The filing deadline for Second Lateral Bills passed on March 21, 2025, and to date, there are 17 bills that are still proceeding that HEC is monitoring. Please view our 2025 Employment Related Bills and Other Bills of Interest After Second Lateral Filing to see a summary of these bills.

We hope that you will join us on May 13, 2025, either online or in-person, for a 2025 Legislative Wrap-Up presentation that will be cohosted by Tom Yamachika, President of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Brooke Tongg, Associate General Counsel of the Hawaii Employers Council. Both Tom and Brooke will be reviewing employment related bills, tax bills, and other bills of interest that were approved during the 2025 legislative session.

If you are interested in joining us for this event, please click on our event registration.

We will also continue to post updates to these bills throughout this session as it becomes available.