SB1345Introduced in the Senate
Making Emergency Appropriations For Public Employment Cost Items.
Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal year 2024-2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 has been exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Where it stands
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
December 8, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments · January 31, 2025
4
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Les Ihara | 10 | Yes |
| Sharon Moriwaki | 12 | Yes |
| Henry Aquino | 19 | Yes |
| Kurt Fevella | 20 | Absent |
| Chris Lee | 25 | Yes |
Bill history
Pending Introduction.
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Referred to LBT, WAM.
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Received from Governor re: Recommended for Immediate Passage (Gov. Msg. No. 3).
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
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