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SB 2120STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

Requires the State, Legislature, and counties to amend rules and policies to ensure that certain employees can transfer accrued vacation and sick leaves if rehired by the State or a county within one calendar year of separation under certain conditions. Extends the allowable break in service for purposes of determining certain state and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund from ninety calendar days to 180 calendar dars under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Voted 2/12/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·0 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/12/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  2. 2/12/2026Reported from LBT/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2215) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  3. 2/3/2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
  4. 2/3/2026The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella.
  5. 1/30/2026The committee(s) on LBT/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  6. 1/22/2026Referred to LBT/EIG, WAM.
  7. 1/21/2026Introduced and passed First Reading.
  8. 1/14/2026Pending Introduction.