HR 175 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR TO CONVENE A LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING A PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE.

HR 175 is a House Resolution requesting Hawaii's Senate Labor and Technology Committee and House Labor Committee to form a working group. The group would develop recommendations for creating a state-run paid family and medical leave program. This resolution does not create the program itself but initiates the process to study how to establish it, addressing current gaps where only 1 in 4 private-sector workers have access to paid leave. The working group would focus on designing a state-administered program to support caregivers and workers, building on existing federal and state unpaid leave laws.

Sub-Topics: Paid Leave

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 28, 2025

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Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2025

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Mar 28, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican10

7 Yea 3

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on LMG as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1682) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to LMG.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-0-4)

house

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, LMG, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors