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Hawaii 2026

HB 1040

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND BASE COMPOSITE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
EUTF, Employer Base Composite Monthly Contribution
Introduced / first action
2025-01-21 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Effective 1/1/2026, increases the employer base composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund by 5.2 percent of the 2025 employer base composite monthly contribution. Effective 1/1/2027, requires the calculation of employer base composite monthly contribution based on the change in Medicare Part B premiums from 2025 to 2026 and at two-year increments thereafter. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 318) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  4. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  7. Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  8. Pending introduction.

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