HB 1040 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND BASE COMPOSITE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION.

Summary

Effective 1/1/2026, increases the employer base composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund by 5.2 percent of the 2025 employer base composite monthly contribution. Effective 1/1/2027, requires the calculation of employer base composite monthly contribution based on the change in Medicare Part B premiums from 2025 to 2026 and at two-year increments thereafter. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1040 → HB1040_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update the effective date of the contribution increase to July 1, 3000, and to clarify that future calculations based on Medicare premiums will occur at two-year increments rather than every two years. These changes primarily adjust the timeline for when the new funding rules take effect and refine the language describing how future adjustments are calculated.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, but the applicability of the new contribution rates is delayed significantly to the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new employer contribution increase was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for calculating future contributions based on Medicare Part B premium changes was updated to specify that these calculations occur at two-year increments.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and metadata updates were made to the document header and versioning information.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 318) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors