Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 755
RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAM (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
- SAYAMA (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GARRETT (Democratic)
- ICHIYAMA (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· 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)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2025 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2025 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 27, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-25. - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 235) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
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). - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 788) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
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). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.