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HI SB3082
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Kouchi
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AI Summary
- Expands Hawaii's family leave law to allow employees up to 4 weeks of leave annually for "qualifying military exigencies" related to a family member's active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Defines qualifying military exigency by reference to federal regulations (29 CFR 825.126), covering situations like short-notice deployments, military briefings, childcare arrangements, and legal/financial matters
- Applies to employees whose child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild, or parent is serving in the military
- Requires employees to provide advance notice when the military exigency is foreseeable and to submit a copy of official military orders as documentation
- Takes effect January 1, 2077
Legislative Description
Relating To Military Families.
Family Leave
Last Action
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.
3/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Public Safety3/10/2026
Ways and Means2/20/2026
Labor and Technology1/30/2026
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