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HB2165HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Employment Security Law.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Amends the qualifications for unemployed individuals who are able to receive unemployment benefits. Beginning 4/1/2027, removes the two-year limitation on the recoupment of overpayments and limits the amount of overpaid amount and the penalty assessment amount that can be deducted from future benefits payable to the individual. Beginning 4/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to assess and collect a service charge for dishonored unemployment insurance assessments. Beginning 4/1/2027, specifies that employers must report separation and wage information within five calendar days of notice being sent, whether by mail or electronic notification. Beginning 4/1/2027, increases the penalty for failure to report separations or wages and for failure to file or for filing insufficient wage reports. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by LAB
  3. HD2by CPC
  4. SD1by LBT

Decision stages

  1. House LAB committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 3 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    9 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    32 aye · 8 aye with reservations · 10 no · 0 excused

  5. Labor and Technology (LBT) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  6. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  7. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2165
MemberLBT
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLBT
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2165
MemberLAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoNoAye → No at House CPC committee (HD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011NoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAye*
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeExcusedAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedNo
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
21 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLAB
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 281-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26.

  10. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  12. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1053-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  13. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  14. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kapela, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (10) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 372).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to LBT, WAM.

  18. The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  19. 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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

  20. Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3351) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  22. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  23. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. 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..

  25. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3619) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  27. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  28. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 547) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

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