Hawaii House Bill 1663

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-01 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 3:45PM in Conference Room 411.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee for work-related travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or a county within thirty calendar days of submitting an approved statement of completed travel. Requires the State or a county to pay interest on a loan not reimbursed within thirty calendar days until the loan is fully reimbursed. Obligates an officer or employee to request a complete refund from the travel vendor for travel not taken for good cause. Entitles an officer or employee to reimbursement from the State or a county when a travel vendor offers a partial refund or no refund. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Relating To Reimbursement Of Public Officers And Employees.

Rep. Jackson Sayama [D]	Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]	Rep. Greggor Ilagan [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]
Rep. Mike Lee [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]	Rep. Ikaika Olds [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]
Rep. Adrian Tam [D]	Rep. David Tarnas [D]

2026-04-06 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-01	House	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 3:45PM in Conference Room 411.
2026-05-01	House	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.
2026-04-29	House	Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-29	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).
2026-04-29	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; McKelvey, Kim Co-Chairs; Lamosao.
2026-04-20	Senate	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20	House	House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Reyes Oda.
2026-04-16	Senate	Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
2026-04-14	House	House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-10	House	Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 524) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-09	Senate	One Day Notice 04-10-26.
2026-04-09	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3643) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-06	Senate	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..
2026-04-01	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30	Senate	Reported from LBT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3359) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-25	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
2026-03-25	Senate	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2026-03-20	Senate	The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12	Senate	Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM.
2026-03-12	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 257).
2026-03-10	House	Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1157-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-26	House	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
2026-02-24	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17	House	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, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
2026-02-17	House	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 284-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-10	House	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-05	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26	House	Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20	House	Prefiled.

SB2119 (Same As) 2026-02-20 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1663&year=2026
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1663_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1663_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1663_HD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1663_SD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB1663_TESTIMONY_LAB_02-10-26_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB1663_HD1_HSCR284-26_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB1663_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-26-26_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB1663_HD2_HSCR1157-26_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB1663_HD2_TESTIMONY_LBT-GVO_03-25-26_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB1663_SD1_SSCR3359_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB1663_SD1_TESTIMONY_WAM_04-06-26_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB1663_SD1_SSCR3643_.pdf
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1663&year=2026