HB 674 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Summary

Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB674 → HB674_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its first House of Representatives reading and includes a significant change to the effective date of the legislation. The most substantive policy change is the shift of the effective date from 'upon approval' to a fixed future date of July 1, 3000, which delays when the new pay and allowance provisions for the Hawaii National Guard will take effect. Additionally, minor metadata and formatting details were updated to align with the legislative process.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the National Guard remains the same, but the applicability of the new pay and allowance rules is now delayed until July 1, 3000, rather than taking effect immediately upon the bill's approval.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', significantly delaying when the new compensation rules for National Guard personnel will begin.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1', indicating it has passed the first reading in the House of Representatives.

Metadata fields such as author names, file references, and timestamp values were updated to reflect the current legislative status and version history.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 453) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors