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HB129
Office of Elections Package; Contests; Mandatory Recounts; Procedures
RELATING TO RECOUNTS.
Provides that a mandatory recount shall occur when the difference in votes cast is equal to or less than 100 votes or one-quarter of 1% of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser. Establishes that the filing deadline for a complaint for a contest for cause that arises from a mandatory recount shall be the same as the filing deadline for complaints for contests in which no mandatory recount was held.
(S) 3/7/2024- Act 001, 03/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC  SB177
HB159 HD1 SD1
Liquor Licenses; Renewal of License; Elimination of Notarization Requirement
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Exempts the notarization requirement for renewals of liquor licenses. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 058, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). TODD (Introduced by request of another party) CPN, JDC
HB470 HD2 SD2
Emergency Shelter; Minors; Consent; Providers; No Cost Emergency Shelter and Related Services
RELATING TO MINORS.
Clarifies the definition of "provider" as it relates to the entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to a consenting minor to include certain organizations who are not considered child placing organizations or child caring institutions. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD2)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 145, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). TAM, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON HHS, JDC
HB982 HD1 SD2 CD1
Attorney General; Tobacco Enforcement Special Fund; Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund
RELATING TO FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT UNIT.
Amends the amount of funds within the tobacco enforcement special fund that may be carried over at the end of each fiscal year. Amends the amount of funds to be deposited to the credit of the tobacco enforcement special fund from the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 059, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS, WAM/JDC  SB1280
HB1148 HD1 SD2 CD1
Mental Health Professionals; University of Hawaii Windward Community College; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for temporary positions to support the expansion of the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's mental health-related programs. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 107, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). MARTEN, AMATO, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD HHS/HRE, WAM  SB436
HB1529 HD2 SD2
Island Burial Councils; Appointments; Holdover Members
RELATING TO BURIAL COUNCILS.
Allows any burial council member whose term has expired to continue in office as a holdover member until the member's reappointment to a second term is confirmed or a successor is nominated and appointed. Prohibits holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the fourth regular session of the legislature following the expiration of the member's term of office. (SD2)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 123, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224). POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, Kobayashi HWN, JDC
HB1533 HD2 SD1 CD1
DHS; Death Benefits; Reimbursement; Mortuaries; Cemeteries; Unclaimed Human Remains; Appropriation
RELATING TO DEATH BENEFITS.
Increases the amount of death benefits paid by the Department of Human Services to cover the cremation and disposition costs for a deceased person who was eligible for medical or financial assistance at the time of the person's death and whose body is unclaimed. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 108, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209). NISHIMOTO HHS, WAM  SB2851
HB1541
Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month; Effective Date
RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.
Amends Act 36, SLH 2019, to change the effective date from 7/1/2050 to 7/1/2024.
(S) 4/18/2024- Act 005, 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, GARRETT, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS JDC
HB1577 HD1 SD2 CD1
Tow Operators; Overturned Vehicles; Additional Fees; Payment Methods
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING FEES.
Authorizes tow operators to charge a towing surcharge of no more than $35 if the tow involves overturned vehicles. Increases the statutory caps on certain towing charges. Requires that a towing company that charges fees to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property to accept payment by the vehicle owner for charges by cash, credit card, and debit card and not direct an individual to use an on-site automated teller machine in lieu of accepting payment by credit card and debit card. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 060, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). KILA, LAMOSAO TCA, CPN
HB1578 HD2 SD1
Motor Carrier Vehicle; Shipping Container Chassis; Out-of-State Registration; Safety Inspection
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Permits a shipping container chassis that holds a valid out-of-state certificate of vehicle registration to obtain a certificate of safety inspection. Makes an out-of-state registration for a shipping container chassis valid in the State until its expiration in the other state or for one year after a vehicle safety inspection. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 061, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). KILA, AIU, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, LAMOSAO, MIYAKE, TAKENOUCHI TCA, JDC  SB2895
HB1595 HD1 SD1
AG; Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Expungement; Pilot Project; Marijuana; Reports
RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.
Creates a pilot project, to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General, for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning certain marijuana offenses under section 712-1249, HRS. Requires the Hawai?i Criminal Justice Data Center to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 062, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TODD JDC, WAM  SB2689
HB1598 HD1 SD2
Sunshine Law; Board Packets; Public Inspection; Notice; Testimony
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
Requires boards to make available for public inspection board packets, if created, at the time the board packet is distributed to board members but no later than two business days before the board meeting. Provides that public testimony may be distributed to board members before the board meeting. Requires boards to include in the notice to persons requesting notification of meetings, a list of the documents that were compiled by the board and distributed to board members before a board meeting for use at the meeting. Requires boards to post board packets on its website. (SD2)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 011, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, Kobayashi GVO, JDC
HB1599 HD1 SD2
Public Meetings; Remote Testimony; Visibility
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to remove and block individuals who disrupt meetings. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD2)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 012, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). TARNAS, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, Amato, Kobayashi, Morikawa GVO, JDC
HB1600 HD1 SD2
Sunshine Law; Permitted Interaction Groups; Scheduling; Open Meetings; Exemption
RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS.
Requires boards to schedule a meeting for deliberation and decision-making on a report by an investigative group at least six business days after the board meeting in which the investigative group presented the findings and recommendations of its investigation to the board. (SD2)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 013, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAM GVO, JDC
HB1642 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Labor Relations Board; General Employee Orientation; Violation; Complaint
RELATING TO GENERAL EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION.
Allows an employee or the exclusive representative, if applicable, to file a complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board if the employer fails to comply with section 78-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to general employee orientation. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 063, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). MATAYOSHI, GARRETT LBT, JDC
HB1686 HD1 SD1 CD1
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Chiropractic; Charges
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Increases the reimbursement rate for chiropractic treatments for personal injury protection benefits under motor vehicle insurance from $75 to $100. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 092, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). NISHIMOTO, NAKASHIMA CPN, WAM
HB1760 HD1 SD1 CD1
Department of Budget and Finance; HHFDC; Counties; Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program; Affordable Rental Housing; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Subaccount; State Debt Limit Exclusion; Private Activity Bonds
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, subject to legislative approval, to secure a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the bond volume cap recycling program. Authorizes the Corporation or a county to establish a bond volume cap recycling program authorized by federal law. Allows the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation to enter into an agreement with a county for bond volume cap recycling. Establishes a volume cap recycling program subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Requires a county or issuer to submit a report to the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation on the status or use of its portion of the volume cap that is being recycled. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 035, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1135). EVSLIN, AIU WAM  SB2339
HB1827 HD2 SD1 CD1
DLIR; DOE; Health Care Workforce Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath program for certified nurse aides. Appropriates funds to renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 089, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Yamashita WAM  SB3225
HB1830 HD2 SD1 CD1
DCCA; Mental Health; Provisional Licensure; Associate Licensure; Marriage and Family Therapists; Mental Health Counselors; Psychologists; Examinations; Social Work Interns; Insurance Reimbursement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 093, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Holt, Yamashita CPN/HHS, WAM
HB1836 HD2 SD2 CD1
Pharmacists; Prescription Refills; State of Emergency
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Allows registered pharmacists during declared states of emergency to refill prescriptions for persons directly impacted by the emergency for up to a thirty-day supply if the practitioner is unavailable or cannot be contacted to authorize the refill and if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription might interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 100, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). SAIKI, AIU, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARCIA, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD, WOODSON, Yamashita WAL/HLT, CPC, FIN
HB1861 HD2 SD2
City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Package; Motor Vehicles; Number Plates; Hawaiian Diacritical Marks; Electric Vehicles
RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES.
Requires each number plate issued on or after 1/1/2025 to include an 'okina in the word "Hawai'i". Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters for the words "Hawai'i" and "Aloha State" in motor vehicle number plates. Limits application of special number plates for environmental conservation to electric vehicles. Specifies that the design for special number plates for environmental conservation does not require the words "Aloha State". (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 064, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) CAI, JHA, FIN  SB2201
HB1879 HD1 SD1
Office of Elections Package; Embargo on Release of Information
RELATING TO THE DIGITAL VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE.
Provides that certain information to be included in any digital voter information guide shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide. (SD1)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 014, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC  SB2232
HB1880
Office of Elections Package; President; Electors; Assembly
RELATING TO THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Reschedules the post-election assembly of presidential electors to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their election.
(S) 4/18/2024- Act 006, 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC  SB2233
HB1881 HD1 SD1
Ethics Commission Package; Administrative Fines; Maximum
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.
Updates the maximum administrative fines allowed for violations of chapters relating to standards of conduct and lobbyists. (SD1)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 015, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC, WAM  SB2215
HB1889 HD1 SD2
Hawaii State Fire Council Package; Cancer; Firefighters; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for breast cancer and cancer of the female reproductive organs. (SD2)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 101, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) LBT/PSM, JDC/WAM  SB2231
HB1899
State Snails; Designation
RELATING TO STATE SNAILS.
Designates certain snail species as official state snails.
(S) 4/12/2024- Act 004, 04/12/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). ICHIYAMA, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, Matsumoto TCA/AEN  SB2911
HB1915
Judiciary Package; Uniform Probate Code
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE.
Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicable to probate matters generally.
(S) 4/18/2024- Act 007, 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC  SB2378
HB1925 HD2 SD1 CD1
OPSD; Hawaii State Planning Act; Phase II; Task Force; Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT.
Establishes the Hawaii State Planning Act Phase II Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Makes an appropriation. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 036, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1136). ICHIYAMA, POEPOE WTL, WAM  SB2988
HB1932 HD2 SD1 CD1
DOT; Public Lands; Real Property; Acquisition; Disposition
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to acquire, including by condemnation, any real, personal, or mixed property for immediate or future use and own, hold, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or dispose of the property acquired. Amends the definition of "public lands" to exclude lands set aside for the Department of Transportation, leased by the Department of Transportation, or to which the Department of Transportation holds title. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to directly acquire any real property for its purposes. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to expend funds for the acquisition, management, or maintenance of property for projects relating to climate mitigation and adaptation and visual and noise buffer zones and barriers. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 109, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). TODD TCA, WAM  SB3212
HB1944 HD2 SD1 CD1
Workers' Compensation; Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Injuries; Coverage; MRI; Specialists
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Authorizes certain types of radiographical coverage and specialist consultations without a treatment plan within the context of workers' compensation coverage for employees with cervical and lumbar spinal injuries, or suspected cervical and lumbar spinal injuries. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 094, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). MATAYOSHI, AMATO, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Kobayashi LGO, CPC, FIN
HB1950
Kimchi Day; November 22
RELATING TO KIMCHI DAY.
Designates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
(S) 4/22/2024- Act 008, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). ICHIYAMA, AIU, AMATO, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KONG, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS TCA  SB2402
HB1974 HD1 SD1
DHS; Needs Allowance; Long-Term Care Facilities
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Clarifies the individuals who are eligible to receive the needs allowance. Takes effect 10/1/2024. (SD1)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 018, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS HHS, WAM
HB2020 HD2 SD2 CD1
Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy Producer; Definition; Disposition of Public Lands
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Expands the definition of "renewable energy producer" that is used to determine the Board of Land and Natural Resources' disposition of public lands to renewable energy producers. (CD1)
(S) 6/21/2024- Act 053, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). ICHIYAMA, Lowen EET/WTL, CPN  SB3195
HB2042 HD1 SD1 CD1
Youth Wellness; Mental Health; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to contract for the provision of youth mental health and wellness services to address the mental health and wellness needs of youth in the State. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 102, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS HHS, WAM  SB2460
HB2069 HD1 SD1
DAGS; Civil Service; Exemptions; Information Technology Modernization
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
Permits Department of Accounting and General Services to employ certain persons within the Comptroller's office who are exempt from state laws governing civil service and collective bargaining for certain purposes, as part of the State's information technology modernization efforts. (SD1)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 019, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). SAIKI GVO, WAM  SB2820
HB2072 HD1 SD1
Campaign Spending; Solicitations; Contributions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Requires certain solicitations that reference disasters to include a disclosure. Deems violators guilty of a class C felony. (SD1)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 016, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). SAIKI JDC  SB2453
HB2074 HD2 SD1 CD1
DOE; Kaiapuni; Hawaiian Immersion; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO KAIAPUNI EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for Kaiapuni programs and the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and ten full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 126, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). HOLT, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TARNAS, WARD, WOODSON EDU, WAM
HB2090 HD1 SD2 CD1
Residential Development; Areas Zoned for Commercial Use; Administrative Approval; Counties; Building Codes; Adaptive Reuse; Commercial Buildings
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Beginning 1/1/2025, allows residential uses in areas zoned for commercial use to be considered permitted under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2025, each county to adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building codes. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 037, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). EVSLIN, AIU, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, SAIKI, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD GVO/WTL, JDC  SB2948
HB2159 HD2 SD2
Assisted Community Treatment; Involuntary Hospitalization; Attorney General; Public Defender; Legal Representation; Nonviolent Defendants; Automatic Screenings; Probation Violators; Mental Health Treatment
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Part I: requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment and with the presentation of the case, unless declined by the petitioner. Part II: repeals language entitling the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment to legal representation by a public defender. Part III: provides a mechanism for the automatic screening of certain nonviolent defendants for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment. Part IV: authorizes courts to require certain probation violators to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment program as a condition of continued probation. Part V: allows a court to appoint an attorney for the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment if the interests of justice require one be appointed and makes permanent the orders to treat over objection law in sections 334-161 and 334-162, HRS. (SD2)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 087, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). BELATTI, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, TAKENOUCHI HHS, JDC  SB2382
HB2216 HD2 SD2
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes. Effective 10/1/2024. (SD2)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 020, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120). MARTEN, AMATO, COCHRAN, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, LAMOSAO, M. MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON HHS, WAM
HB2218 HD1 SD2
DHHL; HHCA; Federal Housing Administration; Loan Limit; Financial Literacy
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to increase the loan limit for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from fifty percent to seventy-five percent of the maximum single residence loan amount allowed in Hawaii by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide financial literacy education for all borrowers. (SD2)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 130, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD HWN, JDC/WAM  SB2646
HB2224 HD2 SD1 CD1
EOA; SHPDA; Long-Term Care Plan; Report; Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.
Requires the Executive Office on Aging, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to create a comprehensive long-term care plan to accomplish certain long-term care policy goals that ensure the availability of a full continuum of institutional and community-based services. Establishes and appropriates funds for one long-term care planner position within the Executive Office on Aging to oversee the development and implementation of the long-term care plan. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 159, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, WARD HHS, WAM  SB2343
HB2227 HD2 SD1
Child Care; Exemption; United States Department of Defense-Certified Child Care Facilities
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Expands the existing exemption from state law governing child care for United States Department of Defense-certified child care providers on federal property to those operating off federal property. (SD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 146, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). HASHEM, CHUN HHS/PSM, WAM  SB2880
HB2295 HD1 SD1
DOT; Counties; Traffic Code; Stopping, Standing, and Parking; Traffic Infractions
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.
Authorizes stopping, standing, and parking restrictions and prohibitions on property under jurisdiction of the Director of Transportation and the counties, respectively. Specifies that the counties may issue traffic infractions for violations of any law prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on all highways and county property. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 065, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). MIYAKE, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, KILA, LAMOSAO, TAKENOUCHI TCA/PSM, JDC  SB2832
HB2315 HD1 SD2 CD1
Condominium Association Meetings; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting; Mail Voting
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Repeals provisions governing the use of electronic voting devices at condominium association meetings. Clarifies the procedure for electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 042, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). SAIKI CPN, JDC
HB2339 HD1 SD2 CD1
911 Services; 911 Board; Staff; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO 911 SERVICES.
Deletes the term "enhanced" in reference to 911 services to allow funding of all 911 technologies. Allows the 911 Board to employ staff, in addition to the Executive Director, exempt from the civil service and collective bargaining laws. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 066, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JHA, FIN  SB3028
HB2340 HD2 SD2 CD1
Claims Against the State; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriations ($)
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (CD1)
(S) 6/20/2024- Act 048, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC, WAM  SB3029
HB2342 HD1 SD2
Weapons; Deadly or Dangerous Weapons; Prohibition
RELATING TO WEAPONS.
Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, switchblade knives, and butterfly knives. Clarifies hunter education certificates and other written exemptions regarding permit issuing. (SD2)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 021, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM, JDC  SB3031
HB2354 HD1 SD2 CD1
Small Business Regulatory Review Board; Legislation; Small Business
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.
Clarifies that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to requests from small business owners. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 067, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) EET, JDC  SB3043
HB2365 HD1 SD1 CD1
Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
Replaces the Director of Law Enforcement with the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 028, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JHA, FIN  SB3054
HB2369 HD1 SD1 CD1
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program; Loans; Interest Rates; Increase
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Increases the maximum interest rate on Community-Based Economic Development loans to ten per cent. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 068, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) EET, WAM  SB3058
HB2374 HD1 SD2 CD2
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-1, BU-2, BU-3, BU-4, BU-9, BU-10, BU-13, and BU-14; Emergency Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Makes emergency appropriations for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the Senate, House of Representatives, and various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (CD2)
(S) 6/20/2024- Act 049, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) LBT, WAM  SB3063
HB2376 HD1 SD1 CD1
DOT; Funds; Funding Adjustment ($)
RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Adjusts funding for Department of Transportation programs to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs. (CD1)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 022, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) TCA, WAM  SB3065
HB2377 HD1 SD1 CD1
PSD; Funds; Funding Adjustments ($)
RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Adjust funding for Department of Public Safety programs for anticipated operating shortfalls due to the limited ability for departments to transfer funds between programs. (CD1)
(S) 5/24/2024- Act 026, 05/23/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1126). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB3066
HB2380 HD2 SD1 CD1
Mass Transit Special Fund; Emergency Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE.
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide special funds for disbursements of moneys in the Mass Transit Special Fund. (CD1)
(S) 5/13/2024- Act 023, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) TCA, WAM  SB3069
HB2390 HD2 SD1 CD1
PUC; Renewable Energy; Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to explicitly consider the effect of the State's reliance on fossil fuels on lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and gives the Public Utilities Commission the discretion to waive a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions assessment for energy projects that do not involve combustion. (CD1)
(S) 6/21/2024- Act 054, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) AEN, CPN  SB3079
HB2393 HD1 SD1
Insurance; Health Insurance; External Review Procedure; Mammography
RELATING TO TITLE 24, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological examinations. Provides amendments to external review procedures to improve consistency with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Uniform Health Carrier External Review Model Act. Takes effect 7/1/2025. (SD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 103, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS, CPN  SB3082
HB2394 HD1 SD1
Insurance Code; Captive Insurers; Producers; Trade Name; Third Party Administrators; Surety Bond; Reinsurance Intermediary-Managers; Reinsurers
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Amends various provisions of the Insurance Code to update and improve existing provisions. Defines "dormant captive insurance company", sets out a procedure to apply for a certificate of dormancy, and exempts certified dormant captive insurance companies from certain tax and reporting requirements. Includes in the term "trade name", names under which individuals or business entities are conducting business or doing business as. Clarifies continuing education provider filing requirements. Clarifies reinsurance intermediary-manager filing requirements. Amends the surety bond threshold requirement for third party administrators and clarifies the audited financial statements requirements. Amends the definitions of "controlled unaffiliated business" and "participant" as applied to captive insurance companies. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 069, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) CPN  SB3083
HB2395 HD1 SD2
National Guard; Active Duty; Employees' Retirement System; Ineligible
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.
Makes Hawaii National Guard service members activated by the Governor or the Governor's designated representative to state active duty ineligible for enrollment in the Employees' Retirement System based solely on the active duty service. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 070, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM/LBT, WAM  SB3084
HB2396 HD1 SD2
National Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE Reserve Select coverages to junior officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than thirty days in the service of the State. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 071, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM, WAM  SB3085
HB2400 HD2 SD2
Department of Education; Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; License Forfeiture
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires a teacher to forfeit their teaching license if the teacher resigns or retires during the pendency of any investigation into allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other physical abuse of a student. Requires the forfeiture of the teacher's license to be reported to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification. (SD2)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 157, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) EDU/LBT, JDC  SB3089
HB2404 HD1 SD1 CD1
Income Tax; Income Tax Brackets; Standard Deduction; Incremental Relief
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
Incrementally increases standard deduction amounts and widens income tax brackets for specific taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. (CD1)
(S) 6/3/2024- Act 046, 06/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB3093
HB2425 HD2 SD2
Child Abuse and Neglect; Harm or Threatened Harm; Central Registry; Expungement
RELATING TO THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CENTRAL REGISTRY.
Clarifies that a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect, harm, or threatened harm will result in the perpetrator's name being maintained in the central registry. Clarifies when a person's name may be expunged from the central registry and establishes a process for expungement upon request. Takes effect 7/1/2025. (SD2)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 147, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS, JDC  SB3114
HB2426 HD2 SD2
DHS; Relatives; Resource Caregivers; Foster Homes; Licensing; Administrative Appeal; Family Court
RELATING TO RELATIVE RESOURCE CAREGIVERS.
Clarifies when a relative seeking to be a resource caregiver for a child is entitled to an administrative appeal for the Department of Human Services' denial of a foster home license. (SD2)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 148, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS, CPN  SB3115
HB2430 HD2 SD1 CD1
Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program; Department of Human Services; Department of Education; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.
Establishes the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 155, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB3119
HB2435 HD1 SD2 CD1
DOH; Marriage Licenses; Civil Union Licenses; Synchronous Online Access; Rules
RELATING TO LICENSING.
Authorizes the Director of Health to permit synchronous online access to apply for marriage and civil union licenses in lieu of in-person applications, as specified in rules adopted by the Department of Health. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 072, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS, JDC  SB3124
HB2444 HD1 SD1
DOH; Hemp Processors; Criminal History Record Checks
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.
Authorizes the Department of Health to conduct criminal history record checks of applicants for permits to operate as a hemp processor. Sunsets 7/1/2027. (SD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 110, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HHS/AEN, JDC  SB3133
HB2457 HD2 SD1 CD1
DLE; Accreditation; Positions; Exemption
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Expands the requirement that the Department of Law Enforcement pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., to all divisions and sections within the Department. Establishes five CALEA coordinator positions, exempt from civil service, within the Department of Law Enforcement. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 131, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM, WAM  SB3146
HB2458 HD1 SD2 CD1
DLE; Investigations; Subpoena Powers
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Requires the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate alleged violations of the law when directed to do so by the Governor or when the Director determines that an investigation would be in the public interest. Authorizes the Director of Law Enforcement to issue subpoenas as part of the investigative powers of the Department of Law Enforcement. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 132, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1233). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM, JDC  SB3147
HB2463 HD2 SD2
Wage and Hour Law; Employee; Guaranteed Compensation
RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.
Amending the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's Wage and Hour Law to exclude any employee who receives guaranteed compensation totaling $4,000 or more a month. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 073, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) LBT, WAM  SB3152
HB2480 HD1 SD2 CD1
Office of the Lieutenant Governor; Apostilles; Certifications; Fees; Special Fund; Rules; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS.
Requires the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to set a fee for the issuance of an apostille or a non-apostille certification by administrative rules. Establishes the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the special fund. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 133, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) GVO, WAM/JDC  SB3169
HB2481 HD1 SD1 CD1
Time Share Commissioners of Deeds; Repeal
RELATING TO TIME SHARE COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.
Repeals the Time Share Commissioners of Deeds. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 134, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) CPN, JDC  SB3170
HB2483 HD1 SD2
DCR; Corrections and Rehabilitation; Department of the Attorney General Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Background Checks
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.
Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to search criminal histories and fingerprint records of current and prospective volunteers and contracted and subcontracted service providers and their employees who are directly involved in providing correctional programs, treatment, and services to persons committed to a correctional facility or places them in close proximity to persons committed when providing services on behalf of the Department or the correctional facility. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 074, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) PSM, JDC  SB3172
HB2484 HD1 SD1 CD1
Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2023; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of 12/31/2023. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 075, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB3173
HB2485 HD1 SD2
General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax; Collection of Rental Payments; Unfair Competition Penalty
RELATING TO STATE TAX ADMINISTRATION.
Repeals an obsolete fee for a certified copy of a tax clearance. Adds a penalty for failure to comply with reporting requirements under the general excise tax law and transient accommodations tax law for collection of rent by a third party. Raises the unfair competition penalty under the general excise tax law to adjust for inflation. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 076, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC, WAM  SB3174
HB2486 HD1 SD1
Tax Enforcement; Subpoena Powers
RELATING TO TAX ENFORCEMENT.
Authorizes the Department of Taxation to serve administrative subpoenas outside the State. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 077, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC, WAM  SB3175
HB2488 HD1 SD1
Taxation Board of Review; Chairperson
RELATING TO THE TAXATION BOARD OF REVIEW.
Amends the minimum qualifications for the Chairperson of the Taxation Board of Review. (SD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 078, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB3177
HB2489 HD1 SD2
DOTAX; Senior Software Developers; Civil Service; Exemptions
RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.
Exempts senior software developers in the Department of Taxation from civil service. (SD2)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 079, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) LBT, WAM  SB3178
HB2491 HD2 SD1
Commercial Driver's Licenses Violations; Federal Penalties; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Amends existing state law to adopt federal penalties for commercial driver's license violations. (SD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 135, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) TCA, JDC  SB3180
HB2492 HD2 SD1
Commercial Driver's Licenses; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Amends existing law to meet new federal regulations for commercial driver's licenses when the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse prohibits a driver from operating a commercial vehicle due to drug and alcohol violations. (SD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 136, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) TCA, JDC  SB3181
HB2493 HD2 SD1
Commercial Driver's License; Restrictions
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Creates two new commercial driver's license restrictions relating to operating a commercial motor vehicle in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross vehicle weight rating and operating a commercial motor vehicle on Lanai and Molokai only. (SD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 137, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) TCA, JDC  SB3182
HB2499 HD2 SD2 CD1
UH; Procurement; Chief Procurement Officer
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Designates the Chief Financial Officer of the University of Hawaii to act as the University of Hawaii's chief procurement officer until 6/30/2028. Effective 6/29/2024. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 111, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1212). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) HRE/GVO, WAM  SB3188
HB2520
Legislative Agencies; Appropriations; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. Declares that certain appropriations will further exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2023-2024.
(S) 3/15/2024- Act 002, 03/14/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). SAIKI WAM
HB2553 HD2 SD2 CD1
Pharmacists; Pharmacy Interns; Pharmacy Technicians; Minors; Vaccinations
RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.
Authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons three years of age or older. Authorizes pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians under the direct supervision of a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to persons three years of age or older, if certain requirements are met. Authorizes pharmacists to order vaccines for administration to persons three years of age or older. Effective 1/1/2025. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 104, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). TAKENOUCHI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, HOLT, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS CPN/HHS, JDC
HB2577 HD1 SD1
DOH; DOE; COVID-19; Public Health Emergencies; Schools; FERPA; Personally Identifiable Information
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as determined by the Department of Health. Repeals the requirement to publish the report on the Department of Education's website. Prohibits the Department of Health from requiring the Department of Education to provide personally identifiable information in any report pursuant to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Authorizes the Department of Education to provide personally identifiable information only after it has determined that a health or safety emergency exists. (SD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 105, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, KAPELA, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, ONISHI, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, TAM EDU
HB2626 HD1 SD1
Loko I‘a; Hawaiian Fishponds; Board of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO FISHPONDS.
Specifies certain findings the Board of Land and Natural Resources must make for a lease of a government-owned Hawaiian fishpond. (SD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 124, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD WTL/HWN, WAM
HB2641 HD1 SD1 CD1
DCCA; Appraisal Management Companies; Registration Program; Reestablishment; Compliance Resolution Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.
Reestablishes the Appraisal Management Company Registration Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to begin September 1, 2024. Appropriates funds from the Compliance Resolution Fund for the Program. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 080, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). NAKASHIMA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, SAYAMA CPN, WAM  SB3337
HB2685 HD2 SD1 CD1
Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Solar Hui Program; Solar Hui Investment Fund; Energy Services Agreements; Solar Energy Systems; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Establishes the solar hui program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest in a solar hui investment fund, which will provide repayment of income derived from energy services agreements to low- and moderate-income households to install solar energy systems. Establishes the solar hui program fund manager position. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 040, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1140). SAIKI, LOWEN, NISHIMOTO, POEPOE, TAM EET, WAM  SB3235
HB2715 HD1 SD1 CD1
Special Number Plates; Malama Puuloa; Motor Vehicles
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 081, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). MARTINEZ, GANADEN, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, TAM TCA, WAM  SB3218
HB2790 HD1 SD1 CD1
Housing Loan and Mortgage Program; Hula Mae Single Family Program
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report analyzing the feasibility of continuing to fund the operations of the housing loan and mortgage program. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 029, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). MATSUMOTO, ALCOS, AMATO, GARCIA, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KILA, PIERICK, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, WARD HOU, WAM
HB2801 HD1 SD1 CD1
Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Condominiums; Commercial Property Assessed Financing; C-PACER
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED FINANCING.
Repeals the authority of counties to administer commercial property assessed financing programs and delegates all existing administrative responsibilities of the counties under the commercial property assessed financing program to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority. Allows condominium associations to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 041, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141). SAIKI CPN, WAM  SB2533
SB63 SD2 HD3 CD2
Board of Nursing; Nurses; Registered Nurses; Practical Nurses; Temporary Permits; Licenses; Exceptions
RELATING TO NURSES.
Effective 1/1/2025, allows the Board of Nursing to issue temporary permits to out-of-state licensed registered nurses and practical nurses and nurses who hold a multistate license issued by another state, territory, or country, under certain circumstances. Beginning 7/1/2025, allows an out-of-state licensed practical nurse or registered nurse to apply for a temporary permit simultaneously with an application for a license to practice in the State. Excepts from license requirements nurses who are licensed in another state, territory, or country accompanying a patient from out-of-state for a period of less than two weeks and not employed or affiliated with a health care entity in the State. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (CD2)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 095, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). KEOHOKALOLE, ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Shimabukuro HLT/LGO, CPC, FIN
SB116 SD1 HD1 CD1
Special Number Plates; Duke Kahanamoku; Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. (CD1)
(S) 5/15/2024- Act 025, 05/15/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125). WAKAI, AQUINO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Kim CAI, FIN  HB499
SB582 SD2 HD1 CD1
Wildfires; Reports; Emergency Appropriations; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates funds to support the State's response to the August 2023 wildfires that affected the County of Maui. Makes an appropriation to the One Ohana Bank Trust Account to compensate victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires. Temporarily lifts various restrictions on the use of funds for Maui wildfire response. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2023-2024. Requires reports to the Legislature. (CD1)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 010, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). KANUHA FIN
SB1035 SD2 HD1 CD1
General Excise Tax; Medical and Dental Services; Exemption; Medicare; Medicaid; TRICARE
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts from the general excise tax those medical and dental services provided by health care providers to patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE benefits. (CD1)
(S) 6/3/2024- Act 047, 06/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). INOUYE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Wakai HLT/ECD, FIN  HB662
SB1099 SD1 HD2 CD1
Surcharge on State Tax; Housing Infrastructure Costs
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Clarifies the authority of the counties to use county surcharge on state tax revenues for housing infrastructure costs for county-appropriated housing infrastructure costs. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 030, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). KEITH-AGARAN, KANUHA, MCKELVEY LGO, FIN  HB1479
SB1170 SD2 HD1 CD1
Counties; Affordable Housing Credits; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Production; County Powers
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS.
Requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits for affordable housing units that are constructed under the various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 031, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). DELA CRUZ HSG, FIN
SB2066 SD2 HD2 CD1
HHFDC; Housing Development; Planning Exemptions
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes another means for a housing project to seek an exemption from laws and rules of the State that are developed under various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 038, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, San Buenaventura, Wakai HSG, JHA  HB1765
SB2070 SD1 HD1 CD1
DOE; Procurement; Exemptions; Career and Technical Education
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Exempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Requires the Department of Education to acquire three written quotes for career and technical education purchases that exceed $100,000. Requires awards of over $2,500 for career and technical education purchases to comply with certain statutory provisions regarding offerors. Requires awards of over $500,000 for career and technical education purchases to be approved by the Superintendent of Education. Repeals 7/1/2027. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 150, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1251). KIDANI, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, SHIMABUKURO, San Buenaventura, Wakai EDN/LGO, FIN
SB2119 HD1 CD1
Pharmacies; Out-of-State Prescriptions; Transfer; Initial Fill
RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIPTIONS.
Authorizes out-of-state pharmacies to transfer prescription information for the initial fill of an out-of-state prescription in the State. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 096, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura CPC  HB1825
SB2132 SD1 HD1 CD1
Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Remedies; Health or Safety Violations; Deadline
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Amends the deadline related to the repair of conditions that constitute health or safety violations. Increases the amount deducted from a tenant's rent for the tenant's actual expenditures to correct health or safety violations and defective conditions. Takes effect 11/1/2024. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 032, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIWAKI, Kidani, San Buenaventura, Wakai CPC, JHA
SB2133 HD1 CD1
HHFDC; Bonds; Infrastructure; Regional State Infrastructure Projects; Regional Infrastructure Subaccounts
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to issue bonds for housing project infrastructure and finance the development of regional state infrastructure projects. Exempts bonds issued by HHFDC for improvements by assessments, and the interest thereon, from state, county, and municipal taxation, with certain exceptions. Includes proceeds from bonds issued for regional state infrastructure projects as a source of revenue for regional state infrastructure subaccounts. Authorizes the cost of providing regional infrastructure improvements to be assessed against housing and mixed-use transit-oriented development projects specifically benefiting from the improvements when a regional infrastructure improvement project is undertaken by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Authorizes regional state infrastructure subaccount revenues to be used to repay regional state infrastructure project bond holders. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 034, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). HASHIMOTO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SHIMABUKURO, Keohokalole, Wakai HSG, FIN  HB1761
SB2245 SD1 HD2
DHS; Child Protective Act; Exigent Circumstances; Harm; Imminent Harm; Protective Custody; Temporary Foster Custody
RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
Adds a definition for "exigent circumstances" and amends the definitions of "harm" and "imminent harm" under the Child Protective Act. Clarifies when the police may take protective custody of a child and when the Department of Human Services may assume temporary foster custody of a child when exigent circumstances are present. Creates a judicial process for filing a petition for an order for protective custody, including the circumstances where such an order may be issued without notice and without a hearing. Effective July 1, 2025. (HD2)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 144, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245). SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI HUS, JHA
SB2257 SD3 HD1 CD1
HTSB; Career and Technical Education; Education Requirements; Qualified Individuals
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Authorizes the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to consider qualified individuals with at least an associate's degree or high school diploma with comparable education and coursework, industry experience, and content expertise to teach career and technical education courses. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 151, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). KANUHA EDN, FIN
SB2287 SD2 HD1 CD1
CIO; Information Technology Steering Committee; Duties; Report; Mobile Application
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
Requires the Information Technology Steering Committee to assist the Chief Information Officer to develop a plan to enhance the mobile application developed to enable the public to access the State's website. Requires the Chief Information Officer's annual report of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to include updates on the mobile application. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 082, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, WAKAI, Kim HET, FIN
SB2289 SD2 HD2 CD1
DOH; Kalaupapa; Reports; Transfer; Powers; Duties; Community Engagement
RELATING TO KALAUPAPA.
Requires the Department of Health to include in its annual report regarding Kalaupapa Settlement details and updated information, as available, regarding the permanent transfer to other governmental or qualified non-governmental entities of the powers and duties of the Department over Kalaupapa Settlement. Requires the Department of Health to report on its community engagement efforts with community stakeholders and the Molokai community. Sunsets on the first 6/30 after the Revisor of Statutes receives a written gubernatorial proclamation that the referenced transfer is complete. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 118, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Wakai WAL, JHA, FIN
SB2305 SD2 HD2 CD1
DLE; Silver Alert Program; Missing Persons; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS.
Establishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 158, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SHIMABUKURO, WAKAI, San Buenaventura HUS, JHA, FIN  HB1774
SB2333 HD1 CD1
Chief Election Officer; Election Audits; Electronic Voting System; Electronic Tally of Ballots
RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS.
Allows the Chief Election Officer to use accurate copies of paper ballots, rather than the originals, when conducting a precinct audit of an electronic voting system's tally. (CD1)
(S) 5/24/2024- Act 027, 05/23/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127). RHOADS JHA
SB2337 SD2 HD2 CD1
HHFDC; Housing; County Powers; Mixed-Use Developments; Bond Proceeds
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Expands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-use developments. Applies to bond proceeds expended by a county after 12/31/2023. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 045, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai HSG, FIN  HB1808
SB2342 SD2 HD3 CD1
Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Traffic Laws; Penalties; Insurance Minimums; Insurance Rates; Rate Filings; Insurance Coverage Requirements
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Increases the penalties for violations of repeated driving without motor vehicle insurance and, beginning 1/1/2026, increases required motor vehicle insurance minimums. Clarifies the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program during the car-sharing period. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to solicit rate filings from motor vehicle insurers. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 138, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239). RHOADS TRN, CPC  HB1539
SB2354 SD1
Alcohol; Beer; Liquor Law; Brewpubs
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Expands the definition of "beer" under the intoxicating liquor law to mean any alcoholic beverage containing not less than 0.5% alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, including alcohol seltzer beverages and excluding sake, cooler beverages, and other distilled products. Authorizes brewpubs to sell beer they manufacture, or beer manufactured on their premises, subject to certain conditions. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD1)
(S) 4/22/2024- Act 009, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, San Buenaventura JHA  HB2522
SB2387
Real Property; Land Owner; Error
RELATING TO OWNERS OF LAND.
Corrects erroneous references in chapters 520 and 520A, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(S) 4/12/2024- Act 003, 04/11/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103). RHOADS JHA  HB1920
SB2443 SD2 HD2 CD1
Department of Transportation; Highway Safety; Automated Speed Enforcement System; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Establishes the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program, to be implemented by the State in only those locations where a photo red light imaging detector system has been implemented. Creates a new offense of noncompliance with maximum speed limit under an automated speed enforcement system. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 112, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213). ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, MORIWAKI, Kidani, Wakai TRN, JHA, FIN  HB2267
SB2475 SD2 HD2 CD1
Department of Education; Private Schools; Charter Schools; Prekindergarten Programs and Schools; Harm to Students Registry
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes a harm to students registry, for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State, that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation, a final finding has been issued that the individual has inflicted harm on a student. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 156, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257). KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, SHIMABUKURO, Fukunaga, Inouye, Kim, San Buenaventura, Wakai EDN, JHA, FIN
SB2476 HD2 CD1
Dental Hygienists; Dental Sealants; School-Based Health Program
RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS.
Authorizes licensed dental hygienists to perform preventive dental sealant screenings and apply dental sealants on individuals, under certain conditions, in a school-based oral health program. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 097, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). KIDANI, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, SHIMABUKURO, Fukunaga, Kim EDN/HLT, CPC
SB2497 SD2 HD1 CD1
Tax Credit; Research Activities
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years' expenses. Narrows the qualifying criteria for research activities tax credits to applicants who are small businesses registered in the State. Extends the sunset date of the research activities tax credit to 12/31/2029. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 139, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Wakai ECD, FIN
SB2504 SD2 HD1 CD1
DBEDT; UH; Hydrogen Hub; Repeal
RELATING TO STATE PROGRAMS.
Repeals Part II of Act 66, SLH 2023, which requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to work with the University of Hawaii on workforce development activities that support the development of the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hub and related aspects of the State's hydrogen energy industry. Repeals the appropriation to develop the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hub. (CD1)
(S) 6/21/2024- Act 056, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, WAKAI EEP/HET, FIN
SB2516 SD2 HD2 CD1
Governor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; CIO; Comptroller
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
Clarifies that centralized computer information management and processing services shall be provided through the Chief Information Officer. Specifies that the Chief Information Officer shall be appointed by the Governor and report to the Comptroller. Provides that the salary of the Chief Information Officer shall be established by the Governor. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 140, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). DELA CRUZ LGO, CPC, FIN
SB2529 SD1 HD1 CD1
Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST); Health Care Providers; Patient Care; Medical Care; Hospice
RELATING TO PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT FORM.
Amends the definition of "patient's provider" in State law governing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment by removing language that requires the provider to examine the patient. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 098, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199). MORIWAKI HLT, CPC/JHA  HB2285
SB2536 SD1 HD1 CD1
Accounting Service Businesses; Procurement Preference; Reciprocity; Definitions
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PREFERENCES AND RECIPROCITY.
Establishes a new accounting services procurement preference for certain Hawaii accounting service businesses and adds it to the list of selection criteria for the procurement of professional services. Clarifies that the existing reciprocity procurement preference includes offerors under sections 103D-302 and 103D303, HRS. Repeals 6/30/2028. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 113, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214). DECOITE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI LGO, CPC, FIN  HB2033
SB2537 SD2 HD1 CD1
Chief Energy Officer; Hawaii State Energy Office; Reports
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Clarifies that the Chief Energy Officer is responsible for supporting the renewable portfolio standards and reporting on certain energy matters. (CD1)
(S) 6/21/2024- Act 055, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155). DECOITE, CHANG, KIDANI, LEE, MORIWAKI, WAKAI, Kim EEP, FIN
SB2591 SD2 HD1 CD1
Bureau of Conveyances; Burial Sites; Private Property; Landowners
RELATING TO BURIAL SITES.
Imposes a fine on any private landowner that fails to disclose or record with the Bureau of Conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, the existence of burial or archaeological sites on their property that the landowner knew or should have known of. Requires fines collected to be deposited into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 119, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220). SHIMABUKURO, CHANG, Kidani JHA, FIN
SB2600 HD1 CD1
Condominium Purchasers; Protections; Delivery; Electronic Mail
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Authorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 044, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144). KIM, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Kidani, San Buenaventura CPC, FIN  HB1636
SB2657 SD1 HD2 CD1
Makahiki Commemoration Day; Day of Observance
RELATING TO MAKAHIKI COMMEMORATION DAY.
Amends the date of Makahiki Commemoration Day. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 120, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221). KEOHOKALOLE, SAN BUENAVENTURA CAI, JHA
SB2659 SD1 HD1 CD1
Hawaii Tourism Authority; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Objectives and Policies; Visitor Industry; Tourism Functional Plan
RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.
Incorporates a regenerative framework into the Hawaii State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires periodic updates to the Tourism Functional Plan, specifies elements to be included in the Tourism Functional plan, and requires an update to the Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 128, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). KEOHOKALOLE, Ihara TOU, FIN
SB2718 SD1 HD1 CD1
Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Hearsay Evidence; Administrative Procedures
RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Allows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to admit and consider hearsay evidence. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 141, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242). AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, Kidani LGO, JHA  HB2508
SB2725 HD1 CD1
Taxation; Pass-Through Entities; S Corporations; Partnerships; Qualified Members
RELATING TO PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAXATION.
For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023, adds a definition for "qualified member" and repeals the definitions for "direct member" and "indirect member" as used in the State's passthrough entity taxation election law. Amends the passthrough entity level tax rate to be the sum of all qualified member's distributive shares and guaranteed payments of Hawaii taxable income, as calculated under chapter 235, HRS, multiplied by 9%. For pass-through entities electing to pay Hawaii income taxes at the entity level, allows certain qualified members entitled to a tax credit to use the credit against the member's net income tax liability in subsequent years until exhausted. (CD1)
(S) 6/20/2024- Act 050, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). MORIWAKI, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Kidani FIN  HB2307
SB2726 SD2 HD1 CD1
Condominium Property Regime Task Force; LRB; Study; Report; Condominium Education Trust Fund; Real Estate Commission; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on how certain other states approach the following subjects as they relate to condominiums: an ombudsman, licenses for management, alternative dispute resolution, governmental regulation, owner education, and owner access to documents. Extends the deadline for the final report and the cease date for the Condominium Property Regime Task Force to 6/30/2026. Makes appropriations. (CD1)
(S) 5/31/2024- Act 043, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143). FUKUNAGA, CHANG, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Ihara, Keohokalole CPC, FIN  HB1814
SB2731 SD1 HD1 CD1
Special Number Plates; Veterans; Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERANS.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 083, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). LEE, CHANG, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Wakai CAI/CMV, FIN
SB2753 HD2 CD1
State Building Codes; County Building Codes; Refrigerants; Safe Alternatives
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.
Clarifies that no state or county building code shall prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant allowed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency if the applicable equipment is listed and installed in compliance with the latest safety standards. (CD1)
(S) 6/21/2024- Act 057, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). INOUYE WAL/EEP, CPC  HB2654
SB2834 SD1 HD2 CD1
Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Death of Tenant; Disposal of Personal Property
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Amends the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to provide for a process to dispose of the tenant's personal property and surrender the dwelling unit to a landlord when there is a death of a tenant. Takes effect 11/1/2024. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 033, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY CPC, JHA  HB1983
SB2837 SD2 HD1 CD1
DOD; Oahu Regional Health Care System; Maui State Veterans Home; Transition; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Maui-Affiliated State Agency
RELATING TO THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans Home to a state agency having a Maui affiliation, in a manner and to an extent that may be negotiated between the Oahu Regional Health Care System or state agency having a Maui affiliation and the Department of Defense. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 099, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200). HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura HLT, CPC, FIN  HB2294
SB2841 HD1 CD1
Water Safety Day; Day of Observance
RELATING TO WATER SAFETY DAY.
Designates May 15 of each year as Water Safety Day. (CD1)
(S) 5/15/2024- Act 024, 05/15/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124). WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura CAI, JHA, FIN
SB2919 SD2 HD2 CD1
Short-Term Rentals; County Zoning; County Home Rule Authority; Transient Accommodations; Transient Accommodations Tax; Shelter; Vehicles
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Clarifies the counties' authority to regulate the time, place, manner, and duration in which uses of land and structures may take place. Clarifies that uses that include the provision of transient accommodations are not considered residential uses and may be phased out or amortized by the counties. Beginning 1/1/2025, expands the scope of the transient accommodations tax law to include certain shelters and vehicles with sleeping accommodations. (CD1)
(S) 5/3/2024- Act 017, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117). KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, Fukunaga, Kidani HSG/TOU, FIN
SB2937 SD1 HD2 CD1
UH; Hilo; Hawaiian Language; Exemptions; Sunset Repeal
RELATING TO ACCESS TO LEARNING.
Repeals the sunset date for the exemption of laboratory school programs of the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo from state English-medium standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff training requirements. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 127, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228). KANUHA, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY HET, JHA, FIN  HB2683
SB2974 SD2 HD1 CD1
DBEDT; Task Force; Business Revitalization; Report
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes a Business Revitalization Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including the mitigation of regulatory and tax burdens. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 142, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Inouye, Moriwaki, Wakai ECD, FIN
SB2991 SD2 HD2 CD1
HLRB; Collective Bargaining; New Unit; Criteria; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT CREATION.
Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units. Requires certain employees or any employer or exclusive representative proposing a new bargaining unit to submit an application to the Board. Allows certain employees or any employer or exclusive representative to petition the Board to determine the appropriateness of a new bargaining unit. Requires the Board to consider certain criteria in determining the appropriateness of a new bargaining unit. Requires the Board to, upon its approval of the application, submit a report to the Legislature, including proposed legislation to create the new bargaining unit, accompanied by a decision and order issued by the Board. Makes an appropriation. Repeals 7/1/2027. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 143, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). MORIWAKI, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Elefante, Kidani LGO, FIN
SB3083 SD1 HD2 CD1
Insurance Code; Insurance Holding Company System; Group Capital Calculation; Liquidity Stress Test Framework
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Amends various sections of article 11 of the Insurance Code to adopt revisions to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Model No. 440, Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 084, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) CPC, FIN  HB2394
SB3087 SD1 HD1 CD1
DOE; Executive Office on Early Learning; Early Learning Facilities
RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Authorizes early learning programs to be established on public school campuses and other available public buildings. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 152, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) EDN, FIN  HB2398
SB3091 SD2 HD1 CD1
DOE; Emergency Appropriation; Food Service Operations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FOOD SERVICES.
Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for its food service operations. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (CD1)
(S) 6/20/2024- Act 051, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) EDN, FIN  HB2402
SB3092 SD2 HD1 CD1
DOE; Emergency Appropriation; Charter School Operations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for charter school operations. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (CD1)
(S) 6/20/2024- Act 052, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) EDN, FIN  HB2403
SB3094 SD2 HD2 CD1
OWR; Peer Support Specialist Working Group; Report
RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
Establishes a Peer Support Specialist Working Group within the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop and make recommendations for a framework for peer support specialists in the State. Requires the working group to submit a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Sunsets the working group on 6/30/2025. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 088, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HUS, FIN  HB2405
SB3109 SD1 HD2 CD1
DHHL; Act 279 Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Establishes the Act 279 Special Fund until 6/30/2026. Deposits certain unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated through Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, that are set to lapse on 6/30/2024 into the Act 279 Special Fund and appropriates funds out of the special fund. Lapses unencumbered monies from the appropriation out of the Act 279 Special Fund on 6/30/2026. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 125, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) JHA, FIN  HB2420
SB3116 SD2 HD1 CD1
Department of Human Services; Preschool Open Doors Program; Priority Application Period; Rules
RELATING TO THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.
Establishes that the priority of selection for participation in the Preschool Open Doors Program applies only during the priority application period that occurs prior to the start of each state fiscal year. Establishes that applications received after the start of the fiscal year through January 31 shall be processed continuously through the fiscal year on a first-come, firstserved basis. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 153, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HUS, FIN  HB2427
SB3122 SD1 HD2
Public Health Standing Orders; United States Preventive Services Task Force; Screenings; Out-of-Pocket Costs; Working Group
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH STANDING ORDERS.
Authorizes the Director of Health to issue public health standing orders for patients to self-refer to certain health care screening services. Establishes requirements for the provision of items or services pursuant to a public health standing order. Establishes the Public Health Standing Orders Working Group. Sunsets 6/30/2027. (HD2)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 090, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HLT, JHA  HB2433
SB3123 SD2 HD1 CD1
DHHL; DOH; Memorandum of Agreement; Vital Records
RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL RECORDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to access vital records for purposes of verifying Native Hawaiian ancestry for beneficiary programs. Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to assure appropriate access and handling of confidential records and sealed records that have been unsealed pursuant to court order. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 122, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) JHA  HB2434
SB3125 SD2 HD2
Minor Consent; Medical Care and Services; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Covered Entity; Confidentiality
RELATING TO MEDICAL CARE FOR MINORS.
Authorizes minors who are at least fourteen years old to consent to medical care and services for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and family planning services, including the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Requires confidentiality policies and practices for insurers and health care providers. Effective 1/1/2025. (HD2)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 091, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HLT, CPC, JHA  HB2436
SB3139 SD2 HD3 CD1
DOH; Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program; Mental Health Emergency Workers; Rules; Emergency Examination and Hospitalization; Crisis Intervention Officers; Transport; Designated Facilities
RELATING TO CRISIS SERVICES.
Establishes a Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program within the Department of Health to expand existing services to divert certain persons experiencing mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders to appropriate health care systems and services. Defines "mental health emergency worker". Requires the Department of Health to establish standards and rules for the designation of mental health emergency workers. With regards to emergency examination and hospitalization of persons who are deemed imminently dangerous to self or others, clarifies when a law enforcement officer may gain control of the person and the procedures the officer shall take to call for assistance from a mental health emergency worker; allows the person to be transported to facilities designated by the Director of Health in addition to licensed psychiatric facilities; and allows a person to be transported to a behavioral health crisis center designated by the Director of Health if a Crisis Intervention Officer has probable cause to believe that the person is imminently dangerous to self or others, as determined by a mental health emergency worker. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 086, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HLT/HUS, JHA, FIN  HB2450
SB3154 SD1 HD1 CD1
Archaeological Activities; Penalties
RELATING TO REGULATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES.
Clarifies that failure to comply with approved mitigation commitments, conduct an archaeological inventory survey, or comply with other administrative requirements pertaining to archaeology approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall result in civil and administrative violations. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 129, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) WAL, JHA  HB2465
SB3157 SD2 HD2 CD1
Public Land; Leases; Direct Negotiation; Commercial Use; Industrial Use
RELATING TO DIRECT NEGOTIATION FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES.
Authorizes disposition of public land leases by direct negotiation for commercial or industrial use on parcels of up to five acres. Repeals 6/30/2029. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 114, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) WAL, JHA, FIN  HB2468
SB3191 SD1 HD2 CD1
UH; Technology Transfer; Sunset Repeal
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Permanently authorizes the University of Hawaii to continue to regulate conflicts of interest and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 115, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1216). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HET, JHA, FIN  HB2502
SB3192 SD1 HD1 CD1
UH; Innovation and Commercialization; Sunset Repeal
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESEARCH.
Makes permanent the Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program established within the University of Hawaii. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 116, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) HET, FIN  HB2503
SB3202 SD2 HD1 CD1
Counties; Zoning; Accessory Dwelling Units; Urban District; Subdivision; Consolidation; Resubdivision; Parcels; Residentially Zoned Lots; Impact Fees Assessment; Calculation
RELATING TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
Part I: Requires the counties, no later than 12/31/2026, to adopt or amend an ordinance to allow at least two accessory dwelling units, subject to certain restrictions, on all residentially zoned lots. Prohibits private covenants for residentially zoned lots within an urban district from limiting the number of accessory dwelling units below the amount allowed pursuant to State law or the long-term rental of residential units. Part II: Requires any administrative authority to act on any application for subdivision, consolidation, or resubdivision for certain parcels to be vested in the director of the county agency responsible for land use or another county officer. Part III: Amends the calculation of impact fees for certain developments. (CD1)
(S) 5/29/2024- Act 039, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139). CHANG HSG/WAL/JHA  HB1630
SB3207 SD2 HD1 CD1
Department of Education; Superintendent; Salary Cap
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Removes the salary cap of the Superintendent of Education. Makes permanent the annual performance evaluation requirements for the Superintendent of Education. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 149, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250). KIDANI, CHANG, FEVELLA, SHIMABUKURO, Richards, Wakai EDN, FIN
SB3220 SD2 HD2 CD1
PUC; DOT; Motor Carrier Law; Enforcement; Transfer
RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.
Transfers the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation. Makes conforming amendments. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 117, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218). AQUINO CPC, FIN
SB3236 HD1 CD1
Land Trust Act; Beneficial Designation
RELATING TO THE LAND TRUST ACT.
Clarifies that if no personal property designation appears in a recorded instrument, the interests of the beneficiaries shall be real property. (CD1)
(S) 7/1/2024- Act 121, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, SHIMABUKURO JHA, FIN
SB3279 SD1 HD2 CD1
OWR; State of Well-Being Project; Tier 1 and Tier 2 Mental Health Support Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Establishes within the Office of Wellness and Resilience the State of Well-Being Project to assess and enhance Tier 1 and Tier 2 mental health support services for all key stakeholder communities across the State. Makes appropriations to implement the State of Well-Being Project including for the establishment of six full-time equivalent mental health specialist positions within the Office of Wellness and Resilience. (CD1)
(S) 6/28/2024- Act 106, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207). DELA CRUZ, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Moriwaki HUS/HLT, FIN
SB3305 HD2 CD1
Public Charter Schools; Prekindergarten Programs; Statutory Exceptions
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires all public charter schools that exclusively offer prekindergarten programs to adhere to the public charter school law, with certain exceptions. (CD1)
(S) 7/2/2024- Act 154, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255). KIDANI, AQUINO, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Wakai EDN, JHA, FIN
SB3312 SD1 HD2 CD1
Official State Gesture; Shaka; SFCA; Work of Art
RELATING TO STATE GESTURE.
Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location in the State. (CD1)
(S) 6/24/2024- Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kim CAI, JHA  HB2736