HB 163 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

Summary

Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee within thirty calendar days after submitting an approved Statement of Completed Travel for work-related travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or county. Requires the State or a county to pay a percentage of interest on the total amount owed to an officer or employee until the loan is fully reimbursed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB163 → HB163_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect House District 1 amendments, changing the reimbursement trigger from a simple 'request' to the submission of an 'approved statement of completed travel.' The effective date was significantly delayed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder. Metadata regarding file versions and timestamps was also updated.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same, but the conditions for triggering reimbursement were tightened to require official documentation approval rather than just a request.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the trigger for reimbursement from an officer's 'request' to the submission of an 'approved statement of completed travel' or similar document.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date of the act from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000,' indicating a placeholder or significant delay in implementation.

TECHNICAL

Updated file metadata, including bill version identifiers (HB163 to HB163 HD1) and associated timestamps.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 480) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors