HB674 • 2026

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: BELATTI, AMATO, CHUN, GARCIA, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of July 1, 3000 is likely a placeholder or error in the text.

Insurance Allowances for Hawaii National Guard Members

This bill allows the state to provide insurance allowances, including TRICARE dental and vision coverage, to members of the Hawaii National Guard who are on active duty for more than 30 days.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE reserve select, TRICARE dental, and vision coverage to officers up to O-3 grade and warrant officers up to CW-2 grade if they are activated for over 30 days and not covered by health insurance.
Provides similar allowances for enlisted personnel up to E-6 grade under the same conditions.

Who It Names or Affects

Officers of the Hawaii National Guard who are activated for more than 30 days, up to O-3 grade.
Warrant officers of the Hawaii National Guard who are activated for more than 30 days, up to CW-2 grade.
Enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard who are activated for more than 30 days, up to E-6 grade.

Terms To Know

TRICARE: A health care program provided by the Department of Defense to military members and their families.
National Guard: A reserve component of the United States Army and Air Force that serves both federal and state missions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only applies to officers up to O-3 grade, warrant officers up to CW-2 grade, and enlisted personnel up to E-6 grade.
Effective date is set for July 1, 3000, which seems to be a placeholder or error in the text.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment allows the Hawaii National Guard to provide health insurance allowances, including TRICARE reserve select, dental, and vision coverage, to officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel activated for more than thirty days if they are not already covered by other health insurance.

Officers and warrant officers of grades O-3 and below and CW-2 and below can receive an allowance for TRICARE reserve select, dental, and vision coverage if activated for over thirty days without existing health insurance.
Enlisted personnel in the grades of E-6 and below can also receive an allowance for similar health insurance benefits under the same conditions.

The amendment specifies that these provisions only apply to certain ranks, excluding higher-ranking officers and enlisted personnel from receiving such allowances.
There is a future effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may be an error or placeholder.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-12 H
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, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-12 H
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 453) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-01-31 H
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
2025-01-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 01-31-25 8:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.
National Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense; Dental; Vision
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB674

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

674

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
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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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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 O-3 and below and warrant officers in the
grades of CW-2 and below
]; and

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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 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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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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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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This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

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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
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

National
Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense; Dental; Vision

Description:

Authorizes
the payment of allowances for TRICARE, 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.

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