2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB1359: Relating To The Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund Base Composite Monthly Contribution.
Legislative Summary
Effective 1/1/2026, increases the employer base composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund by 5.2 percent of the 2025 employer base composite monthly contribution. Effective 1/1/2027, requires that the employer base composite monthly contribution be calculated based on the change in Medicare Part B premiums from 2025 to 2026 and at a two-year lag thereafter. (HD2)
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Bill History
1/21/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to LBT, WAM.
Senate
1/28/2025
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/14/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/19/2025
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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/27/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 784) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
2/27/2025
One Day Notice 02-28-25.
Senate
2/28/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.
Senate
2/28/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 54).
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 18
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1180) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1992) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 682).
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/10/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-16-25.
Senate
4/15/2025
One Day Notice 04-16-25
Senate
4/15/2025
Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 786).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara).
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 806).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Enrolled to Governor.
Senate
5/15/2025
Act 054, 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154).
Senate
5/15/2025
Act 054, on 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
2/19/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, Unamended
1/31/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Kouchi
Democrat