Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB183: Relating to the Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund.
Status: Failed, April 2, 2026
Allows impasses and disputes relating to the amounts of State and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration. Repeals the prohibition against strikes by members of bargaining units on the issue of the amounts of State and county contributions to the Trust Fund.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to the hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. SECTION 1. Section 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: "(e) Negotiations relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund shall be for the purpose of agreeing upon the amounts [which] that the State and counties shall contribute under section 87A-32, toward the payment of the costs for a health benefits plan, as defined in section 87A-1, and group life insurance benefits, and the parties shall not be bound by the amounts contributed under prior agreements[7--provided that section 89--44--for the resolution of disputes by way of arbitration shall not be available to resolve impasses or disputes relating to -the amounts the State and counties shall contribute to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust--fund] ." SECTION 2. Section 89-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: 2025-1416 SB183 SD1 SMA.docx llllllllllll■llllllllllllllm Page 2 S.B. NO. S.D. "(g) The decision of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding upon the parties on all provisions submitted to the arbitration panel. [If the parties have reached agreement with respect to the amounts of contributions -by the State and counties--to the Hawaii employer--union health benefits trust fund by the tenth working day after the …
Sponsors
- Henry Aquino (D, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
- : House Conferee(s) discharged.
- : Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
- : Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
- : Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- : Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 016.
- : Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860).
- : Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.
- : Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
- : House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
Votes
- Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2) (April 3, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (March 28, 2025): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4) (March 13, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- LAB: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 11, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading (March 4, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JDC: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (February 21, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Appropriations, The Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, Counties, Insurance, Prohibition
Common questions
- What is SB183?
- SB183 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to the Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund.
- What does SB183 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to the hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund.
- What is the status of SB183?
- Failed as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB183?
- Henry Aquino (D, 19).
- Where is the official record for SB183?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=183&year=2026
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