RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

HB1061

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1061

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Section
121-39, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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�121-39
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Pay of officers and warrant officers while on
active duty.
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Officers and warrant
officers of the army or air

national guard while on active duty in the service of the State
shall receive the pay and allowances of officers and warrant officers of
similar grades of the United States Army and Air Force, respectively; provided
that:

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(1)
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The
State shall allow officers and warrant officers to directly deposit their pay
by electronic means to their personal banking accounts;

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(2)
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If
an officer or warrant officer is activated for more than thirty days in the
service of the State and is not otherwise covered by health insurance, the
State shall provide an allowance for the payment of TRICARE reserve select
, TRICARE
dental, and vision
coverage for the individual officer or warrant officer
and
TRICARE reserve select coverage for
the officer's family should the
officer or warrant officer have eligible dependents[
; provided that this
paragraph shall only apply to officers in the grades of 0-3 and below and
warrant officers in the grades of CW-2 and below
]; and

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(3)
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No
pay or allowances shall be made to officers or warrant officers for any service
for which they receive military pay and allowances from the United States."

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SECTION 2.
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Section 121-40, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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�121-40
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Pay of enlisted personnel while on active
duty.
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Enlisted personnel of the army
and air national guard while on

active duty in the service of the State,
except during periods of annual field training or year-round field training,
shall receive the same pay and allowances as enlisted personnel of similar rank
in the United States Army and Air Force respectively; provided that the:

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(1)
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State
shall allow enlisted personnel to directly deposit their pay by electronic
means to their personal banking accounts;

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(2)
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If
an enlisted person is activated for more than thirty days in the service of the
State and is not otherwise covered by health insurance, the State shall provide
an allowance for the payment of TRICARE reserve select
, TRICARE dental, and
vision
coverage for the individual enlisted person and
TRICARE reserve
select coverage for
the enlisted person's family should the enlisted person
have eligible dependents[
; provided that this paragraph shall only apply to
enlisted personnel in the grades of E-6 and below
]; and

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(3)
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Aggregate
of the pay and allowances, computed on a daily basis, shall in no event be less
than the amount equal to ten times the hourly wage specified in section 387-2."

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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New Statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

National Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense

Description:

A
uthorizes the payment of allowances
for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all
officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard
ordered to active duty for more than 30 days in the service of the State.

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