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HI HB 425

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 425 pass?

No. HI HB 425 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 425 about?

Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2026.

Who sponsors HI HB 425?

MATAYOSHI, CHUN, GARRETT and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 425.

Description

Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2026.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=425&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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