HB 2552 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

Summary

Extends, under certain conditions, the family leave period under state law, for up to eight additional weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Amends the definition of "because of sex" in section 3781, HRS, that governs discriminatory employment practices, to include neonatal care. Requires the Civil Rights Commission to amend its administrative rules to ensure that neonatal care is included as a "related medical condition" wherever the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition" or any similar phrase is used. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2024 Last action Mar 21, 2024

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How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2024

Committee

Reported from LBT/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Ihara, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Mar 13, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT/HHS has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-18-24 3:10PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to LBT/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to EET/WTL, JDC.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 158).

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takayama, Todd excused (3).

lower

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401-24), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Amato, Hashem, Tam.

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Committee

Reported from LGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 7-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Kapela, Martinez, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to LGO, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

29 primary · 0 co-sponsors