SB 2150: Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Exemption
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-15
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-01-22: Referred to LBT, JDC.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
What does this bill do?
The bill requires employers to show an hourly rate or salary range on job listings for full‑time, part‑time, temporary, and seasonal positions. It removes the previous exemption for companies with fewer than 50 employees, but does not apply to internal promotions or to public jobs covered by collective bargaining (where pay is set by negotiated contracts).
The summary is provided by generative AI which can make mistakes. For original language, please view the details in the table below.
Requires hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees. Removes the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to employment earnings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 378-2.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) This section shall [not] apply to job
listings for[:] full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal
employees; provided that the employer employs at least one covered employee in
the State, except for:
(1) Positions that are internal transfers or promotions within a current employer; or
(2) Public employee
positions for which salary, benefits, or other compensation are determined
pursuant to collective bargaining[; or
(3) Positions with
employers having fewer than fifty employees]."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
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Report Title:
Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Exemption
Description:
Requires hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees. Removes the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees.
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| Jan 22, 2026 | Referred to LBT, JDC. |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Pending Introduction. |
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