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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a vacation payout pilot program in which eligible Department of Health employees may defer unused vacation leave credits in favor of a pay out to provide home purchase down payment assistance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2315"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2315 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOH", "Down Payment Assistance", "Home Purchases", "Reports", "Vacation Payout Pilot Program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NAKAMURA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-26"
last_action: "2026-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc58bce9-c4ae-4def-a2e3-12a856ac3492"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2315&year=2026"
source_hash: "88ba70b5d227f6b8634fdc1afa9414fbc1637a0f1dd2b0d5f158623fecd00d95"
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 HB 2315 (2026) — RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a vacation payout pilot program in which eligible Department of Health employees may defer unused vacation leave credits in favor of a pay out to provide home purchase down payment assistance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2315** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2315_.HTM)
2. **HB2315_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2315_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2315_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2315_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsider: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-05-28** Act 055, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155). `became-law`
- **2026-05-28** Act 055, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155). `became-law`
- **2026-04-24** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-04-27** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824). `receipt`
- **2026-04-24** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). `passage`
- **2026-04-24** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2026-04-24** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2026-04-24** Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 818). `receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-23** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Sayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). `receipt`
- **2026-04-14** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 554) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-10** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** One Day Notice 04-10-26.
- **2026-04-09** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3649) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3331) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2026-03-25** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-10** Referred to HHS/LBT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 96). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 842-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-20** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
- **2026-02-20** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 650-26), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2026-02-19** The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-11** 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 Representative(s) Holt excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 159-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
- **2026-02-06** The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-01-30** Referred to HLT, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc58bce9-c4ae-4def-a2e3-12a856ac3492`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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