---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE."
description: "Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a sunrise analysis of the impacts of and best framework for the establishment of paid family leave. Requires a report and proposed legislation be submitted to the legislature by 9/1/2019. Appropriates funds. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2990"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2990 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Paid Family Leave", "Legislative Reference Bureau", "Sunrise Analysis", "Report", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAKER", "ENGLISH", "Galuteria", "HARIMOTO", "IHARA", "INOUYE", "K. RHOADS", "KEITH-AGARAN", "KIM", "Kidani", "NISHIHARA", "S. CHANG", "TOKUDA"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eafa7434-e36a-4925-9df0-99dba4ebc17a"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2990&year=2018"
source_hash: "15e00172ec2baf300337b20f8055891d2a309ffa4a2005a2ed4e22f81dc51ae4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 2990 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a sunrise analysis of the impacts of and best framework for the establishment of paid family leave. Requires a report and proposed legislation be submitted to the legislature by 9/1/2019. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB2990** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_.HTM)
2. **SB2990_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2990_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2990_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB2990_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB2990_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2990_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BAKER — primary (person)
- ENGLISH — primary (person)
- Galuteria — primary (person)
- HARIMOTO — primary (person)
- IHARA — primary (person)
- INOUYE — primary (person)
- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- KIM — primary (person)
- Kidani — primary (person)
- NISHIHARA — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)
- TOKUDA — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-18 3:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-02-06** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2509) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-18 10:45AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2913) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 382) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 36 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-20-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-03-16** Bill re-scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-20-18 10:00AM in conference room 309.
- **2018-03-20** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) DeCoite, Tupola voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-28-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-03-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola, Kobayashi, Ward; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1988-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cachola, DeCoite, Har, San Buenaventura, Say, Tokioka, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 605). `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Luke Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Keith-Agaran, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 794).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-18 at 10:30AM in Conference Room 329.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Tokuda, Keith-Agaran, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Luke; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 145-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 145-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Say, Tokioka, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-06** Act 109, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 109, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eafa7434-e36a-4925-9df0-99dba4ebc17a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).