Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
2025-01-16 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-14 Prefiled.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16a3e6d1-3178-49cd-ba84-0b9031c3ed2d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).