STAND. COM. REP. NO. 312

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 333

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Government Operations, to which was referred H.B. No. 333 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal payroll day for public officers and employees by requiring them to be paid pursuant to a predicted payroll schedule, rather than an after-the-fact payroll schedule.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Public Safety. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Education, and Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committee finds that the prompt payment of wages earned is sound fiscal policy. Addressing the delay in payment, particularly for newly hired employees who rely on their first paycheck and employees who perform overtime work, will increase predictability in payroll and contribute to greater workforce stability.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 333, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 333, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Government Operations,

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SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI, Chair