RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
Summary
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish paid family leave for all workers by January 1, 2021. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Last action Apr 24, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
12
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 749) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Inouye). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Committee
Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3206) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to LBR, WAM.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 362).
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Tokioka, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola voting no (1) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola.
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 605-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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