THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR, CULTURE AND THE ARTS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 5, 2021

TIME:

3:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

 

THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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A G E N D A

 

SB 1069

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1070

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1071

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1072

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1073

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (5) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1074

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1075

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (7) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1076

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1077

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (9) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1078

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1079

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1080

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 1081

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 431

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires the employees' retirement system to submit to the legislature certain annual reports through 2026.  Extends the effective date of certain sections of Act 87, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, to 1/1/2026 to provide state and county departments and agencies with additional time to comply with new employees' retirement system reporting standards.

 

LCA, WAM

SB 675

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS FUND.

Amends the definition "employee beneficiary" to retain beneficiary status of unmarried adult children incapable of self-support after the death of a retired member.

 

LCA, JDC

SB 670

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF A MINOR.

Allows minors to work in theatrical employment provided that the employer procures a valid certificate and the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian and a studio teacher or nurse.  Requires a nurse certified in basic life support to accompany, supervise, and advocate on behalf of an infant when an infant under the age one is on set.  Requires a studio teacher to accompany and supervise minors who have attained the age of five years and are required to attend school. Defines "nurse" and "studio teacher".  Takes effect 1/1/2022.

 

LCA, JDC

SB 382

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT.

Includes tips or gratuities paid directly to an individual by a customer of the employer and reported or declared to the employer under the definition of income withheld by employers for payments of child or spousal support.

 

LCA, JDC

SB 614

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Retroactively exempts from state income tax, unemployment compensation received from March 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020.  Requires the department of taxation to retroactively refund state income tax deducted and withheld from individuals for unemployment compensation during that time period.

 

LCA, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair