THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from February 4, 2005 and February 9, 2005)

SB 55

RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.

Requires the provision of rest or meal break periods of at least thirty consecutive minutes for employees who work five or more continuous hours, unless a collective bargaining agreement provides an express provision for meal breaks.

LBR, WAM

SB 536

RELATING TO LABOR DISPUTES.

Repeals the prohibition against picketing at the residence or dwelling of any individual.

LBR, JHW

SB 537

RELATING TO DEFENSE TO TRESPASS.

Makes it a defense to the offense of trespass that the defendant was engaged in labor dispute picketing at a mall, shopping center, resort, or hotel complex, provided that the picketing is limited to areas accessible to the general public, is confined to the entrance and exit of the employer involved, and is conducted only when the employer's employees are on the premises.

LBR, JHW

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from February 7, 2005 and February 9, 2005)

 

SB 1783

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Changes the composition of the EUTF board of trustees from ten to fourteen members; amends appointment procedures; amends procedures for filling vacancies; and amends numbers for quorum.

LBR, WAM

SB 1194

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.

Provides for the election of members of the board of trustees administering the State's deferred compensation plan pursuant to rules adopted by the board.

LBR, WAM

SB 1784

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Amends the definition of employee under the EUTF to include part-time employees working twenty or more hours per week. Clarifies that excluded from ERS membership are part-time employees working less than twenty hours per week.

LBR, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6698.