Bills

SB 716: RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Expands the circumstances where the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations may waive the requirements for individuals to register to work and report to an employment office to be eligible for unemployment benefits.  Authorize the Department to allow individuals to report to a location other than an employment office or other location approved pursuant to its rules.  Beginning 4/1/2027, requires notices of determinations and documentation relating to appeals to be sent electronically, unless the election for mail is made.  Allows an individual to change an elected withholding status more than once during a benefit year.  Repeals the statutory definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work".  Repeals the requirement for individuals to post their work availability online to be eligible to for unemployment benefits.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Labor51SEC
Mar 13, 2025

House Standing Committee on Labor

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology1MIN
Jan 29, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology

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