HI HB 755
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2029, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- MARTENprimary
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAMprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- CHUNprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- ICHIYAMAprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-14
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-14
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 788) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-12
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Lowen, Tam.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-06
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-06
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 235) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-02-04
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-30
The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-25.
deferral
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-04 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: not voting
- Reyes Oda: not voting
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-12 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Marten: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Kong: no
- Matayoshi: not voting
- Lowen: not voting
- Tam: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 852
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