Bill Sponsor
Hawaii House Bill 1661
Session 2026
Relating To Cafeteria Plans.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1661
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Unknown
LEE
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Unknown
M.
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (4)
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the maximum contribution and carryover amounts for a public service flexible spending account plan to be set annually in accordance with the maximum amounts allowed under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD1)
06/26/2026
Senate
Act 144, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).
06/26/2026
House
Act 144, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Kapela; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
05/01/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 146-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 146-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/29/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella.
04/29/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).
04/29/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Reyes Oda.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
04/14/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/10/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 523) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3641) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
04/06/2026
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..
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/23/2026
Senate
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3121) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/23/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/16/2026
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, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
03/12/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to LBT, WAM.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 794-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
02/26/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
02/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/17/2026
House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 276-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
02/17/2026
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).
02/10/2026
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.
02/05/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/20/2026
House
Prefiled.
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Jun 27, 2026 6:26:04 AM