Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1098 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1098 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to employment security. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
2	2
3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1098
4	4	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
5	5	STATE OF HAWAII
6	6
7	7	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8
9	9	H.B. NO.
10	10
11	11	1098
12	12
13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17	STATE OF HAWAII
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
32	32
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37	relating to employment security.
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47	SECTION 1. Section 383-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) Effective with calendar year 1992 and thereafter, before December 31 of the previous year the contribution rate schedule for the following calendar year shall be determined on the basis of the relationship between the most recent current reserve fund and the most recent adequate reserve fund, in accordance with this subsection and subsection (d). (1) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is greater than 1.69, contribution rate schedule A shall apply. (2) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is 1.3 to 1.69, contribution rate schedule B shall apply. (3) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is 1.0 to 1.29, contribution rate schedule C shall apply. (4) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .80 to .99, contribution rate schedule D shall apply. (5) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .60 to .79, contribution rate schedule E shall apply. (6) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .40 to .59, contribution rate schedule F shall apply. (7) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .20 to .39, contribution rate schedule G shall apply. (8) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is less than .20, contribution rate schedule H shall apply. Notwithstanding the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund, contribution rate schedule D shall apply for calendar year 2010 [and], contribution rate schedule F shall apply for calendar years 2011 and 2012[.], and contribution rate schedule shall apply to small business employers for calendar years 2021 and 2022. As used in this subsection, "small business employer" means an employer having less than one hundred employees during a calendar year. "Small business employer" includes employers that experienced layoffs or closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 1 shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2021. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
48	48
49	49	SECTION 1. Section 383-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
50	50
51	51	"(c) Effective with calendar year 1992 and thereafter, before December 31 of the previous year the contribution rate schedule for the following calendar year shall be determined on the basis of the relationship between the most recent current reserve fund and the most recent adequate reserve fund, in accordance with this subsection and subsection (d).
52	52
53	53	(1) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is greater than 1.69, contribution rate schedule A shall apply.
54	54
55	55	(2) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is 1.3 to 1.69, contribution rate schedule B shall apply.
56	56
57	57	(3) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is 1.0 to 1.29, contribution rate schedule C shall apply.
58	58
59	59	(4) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .80 to .99, contribution rate schedule D shall apply.
60	60
61	61	(5) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .60 to .79, contribution rate schedule E shall apply.
62	62
63	63	(6) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .40 to .59, contribution rate schedule F shall apply.
64	64
65	65	(7) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is .20 to .39, contribution rate schedule G shall apply.
66	66
67	67	(8) Whenever the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund is less than .20, contribution rate schedule H shall apply.
68	68
69	69	Notwithstanding the ratio of the current reserve fund to the adequate reserve fund, contribution rate schedule D shall apply for calendar year 2010 [and], contribution rate schedule F shall apply for calendar years 2011 and 2012[.], and contribution rate schedule shall apply to small business employers for calendar years 2021 and 2022.
70	70
71	71	As used in this subsection, "small business employer" means an employer having less than one hundred employees during a calendar year. "Small business employer" includes employers that experienced layoffs or closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic."
72	72
73	73	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
74	74
75	75	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 1 shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2021.
76	76
77	77
78	78
79	79	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
80	80
81	81	INTRODUCED BY:
82	82
83	83	_____________________________
84	84
85	85
86	86
87	87
88	88
89	89	Report Title: Employment Security; Contribution Rate Schedules; Small Business Employers Description: Sets the employer contribution rate for small business employers for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at an unspecified schedule. Defines "small business employer". Applies retroactively to 01/01/21. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
90	90
91	91
92	92
93	93
94	94
95	95	Report Title:
96	96
97	97	Employment Security; Contribution Rate Schedules; Small Business Employers
98	98
99	99
100	100
101	101	Description:
102	102
103	103	Sets the employer contribution rate for small business employers for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at an unspecified schedule. Defines "small business employer". Applies retroactively to 01/01/21.
104	104
105	105
106	106
107	107
108	108
109	109
110	110
111	111	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.