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Committee passes SB 3248 on labor requirements after brief consideration; supporters and opposition noted
Summary
The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs voted to pass SB 3248, which establishes labor requirements for specified products, with amendments and a deferred effective date; the chair noted substantial support and some opposition but no in-room presenter was available.
Senate Bill 3248, a measure to establish labor requirements for specified products, passed the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs on the chair dvice after brief consideration.
The chair introduced the bill and noted the DAB chair Sharon Hurd was listed to testify but was not present. No in-room testimony was given and the committee recorded that there was "a lot of support" and some opposition in submitted materials.
In decision-making the chair recommended passing SB 3248 with amendments and to defer the effective date (transcript recorded the date-deferral instruction as "defect the date"); the committee adopted the recommendation and recorded the measure as passed.
The committee did not record detailed debate on labor standards in the oral record. The bill advances from committee with amendments; the record indicates written material for and against the measure was submitted.
