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HI SB3316

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Brian Taniguchi

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a paid family leave program in Hawaii providing up to 8 weeks of paid leave to care for a newborn, newly adopted child, or foster child within the first year, and up to 8 weeks of paid leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition during any benefit year.

  • Integrates family leave benefits into the existing temporary disability insurance system under Chapter 392, funded through employer-based private insurance with employee contributions capped at 0.5% of weekly wages.

  • Defines covered family members as spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild; defines "serious health condition" as requiring care by another person during treatment or supervision by a healthcare provider.

  • Maintains existing temporary disability benefits (up to 26 weeks per benefit year) for non-work-related sickness or injury, with a 7-day waiting period before benefits begin.

  • Repeals Chapter 398 (HRS) and appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Sections 1-28 take effect July 1, 2024, with full implementation by July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Family Leave.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Referred to LAT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 24

3/10/2022

Committee Referrals

Labor & Tourism3/10/2022
Ways and Means2/17/2022
Labor, Culture and the Arts1/28/2022

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