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HB222Introduced in the House

Relating To The Wage And Hour Law.

IntroducedHouse Finance

Introduced by Jackson Sayama, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's wage and hour law by excluding individuals who are primarily engaged in the range production of livestock. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to LAB, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 9) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with Representative(s) Amato, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  10. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 646), recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  12. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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