Hawaii Becomes the First State to Pass a Bill Supporting Universal Basic Income

The bill[1] itself is plain language and easy to read.

The bill establishes a 'basic economic security working group' to investigate the broader issue of how to properly support sudden mass under-employment. The bill doesn't only mention the automation of jobs but also the widening equality gap and globalization of jobs. As per the bill, Hawaii has a heavy reliance on a service-based economy and is already significant displacement of local jobs.

I don't know how these bills work with schedules/deadlines (there doesn't seem to be any timeline specified in the bill) but I'm quite excited to see the first findings.

1. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HCR89_.pdf