Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2025.
DOH; TDI; Eligibility Criteria Exemption; Family Leave; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Preterm Birth; NICU; Kangaroo Care; Breast Milk Expression.
Expands the State's temporary disability insurance coverage to, and exempts from TDI benefit eligibility requirements that are employment-related, employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the employee's childbirth or provision of kangaroo care to, or expression of breast milk for, the employee's child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Extends under certain conditions the temporary disability benefit payment period and family leave period for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to a preterm birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or birth of a child who is required to stay in a NICU for more than eight weeks. Defines "kangaroo care"" and ""preterm birth"". Requires the Department of Health to amend its rules to include neonatal care as related condition where the phrase ""pregnancy, childbirth, or other related condition"" is used."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-01-21 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-01-21 | Latest Action | Referred to LBT/HHS, WAM. |