RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES.
SB 3082 authorizes eligible employees in the state to take family leave for qualifying military exigencies under existing state law. It directly affects employees whose spouses, children, or parents are on active military duty, allowing them to take time off for specific military-related situations like deployment-related events. The bill expands the state's family leave framework to include these military-specific circumstances without creating new leave categories. The legislation is currently in its early stages, having been introduced on January 26, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 26, 2026
Signed May 19, 2026
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MINOR
This bill version was updated from the House to the Senate, changing the bill number to SD1 and updating the author information. The substantive policy text regarding military family leave remains identical, but the effective date was moved from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2077, likely as a placeholder for future legislative action.
Scope change
The scope of the law (providing leave for military exigencies) and eligibility criteria remain unchanged; only the bill's metadata and the placeholder effective date were modified.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the act was changed from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2077, indicating this is a draft version awaiting final passage.
TECHNICAL
The bill identifier was updated from HD1 (House) to SD1 (Senate), and author names were changed to reflect Senate staff.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
20
Committee
19
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 5-26) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 5-26).
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Templo, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Fukunaga, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 740).
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1453-26), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1213-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 105) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Reported from LBT/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2572) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM.
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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