Authorizes an eligible employee to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency under state law. (CD1)
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Officially: “RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES.” Read the full text
2025-2026 biennium
What it does
Authorizes an eligible employee to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency under state law. (CD1)
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Pending Introduction. · Jan 26, 2026
Introduced. · Jan 28, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Jan 28, 2026
Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. · Jan 30, 2026
The committee(s) on LBT/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. · Feb 13, 2026
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 · Feb 18, 2026
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 ; · Feb 18, 2026
Reported from LBT/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2572) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. · Feb 20, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. · Feb 20, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. · Feb 23, 2026
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. · Feb 27, 2026
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, K · Mar 2, 2026
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2726) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. · Mar 5, 2026
One Day Notice 03-06-26. · Mar 5, 2026
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. · Mar 6, 2026
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 105) in amended form (SD 1). · Mar 6, 2026
Pass First Reading · Mar 10, 2026
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16 · Mar 10, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 11, 2026
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 12, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 12, 2026
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 r · Mar 16, 2026
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1213-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. · Mar 18, 2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). · Mar 18, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 20, 2026
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: no · Mar 24, 2026
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1453-26), recommending referral to FIN. · Mar 30, 2026
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). · Mar 30, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Apr 2, 2026
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, Le · Apr 7, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2101-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. · Apr 10, 2026
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. · Apr 14, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 740). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate disagrees with House amendments. · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Fukunaga, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Fevella. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). · Apr 20, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Templo, Souza. · Apr 23, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816). · Apr 23, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 016. · Apr 23, 2026
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) wi · Apr 24, 2026
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 reser · Apr 24, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 5-26). · Apr 28, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26. · Apr 28, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 5-26) as amended in (CD 1). · Apr 28, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26. · Apr 28, 2026
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). · Apr 30, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). · Apr 30, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803). · Apr 30, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882). · May 1, 2026
Enrolled to Governor. · Apr 30, 2026
Act 013, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). · May 19, 2026
Act 013, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). · May 19, 2026
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Recorded votes
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-04-30 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with noneHouse · 2026-04-30 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-04-24 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-24 · Ayes 6, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading with noneHouse · 2026-04-14 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-07 · Ayes 16, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with noneHouse · 2026-03-30 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 4
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-24 · Ayes 6, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with noneHouse · 2026-03-18 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-16 · Ayes 7, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 1
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.Senate · 2026-03-06 · Ayes 24, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows:Senate · 2026-03-02 · Aye(s) 13, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-18 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-18 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 013, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). (May 19, 2026).