HB 2360 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

Summary

By 1/1/2029, 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 1/1/2030, requires the Department to begin receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. Excludes paid family and medical leave benefits from income tax. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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HB2360_HD1 → HB2360_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This revision updates the bill's administrative metadata, including the author's name and effective dates. It also clarifies the definition of 'serious health condition' and restructures the conflict clause regarding federal law. Additionally, it expands the effective date provisions to include new sections and adds a new exemption for utility surcharges.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include Parts IV and V in the effective date clause, and a new exemption was added for utility surcharges.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill author from Michael Hamasaki to Jeremy Patton and adjusted internal tracking numbers and dates.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'serious health condition' to replace 'is' with 'means' and removed the specific mention of 'inpatient care' from the list of examples, broadening the interpretation.

REQUIREMENT

Reformatted the clause regarding conflicts with federal law (Chapter 393) into a numbered list for clarity, removing specific references to US Code sections.

EXEMPTIONS

Added a new exemption (Section 12(13)) for family and medical leave benefits paid under the new chapter.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date provision to include Parts IV and V, ensuring they take effect on the same date as the rest of the bill.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT/CPN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 404).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 671-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 188-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

25 primary · 0 co-sponsors