Authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit, hour, and employment‑status information. Authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under certain conditions. Establishes a process by which an owner or developer may replace a noncompliant contractor and transfer the building permit to the replacement contractor. Exempts from the denial, revocation, and suspension, building permit applications submitted by an owner-occupant for work performed on the owner-occupant's residence. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 2140 (2026) — RELATING TO COUNTY LABOR STANDARDS.
Authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit, hour, and employment‑status information. Authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under certain conditions. Establishes a process by which an owner or developer may replace a noncompliant contractor and transfer the building permit to the replacement contractor. Exempts from the denial, revocation, and suspension, building permit applications submitted by an owner-occupant for work performed on the owner-occupant's residence. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2026-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). receipt
2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). passage
2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41-26).
2026-04-29 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
2026-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Reyes Oda.
2026-04-16 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). receipt
2026-04-16 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2026-04-16 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 630). introduction, receipt
2026-04-14 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2026-04-09 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2033-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-31 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-20 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2026-03-20 Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1262-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-03-17 The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12 Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12 Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
2026-03-12 Pass First Reading reading-1
2026-03-10 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 177) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2026-03-10 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2026-03-06 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3056) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-02-27 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-11 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2026-02-11 Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2026-02-06 The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03 The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 Re-Referred to LBT, JDC. referral-committee
2026-01-22 Referred to EIG/LBT, JDC/WAM. referral-committee
2026-01-21 Introduced and passed First Reading. introduction
2026-01-14 Pending Introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/edba89fd-85a9-4caa-912a-b83ea0eff412. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).