SB 3264 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND STAFF SALARIES.

SB 3264 authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to set the salary for an assistant administrator position. This procedural bill directly affects the Trust Fund's internal staffing structure by establishing compensation for one specific role. The bill does not create new benefits or policies but addresses administrative staffing details within the existing fund. It was introduced and passed first reading in January 2026 before being referred to committees.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3264_HD1 → SB3264_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House version (HD1) to the Senate version (SD1), updating the effective date from July 1, 3000 to January 1, 2077. The core policy regarding the Board of Trustees' authority to set competitive salaries for upper management remains unchanged, though the text was reformatted to remove specific markup symbols like underscores used in the House draft.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's authority remains identical; it continues to allow the Board of Trustees to set salaries for the administrator, assistant administrator, and chief investment officer.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000 to January 1, 2077.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and markup symbols (such as underscores and tilde characters) used to indicate statutory changes in the House version were removed in the Senate version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1369-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 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, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 130) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; 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 (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2540) 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 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 has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors