# Hawaii SB 3082: RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES.

Hawaii SB 3082, RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Act 013, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3082
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO MILITARY FAMILIES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-19, Act 013, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Military Families, Family Leave, Qualifying Military Exigency, PBS, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 13 (259 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Authorizes an eligible employee to take family leave for a qualifying military exigency under state law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Military leave for Hawaii workers: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Hawaii employees can use family leave for a qualifying military exigency involving a child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild, or parent in the U.S. armed forces. The exigency must relate to active duty and meet the federal definition. Military exigency lea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2026-05-19: Act 013, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: Act 013, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 5-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 5-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26. (House)
- 2026-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Fukunaga, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Templo, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-23: House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Templo, Souza. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816). (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Fukunaga, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 740). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2101-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1453-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House)
- 2026-03-24: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1213-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-03-16: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-03-12: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 105) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2726) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: One Day Notice 03-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from LBT/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2572) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on LBT/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1113_.PDF)
- SB3082_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_CD1_.HTM)
- SB3082_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3082_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1113_.PDF)
- [SB3082_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB3082_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3082_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3082_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB3082-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).