Hawaii Senate Bill 965 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the department of taxation to share information with the department of labor and industrial relations for the purposes of enforcing the tip credit. Requires the department of taxation to provide an online tool or program to employers to determine compliance with the tip credit. Increases the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2024 and indexes future annual increases to the median wage for all occupations in the State. Beginning 01/01/2022, adjusts the tip credit to 50 cents for every dollar above a certain amount. Requires written notice to an affected tipped employee.

Relating To Essential Wages For Essential Workers.

Sen. Laura Acasio [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-12-10		Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
2021-01-29	Senate	Referred to LCA, WAM.
2021-01-27	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-27	Senate	Introduced.

HB1201 (Same As) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
SB965 (Carry Over) 2021-01-29 - Referred to LCA, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=965&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB965_.HTM