HB 327 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE CHILDCARE.

HB 327 allocates state funds to create a childcare center for state employees and their families, managed by the Office of the Governor. The bill directs the Governor's office to establish this facility, which would provide childcare services directly to eligible state workers. It appropriates the necessary funding to operate the center, effective July 1, 3000 (a date likely intended as a placeholder). This policy change creates a new childcare resource specifically for state employees, without altering existing childcare programs or funding for other groups.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB327 → HB327_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update the effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively deferring the implementation of the state childcare facility indefinitely. Additionally, the age eligibility for children served by the facility was expanded from 'two and below' to 'two and younger' to clarify the inclusion of infants. The document metadata was also updated to reflect the new version number and author information.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding eligibility was slightly clarified by changing the age description, while the timeline for implementation was drastically altered to a future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying the start of the program by over 700 years.

ELIGIBILITY

The age limit for children eligible for the state childcare facility was updated from 'two and below' to 'two and younger' to ensure infants are explicitly included.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata, including the bill version number, author name, and associated file identifiers, were updated to reflect the House District 1 version.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 416) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors