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SB2
Constitutional Amendment; BOE; Elected (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the Board of Education back to an elected board. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM. |
AWA |
EDU, JDC/WAM |
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SB3
Police Reports; Access; Investigation; Police Department
RELATING TO POLICE REPORTS.
Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department after a specified period of time. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
HB593 |
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SB4
County Licenses; Outdoor Advertising; Definitions
RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES AND BILLBOARDS.
Clarifies the definitions of the terms "billboards" and "outdoor advertising device" and the acts included in the phrases "displaying an outdoor advertising device" and "maintaining a billboard" as used in state law that governs county licenses for outdoor advertising. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to PSM, CPN. |
RHOADS |
PSM, CPN |
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SB5
Public Improvements; State Building Design and Construction; New State Buildings; Disaster Preparedness; Hurricane; Standards
RELATING TO HURRICANE RESISTANT CRITERIA.
Requires the State to consider hurricane resistant criteria when designing and constructing new state buildings, constructed on or after 7/1/2023, for the capability of providing shelter refuge. |
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1/25/2023- Re-Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM. |
RHOADS |
PSM/GVO, WAM |
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SB6
Department of Human Services; General Assistance; State of Emergency; Emergency Supplementary Income; Eligibility
RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Allows the Department of Human Services to administer and provide public assistance to eligible residents of the State during a Governor-Declared State of Emergency. |
(S)
1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
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SB8
Administrative Rules; Rulemaking; Agencies; Digitally Accessibility; Searchability; Formatting
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
Requires all state agencies adopting, amending, or repealing a rule to make the full text of the rules of the agency available on the website of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in a digitally accessible and searchable format. |
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2/2/2023- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
GVO, JDC |
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SB10
Feral Roosters and Chickens; Management; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Division of State Parks; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FERAL ROOSTERS AND CHICKENS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of State Parks for the management of feral roosters and chickens on state lands. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
RHOADS, KIM, Wakai |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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SB11
Terrorist Screening Database; Terrorist Watch List; Firearms and Ammunition; Gun Permit Application Background Check
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Adds the requirement of notifying the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of the gun permit application background check process. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE |
PSM, JDC |
HB804 |
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SB12
Legislative Terms; Years of Service; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LIMIT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS THAT ANY PERSON MAY SERVE AS A STATE LEGISLATOR.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit any person from serving more than a total of 16 years as a member of the legislature. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
AWA |
JDC, WAM |
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SB13
Corporate Welfare; Phase Out; Interstate Compact
RELATING TO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO PHASE OUT CORPORATE WELFARE.
Adopts the Interstate Compact to Phase Out Corporate Welfare. |
(S)
1/20/2023- Referred to PSM/EET, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, KEITH-AGARAN |
PSM/EET, WAM/JDC |
HB735 |
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SB14
Liquor Commission; Liquor License; Complaints
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Requires the Liquor Commission to record all complaints against any licensee, regardless of whether the complaint is filed during or after the occurrence of the violation. Requires the Liquor Commission to review the history of complaints against any applicant at the time of application for a new license or renewal of an existing license. |
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2/14/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
HB596 |
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SB15 SD1
Vessels; Harbors; Regulation of Noise; Department of Transportation
RELATING TO VESSELS.
Authorizes the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that regulate and limit noise from vessels at harbors, ports, roadsteads, docks, wharves, piers, quays, bulkheads, and landings of the State. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/1/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, LEE |
TCA, CPN/WAM |
HB158 |
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SB16 HD1
Hawaiian Language; State Law
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and then translated into English and if the law has not been subsequently amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English. (HD1) |
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3/20/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Lowen excused (3). |
RHOADS |
JHA, FIN |
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SB17
Medical Informed Consent; Timing; Hawaii Medical Board; Standards
RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT.
Requires the Hawaii Medical Board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure shall be obtained prior to the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
RHOADS |
HHS, CPN |
HB518 |
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SB18 SD1
Corporation Reports; Independent Campaign Expenditures and Political Contributions
RELATING TO CORPORATIONS.
Requires domestic and foreign corporations to provide their shareholders with reports of independent expenditures and political contributions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE |
ECD, JHA |
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SB20 SD1
Child Care Centers for Eligible Children of State Employees; Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish and operate a child care center pilot program on Oahu for eligible children of state employees, one in or near the state capitol and one in Kapolei. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
HB800 |
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SB21
Internet Privacy; Ownership of Data; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO OWN ONE'S OWN DATA.
Proposes to amend Article I of the Hawaii State Constitution by establishing the right of each person to own and have an exclusive property right in the data they generate on the Internet. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, LEE |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB22 SD1
Bed Bugs; Landlords; Rental Dwelling Units; Infestations
RELATING TO BED BUGS.
Prohibits landlords, including those operating in public housing and educational dorm settings, from renting a dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation. Establishes procedures that landlords shall take upon receiving notice of an actual or suspected bed bug infestation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
HSG, JHA |
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SB23
Leaf Blowers; Residential Zones; Restriction; Government Agencies; Exemption; Repeal
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
Clarifies that the residential zone restriction on the use of leaf blowers at certain hours includes residential districts, apartment districts, and business mixed use districts. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies except in cases of emergency. kōkuʻa |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
HB594 |
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SB24
Combustion Engine-Powered Mopeds; Sale; Prohibition; Penalty
RELATING TO MOPEDS.
Prohibits a retailer from selling or offering for sale combustion engine-powered mopeds beginning January 1, 2025. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, Kim |
TCA/CPN, JDC |
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SB25
Liquor Commission; License Renewal; Violations; Denial
RELATING TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION.
Requires the Liquor Commission to deny any renewal for a liquor license if the applicant for renewal has violated any provision of the Intoxicating Liquor Law under chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on three separate occasions during the twelve-month period preceding the renewal application date. |
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2/14/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
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SB26 SD1
Landlord-Tenant Code; Habitability; Retaliatory Evictions
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Prohibits a landlord from recovering possession of a dwelling unit from a tenant if the habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Caps a tenant's liability for rent if the habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Provides remedies for retaliatory evictions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
HSG, JHA |
HB524 |
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SB27
Sale of Combustion Engine-Powered Vehicles; Prohibition; Civil Penalty
RELATING TO VEHICLE SALES.
Prohibits the sale of any new combustion engine-powered vehicle by a person or entity that engages in the practice of selling vehicles to consumers. Imposes a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS |
TCA/CPN, JDC |
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SB28
Department of Transportation; Deputy Director of Highways; Advice and Consent
RELATING TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Deputy Director of Highways of the Department of Transportation to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
RHOADS, LEE |
TCA, JDC |
HB808 |
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SB29
Judiciary; Domestic Abuse; Coercive Control; Litigation Abuse; Custody and Visitation Rights
RELATING TO CUSTODY AND VISITATION.
Adds coercive control and litigation abuse by a parent of a child to the list of factors the court shall consider in determining what constitutes the child's best interest when awarding custody and visitation rights to individuals. Defines "coercive control" and "litigation abuse". |
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1/30/2023- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
HHS, JDC |
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SB30
Domestic Abuse; Order for Protection; Minors; Family Court; Judiciary
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
Specifies that any minor who resides in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse may file a petition for an order of protection or temporary restraining order. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS |
HHS, JDC |
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SB31 SD1
Real Property; Exemption; Attachment; Execution
RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. (SD1) |
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2/1/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, KEITH-AGARAN |
JDC, WAM |
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SB32 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Reapportionment Commission; Office of Hawaiian Affairs (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Amends the State Constitution to require the Reapportionment Commission to establish a reapportionment plan to draw district lines for the total number of members of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Takes effect on July 1, 2050, upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. (SD1) |
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2/2/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, Shimabukuro |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
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SB33
Ammunition; Purchase; Transfer; License to Sell
RELATING TO FIREARMS AMMUNITION.
Requires the licensing of sellers of ammunition, and for the identification and proper permitting of purchasers or possessors of ammunition. Regulates ammunition in the same manner that firearms are regulated. |
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2/10/2023- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE |
PSM/CPN, JDC |
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SB34 SD1
Income Tax Credit; Disposition of Real Property; Owner-Occupants
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Creates a temporary income tax credit for taxpayers who sell real property to owner-occupants. Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AWA, Kidani |
JDC, WAM |
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SB35 SD2
Civil Legal Services; Judiciary; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES.
Appropriates funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/20/2023- Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Lowen excused (3). |
RHOADS, ELEFANTE, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, SHIMABUKURO |
JHA, FIN |
HB811 |
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SB37
Illegal Fireworks; Department of Public Safety; Department of Transportation; Shipping Container Inspection Program; Fees; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Establishes the shipping container inspection program and appropriates funds for the shipping container inspection program. Requires the Department of Public Safety to submit reports to the Legislature on implementation of the shipping container inspection program. Appropriates funds. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kidani, McKelvey |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
HB809 |
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SB38
Vital Statistics; Birth Certificate; Gender Marker
RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
Beginning 1/1/2024, allows a qualified applicant to change their sex designation on their birth certificate. Establishes information required for an applicant to change their sex designation on their birth certificate. Requires the Department of Health to create and make available necessary forms beginning 7/1/2023. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE |
HHS, JDC |
HB805 |
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SB39
Law Enforcement Activities; Recordings; Private Right of Action
RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
Establishes the right of persons to record law enforcement activities. Establishes a private right of action for violations of the right to record law enforcement activities. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, Keith-Agaran |
PSM, JDC |
HB806 |
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SB40 SD1
Discriminatory Reporting; Protected Class; Law Enforcement Officer; Civil Remedy
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
Establishes provisions relating to civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to a law enforcement officer. Provides that a person who contacts a law enforcement officer to come to a location to contact a person on the basis of the person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity with the specific intent to infringe upon the person's rights under the Hawaii State Constitution or United State Constitution; discriminate against the person; cause the person to feel harassed, humiliated, or embarrassed; cause the person to be expelled from a place that the person is lawfully located; damage the person's reputation or standing within the community; or damage the person's financial, economic, consumer, or business prospects or interest shall be civilly liable. Requires the Department of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, to provide guidance to the public on the enactment of this Act. Effective January 1, 2024, requires the Department of Law Enforcement to also provide guidance on this Act. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to LGO, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, Shimabukuro |
LGO, JHA, FIN |
HB807 |
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SB41
Labor; Unpaid Internships; Students; Guidelines
RELATING TO LABOR.
Establishes clear criteria for unpaid student internship programs under the state wage laws. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
RHOADS, KEITH-AGARAN |
LBT, JDC |
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SB42
Labor; Shift Schedules; Fair Scheduling; Work Schedules; Notice; Employee; Employer
RELATING TO FAIR SCHEDULING.
Requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the employee's shift schedule at least ten calendar days before the employee is scheduled to work, under certain circumstances. Requires certain employers to pay their employees twice as much as their regular rate of pay for time worked when their shift schedule was not timely given. |
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1/30/2023- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, Keith-Agaran |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB43
Employment; State and County Employers; Payment of Wages
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Amends the definition of "employer" in chapter 388, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that chapter has no comparable provision in chapter 78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to public officers and employees. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC |
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SB44 SD2 HD3
State Water Code; Commission on Water Resource Management; Penalties; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
Creates a minimum penalty and raises the maximum penalty for every violation of the State Water Code. Clarifies that each day a violation exists or continues is a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the circumstances of the violation. Appropriates funds for positions in the Commission on Water Resource Management. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
RHOADS |
WAL, JHA, FIN |
HB153, HB362 |
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SB46
Marriage; Legal Age
RELATING TO MARRIAGE OF MINORS.
Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
HHS, JDC |
HB206 |
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SB47 HD2
Elections; Ballot; Arrangement of Candidate Names; Randomization
RELATING TO ARRANGEMENT OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON BALLOTS.
Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots, to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
RHOADS |
JHA |
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SB48
Submerged Lands; Sea-Level Rise; Penalties; Easements
RELATING TO STATE LANDS.
Establishes penalties for failure to comply with certain submerged land reclamation regulations. Adds requirements for presently reclaimed land to be disposed of by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, without recourse to public auction, to an abutting owner, by sale, or by lease. Provides requirements for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease state submerged lands and lands beneath tidal waters. |
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1/25/2023- Re-Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, Keith-Agaran |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB49
Firearms; Possession Prohibited While Intoxicated
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Establishes the offense of possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated as a petty misdemeanor. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
HB331 |
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SB50
Plastic Straws; Prohibition; Fine; Exemption
RELATING TO PLASTIC STRAWS.
Prohibits the distribution, sale, and provision of plastic straws, except for those who request single-use plastic straws for medical reasons. Establishes a fine for violators. Takes effect 1/1/2024. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to AEN/CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS |
AEN/CPN, JDC |
HB326 |
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SB52 SD1
Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Members; Board of Trustees; Elections; Reapportionment Commission
RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Amends the process for electing members to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. Requires the Reapportionment Commission to establish a reapportionment plan for five members of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs so that they are elected according to their respective districts, rather than an at-large statewide election for each seat. Requires that of the remaining four members of the Board of Trustees of the Office Hawaiian Affairs, two shall reside in an urban district of the State and two shall reside in a rural district of the State. (SD1) |
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2/2/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
RHOADS, Shimabukuro |
HWN, JDC |
HB66 |
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SB53
Firearms Possession; Surrender or Disposal
RELATING TO FIREARMS POSSESSION.
Requires individuals denied a firearm permit or otherwise disqualified from possessing firearms and certain defendants to provide a sworn statement that the individual has disposed of any firearms and ammunition in the individual's possession. Requires the applicable chief of police to search firearm permit and registration records for those individuals before serving a protective order or restraining order involving firearms or ammunition, and to seize any firearms or ammunition that were not disposed of. Requires police to seize firearms and ammunition in domestic abuse cases that are in plain view of the officer or discovered by consensual search. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM, JDC |
HB64 |
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SB54 SD1 HD1
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers; Prohibition; Fines; Government Agency Exemption; Repeal
RELATING TO GASOLINE-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS.
Prohibits the operation of gasoline-powered leaf blowers in any urban land use districts. Increases the amounts of fines for violations of leaf blower restrictions and provides for the forfeiture of gasoline-powered leaf blowers upon a third violation. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies and their agents. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
RHOADS |
EEP, CPC |
HB575 |
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SB55 SD2
Income Tax Credit for Low-Income Household Renters; Adjustments
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
Increases the income thresholds and credit amounts of the income tax credit for low-income household renters by using tax brackets for individuals and different categories of households. Annually adjusts the income thresholds and credit amounts for inflation, based on the consumer price index. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to ECD/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
ECD/HSG, FIN |
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SB56 SD2
Audible Reverse Warning Systems; Broadband Sound; Department of Transportation
RELATING TO AUDIBLE VEHICLE REVERSE WARNING SYSTEMS.
Requires the use of broadband audible reverse warning systems (back-up beepers) on state and county-owned vehicles purchased on or after 1/1/2026. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to provide an exemption in the event broadband sirens are unavailable. (SD2) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to LGO, CPC, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
LGO, CPC |
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SB57 SD2 HD2
Judiciary; ‘Olelo Hawai‘i Initiatives; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY'S `ŌLELO HAWAI`I INITIATIVES.
Appropriates funds to the judiciary to support the ‘Olelo Hawai‘i Initiatives. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
RHOADS, Awa, Shimabukuro |
JHA, FIN |
HB267 |
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SB58
Environmental and Agricultural Affirmation; Tourism; Declaration Form; Department of Agriculture; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION.
Modifies the existing plant and animal declaration form to also require in-bound travelers to the State to acknowledge state laws, federal laws, and individual responsibility to protect the environment and agriculture of the State. Requires all other documents travelers are required to complete to enter the State, except documents only relating to a dangerous communicable disease, to include an environmental and agricultural affirmation. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to AEN/EET, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, Shimabukuro |
AEN/EET, JDC |
HB592 |
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SB59
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program; Manufacturing Assistance Grant Program; Excelerator Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for its manufacturing assistance programs. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, WAKAI, Shimabukuro |
EET, WAM |
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SB60
Controlled Substances; Prescriptions; Out-Of-State Prescribers
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes state-licensed and credentialed physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, who are not physically in the State, to issue prescriptions for certain controlled substances under a limited circumstance. Authorizes pharmacies to dispense the prescriptions. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Shimabukuro |
HHS, CPN |
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SB61
Health; Associate Physicians; Licensure
RELATING TO ASSOCIATE PHYSICIANS.
Creates a new category of professional licensure for associate physicians, which are recent medical school graduates who have passed certain medical exams but have not been placed into a residency program and who work under the supervision of a licensed physician to provide primary care in medically underserved areas. Prescribes the scope of practice of associate physicians. Creates requirements for collaborative practice agreements between associate physicians and collaborating physicians. Authorizes associate physicians to prescribe certain controlled substances. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Wakai |
HHS, CPN |
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SB62 SD2 HD1
UH; John A. Burns School of Medicine; Medical Residencies and Training; Hawaii Medical Education Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Reestablishes the Hawaii medical education special fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii medical education special fund to the John A. Burns School of Medicine for graduate medical education and training programs, to create more residencies and training opportunities on the neighbor islands for medical students, and for medical student and residency training opportunities in partnership with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEOHOKALOLE, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
HLT/HET, FIN |
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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) |
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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 |
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SB64 SD1 HD1
Medicare Supplement Insurance; Medigap Insurance; Guaranteed-Issue Open Enrollment Period; Insurance Commissioner; Rules
RELATING TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE.
Requires the insurance commissioner to establish an annual enrollment period for medigap insurance plans. Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage during the open enrollment period. Prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or making any premium rate distinctions due to various reasons, including health status. Requires the insurance commissioner to amend or adopt rules accordingly. Effective 12/31/3000. (HD1) |
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3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
KEOHOKALOLE, FUKUNAGA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB539 |
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SB65
Objectives and Policies; Visitor Industry; State Tourism Functional Plan; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Office of Planning and Sustainability
RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.
Incorporates a regenerative framework into the State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires an update to the State Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024. |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, Dela Cruz, Wakai |
EET/WTL, WAM |
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SB66 SD1
Harassment; Fishers
RELATING TO FISHING SAFETY.
Prohibits purposeful harassment with the intent to prevent the taking of fish by persons who are fishing in state waters. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/16/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN |
WTL, JDC |
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SB68 SD1
Historic Preservation; Historic Property
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations with cultural practices once carried out, or still carried out, at the property or associations with traditional beliefs, events, or oral accounts that are important to history, traditional practices, and cultural identity. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
INOUYE, Dela Cruz, Shimabukuro |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB69
Coastal Zone Management; Sea Level Rise; Adaptation Strategies
RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.
Includes the establishment of a consistent and balanced framework for developing and implementing sea level rise adaptation strategies as an objective of the Coastal Zone Management Program. Includes the promotion of research, study, and understanding of the suitability and impacts of different sea level rise adaptation as a policy of the Coastal Zone Management Program. Includes the maintenance of a balance between public and private interests in implementing sea level rise adaptation and consideration of all appropriate sea level rise adaptations as policies of the Coastal Zone Management Program. Includes as a policy of the Coastal Zone Management Program that any construction on shoreline be allowed if it is determined to preserve, protect, or rehabilitate the beach of be considered vital development. Requires the County Planning Commission to allow proposed development within the shoreline area and within the sea level rise exposure area under certain circumstances. Prohibits any policy or guideline for setting special area use permit application procedures that has the effect of a rule without complying with the rulemaking process. Preempts any rule, policy, or guideline inconsistent with the Special Management Area Guidelines. Allows counties to require that shoreline setback lines be established at greater distances in certain circumstances. Provides that no variance be denied for maintenance, renovation, or repair of a lawful nonconforming structure with exceptions. |
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2/6/2023- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, Dela Cruz, Shimabukuro |
WTL, WAM/JDC |
HB770 |
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SB70 SD1 HD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Conservation and Resources Enforcement Program; Law Enforcement; Accreditation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to pursue and obtain accreditation for the Conservation and Resources Enforcement Program from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Shimabukuro |
EEP, FIN |
HB767 |
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SB71 SD1
Environmental Review; Wells; Department of Agriculture; Leased Lands; Food Production; Exemption
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well and well appurtenances on lands leased from the Department of Agriculture from environmental review requirements, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food production. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/8/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM, with Senator Elefante voting "Aye, with reservations". |
INOUYE, GABBARD |
WTL/AEN, JDC/WAM |
HB699 |
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SB72 SD2
Renewable Energy; Public Utilities Commission; Electric Public Utilities
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
For applications filed on or after July 1, 2023, requires the Public Utilities Commission to render decisions on certain renewable projects, power purchase agreements, and cost recovery applications within one hundred eighty days of the filing of the application and establishes procedures and requirements for the applications. Exempts certain power purchase agreement amendments from the Public Utilities Commission review and approval process in certain circumstances. Requires a public utility requesting an amendment to a power purchase agreement to submit an informational filing to the Public Utilities Commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
INOUYE, DELA CRUZ, Wakai |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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SB73 SD1
HDOA; Agricultural Park Leases; Extension
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.
Allows the Department of Agriculture to extend the agricultural park lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of 15 years or less; provided that the land covered by the lease is 25 acres or less and located in a county with a population of less than 500,000. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/18/2024- This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 03-20-24 9:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
INOUYE, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Kanuha |
AGR/WAL, FIN |
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SB74 SD1
Special Management Areas; Development; Definition; Exclusions; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Establishes additional exclusions from the definition of "development" as it applies to special management areas to reduce the need for special management area permits for certain activities. Repeals the 7,500 square foot threshold for single-family residence and authorizes the counties to further define single-family residence by ordinance for purposes of "development". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to WAL, JHA , referral sheet 17 |
INOUYE, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, Keith-Agaran |
WAL, JHA |
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SB75 SD2 HD1
State Historic Preservation Division; DLNR; Inventory; Burial Sites; Historic Properties; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological surface survey. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
INOUYE, AQUINO, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Shimabukuro |
WAL, FIN |
HB766 |
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SB76
Historic Preservation Reviews; Counties; State Historic Preservation Division; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
Transfers authority for certain project reviews from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Counties. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to certify third-party reviewers and defines the role of third-party reviewers. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allocate to the Counties. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to WTL, WAM. |
INOUYE, MCKELVEY, Kanuha, Keith-Agaran |
WTL, WAM |
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SB77 SD1
Hawaii Department of Agriculture; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Non-Agricultural Park Lands; Transfer; Easements
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.
Before the transfer of non-agricultural park lands, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to request information from the Department of Land and Natural Resources related to the establishment of necessary and reasonable easements upon the lands. Amends legislative findings regarding non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Requires the Department of Agriculture, prior to offering a lease, to inquire with the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding any easements required for access to landlocked forest reserves or other assets on the lands subject to the lease. Continue to require the lessee to maintain a conservation plan. Requires approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Board of Agriculture before removing pasture lands for reforestation, or other public purposes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to WAL/AGR, JHA, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
INOUYE, AQUINO, GABBARD, KANUHA, Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran |
WAL/AGR, JHA, FIN |
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SB78
Auditor; Performance Audit; Department of Land and Natural Resources; State Historic Preservation Division
RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' State Historic Preservation Division. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, ELEFANTE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz, Wakai |
WTL, WAM |
HB763 |
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SB79 SD1
Board of Land and Natural Resources; Lease Extensions; Hilo Community Economic District
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Repeals the requirement for Board of Land and Natural Resources approval for lease extensions in the Hilo Community Economic District. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use the current tax assessed value when offering lease extensions to lessees. Requires all applications to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for an extension of fixed rental periods or lease terms to be made within 180 days and confirm lease extensions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
INOUYE, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
HB534 |
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SB80
Search and Rescue; Costs; Mandatory Reimbursement; Counties; Administrative Rules
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements. |
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2/10/2023- The committee(s) on WTL/PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-13-23 3:02PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. |
INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
WTL/PSM, JDC |
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SB81 SD2
Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Board of Land and Natural Resources; Conservation District
RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority shall supersede the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority for all lands designated under the state conservation district. Specifying that the Chairperson of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, with approval of the Board of Regents subject to quorum and majority requirements, may designate a member of the Board of Regents or past member of the Board of Regents with experience with Mauna Kea, to serve as the Chairperson of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents' Designee. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ganaden, Kapela, Perruso voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
INOUYE |
WAL, JHA, FIN |
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SB82 SD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Division; Board of Land and Natural Resources; Public Land Leases; Revocable Permits; Powers
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Limits the discretion of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Land Division by requiring the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve all revoked, limited, condemned, removed, or modified public land leases or revocable permits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/23/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
INOUYE |
WTL, JDC |
HB272 |
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SB83
Capital Improvement Program; First Senatorial District; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the First Senatorial District. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
WAM |
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SB84 SD1
Sustainable Food Systems Working Group; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Plan; Report; Statewide Sustainability Program; Sustainability Specialists; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
Establishes the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop a plan for a more sustainable, resilient local food economy and to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to establish the working group, develop the plan, and fund an unspecified number of sustainability specialist positions within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development's Statewide Sustainability Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/8/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, Shimabukuro |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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SB85 SD1
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Land Use; Rural District Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to perform a study to refine rural district policies and make recommendations to facilitate the reclassification of lands from the agricultural district to the rural district. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, KANUHA, Keith-Agaran |
WTL, WAM |
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SB86 SD1 HD1
HDOA; State Agriculture Functional Plan; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY.
Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to update the State Agriculture Functional Plan to include other agricultural economic updates that expand the State's priority on food by increasing local food self-sufficiency and exports. Requires the Governor to submit the updated plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
INOUYE, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
AGR, FIN |
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SB87 SD1
Green Jobs Youth Corps; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE GREEN JOBS YOUTH CORPS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its partner, or partners, for the continuation of benefits of the Green Jobs Youth Corps. Takes effect 07/01/2050. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Elefante |
WTL, WAM |
HB361 |
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SB88
Privately-Owned Roadways; Fuel Tax; State Tax
RELATING TO ROADS.
Allows for a percentage of general excise and fuel taxes generated by the counties to be used for maintenance of private roadways that are open to the public. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM/TCA, WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, Keith-Agaran |
PSM/TCA, WAM |
HB271 |
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SB89 SD1
Marine Management Areas; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO MARINE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to comply with Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, when designating marine management areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/16/2023- The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz |
WAL, JHA |
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SB90
Water Use Permits; Board of Land and Natural Resources; Establish Positions; Repeal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATER USE PERMITS.
Repeals section 171-58, Hawaii Revised Statutes to eliminate the Board of Land and Natural Resources' power to issue water use permits. Establishes positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management. Appropriates funds. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO |
WTL, WAM |
HB762 |
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SB91 SD1
Agrivoltaic; Renewable Energy; Agriculture; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Study; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE LAND USE.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study to assess the possible implementation of widescale agrivoltaic adaptation and use statewide. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to submit a report to the Legislature. Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/16/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, CHANG, DECOITE, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY |
WTL/EET, WAM |
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SB92 SD1
Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Areas; Designations; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREAS.
Establishes a time limitation for community-based subsistence fishing area designations; provided that the Department of Land and Natural Resources may consider extending a designation in the year prior to the designation's expiration unless the designation is made through statute before its expiration. Establishes that designations made by statute shall remain valid for not more than years. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a status report to the Legislature, Board of Land and Natural Resources, and community-based subsistence fishing area stakeholders every five years. Repeals section 188-22.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishing the Haena community-based subsistence fishing area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/7/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
INOUYE, Shimabukuro |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB93 SD1 HD1
Recycled Water; Water Reuse Zones; County Agencies; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO REUSE ZONES.
Requires county agencies producing recycled water to establish water reuse zones within their service areas by January 1, 2024. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/23/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima excused (2). |
INOUYE, AQUINO, GABBARD, MCKELVEY |
WAL, FIN |
HB768 |
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SB94 SD2 HD1
Special Activity Permit; Aquatic Research; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SPECIAL ACTIVITY PERMITS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve or deny an application for a special activity permit for aquatic research within ninety days from the date that it was submitted. Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources to support the special activity permit review process. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
INOUYE, GABBARD, Dela Cruz |
WAL, FIN |
HB769 |
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SB95
Department of Human Services; Child Support; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; Employer; Fines; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.
Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving public assistance. Requires the Department of Human Services to disregard passed-through child support payments when calculating the income of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance. Increases the maximum fine for an employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against a noncustodial parent subject to income withholding or who fails to comply with an order of assignment of future income to pay child support. Appropriates funds. |
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2/13/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, FUKUNAGA, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro |
HHS/JDC, WAM |
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SB96
Aquaculture Development Branch; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Aquaculture and Livestock Services Branch; Department of Agriculture; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Establishes the Aquaculture Development Branch within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the rights, powers, functions, duties, employees, and other capital of the Aquaculture and Livestock Services Branch of the Department of Agriculture to the new Aquaculture Development Branch. Makes appropriations. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to AEN/EET, WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, AWA, KEOHOKALOLE, Gabbard, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AEN/EET, WAM |
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SB97 SD1
Public Lands; Hilo Community Economic District; Lease Extension; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Board of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources shall not unilaterally amend the terms and conditions of any lease of public lands being extended pursuant to Act 149, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as otherwise provided therein; and if the Board of Land and Natural Resources wishes to amend the terms and conditions of any lease of public lands being extended to reflect the Board's most current lease form and leasing practices and policies, such lease form and leasing practices and policies must be included in the rules of the Board. Defines "lease of public lands". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
INOUYE, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
HB273 |
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SB98 SD2
DLNR; Aquatic Resources Division; Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program; Federal Funding; Reports
RELATING TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources to submit an annual report to the Legislature, beginning in 2025, summarizing the Division's expenditure of funds received from the federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program for the preceding year and providing the recipient and purpose of each expenditure. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WAL, FIN |
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SB99 SD1 HD1
HDOA; Meat and Poultry Inspection Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish, implement, and administer a meat and poultry inspection program. Appropriates funds for the establishment, implementation, and administration of the program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
INOUYE, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
AGR, FIN |
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SB100 SD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION.
Appropriates funds for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission and to fund three full-time equivalent (3.00 FTE) permanent positions for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/3/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, ELEFANTE, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Keith-Agaran |
WTL/HWN, WAM |
HB354 |
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SB101 SD1
Mobility Management Task Force; DOT; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON MOBILITY MANAGEMENT, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ACT 214, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2013.
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of the statewide Mobility Management Task Force, established pursuant to Act 214, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, in consultation with the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Executive Office on Aging and other stakeholder groups. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, AQUINO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Shimabukuro |
HHS/TCA, WAM |
HB415 |
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SB102
General Excise Tax; Medical Services; Exemptions
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts services provided by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or licensed medical practitioner from the general excise tax. |
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2/3/2023- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB103
Emergency Management; State of Emergency; Electronic Media Transmission
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Removes the ability for a Mayor or the Governor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
INOUYE, MCKELVEY, Shimabukuro |
PSM, JDC |
HB522 |
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SB104
Department of Education; Hawaii Educational Expenditure Trust Fund
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the Hawaii Educational Expenditure Trust Fund as a separate fund of the Department of Education for improving the education of, and supporting the programs benefiting, the students of the Hawaii public school system. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KIDANI, KANUHA, Richards |
EDU, WAM |
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SB106 SD2 HD2
DOH; DOE; Report; COVID-19; Schools
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. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KIDANI, KANUHA, Fevella, Kim, Richards |
HLT, EDN, FIN |
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SB107 SD1 HD1
Education; Board of Education; Chairperson
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Authorizes a majority of the members of the Board of Education to elect a chairperson from among the members of the Board. Allows the members to annually elect a chairperson upon the start of the next confirmed term for members. Removes the requirement that the chairperson be an at-large member. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
KIDANI, KANUHA, KIM, Fevella, Richards |
EDN, FIN |
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SB108
Instructional Materials; Assistive Technology; Eligible Students; Technology Mediated Instruction; National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
RELATING TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
Adopts the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard for use by the Department of Education in preparation of instructional materials for eligible students. Defines "eligible student" in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Copyright Act. Requires the Department of Education to obtain instructional materials in accessible formats whenever available from the publisher or the National Instructional Materials Access Center when materials are not available from the publisher in the appropriate, accessible format needed by an eligible student. Requires instructional materials to be sufficient for grade level progress by eligible students. Requires the Department of Education to provide assistive technology devices and services for eligible students. Repeals requirements for publishers to provide computer diskettes conforming to American Standard Code for Information Interchange. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
KIDANI, KANUHA, Richards |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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SB111
Public Employment; Employees; COVID-19; Vaccination Policies; Emergency Proclamation; Reinstatement
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Requires state agencies to offer individuals who resigned or were dismissed from employment for not complying with vaccination or testing requirements the option to be reinstated, with back pay, to the position that person held prior to their termination. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
AWA, Aquino |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
HB52 |
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SB112
Tourism; Tourism Liaison Officer; Office of the Governor; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Establishes the position of the Tourism Liaison Officer within the Office of the Governor. Makes an appropriation. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
WAKAI, Kanuha, Kidani |
EET, WAM |
HB1239 |
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SB113 SD2 HD1
Hawaii Made Program; DBEDT; Production; Made in Hawaii Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE LABELING OF PRODUCTS.
Clarifies that calculations to determine whether a non-perishable good labeled "Hawaii Made" has met the requirement that at least 51% of the wholesale value of the product is added by production within the State include operating and overhead expenses incurred and spent within the State. Appropriates funds to promote and develop the "Made in Hawaii" brand. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
WAKAI, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Awa, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro |
ECD, CPC, FIN |
HB266 |
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SB114
Department of Agriculture; Animal Industry Division; Aquaculture Program; Aquatic Biorisk-based Framework; Biocontainment Standards Framework; Aquatic Livestock
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Requires the Animal Industry Division of the Department of Agriculture to administer an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Animal Industry Division to develop a risk-based framework for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process and to undertake certain activities to develop and expand the aquaculture industry. Defines aquatic biorisk, aquatic livestock, and biocontainment. |
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2/8/2023- Re-Referred to AEN, JDC/WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MORIWAKI, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
AEN, JDC/WAM |
HB489 |
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SB115
Aquaculture; Aquacultural Area Lease Program; Department of Agriculture; State Facilities; State Lands; State Marine Waters; Ocean and Submerged Lands
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture, an Aquacultural Area Lease Program for the purpose of identifying state facilities, state lands, and state marine waters that are suitable for use and lease as commercial aquacultural areas. Allows agencies having control and management of identified aquacultural areas to lease the facilities, lands, and waters to the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of the Act. Allows the program to use the moneys in the Aquaculture Development Special Fund to carry out the purposes of the Act and requires the revenues obtained from aquacultural area leases to be deposited into the Aquaculture Development Special Fund. Imposes penalties and civil and criminal liabilities. Exempts the program from being subject to the Hawaii Ocean and Submerged Lands Leasing Act. |
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2/8/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, LEE, Kidani, Kim |
AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM |
HB488 |
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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) |
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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 |
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SB117
Special Number Plates; Carissa Kainani Moore; Motor Vehicles; Moore Aloha Charitable Foundation
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Carissa Kainani Moore. |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, DELA CRUZ, Shimabukuro |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
HB338 |
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SB118
Special Number Plates; Honolulu Museum of Art; Commemoration
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate the Honolulu Museum of Art. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
WAKAI, INOUYE, KANUHA, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
HB477 |
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SB119 SD1
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Performing Arts Pilot Program; Performing Arts Pilot Program Committee; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Establishes the Performing Arts Pilot Program Committee to establish the Performing Arts Pilot Program to select, review, and fund grant proposals for performing arts events. Clarifies the scope of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' responsibilities to include administration of the Performing Arts Pilot Program. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, KEITH-AGARAN, Kidani, McKelvey, Shimabukuro |
TCA/GVO, WAM |
HB476 |
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SB120
University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund; University of Hawaii Foundation
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Removes the $3 million cap on the amount the University of Hawaii System can expend from the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund for the University of Hawaii Foundation. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
WAKAI |
HRE, WAM |
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SB121
Firearms; Sensitive Places; Penalties
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Prohibits the carrying of a firearm in sensitive places. Defines sensitive places. Establishes penalties. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
WAKAI, DELA CRUZ, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, RHOADS, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
PSM, JDC |
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SB122
Firearms; Permits to Acquire; Safety and Training Requirements; Aliens; Fee
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Establishes uniform firearms safety and training requirements for applicants of permits to acquire firearms, regardless of firearm type. Prohibits the issuance of permits to acquire firearms to aliens who are not state law enforcement officers. Requires a fee of not less than $100 for permits, or applications for permits. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. |
WAKAI, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB123
Firearms; Reporting Requirements; Penalties
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Requires a person to report the person's lost, stolen, or destroyed firearms to the appropriate county police department. Establishes penalties for failure to report and false reporting. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
WAKAI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
PSM, JDC |
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SB124
Firearms; Prohibition; School Property; School Buses; School-Sponsored Functions
RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF FIREARMS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Prohibits the possession of firearms on school property and school buses and at school-sponsored functions. Exempts certain law enforcement officers and instructors and participants of certain educational or training programs. Establishes that violators are guilty of a class B felony. Requires children enrolled in school who are in violation to be excluded from school attendance for not less than one year. Defines school, school bus, school property, and school-sponsored function. |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
WAKAI, DELA CRUZ, INOUYE, LEE, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Kim |
PSM/EDU, JDC |
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SB125
Tip Credit; Minimum Wage; Employment
RELATING TO THE TIP CREDIT.
Beginning January 1, 2024, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage. |
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2/1/2023- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
WAKAI, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro |
LBT, WAM |
HB1372 |
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SB126
Noise; Motor Vehicles; Sound Amplification Systems
RELATING TO NOISE.
Prohibits the operation of a vehicle sound amplification system that can be heard outside the vehicle from a distance of thirty feet or more while the vehicle is on a public roadway, street, or highway, or within any residential zone or district. Establishes penalties for violations. Makes certain exemptions |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, JDC. |
WAKAI |
TCA/PSM, JDC |
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SB127
Bicycle; Moped; Registration; Fee; Refund
RELATING TO BICYCLE AND MOPED FEES.
Allows the registration fee for bicycles and mopeds to be refundable and prorated. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
WAKAI |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
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SB128
Noise Violation Monitoring System Program; Established; State Community Noise Code; Vehicles; Noise Pollution; Fines; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION.
Establishes the photo noise violation monitoring system law. Establishes the Photo Noise Violation Monitoring System Program to enforce the State Community Noise Code, implemented by the State on any state or county highways within the respective county. Allows the State to establish and implement a photo noise violation monitoring system imposing monetary liability on the registered owner of a motor vehicle for failure to comply with the State Community Noise Code. Establishes fines. Establishes the Photo Noise Violation Monitoring System Program Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Prohibits the use, ownership, and sale of excessively loud vehicles. Increases maximum fines. Appropriates funds. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, LEE, RHOADS, Kidani, Kim, Wakai |
TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB129 SD1 HD2
Department of Human Services; No Cost Emergency Shelter and Related Services; Minors; Consent; Providers
RELATING TO MINORS.
Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor children. Makes permanent the amendments to the definition of "provider" as it relates to entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to consenting minors. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
CHANG, AQUINO, LEE, MCKELVEY, Inouye, Kidani, Richards |
HUS, JHA, FIN |
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SB130 SD1
Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; Foreign Court; Family Court; Apostasy; Religion; Homosexuality; Capital Punishment; Application
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT.
Allows state courts discretion to not enforce a child-custody determination of a foreign country if the child-custody law of the foreign country imposes capital punishment for apostasy, religious or political beliefs, or homosexuality, and a parent or child demonstrates risk of being subject to the law. Defines "apostasy". Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD1) |
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3/24/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
CHANG, MCKELVEY, Kidani |
JHA |
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SB131
Prohibited Acts Related to Female Genital Mutilation; Penal Code; Department of Health; Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; County Prosecutors; Annual Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
Establishes the class B felony offense of prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation. Requires prosecuting attorneys of the respective counties to keep annual statistics on cases involving prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation. Requires the Administrator of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to annually compile and report these county statistics to the Legislature. Establishes mandatory reporting requirements for ongoing or suspected cases of prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation. Appropriates funds. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM/HHS, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards |
PSM/HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB132
Substance Abuse Treatment; Nonreligious Programs; Written Notification
RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Requires a written notice to defendants and eligible paroled prisoners of their right to complete a nonreligious substance abuse treatment program. Requires a list of nonreligious substance abuse treatment programs to be provided. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to PSM/HHS, JDC. |
CHANG, LEE, RHOADS, Inouye, Kidani, Richards |
PSM/HHS, JDC |
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SB133
Department of Education; School Days; Start Time
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the - school year, requires public high schools to start at 9:00 a.m. and public elementary and middle schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Requires the Department of Education to adjust state-provided bus and school meal schedules accordingly. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG, INOUYE, LEE, Keohokalole, McKelvey |
EDU, WAM |
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SB134
Water Fluoridation; Department of Health; Water Testing; Training; Report
RELATING TO WATER FLUORIDATION.
Establishes water fluoridation requirements for privately-owned and government entity water suppliers in the State to conform with the United States Department of Health and Human Services standards for optimal water fluoridation levels. Exempts federal water suppliers. Requires water suppliers to test water systems for fluoride levels at intervals established by the Department of Health. Requires the Department of Health to provide training to water suppliers for the implementation of water fluoridation. Requires the Department of Health to submit annual reports to the Legislature. |
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1/25/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, RHOADS, Kidani |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB135
Zero Net Vehicle Growth Policy; Dealers; Import
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Beginning January 1, , establishes a zero net vehicle growth policy in the State to ensure that the number of vehicles in the State does not exceed the vehicle threshold. Prohibits the importation of a vehicle into the State unless the dealer or individual importing the vehicle demonstrates proof that an existing vehicle in the State was recycled, destroyed, or transported out of the State and the importation of the vehicle does not cause the total number of vehicles in the State to exceed the vehicle threshold. Requires proof of compliance for dealers and individuals importing vehicles into the State. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to TCA, CPN/WAM. |
CHANG, Kidani |
TCA, CPN/WAM |
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SB136
Procurement Code; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Evaluation; State and County Redevelopment; Housing
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires that in evaluating and determining the award for redevelopment of state or county lands through competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals, the number of housing units proposed shall constitute forty per cent of the evaluation score regardless of whether the development of housing is proposed. Applies to the urban areas of state or county land located within a one-half mile radius of mass transit stops or stations. |
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2/9/2023- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
CHANG, AQUINO, Keith-Agaran, Kidani |
HOU/WTL, WAM |
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SB137
Gender Equity; Public Restrooms
RELATING TO GENDER EQUITY.
Requires that restrooms and toilet facilities of public amusement facilities constructed, renovated, retrofitted, or installed after 1/1/2024 have two female-use toilets for each male-use toilet or urinal. Requires certain state building construction that is constructed or substantially modified after 1/1/2024 to provide for the installation of a gender-neutral bathroom with at least three stalls. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB138
Board of Education; Asian American History; Curriculum
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Board of Education to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history. Requires the Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school complex areas instructional material that shall be the guidelines for development of the Asian American history education in each school and monitor compliance. Requires that each school complex area determines the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction in Asian American history. Requires Asian American history to be taught in each public school commencing the 2023-2024 school year. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Kidani, Richards |
EDU, WAM |
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SB139 SD2 HD1
HPHA; OHA; Study; Affordable Housing; State-Owned Lands; Mass Transit; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO IMPORTANT HOUSING LANDS.
Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct a study identifying certain state-owned lands located within a one-half mile radius of any rail mass transit station, including lands owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and excluding lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, that are most suitable for constructing at least one hundred thousand housing units. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct the study, or contract services to conduct the study. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
CHANG, AQUINO, ELEFANTE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards |
HSG/WAL, FIN |
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SB140 SD1
Housing Shortage; Housing Sites; Housing Demands; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs and identify adequate sites for housing sufficient to meet housing demands for all income levels each year. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, KANUHA, Elefante, McKelvey, Richards, Wakai |
WTL/HOU, WAM |
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SB142
Income Tax; Mortgage Interest Deduction
RELATING TO THE MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION.
Eliminates the mortgage interest deduction for second homes under Hawaii income tax law. Requires the Department of Taxation to calculate the savings and report the revenue gained to the Director of Finance by September 1 of each year. |
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2/27/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
CHANG, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani, Wakai |
WAM |
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SB143
Retail Service Stations; Gas Dispensing Equipment; Warning Labels; Health; Environment; Climate Change; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Requires self-service stations to put labels on gas dispensing equipment that advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment. |
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1/26/2023- The committee(s) on AEN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 01-27-23 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. |
CHANG, AQUINO, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards |
AEN, CPN |
HB1277 |
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SB144
Compacts of Free Association; Task Force; Census; Department of Human Services
RELATING TO COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION.
Establishes the compacts of Free Association Census Task Force within the Department of Human Services to conduct a census of COFA residents in Hawaii. |
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2/13/2023- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
CHANG, AQUINO, LEE, RHOADS, Elefante, Ihara, Kidani, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB145
Procurement; Competitive Sealed Proposals
RELATING TO COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS.
Allows offerors to revise their proposals after the submission deadline and prior to award so that the purchasing agency may obtain a best offer, not only a best and final offer. Allows a purchasing agency to conduct alternative negotiation methods to award a contract solicited through competitive sealed proposals. Removes the requirements to (1) award a contract solicited through competitive sealed proposals based solely on price and evaluation factors and (2) file the basis on which the award of a contract solicited through competitive sealed proposals was made. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, Kidani, Richards |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB146
Procurement; Professional Services; List of Qualified Persons
RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
Allows procuring agencies to use a list of qualified persons for a particular professional service for up to three years. Allows purchasing agencies to waive any requirement for professional service providers who are on a prepared list of qualified persons to submit an updated list of qualifications and expressions of interest for at least three years from the date that the prepared list was created. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to GVO, WAM. |
CHANG, Keith-Agaran, McKelvey, Richards |
GVO, WAM |
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SB147
Mental Health Screenings; Behavioral Health Screenings; Department of Education; Students; Staff; K-12; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Education to administer annual mental health or behavioral health screenings to all students, faculty, and staff members at public schools. Appropriates funds. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
CHANG, Elefante, Richards |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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SB148
Tobacco Products; Electronic Smoking Device; Prohibition; Date of Birth
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Prohibits the sale or furnishing of a tobacco product or electronic smoking device to a person born on or after January 1, 2003. Prohibits the possession or consumption of a tobacco product in a public place by a person born on or after January 1, 2003, with certain exemptions. Prohibits the purchase or possession of any tobacco product or electronic smoking device by a person born on or after January 1, 2003, with certain exemptions. Effective 1/1/2024. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to CPN/HHS, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, INOUYE, LEE, Elefante, Kidani, Rhoads |
CPN/HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB149 SD1
Continuous Legislative Session; Constitutional Amendment; Constitutional Repeal (ConAm)
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A CONTINUOUS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Establishes a continuous Legislature. Requires the Legislature to convene at least once a month. Removes language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a two-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consideration. Standardizes the number of days that the Governor must approve or veto a bill submitted for consideration. Requires bills returned by the Governor to be heard by the Legislature within 30 days for the bill to be further amended. Requires the passage of the legislative budget within 45 days before the end of each fiscal year. Makes members of the Legislature subject to the sunshine law. Prohibits members of the Legislature from having employment other than their work as members of the Legislature. Takes effect 01/01/3000. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
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SB150
Constitutional Amendment; Voting Age for State and Local Elections (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO AMEND THE QUALIFYING AGE OF VOTERS FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the qualifying age of voters for any state or local election to sixteen years of age. |
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1/20/2023- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
CHANG, LEE, Elefante, Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro |
JDC, WAM |
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SB152
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Chiropractor; Naturopathic, Chiropractic, and Acupuncture Treatment; Physical Therapy; Therapeutic Massage
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Authorizes prescriptions made by chiropractors for physical therapy and therapeutic massage treatment to qualify as a motor vehicle insurance personal injury protection benefit. Replaces the existing cap on the number of chiropractic treatment visits that qualify for motor vehicle insurance coverage with a number of visits that are deemed medically necessary. Amends the reimbursement amount for chiropractic treatment from $75 per visit to an amount tied to the charges, and any subsequent increases in charges, permissible under the workers' compensation supplemental medical fee schedule. Repeals the thirty-visit cap on combined naturopathic, chiropractic, and acupuncture treatments. |
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2/10/2023- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
HHS, CPN |
HB638 |
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SB153
Department of Education; Remote Schools; Categorical Funding; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Authorizes supplemental categorical funding for remote schools. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KEITH-AGARAN, AQUINO, DECOITE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
HB843 |
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SB154 SD1 HD1
Department of Education; School Meal Subsidy Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a School Meal Subsidy Program to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program, subject to income eligibility. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
KEITH-AGARAN, AQUINO, DECOITE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
EDN, FIN |
HB1462 |
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SB155 SD1 HD1
University of Hawaii Maui College; Office of International and Regional Partnerships; Study Abroad; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Maui college's office of international and regional partnerships for students to participate in study abroad programs. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEITH-AGARAN, DECOITE, MCKELVEY |
HET, FIN |
HB844 |
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SB156 SD1 HD1
Board of Education; Community Forums; Public Meetings; Oral Testimony
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Requires the Board of Education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one community forum in each county. Requires the Board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the Legislature on implementing open forums. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEITH-AGARAN, DECOITE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz, Richards |
EDN, FIN |
HB845 |
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SB157
Cemeteries; Cemetery Authority; Exemption; Churches; Repeal
RELATING TO CEMETERIES.
Repeals the exemption granted to churches by Act 22, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, relating to bonding requirements and fee requirements for licenses, renewals, and reinstatements of licenses applicable to cemeteries and funeral trusts. Clarifies that the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs shall exempt any cemetery authority from the bonding requirement and the fee requirements for license, renewal, and reinstatement upon proof satisfactory to the Director that the cemetery authority does not sell for financial profit. Effective retroactively to 09/15/2020. |
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1/31/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
KEITH-AGARAN, CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara |
CPN |
HB646 |
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SB158 SD1
Deceptive Trade Practices; Shipping Charges; Delivery Charges; Consumer Commodities; Consumer Packages
RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.
Establishes that charging shipping and delivery charges that exceed the actual cost charged to the seller to ship or deliver a consumer commodity or consumer package to a consumer in Hawaii constitutes an unfair and deceptive practice. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/10/2023- Re-referred to CPC/JHA, referral sheet 18 |
KEITH-AGARAN, KANUHA, KIM, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, WAKAI, Richards |
CPC/JHA |
HB643 |
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SB159
Alcohol; Beer; Liquor Tax; Liquor Law; Definition
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Expands the definition of "beer" under the State's liquor tax and liquor regulatory laws, to specify that the term includes an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 per cent and alcohol seltzer beverages, but excludes certain other forms of distillation. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM. |
KEITH-AGARAN, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
HB647 |
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SB160
Blood Alcohol Concentration; Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of an Intoxicant
RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
Lowers the threshold blood alcohol concentration for the offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. |
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3/9/2023- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17 |
KEITH-AGARAN, DELA CRUZ, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
JHA |
HB1469 |
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SB161 SD1
YMCA of Honolulu; Youth Wellness Program for Mental Health; Grant-in-Aid; Mental Health and Wellness; Youths ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates grant funding to the YMCA of Honolulu for its Youth Wellness Program for Mental Health to address the statewide declining mental health outcomes of youths related to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
HB1342 |
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SB163 SD1
Alzheimer's Disease; Dementias; Public Health Campaign; Executive Office on Aging; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to be expended by the Executive Office on Aging for an Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Public Health Campaign. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HLT, FIN |
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SB164 SD2 HD1
Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program; Health Care Professionals; Health Professional Shortage Areas; University of Hawaii; John A. Burns School of Medicine; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program for health care professionals. Requires funds to be expended in coordination with the John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Requires matching funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HLT, FIN |
HB661 |
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SB165
Insurance Coverage; Pharmacists; Reimbursement
RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.
Mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State beginning January 1, 2024. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, CPN |
HB1221 |
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SB166
Firearms; Detachable Magazines
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a ten round capacity. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN |
PSM, JDC |
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SB167
Campaign Spending Commission; Investigator; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.
Establishes an investigator position in the Campaign Spending Commission. Appropriates funds. |
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2/7/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, Elefante |
JDC, WAM |
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SB168
Department of Health; State-Licensed Care Facilities; Inspections; Public Notice; Website Posting
RELATING TO STATE LICENSED CARE FACILITIES.
Requires the Department of Health to post on its website an easily understandable, searchable, and sortable list of all state-licensed care facilities including information on their licenses and inspections. Requires that the list be updated within five days of any change in its information. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
RHOADS, MORIWAKI |
HHS, CPN |
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SB169
Health; Medicaid; Insurance; Ambulance Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage of ambulance services. Authorizes Medicaid programs, and requires private insurers, to cover community paramedicine services rendered statewide by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates funds. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
RHOADS |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB170 SD1
Zero to Three Court; Third Circuit; Judiciary; Program Coordinator Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE ZERO TO THREE COURT.
Establishes a Zero to Three Court Program Coordinator position. Expands the Zero to Three Court to the Third Circuit. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, Richards |
JDC, WAM |
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SB171
Income Tax; High Income Taxpayers; Tax Rates
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
Raises the state income tax rate by five per cent for taxpayers in the highest income bracket for six years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/22. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, Shimabukuro |
WAM |
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SB172
UH; Hawaii Community College Promise Program; Community College Access; Financial Assistance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Expands eligibility for the Hawaii community college promise program to all qualified students. Appropriates funds to expand access to community college to qualified Hawaii residents through Hawaii community college promise program scholarships. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN |
HRE, WAM |
HB78 |
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SB173
Department of Transportation; Vision Zero
RELATING TO VISION ZERO.
Requires the Department of Transportation and the counties to implement a Vision Zero program in Hawaii by 7/1/2024. Establishes a goal of no traffic fatalities or serious injuries by 2045. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to TCA/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
TCA/PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB174
Gender Representation; Corporate Boards; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Reports; Penalties
RELATING TO EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
Requires publicly held domestic corporations to have gender-diverse boards of directors. Establishes reporting requirements for the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes penalties. |
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2/9/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, Kim, Shimabukuro |
CPN, JDC |
HB1191 |
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SB175
Recycling; State Facilities; Department of Accounting and General Services; Study; Department of Health; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RECYCLING.
Requires state agencies to implement an on-site recycling program using rules issued by the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, at buildings and facilities managed, maintained, or serviced by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to conduct a study on the benefits and costs in increasing reuse and reduce efforts throughout the State, recycling streams, and solid waste management in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. |
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2/16/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
AEN/GVO, WAM |
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SB176
General Excise Tax; County Surcharge; Tax Assessment
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Authorizes a county with a pre-existing surcharge to continue the surcharge after December 31, 2030 at a lower rate of one-fourth per cent. Authorizes counties that have not adopted a surcharge ordinance on state tax to adopt a surcharge ordinance at the current rate of one-half of one per cent through December 31, 2030 and at a rate of one-fourth of one per cent after December 31, 2030. Expands the authorized use of surcharge revenues to more than capital costs for counties with a population greater than five hundred thousand. |
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3/2/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
WAM |
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SB177
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. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB129 |
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SB178
Office of Elections Package; Mail-In Ballots; Validity; Timeframe
RELATING TO VALIDATION OF BALLOTS.
Changes the deadline for the validation of ballots following an election. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB130 |
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SB180
Office of Elections Package; Electronic Voting System; Definitions; Electronic Voting Requirements
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Defines "direct recording electronic voting system", "marksense ballot voting system", and "mechanical tabulation system". Amends the definition of "electronic voting system" to include the mechanical tabulation system and marksense ballot voting system. Specifies additional requirements and procedures with which the Chief Election Officer must comply when using an electronic voting system, including procedures for conducting the post-election, pre-certification audit. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB132 |
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SB181 SD1
State Ethics Commission Package; County Ethics Boards or Commissions; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COUNTY ETHICS.
Provides one-time grants-in-aid to the respective ethics boards of the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, and to the Ethics Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. Takes effect 01/01/3000. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB134 |
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SB183
Ethics Commission Package; Legislative Allowance; Rules; Reporting
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE.
Requires each chamber of the Legislature to post on the Legislature's website a report of the legislative allowance expenditures for each member of the respective chamber. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB136 |
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SB184
Package; Ethics Commission; Lobbyists; Statement of Expenditures
RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.
Requires the statement of expenditures filed with the State Ethics Commission to include information on the identity, by bill number, resolution number, budget cost or program identification number, or other identifier, of the legislative or administrative action that was commented on, supported by, or opposed by the person filing the statement during the statement period. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB137 |
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SB185
Ethics Commission Package; Mandatory Lobbyist Training
RELATING TO MANDATORY LOBBYIST TRAINING.
Requires the State Ethics Commission to establish and administer a lobbyist training course and makes the lobbyist training course mandatory for all lobbyists. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB138 |
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SB186
State Ethics Commission Package; Public Employment; Nepotism; Prohibition
RELATING TO NEPOTISM.
Prohibits a legislator or public employee from naming, appointing, or hiring a relative for public employment. Prohibits a legislator or public employee from supervising a relative in public employment. Prohibits a legislator or employee from awarding a contract to a relative. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, JDC |
HB139 |
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SB187
State Ethics Commission Package; Financial Disclosures; Records
RELATING TO RECORD DISPOSITION.
Provides the State Ethics Commission with the discretion to maintain or destroy records of financial disclosure statements beyond the current 6-year statutory requirement. Applies retroactively to applicable disclosures that are in the Commission's possession and control. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB140 |
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SB188
State Ethics Commission Package; Financial Disclosures; Legislators; Lobbyists; Relationships
RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.
Requires each state legislator to include within the legislator's disclosures of financial interest the names of certain lobbyists with whom the legislator has a relationship. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB141 |
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SB189
State Ethics Commission Package; Gifts: Lobbyists; Penalty
RELATING TO GIFTS FROM LOBBYISTS.
Prohibits lobbyists from making gifts that are prohibited under state ethics law. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB142 |
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SB190
State Fire Council Package; Fire Protection; Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Program
RELATING TO THE REDUCED IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PROGRAM.
Provides for additional use of the reduced ignition propensity cigarette certification fees to support the State Fire Council and its programs and activities. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, WAM |
HB143 |
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SB191
State Fire Council Package; Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Repeals section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the counties to determine the proper requirements for residential fire sprinkler systems. |
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1/27/2023- Re-Referred to PSM, CPN/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, CPN/WAM |
HB144 |
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SB192
State Fire Council Package; Fireworks; Cultural Events; Prohibitions; Exceptions
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Imposes a statewide limitation on consumer fireworks, except by permit for cultural events. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to PSM/TCA, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM/TCA, JDC |
HB145 |
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SB194
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Campaign Contributions; Candidate Committees; Solicitation; Acceptance
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.
Amends section 11-357, HRS, to prohibit elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the State Legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB89 |
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SB195
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committee and Noncandidate Committee Fundraisers
RELATING TO COMMITTEE FUNDRAISERS.
Amends section 11-342, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to increase transparency by requiring candidate committees and noncandidate committees to file fundraiser notices regardless of the price or suggested contribution for attending the function. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB90 |
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SB196
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Orders; Judgments; Enforcement of Judgments; Fines
RELATING TO ORDERS OF THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.
Amends section 11-410, HRS, by: (1) amending subsection (b) to provide that a person waives the right to a contested case hearing if the person fails to request a contested case hearing within 20 days of receipt of the Commission's preliminary determination; and (2) amending subsection (d) to provide that a final order of the Commission may be filed in the First Circuit Court for confirmation as a civil judgment, enforceable and collectible as any other judgment issued by the circuit courts. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB91 |
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SB197 SD1 HD1
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Fines; Noncandidate Committees; Independent Expenditures
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.
Increases the amount of fines for campaign spending law violations that may be assessed against certain noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that the payment of the fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of the officers of the noncandidate committee, if the noncandidate committee does not have the funds to pay the fine. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB92 |
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SB198
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Relating to Candidate Committee and Noncandidate Committee Organizational Reports
RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS.
Amends sections 11-322 and 11-333, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the Campaign Spending Commission ("Commission") to publish on its website the names of candidate and persons who qualify as noncandidate committees who fail to file an organizational report or a corrected organizational report with the Commission. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB93 |
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SB199
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Relating to Candidate Committee Expenditures
RELATING TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEE EXPENDITURES.
Amends section 11-381, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to disallow the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB94 |
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SB200 SD1
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Maximum Amount of Public Funds Available; Minimum Qualifying Contribution Amounts; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.
Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for all offices by fifty per cent. Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for a candidate for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from $1,500 to ten per cent of the expenditure limit for each election. Increases the amounts of qualifying contributions for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from more than $1,500 to more than $5,000 in the aggregate. Provides a downward adjustment of the amounts of qualifying contributions for the Office of Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, County of Hawaii, and County of Kauai and for the Office of County Council for the County of Maui. Appropriates unspecified sums for the increase in the Partial Public Financing Program. Appropriates $200,000 for the Campaign Spending Commission to hire two additional staff members. (SD1) |
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2/9/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
HB95 |
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SB201 SD1 HD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Campaign Contributions; Prohibitions
RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AND COUNTY CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES OF THE STATE.
Amends the prohibition against contributions to a candidate committee or noncandidate committee by state and county contractors to include state and county grantees and the owners, officers, and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or state or county grantee. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB96 |
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SB202
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Preliminary Determination; Order; Method of Service
RELATING TO PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE.
Provides for the service of the commission's preliminary determination of probable cause via first-class mail. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB97 |
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SB204
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Cash Contributions
RELATING TO LIMITING A CAMPAIGN'S ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
Limits to $100 the total amount of cash a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may accept from a single person during each election period. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB99 |
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SB205 SD1
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Budget; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Appropriates moneys to fund the operating expenses of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the fiscal biennium beginning on 7/1/2023, and ending on 6/30/2025. (SD1) |
(S)
2/3/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN, WAM |
HB133 |
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SB206
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; ERS; Retirement Age
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Repeals the minimum age requirement for individuals who become an Employees' Retirement System member after 6/30/2012, and who have at least 25 years of credited service. |
(S)
1/30/2023- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
HB115 |
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SB207
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Special Management Areas; Land Use
RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Expands exclusions to the definition of "development" for purposes of special management areas to reduce the need for special management area permits for certain activities. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WTL, JDC |
HB116 |
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SB208
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Tobacco Products; Electronic Smoking Devices; County Regulation; Repeal
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Repeals section 328J-11.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
HB117 |
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SB209
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Statewide Traffic Code; Ordinances; County Highways
RELATING TO TRAFFIC FINES.
Clarifies that each county may, by ordinance, designate certain sections of county highways as areas in which stopping, standing, or parking vehicles is prohibited or restricted. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA/PSM, JDC |
HB118 |
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SB212
City and County of Honolulu Package; Professional Engineers; Government Experience
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
Provides that a person having professional-level government employment performing lawful experience in review of engineered plans and calculations under the direct supervision of an applicably licensed engineer is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, CPN. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, CPN |
HB102 |
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SB213
City and County of Honolulu Package; ERS; Reporting Standards; Final Specifications
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Allows departments and agencies time to comply with Employees' Retirement System reporting standards based on when final specifications are provided by the Employees' Retirement System. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to LBT, WAM . |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
HB103 |
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SB215
City and County of Honolulu Package; License Plates; Okinas; Capitalization
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Requires license plates to include okinas. Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters in license plates. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, WAM |
HB105 |
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SB216
City and County of Honolulu Package; Counties; Powers; Real Property; Liens; Power of Sale
RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.
Authorizes a county to proceed with a power of sale on real property subject to a recorded lien. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to CPN/PSM, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN/PSM, JDC |
HB106 |
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SB217
City and County of Honolulu Package; Driver's Licenses; Renewal; Online; Electronic; Digital
RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Authorizes the renewal of driver's licenses online or by electronic or digital means. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
HB107 |
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SB218
City and County of Honolulu Package; Public Notice; Official Website
RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE.
Allows government agencies to publish public notices on their official websites as an alternative to publishing them in the newspaper. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to GVO/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO/PSM, JDC/WAM |
HB108 |
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SB219 SD1
City and County of Honolulu Package; County Zoning
RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING.
Clarifies county zoning to explicitly authorize counties to adopt zoning regulations that eliminate or amortize land uses or structures established after the effective date of the first comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted by a county and zoning regulations that restrict the time, place, manner, or duration of a land use activity that do not create different types of land uses by limiting the time, place, manner, or duration of a use of land. (SD1) |
(S)
2/16/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM/WTL, JDC |
HB109 |
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SB220
City and County of Honolulu Package; License Plates; Diacritical Marks
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Authorizes the use of diacritical marks for Hawaiian words on special number plates. |
(S)
2/28/2023- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA |
HB110 |
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SB221 SD1 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Victim Witness Assistance Program; Grant-In-Aid; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Effective 06/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB120 |
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SB222 SD1 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Career Criminal Prosecution Unit; Grant-In-Aid; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the department of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB121 |
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SB223 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Hawaii Opportunity Probation With Enforcement Program; Judiciary
RELATING TO PROBATION.
Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program for each county with a population greater than five hundred thousand to be administered by the Judiciary. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
HB122 |
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SB224 SD2 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Noise Pollution; County Ordinances; Civil Penalties
RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL.
Allows for noise control infractions to be processed under the traffic and emergency period infractions adjudication process. Grants the district court concurrent jurisdiction over noise control infractions committed by minors. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB123 |
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SB225
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Repeals section 801-1 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB124 |
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SB226
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure; Defendant's Presence
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Adds a new section to Chapter 801, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishing circumstances in which the presence of a defendant is required for court proceedings or may be waived. |
(S)
2/16/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB125 |
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SB227
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Public Corruption; Bribery; Offenses; Penalties
RELATING TO PUBLIC CORRUPTION.
Increases the penalties for bribery under certain circumstances. Amends the offense of obstruction of justice to include obstruction by force, threat of force, coercion, fraud, or deception. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB126 |
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SB229
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Unmanned Aircraft; Criminal Offenses
RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Establishes the felony offenses of misuse of unmanned aircraft in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, JDC |
HB128 |
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SB230
Maui County Council Package; Minimum Wage; County Powers
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Authorizes each county to establish a higher minimum wage than the state minimum wage. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
HB111 |
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SB231
Maui County Council Package; ERS; Retirement Age
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Repeals the minimum age requirement for individuals who become an Employees' Retirement System member after 6/30/2012, and who have at least 25 years of credited service. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
HB112 |
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SB232
Maui County Council Package; Procurement; Past Performance; Contractors; Responsibilities of Offerors
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.
Requires procurement officers, when assessing an offeror's responsibility, to require the offeror to submit answers to questions contained in a standard questionnaire. Establishes certain questions that must be included in the questionnaire. Requires offerors to submit the questionnaire on an annual basis to be prequalified as responsible for projects by the procurement office. Provides that the information furnished in response to the questionnaire shall be available for public inspection and duplication. |
(S)
2/14/2023- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, JDC |
HB113 |
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SB233
Maui County Council Package; Open Meetings; Sunshine Law; Testimony
RELATING TO PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT OPEN MEETINGS.
Specifies that boards subject to the open meetings law shall allow oral testimony on any agenda item at the beginning of the board's agenda or meeting, provided that oral testimony shall not be limited to the beginning of a board's agenda. Specifies an exception for the legislative body of each county. |
(S)
1/31/2023- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, JDC |
HB114 |
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SB234
Honolulu Police Department Package; Negligent Concealment of a Firearm by a Licensee
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Creates the offense of negligent concealment of a firearm by a licensee. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
HB119 |
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SB235 SD1 HD1
Attorney General; Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children; Human Trafficking; Prevention; Victim Assistance
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Establishes a statewide human trafficking prevention program overseen by the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to commercially sexually exploited children and victims of human trafficking. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1) |
(H)
3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
KIDANI |
HUS, JHA, FIN |
HB579 |
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SB236
Rules of Evidence; Victim-Counselor Privilege; University of Hawaii; Confidential Advocates
RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE.
Expands the victim-counselor privilege under the Hawaii Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the University of Hawaii. Increases the minimum number of hours of training a domestic violence victims' counselor must complete to be considered a victim counselor. |
(H)
3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
KIDANI |
HET, JHA, FIN |
HB580 |
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SB237 SD1
Judiciary; Family Court; Child Custody Evaluators; Domestic Violence; Training
RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.
Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years and submit a letter or certificate of completion of the training course to the Family Court. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KIDANI |
HHS, JDC |
HB581 |
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SB238 SD1
Sexual Abuse; Minors; Reparations; Insurance Premiums; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS.
Establishes a working group to examine reparations for victims of child sexual abuse and the fiscal impact for childcare insurance providers, including increased premiums. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KIDANI |
HHS, JDC |
HB582 |
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SB240
DOE; Shade and Fruit Tree Program; Arborist; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Establishes the shade and fruit tree program beginning on 1/1/2024 in the department of education to support educational activities and encourage propagation of native shade trees and fruit trees for planting in department schools. Appropriates funds for the program and to establish an arborist position. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
KIDANI |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
HB332 |
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SB241
General Excise Tax; Exemptions; Food; Medical Services; Feminine Hygiene Products
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Awa, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB242
Penal Code; Criminal Procedure; Victims and Witnesses of Sexual Offenses; Right to Speedy Trial; Child Abuse; Expedited Criminal Proceedings
RELATING TO SPEEDY TRIALS.
Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial in order to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress of the proceedings. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
FEVELLA |
HHS, JDC |
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SB243
DOE; Schools; Children; Resource Officers; Guards; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SAFETY.
Requires the Department of Education to assign school resource officers or guards to serve at public elementary schools and state prekindergarten programs. Requires the Department of Education to seek funding from federal grants. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM. |
FEVELLA |
EDU/PSM, WAM |
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SB244
Corrections; Goods; Procurement; Manufacture; Production
RELATING TO HAWAII CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES.
Provides that any goods provided to any state agency by the correctional industries program shall be: (1) produced or manufactured by the program; or (2) pre-existing goods that are substantially altered or customized by the program for the purpose of facilitating use of the goods by a state agency. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
PSM/GVO, WAM |
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SB245
Proposed Actions; Environmental Impact Statements; Hearings
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires for each draft environmental assessment and draft environmental impact statement a public hearing in the community directly affected by the underlying proposed action. |
(S)
2/13/2023- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, Chang, Kidani |
AEN/GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB246
Hawaiian Homes Commission; Elected Members; DHHL; Director
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Authorizes the election of the members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Establishes the elected office of Director of Hawaiian Home Lands, the holder of which shall have administrative oversight over the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Subject to congressional approval. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HWN, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, Chang, Kidani |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
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SB247
Procurement; Change Order; Cost Increases; Scope of Work
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires that any procurement change order that increases the contract cost by more than fifty per cent or substantially increases the scope of work be considered a new contract for procurement purpose. |
(S)
2/2/2023- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, Wakai |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB248
Hawaii Community Development Authority; OHA; Residential Development; Kakaako Makai
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Allows the raising of the building height limit for 2 of the 6 parcels owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the Kakaako Makai area to 400 feet. Lifts the current restriction against residential development in Kakaako Makai to allow residential development by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or by third parties to which the Office of Hawaiian Affairs conveys the parcels. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and any developer to provide written notice to any tenant or resident of potential aircraft related nuisances before entering into a lease, and to assess and propose mitigation efforts to address aircraft related nuisances in development plans and proposals. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HWN/HOU/WTL/TCA, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
HWN/HOU/WTL/TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB249 SD1
University of Hawaii; President of the University of Hawaii; Chancellor
RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.
Prohibits the President of the University of Hawaii from serving concurrently as a campus chancellor. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
HRE, JDC/WAM |
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SB250
DOE; Out-Of-Service-Area Attendance; District Exemption; Geographic Exception; Report
RELATING TO STUDENT OUT-OF-SERVICE-AREA ATTENDANCE.
Prohibits the Department of Education from mandating that any student attend a school outside the student's service area. Establishes a 5-year phaseout period. Requires the Department of Education to submit annual progress reports. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
EDU, JDC/WAM |
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SB251
Counties; Public Safety; Explosion Detection Technology; Grant In-Aid; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EXPLOSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGY.
Requires the county police departments to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology to assist in the location of and response to explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. Appropriates moneys to the counties as a grant in aid. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, Kidani |
PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB252
Net Energy Metering; Electric Utilities; Net Energy Producers; Compensation
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires electric utilities to compensate electricity producers for excess electricity credits. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EET, CPN. |
FEVELLA, Chang |
EET, CPN |
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SB253
Residential Property; Nonresident Aliens; Prohibitions
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Prohibits nonresident aliens and businesses and trusts that are significantly controlled by nonresident aliens from acquiring certain residential property in the State, except as otherwise provided by law. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
HOU/WTL, JDC |
HB280 |
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SB254
Abortion; Pain Capable; Dismemberment; Prohibitions; Exceptions
RELATING TO THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY.
Prohibits the abortion of a fetus that is capable of feeling pain. Prohibits abortions by dismemberment. Provides certain exceptions. Establishes penalties. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB255
Disaster Preparedness; Evacuation Routes; Large Trees; Removal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Prohibits the planting of large trees along evacuation routes. Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having the potential to obstruct an evacuation route. Defines evacuation route. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Chang |
PSM, WAM |
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SB256
HHFDC; Current and Returning Resident Down Payment Program; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DOWN PAYMENTS.
Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation a current and returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a primary residence. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/31/2023- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
HOU, WAM |
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SB257
Public Service; Vacancies
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Requires the abolishment of any state public service position that remains vacant for longer than 2 years. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani, Wakai |
LBT, WAM |
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SB258
Gambling; Drugs; Special Intergovernmental Task Force; Community Safe Zones
RELATING TO CRIME.
Establishes a special intergovernmental task force to eradicate illegal gambling and drug activities and to establish community safe zones across the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB259
Sex Trafficking; Penalty; Protection of Minors
RELATING TO CRIME.
Specifies that the penalty for sex trafficking shall be payment of a fine of no less than $50,000 but no more than $100,000, and a definite term of imprisonment of up to 20 years without the possibility of a suspended sentence, probation, or parole. Provides that consent to sexual conduct is not a defense. Defines "sexual conduct". Provides that a minor who reports that the minor is a victim of sex trafficking shall not be subject to criminal liability. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, Kidani |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB260
DOE; Vocational, Trade, and Career Pathway Training
RELATING TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to employ individuals as vocational, technical, or career pathway teachers. Authorizes Department of Education teachers to instruct vocation, technical, or career pathway classes without possessing an applicable bachelor's degree. |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, Kidani, Wakai |
EDU, WAM/JDC |
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SB261 SD2
DHHL; Hawaiian Home Lands; Beneficiaries; Monthly Reports
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide to beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, monthly accountability reports that contain certain information on leases and fiscal matters. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
JHA, FIN |
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SB262 SD1 HD1
Medical Residency; Physician Shortage; JABSOM; UH; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.
Appropriates moneys to support and expand physician residency training programs in state teaching hospitals. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
FEVELLA |
HET, HLT, FIN |
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SB263 SD1
State Council on Mental Health; Native Hawaiian Health Practices
RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires council members to receive annual training on topics related to Native Hawaiian healing and health. (SD1) |
(S)
2/16/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, Awa |
HWN/HHS, JDC |
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SB264
Counties; HDOT; Mass Transit Fares; Fare Increases; Transit-Based Advertisements
RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
FEVELLA |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
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SB265
LUC; DHHL; DLNR; UH; Public Notice; Land Use; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE.
Establishes enhanced public notice requirements for changes in land use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, or the University of Hawaii and boundary changes by the Land Use Commission. Requires approval of the project by the community through a referendum of nearby adult residents except for projects within the Mauna Kea science reserve, which require a referendum by all adult residents of the county in which the Mauna Kea science reserve is located. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EET/HRE/WTL/HWN, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA |
EET/HRE/WTL/HWN, WAM/JDC |
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SB266
Abortion Survivors; Infants Born Alive; Penalties
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Requires medically appropriate and reasonable life-saving and life-sustaining medical care and treatment for all born alive infants. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB267
Transportation; Low-Speed Electric Bicycles; Regulations
RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Amends various definitions of "moped" throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes to exclude low-speed electric bicycles. Deletes an unused term from Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes regulations for low-speed electric bicycles and clarifies the applicability of certain conflicting regulations that are applicable to all bicycles. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
TCA, JDC |
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SB268
Tax Expenditure Accountability; Tax Expenditures; Disclosure
RELATING TO TAX EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTABILITY.
Requires laws that enact, modify, or extend the availability of a tax expenditure to contain specific information, revenue estimates, and analyses before becoming law. Allows the disclosure of certain tax credit information. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani, Kim |
WAM |
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SB269
Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; DBEDT; Qualified Production
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the department of business, economic development, and tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax credits certified per qualified production per filing year. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani, Kim |
EET, WAM |
HB1436 |
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SB270 SD1
Tip Credit; Department of Labor and Industrial Relation; Wage and Hour Law; Investigative Standards; Education Program; Annual Report
RELATING TO INCOME.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit an annual report on the enforcement of the wage and hour law in the State to the Legislature. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish: (1) investigation standards that protect the identity of an employee who files a complaint with the Wage Standards Division to report any wage and hour violations by their employer; and (2) an education program for employees and employers on federal and state wage and hour laws, including tip credit and prohibitions against employer retaliation. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to LGO, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, Kidani |
LGO, FIN |
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SB271
Public Safety; Corrections; Honolulu Federal Detention Center; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Appropriates funds to purchase the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kidani |
PSM, WAM |
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SB272
Health Insurance; Coverage; Mammography; Radiological Examinations
RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MAMMOGRAPHY.
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography on terms at least as favorable as the terms for other radiological examinations |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
FEVELLA, Aquino, Kidani, Kim |
HHS, CPN |
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SB273
Breast Cancer; Annual Mammography; Risk Factor Screening; Health Insurance
RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
Expands coverage of breast cancer screening and imaging to include an annual mammogram for a woman of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer, risk factor screening for women 30 years of age and older, and additional supplemental imaging for any woman, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by an applicable American College of Radiology guideline. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, Kidani |
HHS, CPN |
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SB274
Ewa Beach Public and School Library; DOE; James Campbell High School; Transfer
RELATING TO THE EWA BEACH PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARY.
Requires the Department of Education to transfer the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the State Public Library System to James Campbell High School. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
EDU, WAM |
HB1435 |
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SB275
Electric Utilities; County Boards of Water Supply; DOE; Teachers; Compensation; Round Up; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund, to be administered by the Department of Education. Requires electric utilities and county boards of water supply to provide an option for customers to voluntarily round up their bill to the nearest dollar or provide a specific contribution amount. Deposits the proceeds into the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/25/2023- Re-Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN. |
FEVELLA |
EDU, WAM/CPN |
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SB276
CIP; 20th Senatorial District; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTIETH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 20th senatorial district. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to WAM. |
FEVELLA, Kim, Wakai |
WAM |
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SB277
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Leases; Non-Residential Use; Fair Market Value; Subleases
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Provides that licenses and leases for certain non-residential lots and tracts of land under issued pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, shall be issued based on fair market value, subject to certain exceptions. Prohibits subletting of certain lots and tracts of land. Clarifies that existing exceptions to conditions in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, that prohibit a beneficiary from subletting a tract do not apply if the tract if also used for non-residential purposes. Clarifies that certain provisions relating to subleases shall not be construed to override other provisions against transfers of licenses or subletting. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to HWN, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
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SB278 SD2
DHHL; Hawaiian Home Lands; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole; Mass Transit; Portraits
RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.
Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display portraits of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/15/2023- The committee(s) on CAI recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
CAI, JHA, FIN |
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SB279 SD1 HD1
Health Insurance; Medicaid; Mandated Coverage; Ketamine Therapy; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage for ketamine therapy to treat depression. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2040. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2024- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Martinez, Quinlan excused (3). |
FEVELLA, Shimabukuro |
HUS, CPC, FIN |
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SB280
DOE; Temporary Positions; Legislature; Reporting Requirement
RELATING TO DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS.
Allows the Department of Education to create temporary positions under certain conditions. Amends the requirement that the Department of Education report the creation of temporary positions to the Department of Budget and Finance by requiring that the report also be sent to the Legislature. |
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2/6/2023- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Awa, Kidani, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
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SB281 SD2 HD1
College Savings Program; Income Tax Deduction
RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to a college savings program established under chapter 256, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KIM, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Kidani, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
HET, FIN |
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SB282
Works of Art Special Fund; Percentage of Capital Improvement Projects; Reduced
RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND.
Reduces the amount transferred to the works of art special fund from 1% to 0.5% of all state fund appropriations for capital improvements designated for the construction cost element. |
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1/23/2023- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, Awa, Kidani |
TCA, WAM |
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SB283
Charter Schools; Per-Pupil Funding; DOE
RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PER-PUPIL FUNDING.
Excludes from the charter school per-pupil funding calculation all amounts relating to programs that provide comparable benefits for all public school students regardless of whether the student is a Department of Education school student or a public charter school student. |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to EDN, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Awa, Kidani, Richards |
EDN, FIN |
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SB284 SD2 HD1
Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Technology Services Consolidation Working Group; Kalanimoku Data Center; Data Centers; Information Technology; Procurement; Storage; Decommissioning
RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Requires the technology services consolidation working group to, by 6/30/2024, decommission the office of enterprise technology services' data center located in the Kalanimoku building; relocate the entire office of enterprise technology services data center to an interim primary, secure, and resilient facility; and, by 6/30/2028, use cloud storage to securely store all state electronic data, with any cloud storage servers or other systems or hardware having their primary production system located within the State; provided that software-as-a-service solutions provided only outside the State are not subject to this restriction. Requires a report by the technology services consolidation working group. Extends to 6/30/2028 the dissolution date of the technology services consolidation working group. Establishes requirements for procurement contracts for information technology-related projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, MORIWAKI, Kidani |
LGO/HET, FIN |
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SB285 SD2 HD2
Department of Health; Wastewater Branch; Cesspool Conversion Section; Cesspools; New Wastewater System Demonstration Pilot Project; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Creates within the Department of Health's wastewater branch a cesspool conversion section, which will be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for three full-time equivalent positions within the cesspool conversion section in fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 and three additional full-time equivalent positions within the section in fiscal year 2024-2025. Establishes a three-year New Wastewater System Demonstration Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater technology systems; implement those technologies in demonstration projects in areas across the State that are identified as Priority Level 1; and establish a similar ranking system for prioritization levels for the islands of Molokai, Lanai, and Niihau. Requires the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN |
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SB286
Cesspools; New Waste Management Solution and Cesspool System Demonstration Pilot Project; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Establishes a three-year New Waste Management Solution and Cesspool System Demonstration Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater and cesspool technology systems; implement those technologies in demonstration projects in areas across the State that are identified as Priority Level 1 in the 2021 Hawaii Cesspool Hazard Assessment and Prioritization Tool Report; and establish a similar ranking system for prioritization levels for the islands of Molokai, Lanai, and Niihau. Requires the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to AEN/HRE, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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SB287 SD1 HD1
Agricultural Districts; Condominium Property Regimes; Counties; Condominium Maps; Zoning
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.
Authorizes counties to require their approval for condominium projects located in agricultural districts that are greater than ten acres prior to the creation of the condominium property regime. Requires a condominium map to be accompanied by a letter certifying that the condominium property regime will conform to the applicable County's zoning laws. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Kidani, Richards, Shimabukuro |
WAL/AGR, CPC |
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SB288
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; University of Hawaii; Culinary Institute of the Pacific; Attached Agency; Transfer
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE PACIFIC.
Transfers the Culinary Institute of the Pacific from the University of Hawaii to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an administratively attached agency. |
(S)
1/23/2023- Referred to HRE/EET, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, DECOITE, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, KIM, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
HRE/EET, WAM |
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SB289
DOE; Student Instruction; Funds Carryover; Budgeting
RELATING TO DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS.
Requires that appropriations allocated to Department of Education programs that provide instructional services directly to students shall remain within the budget of the program to which they were originally allocated and that the retention of an appropriation shall not be used by the department as a basis for reducing a program's future budget requirements. |
(S)
2/6/2023- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, Kidani, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
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SB290 SD2
DOE; Funds Carryover; Budgeting; Temporary Positions; Legislature; Reporting Requirement
RELATING TO DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS.
Requires that appropriations allocated to Department of Education programs that provide instructional services directly to students shall remain within the budget of the program to which the funds were originally allocated and that the retention of an appropriation shall not be used by the Department as a basis for reducing a program's future budget requirements. Requires the Department of Education to report the creation of temporary positions to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to EDN, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, Richards, Wakai |
EDN, FIN |
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SB291 SD2 HD1
Governor; Budget-Related Reports; Program Memoranda; Variance Reports; Program Size Indicators; Effectiveness Measures; Reviews; Updates
RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.
Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda and variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, DECOITE, INOUYE, KANUHA, Moriwaki, Wakai |
LGO, FIN |
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SB292 SD2 HD1
Governor; Budget-Related Reports; Variance Reports; Program Size Indicators; Effectiveness Measures; Reviews; Updates
RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.
Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Moriwaki, Wakai |
LGO, FIN |
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SB293 SD2 HD1
Governor; Budget-Related Reports; Program Memoranda; Reviews; Updates
RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.
Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards |
LGO, FIN |
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SB294
Child Welfare System; Child Welfare Services; Hawaii Children's Trust Fund Coalition; Malama ‘Ohana Program; Report; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Establishes under the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund Coalition a collective impact program called the Malama ‘Ohana Program to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's existing child welfare system. Requires the Malama ‘Ohana Program to report to the legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Appropriates funds. |
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1/30/2023- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Kidani, Kim, Richards |
HHS, WAM |
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SB296 SD2 HD1
Reports to Legislature; Governor; Principal Departments; Deadline; Streamlining; Consolidation
RELATING TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires the Governor to propose legislation to implement the proposed deadline and streamline existing reporting requirements by repealing or consolidating any duplicative, obsolete, or extraneous reports. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
LMG, FIN |
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SB297 SD2 HD1
Grant-In-Aid; Land Transfer
RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID.
Requires organizations to obtain legislative approval prior to the disposition of land that was acquired using state grants, but only if the land was acquired after the enactment of this Act. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KIM, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
JHA, FIN |
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SB298 SD1 HD1
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Property; Acquisition; Condemnation; Public Lands
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Authorizes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to acquire any real, personal, or mixed property for immediate or future use; own, hold, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or dispose of any real, personal, or mixed property acquired; and acquire by condemnation real property for immediate or future use. Amends the definition of "public lands" to exclude non-ceded lands to which the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency holds title. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, MORIWAKI, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
WAL, JHA, FIN |
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SB299 SD2 HD1
OHA; Proposed Budget; Governor; Judiciary; Legislature
RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs are submitted to the legislature. Requires the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
LGO, FIN |
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SB300 SD2 HD1
Public Moneys; Land; Improvement
RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR LAND IMPROVEMENTS.
Requires generally that the expenditure of public moneys for any improvement to land not owned or leased by the State must be appropriated by the legislature for that specific purpose and include a declaration in the same act of the public purpose regarding the appropriation of the public moneys. Provides that any expenditure of public moneys for the improvement to land not owned or leased by the State and involving natural or cultural resource management or a state grant is unauthorized unless the expending agency approves a restrictive covenant that acknowledges the State's right to receive compensation for its expenditure if the improvement to the land is abandoned or not completed. Requires the recipient of the appropriation or grant to file and execute the restrictive covenant. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai |
WAL, FIN |
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SB301
School Facilities Authority; Affordable Housing; Teachers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS.
Amends Act 257, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, to authorize the School Facilities Authority to provide affordable housing to Department of Education teachers. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Awa, Keohokalole, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
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SB302 SD2 HD1
Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit; Reinstatement; Data Servers; Report
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Temporarily reinstates the technology infrastructure renovation tax credit. Expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Requires a report from the department of taxation analyzing the tax implications for specified exemptions and exclusions from chapters 237 and 238, HRS. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, LEE, MCKELVEY, Ihara, Kidani, Moriwaki |
HET, FIN |
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SB303 SD1 HD1
Chapter 42F; Grants; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF GRANTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 42F, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Appropriates operating and capital improvement grants for fiscal year 2023-2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
FIN |
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SB304 SD2 HD3
DLNR; Visitor Impact Fee; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO VISITOR IMPACT FEES.
Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the visitor impact fee special fund effective 7/1/2023. Requires report to the legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the visitor impact fee program. Appropriates funds for the visitor impact fee strategic plan and positions for the visitor impact fee program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KIM, LEE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kidani, Richards, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
TOU, WAL, FIN |
HB1162 |
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SB305
Career and Technical Education; Working Group; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
Establishes a career and technical education working group to strengthen career and technical education in the State's public schools. Makes an appropriation. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, WAKAI, Awa, Fukunaga, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, Richards |
EDU, WAM |
HB244 |
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SB306 SD1 HD1
Administrative Rulemaking; Electronic Notice; Office of the Lieutenant Governor
RELATING TO PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Requires that prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of an administrative rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request to, and provided a valid working email address to, the adopting agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings. Requires that alterations to administrative rules be displayed in Ramseyer format and the full text of rules be made available in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Awa, Ihara, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
LGO, FIN |
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SB307
DOE; School Facilities Authority; Development
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
Authorizes the School Facilities Authority of the Department of Education to disregard any ordinance or rule related to the use, zoning, planning, or development of land to which the authority holds title or for any construction on land to which the authority holds title. |
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1/30/2023- Re-Referred to EDU/WTL, JDC/WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro |
EDU/WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB308
Erin's Law Task Force; Sexual Violence Prevention Education; Sexual Abuse; Sex Trafficking; DOE
RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
Establishes the Erin's law task force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age-appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to teachers and school staff, and inform parents and guardians about important child sexual abuse topics. Requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a systemwide sexual abuse prevention education program at the conclusion of the task force. |
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1/30/2023- Re-Referred to HHS/EDU, JDC/WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIWAKI, Ihara, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Kim, McKelvey, Richards, Wakai |
HHS/EDU, JDC/WAM |
HB548 |
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SB309
State Historic Preservation Division; Historic Property
RELATING TO HISTORIC PROPERTY.
Redefines historic property to mean buildings and structures that are over 100 years old. |
(S)
2/10/2023- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, WAKAI, Elefante, Keohokalole, Kidani, McKelvey, Richards |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB310
Pilot Visitation and Family Resource Center; Waiawa Correctional Facility; Department of Public Safety; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILY OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Safety for the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility on Oahu, including a restroom in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
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SB311
Child Care; Contracted Slots; Infants; Toddlers; Pilot Program; Child Care Connection Hawaii; Subsidies; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a two-year Infant and Toddler Child Care Contracted Slots Pilot Program. Requires annual reports on the pilot program's development and administration to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2027. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAM |
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SB312 SD1
Child Care Workers; Subsidies; Pilot Program; Infants; Toddlers; Centers; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE WORKERS.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a two-year Infant and Toddler Child Care Worker Subsidy Pilot Program. Requires annual reports on the pilot program's development and administration to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
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SB314 SD2
Department of Human Services; Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Special Fund; Nursing Facility Tax; Repeal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO NURSING FACILITIES.
Makes permanent and amends the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program. Makes certain assessment exemptions permanent as to the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund. Repeals chapter 346E, HRS, relating to the Nursing Facility Tax. Appropriates funds from the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HUS/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
HB1369 |
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SB315 SD1
Vehicle Registration; Special Interest Vehicles; Former Military Vehicles
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, JDC |
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SB316 HD2
Dogs; Agricultural Land; Liability; Penalty
RELATING TO DOGS.
Establishes additional penalties for dog owners whose dog injures or destroys property of another while on private property zoned for agricultural use without consent of the owner of the property. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
AGR, JHA |
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SB317 SD1
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; Licensure; Privilege to Practice; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Rules
RELATING TO THE AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT.
Establishes provisions relating to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/22/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, CPN |
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SB319 SD1
Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT.
Establishes a working group to study the feasibility and effects of the State adopting the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB320 SD1 HD1
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
Establishes a working group to study the feasibility and effects of the State adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB321 SD1
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COMPACT.
Establishes a working group to study the feasibility and effects of the State adopting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB322 SD1
Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Rules
RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS COMPACT.
Adopts the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact to allow a person who is a licensed professional counselor in the person's state of residence to practice professional counseling in a compact state in which the person is not licensed pursuant to a privilege to practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB323 SD1
Occupational Therapy; Licensure; Interstate Compact; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Rules
RELATING TO THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT.
Adopts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact allowing occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in a member state to practice in other member states. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB324
Insurance; Health Care Cost-Sharing Arrangements; Insurance Commissioner; Disclosures
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE COST-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.
Requires persons who offer, operate, manage, or administer health care cost-sharing arrangements to make certain disclosures to the Insurance Commissioner. Establishes penalties for persons that fail to comply with the disclosure requirements. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
CHANG |
HHS, CPN |
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SB325
Insurance; Captive Insurance; Examination Exemption; Insurance Commissioner; Participants; Protected Cells
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires sponsored captive insurance companies to maintain separate protected cells for separate participant contracts. Except for risk retention captive insurance companies, authorizes captive insurance companies to apply for a certificate of exemption from examination from the Insurance Commissioner, provided certain conditions are met. Requires protected cells established by sponsored captive insurance companies to be approved by the Insurance Commissioner. Authorizes sponsored captive insurance companies to establish and maintain protected cells to insure risks of parties unaffiliated with a participant under certain circumstances. Requires a participant, through a sponsored captive insurance company, to insure only risks approved by the Insurance Commissioner. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
CHANG |
CPN |
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SB326
State Procurement Office; Procurement; Small Purchases; Administrative Rules
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires the state procurement office to amend its administrative rules to allow expenditures for goods, services, and construction with an estimated total cost that is less than $5,000 to be awarded in a manner the purchasing agency deems practical or convenient, including by direct selection or award. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB327 SD1
Counties; Income; Rental Discrimination; Prohibition
RELATING TO HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
Allows counties to prohibit discrimination against renters based on their source of income. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
CHANG |
HSG, JHA |
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SB328
Aloha Stadium; Affordable Housing; Development
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Requires at least one hundred thousand housing units to be developed near the rail station nearest to the Aloha Stadium. Requires a minimum of eighty per cent of those housing units to be priced or rented as affordable. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HOU/WTL/EET, WAM. |
CHANG |
HOU/WTL/EET, WAM |
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SB329
Landlord-Tenant Code; Children's Health; Habitability; Retaliatory Evictions
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
Prohibits landlords from recovering possession of a dwelling unit from tenants if habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Sets a tenant's liability for rent if habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Provides remedies for retaliatory evictions. Updates landlord-tenant code to ensure a basic level of health housing that will improve health, education, and achievement outcomes for the most vulnerable of children while minimizing long-term costs to the State. |
(S)
1/31/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
CHANG |
CPN, JDC |
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SB330 SD2
HHFDC; Development; Right of First Refusal
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation the right of first refusal for the development of property for all development on state lands, excluding the Stadium Development District and lands under Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Department of Hawaiian Home Land lands, that are within county-designated transit-oriented development zones, or within a one-half mile radius of a proposed or existing transit station if the county has not designated transit-oriented development zones, which shall be triggered by a proposed development or proposed transfer of fee simple or leasehold property interest. Requires state departments or agencies to provide sixty days advance written notice of any approval of a proposed development or proposed transfer of such lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/15/2023- The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
CHANG, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Keohokalole, Kidani |
HSG, CPC, FIN |
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SB331
Counties; Housing; Zoning; Less Intensive Use; Downzone Prohibition
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Prohibits a county from enacting a development policy, standard, or condition that would have the effect of changing the land use designation or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use or reducing the intensity of land use within an existing zoning district below what was allowed under the general plan or specific land use designation and zoning ordinances of the county in effect on January 1, 2023. |
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2/15/2023- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
CHANG, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, Kidani |
WTL, JDC |
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SB332
Housing Density; State Land; Counties; Mass Transit
RELATING TO HOUSING DENSITY.
Prohibits each county from adopting ordinances that restrict housing density on state lands that are within 0.5 miles of an elevated mass transit station. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HOU/PSM/WTL, JDC. |
CHANG, AQUINO, RHOADS, Keith-Agaran, Kidani |
HOU/PSM/WTL, JDC |
HB416 |
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SB333
State Planning Act; Housing; High-Density Development; Zoning; Rail Transit System
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Promotes development within one-half mile radius of any station along the rail transit system. Eliminates certain restrictions for developing state-owned real property located within one-half mile radius of any station along the rail transit system. Permits high-density development of state-owned real property located within one-half mile radius of any station along the rail transit system. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HOU/PSM/WTL, JDC. |
CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
HOU/PSM/WTL, JDC |
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SB334
Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development; Membership
RELATING TO THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY COUNCIL FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Amends the membership of the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to include the House of Representatives chairs of the committees on housing and transportation and the Senate chairs of the committees on housing and transportation. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. |
CHANG, AQUINO, KANUHA, RHOADS, Kidani |
HOU/WTL, JDC |
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SB335
Motor Vehicle Rental Industry; License Recovery Fees; Repeal
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.
Repeals vehicle license recovery fees. Takes effect 1/1/2024. |
(S)
1/31/2023- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Kidani |
TCA, CPN |
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SB336 SD1
Housing Development Project; Emergency Shelters; Counties
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Restricts any county from disapproving or imposing certain conditions on a housing development project or an emergency shelter unless the county meets certain requirements. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, RHOADS, Kidani |
HOU, WAM |
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SB337
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Term Leases; Public Auction
RELATING TO HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Increases the term that the Hawaii Community Development Authority may lease certain property from sixty-five to ninety-nine years. Retains terms for leases of ceded lands at sixty-five years. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL, WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
WTL, WAM/JDC |
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SB338 SD1
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Department of Housing
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.
Creates the Department of Housing. Places the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority under the Department of Housing for administrative purposes. Replaces the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism with the Director of Housing on the Hawaii Community Development Authority. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, KANUHA, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
HOU/GVO, WAM |
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SB339
Health Insurance; Mandated Coverage; Annual Mental Health Wellness Examination
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Requires all health insurers in the state, including medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations. |
(S)
1/30/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
HB1324 |
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SB340 SD2 HD1
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Rehabilitation; Housing Units; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units without regard to civil service law. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
CHANG, AQUINO, ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai |
HSG, FIN |
HB614 |
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SB341 SD1
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Minimum Coverage
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Inserts unspecified amounts for minimum required liability coverage for accidental harm and destruction of property for motor vehicle insurance policies in the State. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/23/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
CHANG, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
TCA, CPN |
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SB342 SD1
Employment; Paid Sick Leave; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PAID SICK LEAVE.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct a study on paid sick leave. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the study. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB343 SD1
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Mental Health; Provisional Licensure; Associate Licensure; Marriage and Family Therapists; Mental Health Counselors; Psychologists; Examinations; Waivers; Social Work Interns; Insurance Reimbursements; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling has been exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Parts II, III, IV, and V take effect on 7/1/2026. (SD1) |
(S)
2/2/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
CHANG, AQUINO, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro |
HHS, CPN |
HB1300 |
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SB344
Public Workers; Department of Human Resources Development; Working Group; Pay Disparities
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKERS.
Establishes a working group within DHRD to: examine and redescribe certain existing position descriptions of state public workers in all state departments and agencies; examine and make recommendations regarding the impact of the pay disparities between public and private sector workers; and examine and make recommendations regarding the impact of the disparities between the health insurance premiums paid by public and private sector workers. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
RHOADS |
LBT, WAM |
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SB345
Taxation; Estate Tax; Exclusion; Exemption; Nonresidents; Nonresidents Not Citizens; Department of Taxation
RELATING TO THE ESTATE TAX.
Amends the exclusion amount of Hawaii's estate tax. Repeals exemption for tax imposed on transfer of taxable estate located in Hawaii for nonresidents and nonresidents who are not citizens. Applicable to decedents dying or taxable transfers occurring after 12/31/2022. Effective 1/1/2024. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
WAM |
HB151 |
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SB347
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Correctional Facilities; Inmates; Solitary Confinement; Restrictions; Vulnerable Populations; Report
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
Restricts the use of solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to use appropriate alternatives to solitary confinement for inmates who are members of a vulnerable population. Requires the department to develop written policies and implement procedures by 7/1/2024. Defines "member of a vulnerable population." Requires a report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/30/2023- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
HB1280 |
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SB348
Waikiki Beach Replenishment; Public Funding Limit; Resort Zoned Areas; Greater Private Sector Contributions
RELATING TO BEACHES.
Limits public funding to beach replenishment projects in resort zoned areas to twenty per cent. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET/WTL, WAM. |
RHOADS |
EET/WTL, WAM |
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SB349 SD1
Statewide Voters with Special Needs Advisory Board; Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation; Commission on Fatherhood; Advice and Consent
RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
Specifies that the nominated members of certain boards and commission are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1) |
(S)
2/24/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
GVO, JDC |
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SB350
Bail; Release; Detention
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PRETRIAL REFORM.
Eliminates the use of monetary bail and requires defendants to be released on their own recognizance for traffic offenses; violations; and nonviolent petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and nonviolent class C felony offenses, with certain exceptions. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
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SB351
Cabaret Liquor License; Prohibition; Apartment Mixed Use Subprecinct; Special District; Special Improvement District
RELATING TO CABARET LICENSES.
Expands the prohibition of class 11 cabaret licenses to premises within apartment mixed use subprecincts of special districts and special improvement districts. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM, CPN. |
RHOADS |
PSM, CPN |
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SB352 SD2
Uniform Commercial Code
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
Implements amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code set forth by the Uniform Law Commission. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
HB525 |
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SB353 SD2
Trespass; Public Land; Ownership; Enforcement
RELATING TO TRESPASS.
Clarifies that when trespass involves public land, all state and county law enforcement officers are authorized to and shall enforce trespass laws, without regard to whether the land is owned by the State or by a county. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17 |
RHOADS |
JHA |
HB364 |
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SB354
State Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
HB300 |
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SB355
School Facilities Authority; Department of Education; Pre-kindergarten Programming; Public School Facilities
RELATING TO PRESCHOOL.
Requires the school facilities authority to, to the greatest extent possible, renovate, improve, and expand existing public school facilities and classrooms to increase pre-kindergarten student capacity, including while expending funds appropriated for fiscal year 2023. Requires the authority to submit a report to the legislature. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
HB549 |
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SB356
Sex Trafficking Prevention and Response Training; Department of Education
RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
Requires the department of education to offer training for teachers, educational officers, and school-based behavioral health specialists on sex trafficking prevention and response. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
HB550 |
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SB357
Taxation; State Child Tax Credit; DOTAX
RELATING TO A CHILD TAX CREDIT.
Establishes a refundable state child tax credit payable on a monthly basis. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
HB233 |
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SB358
Capital Gains Tax; Rate; Repeal
RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
Taxes capital gains income at the same rate as ordinary income. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
CHANG |
WAM |
HB232 |
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SB359
Taxation; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Dividends Paid Deduction; Dwelling Unit; Rental Housing
RELATING TO TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Specifies that amounts collected from the disallowance be evenly divided and deposited into the dwelling unit revolving fund and rental housing revolving fund. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Sunsets 12/31/2026. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HOU/CPN, WAM. |
CHANG |
HOU/CPN, WAM |
HB234 |
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SB360 SD2
DLIR; Insurance Commissioner; Family Leave Insurance Program; Family Leave; Positions; Procedural Manual; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, to develop a procedural manual to implement a family leave insurance program that pays family leave insurance benefits. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/16/2023- The committee(s) on LGO recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
CHANG |
LGO, CPC, FIN |
HB236 |
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SB361
Carbon Sequestration Tax Credit; Income Tax; DOTAX; DOH
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a carbon sequestration income tax credit. Applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/EET/HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
AEN/EET/HHS, WAM |
HB389 |
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SB362 SD2 HD1
Conveyance Tax Rates and Exemptions; Homeless Services Fund; Land Conservation Fund; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Allocations
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Increases the conveyance tax rate for certain properties. Exempts conveyances of certain real property from the conveyance tax. Establishes the homeless services fund. Eliminates the cap on the amount of conveyance tax collections allocated to the land conservation fund and rental housing revolving fund. Allocates ten percent of conveyance tax collections to the homeless services fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
CHANG |
WAL, FIN |
HB286 |
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SB363 SD1
Rent Reporting for Credit Pilot Program; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Rent Payment Information; Landlords; Tenants; Report; Public Service Announcements; Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes the Rent Reporting for Credit Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) that sunsets on 6/30/2027. Requires a report to the governor and legislature. Requires HHFDC to develop a series of state-sponsored public service announcements to increase tenant awareness of the existing opportunities within the credit reporting industry to report rent payments to boost credit scores. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to support the pilot program. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
CHANG |
HOU, CPN/WAM |
HB817 |
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SB364
TAT; HTA; Tourism; Natural Resource Management; Fund; Commission; Report; Appropriation; Positions ($)
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Establishes the natural resource management special fund and authorizes uses for moneys in the fund. Establishes a Natural Resource Management Commission to guide and approve the disbursement of moneys deposited into the fund. Allocates transient accommodations tax revenues to the natural resource management special fund. Allocates transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Repeals the allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special land and development fund. Appropriates moneys for the natural resource management special fund and for operating expenses of the Hawaii tourism authority. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL/EET, WAM. |
LEE, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro |
WTL/EET, WAM |
HB956 |
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SB365 SD1
Impaired Driving; Blood Alcohol Content; Prohibited; Penalties
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Establishes the offense of operating a vehicle while impaired, and penalties. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to take administrative action. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1) |
(S)
2/6/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY |
TCA, JDC |
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SB366 SD1
Vehicles; Number Plates; Special Number Plates; Returns; Penalties
RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES.
Establishes penalties for the failure to comply with a County Director of Finance's request that a vehicle number plate or special number plate be returned. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to TRN, JHA , referral sheet 17 |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, WAKAI, Elefante, Ihara, Moriwaki |
TRN, JHA |
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SB367 SD1
Event Ticket Sales Practices; Ticket Scalping; Bruno Mars Act
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits the sale of tickets at higher price than the original price charged by the primary venue ticket provider. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/16/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. |
LEE, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Kim, Wakai |
TCA, CPN/JDC |
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SB368
Clean Ground Transportation; Private Fleets; Zero-Emission Vehicles; Hawaii State Energy Office; Department of Transportation
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Establishes a zero-emission vehicle fleet purchasing assistance program within the Hawaii state energy office to support the transition of private fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Designates the Hawaii state energy office as the agency responsible for developing and administering the program and requires the Hawaii state energy office to work with the department of transportation to design strategies to implement the zero-emission vehicle fleet purchasing assistance program. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET/TCA/AEN, WAM. |
LEE, CHANG, DECOITE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Ihara, Moriwaki, Wakai |
EET/TCA/AEN, WAM |
HB199 |
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SB369
Inmate Phone Calls; Department of Public Safety; Correctional Facilities; Privately Owned Telephone Communications Providers; Contract
RELATING TO TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR COMMITTED PERSONS.
Prohibits the Department of Public Safety from receiving any commission payment from telephone service providers based on inmate phone calls. Prohibits the Department of Public Safety from entering into or renewing any contract with any privately owned prison telephone communications provider. |
(S)
2/1/2023- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara |
PSM, WAM |
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SB370 SD1
Electric Vehicle Charging Systems; Clean Ground Transportation Working Group; Parking Spaces; Requirements; Report
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS.
Removes the exemption that allowed owners of multiple parking facilities within the State to designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of the properties if the requirement for the total number of aggregate spaces on all of their owned properties was met. Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to regulate electric vehicle charging systems for places of public accommodation with fewer than one hundred parking spaces. Requires the Clean Ground Transportation Working Group to develop plans for public electric vehicle charging stations on each neighbor island and develop an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charges and related supporting infrastructure. Requires a report to the Legislature and counties. (SD1) |
(H)
3/7/2024- Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16 |
LEE, CHANG, ELEFANTE, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, Kim, Richards |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
HB347 |
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SB371 SD1
Specialty Contractor; Incidental and Supplemental Work
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
Defines "incidental and supplemental work" for purposes of specialty contractors under the contractors law. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
LEE, KEITH-AGARAN, Richards |
LBT, CPN |
HB558 |
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SB373
Deceptive Trade Practices; Gender-Based Pricing; Gender Discrimination; Pink Tax; Gender Tax; Manufacturers
RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.
Establishes that gender-based pricing by manufacturers who sell the goods they manufacture to any person in the State for a price they set constitutes an unlawful deceptive trade practice. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HHS, CPN |
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SB374
Special License Plates; Veterans; Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts
RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERANS.
Creates license plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts. |
(S)
2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
LEE, AQUINO, CHANG, DELA CRUZ, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Ihara, Moriwaki, Wakai |
PSM/TCA, WAM |
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SB375 SD1
Responsible, Adult-Use Cannabis; Hawaii Cannabis authority; Medical Cannabis; Taxation; DOH; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis Authority within the Department of Health to adopt rules to regulate responsible, adult-use of cannabis in the State. Establishes that possession of cannabis by an adult in the amount of four ounces or less without a prescription shall be lawful and requires all convictions for such acts be expunged. Transfers the powers and duties of the Department of Health under state law governing medical cannabis dispensary system, including powers and duties over medical marijuana dispensary operations, licensing, testing, and administration, to the Hawaii cannabis authority. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
3/1/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
LEE, AWA, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Ihara, Kim |
HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM |
HB237 |
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SB376 SD2 HD1
Environmental Protection; Seabed Mining; Permits; Prohibition
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Prohibits the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed in all state marine waters. Prohibits the issuance of any permit for or in connection with the development or operation of any facility or infrastructure associated with the mining, extraction, or removal of minerals from the seabed within state marine waters. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
LEE, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
EEP, WAL, FIN |
HB186 |
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SB377
Medical Cannabis; Qualifying Patients; Discrimination; Employer; Employee; Potentially Dangerous Occupations; Exemptions
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment based on the person's status as a medical cannabis registry card holder, under certain conditions. Authorizes an employer to use a fit-for-duty test for medical cannabis qualifying patients in potentially dangerous occupations. Exempts certain occupations. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT/HHS, JDC. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz |
LBT/HHS, JDC |
HB238 |
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SB378
Electric School Bus Pilot Program; DOE; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the department of education to establish an electric school bus pilot program to provide certain complex areas with ownership and control of electric school buses. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
LEE, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Elefante, Kim, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
HB743 |
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SB379
Tip Disclosure; Department of Health; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice; Restaurants
RELATING TO TIP DISCLOSURE.
Requires restaurants to clearly disclose to customers how tips are allocated to employees. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT/CPN, WAM. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Ihara, Kim |
LBT/CPN, WAM |
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SB380
Digital Applications; Subscription Plans; Price Increases; Prohibited
RELATING TO UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.
Prohibits digital application developers and digital application distribution platforms from increasing the price of a digital application subscription plan that is automatically billed to the user's account without obtaining the user's written consent. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT, CPN. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Wakai |
LBT, CPN |
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SB381
Wildlife; Marine Mammals; Performances for Commercial Purposes; Prohibition
RELATING TO ANIMALS.
Prohibits a person from promoting, arranging, conducting, assisting in, receiving money for, or taking part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display, or event at or in the course of which a captive marine mammal is used for performance for entertainment purposes. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/TCA, JDC/CPN. |
LEE, MCKELVEY |
AEN/TCA, JDC/CPN |
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SB382 SD2
Motor Vehicles; Manufacturers; Subscriptions; Prohibition
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from charging subscription fees for certain services that employ equipment already installed in the motor vehicle at the time of sale as a new motor vehicle. Provides that the prohibition shall not apply to entertainment streaming subscription services, vehicle navigation, traffic information, and safety-related services. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to TRN, CPC , referral sheet 17 |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS |
TRN, CPC |
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SB383
Automatic Voter Registration; Driver's License; Identification Card; Opt-Out
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Requires that any person who applies for an identification card or driver's license be automatically registered to vote. Requires that the applicant be provided the opportunity to opt-out of voter registration. |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to LGO, JHA , referral sheet 17 |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Ihara |
LGO, JHA |
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SB384 SD1 HD2
Persons with Disabilities; Parking Enforcement; Counties; Ordinances
RELATING TO ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. Authorizes officials appointed by a county to enter the property of places of public accommodation to enforce violations of the county ordinances. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LEE, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Shimabukuro |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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SB385 SD1 HD1
Electric Rickshaw; Transportation; Registration; Operation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes registration and driver's licensing requirements for operation of electric rickshaws. Defines electric rickshaw. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/16/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro |
TRN, CPC, JHA |
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SB386
Wastewater Systems; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) engineer position and one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) planner position within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch to support processing of individual wastewater systems applications. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Kidani, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
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SB387
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Cancellation of Solicitations; Rejection of Bids or Proposals; Post-Award Remedies; Written Approval from Administrator of the State Procurement Office
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires governmental bodies to obtain written approval from the Administrator of the State Procurement Office to cancel invitations for bids, requests for proposals, or other solicitations, or reject bids or proposals. Prohibits post-award remedial actions to be taken unless approved in writing by the Administrator of the State Procurement Office. |
(S)
2/7/2023- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, WAKAI, Kidani, Moriwaki |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB388 HD1
Waste or Disposal Facilities; Landfills; Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste; Aquifers; Prohibition
RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility for hazardous waste or solid waste on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health in consultation with the Commission on Water Resource Management. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/29/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Moriwaki, Wakai |
EEP/WAL, JHA |
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SB389 SD1 HD2
Equity; Universal Changing Accommodations; Place of Public Accommodation; State Building Construction; Family Restrooms
RELATING TO EQUITY.
Requires all places of public accommodation constructed after 12/31/23, and state building construction projects bid after 6/30/24, to provide one or more universal changing accommodations at each family restroom; provided that state building construction projects shall only be required to provide universal changing accommodations where feasible and cost effective. Provides exemptions for hardship. Makes a violation of the universal changing accommodations requirement an unlawful discriminatory practice. Creates a private cause of action for a violation, with defined remedies. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Keith-Agaran, Kidani |
LGO, JHA, FIN |
HB1145 |
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SB391 SD2 HD1
UH; Community Colleges; Workforce Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE TRAINING.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii community colleges' workforce development programs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Elefante, Kidani, Richards, Wakai |
HET, FIN |
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SB392
Hawaiian Language; State Official Languages; DOE; State Public Charter School Commission; University of Hawaii; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL NATIVE SPEAKERS OF HAWAIIAN.
Defines the term Hawaiian language with regard to Hawaii's official languages and requires that every effort shall be made to accommodate Hawaiian speakers and readers. Authorizes Department of Education schools to offer Hawaiian language as the sole indigenous language of the Hawaiian Islands. Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School Commission to study the Hawaiian language and for the publication of educational resource materials for native speakers of the Hawaiian language. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HWN/EDU, WAM/JDC. |
DELA CRUZ (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN/EDU, WAM/JDC |
HB1128 |
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SB393 SD1 HD3
Pre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program; Landlord; Tenant; Judiciary; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Emergency Rent Relief Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing an action for summary possession. Creates and appropriates funds for an emergency rent relief program to be made available to participants in the pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Sunsets 6/30/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
DELA CRUZ (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSG, CPC, FIN |
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SB394
Collective Bargaining; Graduate Assistants; University of Hawaii; Community College System
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate assistants employed by the University of Hawaii and community college system. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT/HRE, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/HRE, WAM |
HB874 |
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SB395 SD1 HD1
Residential Real Property; Mandatory Disclosure; United States Postal Service Delivery
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
Requires a seller or its agent in a residential real property transaction to disclose to prospective buyers that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver mail or packages to the location of the residential real property being offered for sale. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HSG, CPC |
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SB396
Rent-to-Own Contracts; Real Property; Foreclosure Procedures
RELATING TO RENT-TO-OWN CONTRACTS.
Subjects rent-to-own contracts for real property in the State to state and federal foreclosure procedures. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, RHOADS, McKelvey |
CPN, JDC |
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SB397 SD2 HD1
Medicaid; Reimbursements; Medicare Fee Schedule Rates; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL MEDICAID SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to increase medicaid payments to eligible health care providers in the State up to one hundred per cent of the current medicare fee schedule rates. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HUS/HLT, FIN |
HB1367 |
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SB398 SD1 HD2
Department of Human Services; Adoption; Adoption Assistance Program; Post-permanency Services; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
Requires the Department of Human Services to collect and analyze data to determine the impact of expanding post-permanency services to families receiving benefits from the adoption assistance program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Keith-Agaran, Wakai |
HUS, JHA, FIN |
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SB399
Emancipation of Minors; Family Court
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Expands the original jurisdiction of family court to include proceedings for declaration of emancipation of minors. Expands the circumstances under which a minor shall be deemed to be emancipated to include minors on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States and upon issuance of a declaration of emancipation by the family court. Specifies the rights of an emancipated minor. Allows a minor who has reached the age of sixteen years to petition the family court for a declaration of emancipation. Requires the court to take certain actions regarding investigation of the petition for declaration of emancipation, including appointment of a guardian ad litem and legal counsel for the petitioning minor, and the findings necessary to grant the petition. Requires the court to order the minor's parents or legal guardian to pay for any services ordered by the court for the petition. Allows certain parties to petition the family court for voidance or rescission of a declaration of emancipation. Allows parties to appeal the court's decision to the intermediate court of appeals. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Dela Cruz, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
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SB400 SD1
Civil Asset Forfeiture; Property Forfeiture
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the Criminal Forfeiture Fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Wakai |
JDC, WAM |
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SB401
Elections; Ranked-Choice Voting
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Authorizes the use of ranked-choice voting for all partisan primary elections, special elections, and nonpartisan general elections with more than two candidates held in this State. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Ihara |
JDC |
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SB402
Common Interest Communities; Planned Community Associations; Condominiums; Association Funds; De Minimis Infractions
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
Prohibits planned community associations, condominium associations, or their boards of directors from expending association funds to enforce against de minimis violations of association bylaws, rules, or regulations that result in not more than three complaints from separate units in the association within a calendar year or result in a fine of not more than $500 per violation pursuant to the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the association. |
(S)
2/16/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MCKELVEY |
CPN, JDC |
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SB403 SD1 HD1
Black Coral; Hawaii State Gem; Repeal
RELATING TO CORAL.
Repeals the designation of black coral as the official gem of the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Keohokalole |
CAI, JHA |
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SB405
Cesspools; Cesspool Conversion; Tax Credit; Established
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Establishes the cesspool conversion tax credit to upgrade or convert cesspools certified by the Department of Health into a director-approved wastewater system. Effective for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. |
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2/14/2023- Re-Referred to AEN, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Keith-Agaran |
AEN, WAM |
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SB407 SD1
Child Protective Act; Department of Human Services; Immediate Harm; Police Report; Temporary Custody
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer to assume protective custody of a child without a court order or consent of the child's family if there is no time to obtain a court order; and the officer observes and can articulate on the initial police report that the child is subject to immediate harm while in the custody of the child's family. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child on grounds that the child is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report detailing the observations justifying the immediate removal to the Department of Human Services within twenty-four hours or the next business day of assuming custody of the child. Requires the Department of Human Services to file a petition for a protective order on behalf of the child and attach a copy of the initial police report within twenty-four hours of receiving the initial police report and provide a copy of the initial police report to the child's parents. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Keohokalole, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
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SB408
Elections; Candidates; Expenditures; Nonprofits; Tickets
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
Authorizes any candidate committee, under certain circumstances, to expend campaign funds to purchase a ticket for a candidate to attend a nonprofit organization's event. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, Wakai |
JDC |
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SB409 SD1 HD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Fire Prevention; Community Fuels Reduction Project; Budget; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Community Fuels Reduction Project as a separate line item within the Department's budget. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
SHIMABUKURO, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Kanuha, Kidani |
WAL/EEP, FIN |
HB285 |
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SB411
Child Protective Act; Family Court; Count-Appointed Attorneys; Indigent Parents
RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEYS.
Requires the court to appoint counsel to indigent parents upon the filing of a petition for custody or family supervision and make every effort to do so at the first hearing attended by the parents. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
SHIMABUKURO, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kanuha, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Moriwaki |
HHS, JDC |
HB829 |
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SB412
Human Trafficking Reparations Fund; Trafficking Victims; Financial Assistance
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Converts the human trafficking victim services fund to a human trafficking reparations fund. Revises the purposes for the monies in the fund to provide direct financial assistance to victims of trafficking. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS/LBT, JDC/WAM. |
SHIMABUKURO, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Wakai |
HHS/LBT, JDC/WAM |
HB552 |
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SB413
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Fines
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Increases the fines for violating motor vehicle insurance requirements. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. |
LEE, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, WAKAI, Ihara |
TCA/CPN, JDC |
HB277 |
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SB414
Department of Education; Hawaii Educational Expenditure Trust Fund
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the Hawaii Educational Expenditure Trust Fund as a separate fund of the Department of Education for improving the education of, and supporting the programs benefiting, the students of the Hawaii public school system. |
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1/30/2023- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
KIDANI |
EDU, WAM |
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SB416
Firearms; License to Carry
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Amends the requirements for licenses to carry firearms concealed or unconcealed. Requires possession and display of a valid license when publicly carrying firearms. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
HB427 |
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SB417 SD1
Hawaii Near Shore Waters Quality Program Report; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Health, to prepare a report making recommendations on the establishment of a Hawaii Near Shore Waters Quality Program to monitor and test for the quality of waters near coral reefs to assess and ensure health of reef ecosystems. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
WTL, WAM |
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SB418
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hydrogen Energy; Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program
RELATING TO HYDROGEN ENERGY.
Establishes the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program to design, implement, and administer activities to further the State's energy independence with a focus on utility-scale renewable energy projects and the harvesting, storage, and use of hydrogen as a renewable energy source. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to accomplish the objectives of the Hydrogen Energy Industry Program by offering tax credits, land, availability, and infrastructure support to accomplish the goals of the program. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, Fukunaga, Wakai |
EET, WAM |
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SB419 SD1 HD1
Hawaii Carbon Smart Land Management Assistance Pilot Program; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Carbon Sequestration; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION.
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii carbon smart land management assistance pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GABBARD, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga |
EEP, FIN |
HB188 |
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SB420 SD2 HD1
Sustainable Food Systems Working Group; Department of Agriculture; Interagency Food Systems Plan; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
Establishes the sustainable food systems working group within the department of agriculture. Requires the working group to submit a plan, any recommendations for implementing the plan, and any proposed legislation to the legislature. Appropriates funds to establish the working group and develop the plan and for an unspecified number of sustainability specialist positions to be employed by the department of agriculture. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Awa, Ihara, Keohokalole, Richards, Wakai |
AGR, FIN |
HB308 |
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SB421 SD1
Air Travel; Verified Carbon Offsets; Qualified Air Travel; Department of Transportation; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
Establishes procedures for the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Requires revenue generated from carbon offsets to be directed to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for tree planting or other initiatives that proportionally increase carbon sequestration. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Shimabukuro, Wakai |
TCA/AEN, WAM |
HB1165 |
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SB423
Coal; Oil; Gas Company Divestment; Fossil Fuel; ERS
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Requires the employees' retirement system to divest its investment portfolio of coal, oil, and gas companies within an unspecified number of years and to report certain information to the legislature. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/LBT, WAM. |
GABBARD, RHOADS, SHIMABUKURO, Keith-Agaran |
AEN/LBT, WAM |
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SB424
Renewable Portfolio Standards; Renewable Energy; Definition; Biomass
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Removes biomass from the renewable portfolio standard definition of renewable energy. |
(S)
1/31/2023- Re-Referred to EET/AEN, CPN. |
GABBARD, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
EET/AEN, CPN |
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SB425
Renewable Energy; Renewable Portfolio Standards; Biomass; Trees; Wood Pellets; Wood Products
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Removes from the definition of "renewable energy" the energy generated or produced using trees, wood pellets, and other wood products made for burning. |
(S)
2/2/2023- Re-Referred to EET/AEN, CPN. |
GABBARD, RHOADS |
EET/AEN, CPN |
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SB426 SD2 HD2
Cesspools; Mandatory Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Cesspool Conversion Working Group; Prioritization
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires priority level 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035, with certain exceptions, and priority level 2 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2040, rather than before 1/1/2050. Specifies that no penalty or other assessment for any violation shall constitute a lien on the real property and no seizure of property shall be authorized for any violation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/24/2023- Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
GABBARD, CHANG, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MORIWAKI, SHIMABUKURO, McKelvey, Wakai |
EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN |
HB181 |
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SB427
Cesspools; Wastewater Systems; Upgrades; Conversions; Connections; Income Tax Credits; Point of Sale; Prioritization; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Establishes an income tax credit for certain cesspool upgrades. Requires upgrades to certain cesspools at the point of sale. Requires cesspools be upgraded by 2030, 2035, or 2050 depending on the cesspool's priority level. Appropriates funds. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Moriwaki |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
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SB428 SD1 HD1
Cesspools; Wastewater Management; Financial Strategy; Plans; Counties; Reports
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires each county to develop a comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy. Requires each county to submit its respective plan and financial strategy to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/21/2023- The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, Keohokalole, Wakai |
EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN |
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SB429
Cesspool Conversion; Department of Health
RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSION.
Requires that cesspools within five hundred feet of certain bodies of water be upgraded, converted, or connected if sold or transferred on or after 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Elefante, Fukunaga, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, Wakai |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
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SB430 SD2 HD1
Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program; Hawaii Food Assistance Program; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM.
Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program and Hawaii food assistance program special fund to alleviate food shortages in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GABBARD, AWA, CHANG, Kidani, Kim, Moriwaki |
AGR, FIN |
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SB431
Recycling; Construction Waste; State Building Codes; Requirements; International Green Construction Code
RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WASTE.
Requires recycling of construction and demolition materials and use of recycled materials to factor into priority offeror selections for competitive procurements of construction or demolition services by the State or any county. Requires the State Building Codes to incorporate the International Green Construction Code and set specified targets for the recycling, reuse, donation, and resale of nonhazardous construction waste. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/PSM, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Keith-Agaran, Kidani |
AEN/PSM, WAM |
HB958 |
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SB432
Coral Reefs; Critical Natural Infrastructure Designation; Federal Emergency Management Agency
RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF HAWAII CORAL REEFS AS CRITICAL NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Designates Hawaii coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure. |
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2/16/2023- Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 15 |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Ihara, Moriwaki, Wakai |
WAL, JHA |
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SB433
State Plan; Green Infrastructure; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force; Report
RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN.
Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, and transit projects in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Defines green infrastructure. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in partnership with the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, to submit a report to the Legislature. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to WTL/EET, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kidani |
WTL/EET, WAM |
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SB434 SD1 HD1
Insurance; Captive Insurance; Examination Exemption; Insurance Commissioner; Participants; Protected Cells
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires sponsored captive insurance companies to maintain separate protected cells for separate participant contracts. Authorizes captive insurance companies to apply for an exemption from examination from the insurance commissioner; provided that certain conditions are met. Requires protected cells established by sponsored captive insurance companies to be approved by the insurance commissioner. Authorizes sponsored captive insurance companies to establish and maintain protected cells to insure risks of parties unaffiliated with a participant under certain circumstances. Requires a participant, through a sponsored captive insurance company, to insure only risks approved by the insurance commissioner. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/29/2023- The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY |
CPC, FIN |
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SB436 SD1
Mental Health Technician Certificate of Competence Program; University of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to support and expand the mental health technician certificate of competence program through the hiring of a mental health technician certificate of competence program coordinator, establishment of a scholarship program, and defrayal of any other necessary administrative costs. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
HHS/HRE, WAM |
HB1148 |
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SB437 SD1
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Interim rules
RELATING TO INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to issue interim rules exempt from the public hearing and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, after beneficiary consultation is conducted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and upon approval by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Requires that the interim rules shall be effective for not more than eighteen months. (SD1) |
(S)
2/6/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, Richards |
HWN, JDC |
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SB439
Preceptors; Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit; Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS.
Amends the definition of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors. Includes the Director of Health as a member of the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. |
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1/30/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB440 SD1
Department of Health; Medical Cannabis; Products; Delivery; Vehicles; COVID-19
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Authorizes the Department of Health to approve in-vehicle receipt of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products on the premises of dispensaries subject to Administrative Rules adopted by the Department of Health. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HHS, JDC |
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SB441
Electronic Smoking Devices; E-Liquid; Taxation; Regulation
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an excise tax of 25 cents for e-liquid cartridges and fifteen per cent of the wholesale price of open system e liquid sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer on or after 7/1/2023. Defines and amends related terms. Makes conforming amendments. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Keith-Agaran, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB442 SD1
Our Care, Our Choice Act; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Mandatory Waiting Period; Waiver
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to five days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period, under certain conditions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA , referral sheet 17 |
KEOHOKALOLE, RHOADS, Ihara, Keith-Agaran, Wakai |
HLT, CPC, JHA |
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SB443
Research Activities; Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
Limits the tax credits for research activities each taxpayer may receive to $1,500,000 per taxable year. Requires that every qualified high technology business be registered to do business in the State and occupy a business location and address in the State where at least seventy-five per cent of the company's employees are located to be eligible to receive tax credits for research activities. Increases the amount of available certified credits from $5,000,000 per year to $15,000,000 per year. Extends the sunset date for tax credits for research activities from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2029. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY |
EET, WAM |
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SB444
Health; Cannabis; Medical Use; Propagules; Cuttings; Cannabis Dispensaries; Cannabis Access; Patients; Registration; Elderly; Hawaiian Home Lands; Waiting Area; Licenses; Increase
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Authorizes dispensaries to distribute medical cannabis propagules and cuttings. Authorizes only those persons who may cultivate medical cannabis to purchase the propagules and cuttings. Imposes quantity limits and quality requirements on medical cannabis propagules and cuttings. Authorizes the Department of Health to approve in-vehicle receipt of medical cannabis and manufactured cannabis products on or near the premises of dispensaries. Authorizes a non-registered qualifying patient to have immediate access to the medical use of cannabis for a period of one year from the date of the issuance of a medical provider's certification letter, given certain requirements. Provides senior citizens with greater access to the state medical cannabis program. Increases the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the State by requiring the Department of Health to issue eight dispensary licenses to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Allows primary caregivers, qualifying out-of-state patients, and caregivers of a qualifying out-of-state patient to access the waiting room within a medical cannabis retail dispensary. Clarifies violations related to medical cannabis dispensaries. Increases the number of medical cannabis dispensaries the Department of Health is authorized to issue in the State. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS/HWN/AEN, CPN/JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY |
HHS/HWN/AEN, CPN/JDC |
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SB445 SD2 HD2
Pollution; Penalties; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO POLLUTION ABATEMENT.
Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Keith-Agaran, Moriwaki, Wakai |
EEP, JHA, FIN |
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SB446 SD1
Department of Health; Feasibility Study; Pilot Program; Prescription Digital Therapeutics; Outpatient Treatment; Substance Use Disorder; Opioid Use Disorder
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a pilot program to integrate prescription digital therapeutic products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in outpatient treatment programs for persons with substance use disorder and persons with opioid use disorder in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, LEE, MCKELVEY, Ihara, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB447
Parkinson's Disease; Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database; Department of Health; Webpage; Reports
RELATING TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.
Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database to be administered by the Department of Health. Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database Advisory Committee. Requires the Department of Health to create and maintain a database and submit annual reports to the Legislature. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
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SB448 SD1
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Housing Development; General Excise Tax Exemption; School Impact Fee Exemption; Affordable Housing Credits ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Exempts development of homestead lots or housing for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from general excise tax and school impact fee requirements. Makes permanent the school impact fee exemption and the issuance of county affordable housing credits to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Effective 1/1/2024. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
HWN/HOU, WAM |
HB567 |
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SB449 SD2 HD2
DBEDT; Governor; Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture; Appropriation; Reports ($)
RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS.
Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the governor to plan and coordinate the festival of pacific arts and culture to be held in Honolulu from 6/6/2024 to 6/16/2024. Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to submit, prior to the release of the funds appropriated by this Act, a report detailing how previous state funds that were appropriated for the festival were expended and, no later than twenty days prior to each regular session until the funds appropriated by this Act are fully expended or lapse, a report on the governor's festival expenses for the preceding year. Dissolves the commission on the 13th festival of pacific arts. Assigns to the governor the duties for planning and coordinating all state-sponsored and other celebration events staged for the festival of pacific arts and culture. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Keith-Agaran, Wakai |
CAI, FIN |
HB394 |
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SB450
Interactive Conference Technology; Remote Participation; Live Broadcast; Boards and Commissions
RELATING TO BOARD MEETINGS.
Requires boards to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct public meetings in conjunction with in-person meetings that allow for public participation. Requires boards to archive certain recordings of meetings on their websites. |
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1/31/2023- Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, DELA CRUZ, MCKELVEY, Ihara, Keith-Agaran, Wakai |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB451 SD1
Medical Cannabis; Cultivation; Cultivation Facility Licenses; Regulation
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Establishes a cultivation facility license that allows cultivators to grow cannabis for sale only to licensed medical cannabis dispensaries. Establishes requirements for license applications and qualifications for applicants and licensees. Limits the number of cannabis plants grown at each cultivation facility to one thousand. Authorizes the Department of Health to determine the number of cultivation licenses to be issued. Allows one cultivation license to be issued per tax map key number. Allows cultivation facilities to be established on lands zoned for certain uses. Requires the Office of Medical and Cannabis Control and Regulation to administer the licensure and regulation of cultivation facilities. Establishes requirements for cultivation facility operations, including plant tracking and testing. Establishes penalties for violations related to the unauthorized access of cultivation facilities and diversion of product. Requires the Department of Health to disclose certain information regarding cultivation facilities upon request of law enforcement. Subjects cultivation facilities to certain inspections, audits, and reporting requirements. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY |
HHS, CPN/JDC/WAM |
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SB452
Junior Police Pilot Program; Farrington High School; Department of Education; Honolulu Police Department; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO POLICE.
Establishes a junior police pilot program at Farrington High School in coordination with the Honolulu Police Department. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM/EDU, WAM. |
WAKAI, AWA, CHANG, Elefante, Keith-Agaran, Kidani |
PSM/EDU, WAM |
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SB453
Kalihi; Oahu Community Correctional Center Site; Redevelopment; Working Group
RELATING TO THE OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER SITE.
Establishes the Oahu community correctional center site redevelopment working group to bring together state and county agencies, private entities, and the broader Kalihi community to examine how to best utilize the Oahu community correctional center site and the surrounding area after the correctional center is relocated to a new location and identify, work through, and recommend solutions to issues relating to the redevelopment. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to PSM/WTL, WAM. |
WAKAI, KEITH-AGARAN, Elefante, Kidani |
PSM/WTL, WAM |
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SB454 SD1
Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
Requires the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to review and recommend amendments to the Department of Public Safety's operating budget request and any capital improvement project appropriation requests prior to each legislative session. Requires the Commission to inform the Legislature if its recommendations were not accepted. Requires the Commission to advise the Governor as to whether the Department of Public Safety's expenditure plan serves to fulfil the goal of the correctional system's transition to a rehabilitative and therapeutic model. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/6/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, MCKELVEY, Kidani |
PSM, WAM |
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SB455 SD1
Corrections; Oversight; Coordinator; Meetings; Investigations
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
Extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and requires the Oversight Coordinator be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Specifies that the Commission shall take measures as necessary to maintain confidentiality in investigations. Broadens the Oversight Coordinator's power to make inquiries, obtain information, and inspect the premises of agencies and correctional facilities. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to CMV, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
WAKAI |
CMV, JHA, FIN |
HB1132 |
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SB456
Corrections; Facilities; Deaths; Reports; Information
RELATING TO DEATHS WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
Expands the scope of inmate deaths that are to reported to the Governor and Legislature. Requires reports to be published on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website. Requires reports on the cause of death and mandates public access to certain information within those reports. Takes effect on the effective date of section 353-40, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
WAKAI |
PSM, JDC |
HB823 |
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SB457
Climate Change; Mass Transit; Motor Carrier; Zero Emissions
RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Requires all state, county, and private bus operators to upgrade to zero emission buses by 2045. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA/AEN/PSM, WAM. |
WAKAI, KEITH-AGARAN, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Elefante, Kidani |
TCA/AEN/PSM, WAM |
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SB458 SD2 HD3
Geothermal Resources; Royalties; Geothermal Energy Resources Development Special Fund; DLNR; DBEDT; Hawaii State Energy Office; OHA; Reports
RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES.
Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, department of land and natural resources, and office of Hawaiian affairs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3) |
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4/19/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 702). |
WAKAI, CHANG, Fukunaga, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
EEP/WAL, CPC, FIN |
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SB459 SD2 HD1
Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount; Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling System Rebate Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HYDROGEN FUELING SYSTEM SUBACCOUNT.
Appropriates funds from the Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount within the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling System Rebate Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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4/19/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722). |
WAKAI |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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SB460 SD1 HD1
Food Security; Food Banks; Office of Community Services; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Emergency Food Assistance Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOOD BANKS.
Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to fund the purchase, storage, and transportation costs of food for distribution to food banks in the State. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
WAKAI, CHANG, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, SHIMABUKURO, Kidani, Moriwaki |
HUS, FIN |
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SB461
Food Security; Office of Community Services; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
Appropriates funds for the purchase, storage, and operational costs of food distribution in the State. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
WAKAI |
LBT, WAM |
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SB462
Attachment and Execution of Property; Exemptions
RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION.
Increases the amount of interest in real property that is exempt from attachment and execution. Amends the value of personal property that is exempt from attachment and execution, including increasing the exemption amount for a motor vehicle. Exempts from attachment and execution, an amount equivalent to one month of child support or $5,000, whichever is less, and one month of spousal support or $5,000, whichever is less. |
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2/2/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Keith-Agaran |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB463 SD2 HD1
Subdivisions; Approval Conditions; County Ordinance; Condominium Property Regimes; Condominium Maps; Street Addresses; Mailboxes
RELATING TO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.
Requires each county to adopt, no later than 6/30/2024, ordinances applicable to subdivisions not approved by 7/1/2024, requiring as a condition of approval, the subdivider or developer to obtain a street address and install a mailbox for lots, parcels, structures, or units of a structure within certain subdivisions before the sale or lease thereof. Requires condominium maps recorded in the Bureau of Conveyances or registered in the Land Court after 6/30/2024, to include a mailbox plan for the condominium property regime, showing the location of all mailboxes for all units in the regime. Requires, prior to the sale of residential real property, the disclosure as to the existence of a United States Postal Service deliverable mailbox for the property. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/24/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
CPC, FIN |
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SB464
Marijuana; Possession; Decriminalization
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Repeals criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY |
PSM, JDC |
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SB465 SD2 HD1
Cannabis; Medical Use; Department of Transportation; Interisland Transportation; Authorization
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Authorizes qualifying patients and qualifying out-of-state patients to transport cannabis between islands of the State for personal medical use; provided that no individual or entity shall be required to violate federal law. Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for the interisland transport of controlled substances within the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Lamosao voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Dela Cruz |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB466 SD1
Campaign Spending; Noncandidate Committees; Expenditure; Contribution; Advertisement
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Prohibits noncandidate committees from making expenditures or contributions or disseminating any advertisements on the day of any election and the two-week period preceding any election. (SD1) |
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3/17/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, MCKELVEY |
JHA, FIN |
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SB467 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Elections; Noncandidate Committee; Independent Expenditures; Limitations (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to allow the Legislature to enact laws establishing limitations on moneys expended by any noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures to influence the outcome of a state election. (SD1) |
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3/17/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, LEE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
JHA, FIN |
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SB468
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Division of Aquatic Resources; Aquatic Nuisance Species; Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Vessel; Penalties
RELATING TO AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to prevent and respond to the introduction of aquatic nuisance species from discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel and reflect the relationship between the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018, as amended, and state law. |
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2/14/2023- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, CHANG, ELEFANTE, KEOHOKALOLE, LEE, MCKELVEY, Kim |
WTL/TCA, JDC |
HB755 |
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SB469 SD1
Land Use; Counties; Reclassification; District Boundaries; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes the counties to reclassify lands fifteen to one fifty acres in certain rural, urban, and agricultural districts in which at least seventy-five per cent of the housing units on the land sought to be reclassified are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred per cent of the area median income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, McKelvey, Wakai |
WTL, WAM |
HB673 |
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SB470
Juvenile Justice; Court Fees; Fines; Penalties; Prohibited; Report
RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES.
Prohibits the assessment of any fines, fees, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed prior to the effective date of the Act. Requires the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts to submit a report to the Legislature. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
SHIMABUKURO, CHANG, RICHARDS |
HHS, JDC |
HB317 |
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SB471 SD1
Illegal Camping; Prohibition; Homelessness; Safe Zones; Drop Off Center; Judiciary; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS.
Prohibits camping in public areas that are not designated as camping locations by the State or a county with certain exceptions. Allows the court to order violators to participate in homeless services in lieu of prosecution or sentencing. Requires the State or counties to establish safe zones for homeless persons. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes appropriations. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/2/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
SHIMABUKURO, AQUINO, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB472
Family Court; Service of Process; Hague Service Convention
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.
Requires the family court to amend its rules to require that service upon a party who is not a resident of or found within the island or circuit with jurisdiction over the proceeding may be effectuated by a declaration of the petitioner that states that the petitioner shall abide by the terms of the Hague Service Convention with respect to foreign service of process. |
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2/10/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
SHIMABUKURO, CHANG |
JDC |
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SB474
Public Utilities Commission; Issuance of Securities; Financing Request
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires the public utilities commission to issue a decision within six months from the date that a public utility has filed a financial application request to enter into any stock, certificates, bonds, notes, and other indebtedness arrangements. |
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2/21/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
CPN |
HB367 |
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SB475
Public Utilities Commission; Reports; Expiration
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Provides that reports required by the public utilities commission through an order and not required by statute expire one year after the issuance of the order. Allows continuation of the reporting requirement if a new order is issued and justification for the continuance is provided. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to CPN/JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
CPN/JDC |
HB368 |
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SB476 SD1
PUC; Exception; Authorization; Fully Depreciated Assets or Property; Zero Net Book Value
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Exempts a public utility from the required public utilities commission authorization when disposing at a loss or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value that is no longer used or useful. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2023- The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
CPC, FIN |
HB369 |
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SB477 SD1 HD1
PUC; Deadlines; Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition, or Other Change of Control; Applications; Report
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Requires the public utilities commission to make every effort to complete its review for a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or other change of control and issue a decision within nine months or twelve months from the date of a completed application. Requires the public utilities commission to establish standards for deeming an application complete. Specifies the process for objections and amendments to submitted applications. Allows for waiver or extension of the applicable time period. Requires the public utilities commission to submit a report to the legislature if those timelines are not met. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KEOHOKALOLE |
CPC |
HB370 |
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SB479 SD2
Public Utilities Commission; Common Water Carriers; Long-Term Leases; Leverage Leases
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Exempts from the requirement that a water common carrier secure the prior approval of the Public Utilities Commission to issue stocks and stock certificates and enter long-term leases of more than three years and leverage leases: (1) land leases from a governmental entity; provided that either the water common carrier or governmental entity provides a letter to the commission outlining terms of the lease agreement in a reasonable timeframe after the agreement is executed; and (2) leases of any equipment of which the annual cost of the lease is below a threshold as determined by the commission in the most recently approved rate case or other ratemaking proceeding. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17 |
KEOHOKALOLE |
TRN, CPC |
HB372 |
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SB480
Alcohol; Beer; Liquor Law; Brewpubs
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Expands the definition of "beer" under the liquor regulatory laws to mean any alcoholic beverage containing no less than 0.5 per cent 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. Effective 1/1/2024. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
CPN |
HB374 |
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SB481 SD1
Department of Education; Early Learning Program Attendance; Report
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to submit annual reports. Repeals standardized assessment requirements for students entering kindergarten. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
KIDANI |
EDN, FIN |
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SB482 SD1
Judiciary Package; Appropriations; Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2023, and ending 6/30/2025. Effective 7/1/2023. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB382 |
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SB484
Judiciary Package; Uniform Parentage Act
RELATING TO PARENTAGE.
Enacts portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017 to replace the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973. Takes effect 1/1/2024. |
(S)
2/21/2023- Re-Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB384 |
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SB485 SD1
Judiciary Package; District Court Judges; First Circuit
RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT.
Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/17/2023- Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB385 |
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SB486
Judiciary Package; Safety; Judiciary Personnel; Personal Information
RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL.
Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of state and federal judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats. |
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3/1/2023- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB386 |
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SB488
Agricultural Lands; Expired Private Agreements; Restrictions
RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL USES AND ACTIVITIES.
Clarifies that any provision in a private agreement contained in a conveyance of land recorded on or before 7/8/2003 that have since expired but have not been renewed and recorded in the bureau of conveyances are prohibited from restricting bona fide agricultural uses and activities on agricultural land. |
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1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN/WTL, JDC |
HB615 |
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SB489
State Budget; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund ($)
RELATING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of the revolving fund. |
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2/2/2023- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HOU, WAM |
HB616 |
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SB490 SD2
Compliance and Enforcement; Hawaiian Home Lands; Department of Law Enforcement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMPLIANCE ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to hire law enforcement officers dedicated to investigating complaints, conducting investigations, and cooperating with enforcement authorities to ensure compliance with state laws and rules, county ordinances, including the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, and the rules adopted thereunder, on Hawaiian home lands; provided that the law enforcement officers hired for this purpose shall not be prohibited from exercising their law enforcement authority outside of the Hawaiian home lands. Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD2) |
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3/14/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
JHA, FIN |
HB1139 |
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SB491
Affordable Housing Projects; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; State and County Agencies; Review and Comment Period; Licenses; Land Use Commission; State District Boundary Amendment; Permits
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Expands from forty-five days to sixty days, the time within which: any agency that reviews and comments upon an application for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval for a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing project shall respond; a county shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove housing projects developed by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; and the Land Use Commission shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove a boundary change for a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing project. Clarifies that the provisions that require agencies, counties, and the Land Use Commission to act within sixty days, or deem their failure to do so as their acceptance or approval of the application, project, or petition, do not apply to applications, projects, and petitions that have been withdrawn. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. |
ELEFANTE |
HOU/WTL, JDC |
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SB492
County Surcharge on State Tax; Extension; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION FINANCING.
Authorizes a county that has adopted a surcharge to state tax to extend the surcharge to 12/31/2053. Extends the end date of the one percent Transient Accommodation Tax increase to 12/31/2053. Requires the State Auditor to conduct an audit and annual review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation until 12/31/2053. Requires the Comptroller to certify the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation's invoices for capital costs until 12/31/2053. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
ELEFANTE |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
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SB493 SD2
Motor Vehicle Inspection; Safety Checks; Inspection Fee; Pilot Program
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
For a period of 3 years, provides that no new vehicle needs a safety inspection until 3 years after the date the vehicle was first sold; provides that electric vehicles shall require a safety inspection every 24 months; and provides that electric vehicles participating in a road usage charge fee program shall pay a road usage charge fee based on a self-reported photo odometer reading. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals 6/30/2026. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17 |
ELEFANTE, LEE |
TRN, CPC |
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SB494 SD2 HD1
Vacant and Abandoned Properties; Counties; Expedited Permits; Tax Liens; DOTAX; Nonjudicial Foreclosure; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO VACANT AND ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Requires the counties to establish expedited procedures to approve demolition permits for vacant residential properties. Allows the Department of Taxation to satisfy certain tax liens through the nonjudicial foreclosure of vacant and abandoned residential properties at any time after establishing vacancy and abandonment. Appropriates moneys. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, Wakai |
JHA, FIN |
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SB495
Building Code; State Building Codes; State Building Code Council
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.
Extends the time each county has to amend and adopt the Hawaii state building codes from two years to six years. |
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2/14/2023- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
ELEFANTE |
JDC, WAM |
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SB496
Prohibition; Sale; Flavored Tobacco Products; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and the mislabeling of e-liquids as nicotine free. Authorizes the department of health to appoint, commission, or contract for services of inspectors. Establishes two full-time equivalent program specialist position and one full-time equivalent hearing officer position. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2024. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
CPN/HHS, WAM |
HB551 |
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SB498 SD2
Illegal Fireworks; Shipping Container Inspection Program; Special Fund; Fees; Fines; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Establishes the Shipping Container Inspection Program and shipping container inspection program special fund. Amends the definitions of "aerial devices" and "fireworks" within state fireworks law. Requires reports to the Legislature on implementation of the Shipping Container Inspection Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/9/2023- Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN , referral sheet 17 |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, RHOADS, Keohokalole, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai |
TRN, CPC, FIN |
HB216 |
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SB499
Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects License; Disciplinary Action; Conviction of Crime; State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects.
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.
Clarifies that the conviction of a crime by a person holding a license to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the State, that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of the licensee constitutes a ground for disciplinary action by the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects. Allows the Board to suspend or revoke a convicted licensee's license or decline to reissue a license to a convicted licensee subject to certain conditions. |
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2/7/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
HB320 |
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SB500 SD1 HD2
UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, KANUHA, KIM, SHIMABUKURO, Fukunaga, Ihara, Wakai |
HET, FIN |
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SB501
Digital Equity Grant Program; Digital Literacy; Broadband Access; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DIGITAL EQUITY.
Establishes the Digital Equity Grant Program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
ELEFANTE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EET, WAM |
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SB502
Inmate Pay; Incarcerated Persons; Wages and Hours; Minimum Wage
RELATING TO INMATE PAY.
Requires that inmates engaged in labor or in vocational training be paid no less than the state minimum wage. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM. |
LEE, CHANG, RHOADS |
PSM/LBT, WAM |
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SB503
Refrigerant Management Program; High Global Warming Potential Refrigerants; Ozone Depletion Substances; Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction; State Building Code; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
Requires the department of health to establish a refrigerant management program to reduce emissions of high global warming potential refrigerants and any refrigerant that is an ozone depleting substance from operation of stationary, commercial, and industrial refrigeration equipment responsible and adopt rules for the regulation of the use of such refrigerants. Requires the state building code council to establish codes and standards consistent with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons when updating the state building code. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/8/2023- Re-Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Ihara, Keith-Agaran |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
HB197 |
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SB504 SD1 HD3
PFAS; Food Packaging; Food Service Ware; Cosmetics; Personal Care Products; Prohibition
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with certain exceptions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Keith-Agaran |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
HB748 |
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SB505
Aquatic Life; Harvesting; Commercial Aquarium Purposes
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Prohibits the harvesting of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection. |
(S)
2/10/2023- The recommendation was not adopted. |
GABBARD, RHOADS |
AEN/WTL, JDC |
HB910 |
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SB506 SD1
Retail Service Stations; Gas Dispensing Equipment; Warning Labels; Health; Environment; Climate Change; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Requires self-service stations to put labels on gas dispensing equipment that advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/21/2023- The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Kidani |
EEP, CPC |
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SB507 SD1
Wetland Protection; Wetlands; Natural Stormwater Infrastructure; Environmental Assessment; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation
RELATING TO WETLAND PRESERVATION.
Adds definitions for "floodway", "natural stormwater infrastructure", and "wetlands" to section 343-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires a proposed housing project of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation that is exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any government agency relating to planning, zoning, and construction standards to ensure that the proposed housing project does not have a significant adverse impact on wetlands or natural stormwater infrastructure. Requires an environmental assessment for actions under the environmental impact statements law that propose any development that would impact wetlands or natural stormwater infrastructure. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HSG/WAL, CPC, referral sheet 17 |
GABBARD, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
HSG/WAL, CPC |
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SB508 SD1
Department of Health; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Hawaii Beach Monitoring Program; Environmental Justice; Brown Water Advisories; Beaches; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires the Clean Water Branch to perform water quality testing during brown water advisories and post informational signs to explain health risks associated with water runoff during brown water advisories. Requires the Department of Health to prioritize environmental justice issues when making certain assessments and determinations. Appropriates funds for the establishment of positions within the Department of Health. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AWA, CHANG, RHOADS, Kidani |
AEN, WAM |
HB182 |
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SB509 SD1
State Responsibilities; Executive Departments; Climate Change; Sea Level Rise Adaptation
RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.
Requires each executive branch department to: identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards; assess options for mitigating the impacts of sea level rise to existing and planned facilities; establish staff level points of contact to improve interagency coordination for sea level rise adaptation, flooding, and resilience; and submit annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Moriwaki |
GVO, WAM |
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SB510
Dam and Reservoir Working Group
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes a Dam and Reservoir Working Group to ensure and enhance the continued availability and operation of dams and reservoirs in the State. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL, WAM . |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, DELA CRUZ, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Wakai |
WTL, WAM |
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SB511 SD1 HD1
University of Hawaii; Foreign Agriculture Small Equipment; Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish a foreign agriculture small equipment pilot program. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
GABBARD, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Shimabukuro |
AGR, FIN |
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SB512
Water Security Working Group; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Study; Capital Improvement Projects; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FRESH WATER SECURITY.
Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources a water security working group to study and recommend priority capital improvement projects for legislative consideration and approval that leverage public-private investment to increase Hawaii's water security. Makes an appropriation. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
WTL, WAM |
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SB513 SD1
BLNR; Loko Ia; Traditional Hawaiian Fishponds ($)
RELATING TO FISHPONDS.
Specifies certain findings the Board of Land and Natural Resources must make for a lease of a government-owned Hawaiian fishpond. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/16/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Ihara, Wakai |
WTL, WAM |
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SB514
Organic Waste; Composting; Department of Health; Exemption
RELATING TO COMPOSTING.
Exempts artisan-scale composting operations from department of Health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN. |
GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Keith-Agaran, Wakai |
AEN/HHS, CPN |
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SB515
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish the Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program as a separate line item within the Department's budget. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY |
EET, WAM |
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SB516 SD1 HD2 CD1
Hemp Producers; Commercial Hemp Production; Labeling; Advertising; Hawaii-Grown Hemp; Hawaii-Processed Hemp
RELATING TO HEMP.
Requires that the identity statement used for labeling or advertising hemp products identify the percentage of Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed hemp and hemp of other origins contained in hemp products. Allows the use of the term "All Hawaiian" for hemp products in which one hundred per cent of the hemp is grown and processed in the State. (CD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GABBARD, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran |
AGR, CPC |
HB1424 |
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SB517 SD1
Motorcycles; Lane Shoulder; Usage; Interstate Highways
RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES.
Authorizes operators of motorcycles to utilize the lane shoulders that are at least three-feet-wide with the concurrent use of emergency flashers on interstate highways as authorized by the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to create and implement traffic control devices to designate the lane shoulder for motorcycle use during peak traffic hours. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/15/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, AWA |
TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB518 SD1
Aquaculture; University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program; Five-Year Plan; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Requires the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program to contract with an independent consultant to establish a five-year plan to develop goals, objectives, and an operational plan with budgets and timelines to strengthen and grow the aquaculture industry in the State. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, MCKELVEY, WAKAI |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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SB519 SD1
Aquaculture Advisory Committee; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Establishes the Aquaculture Advisory Committee. Makes an appropriation. (SD1) |
(S)
2/8/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, WAKAI |
AEN, WAM |
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SB520 SD2 HD1
Leeward Community College; University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Farm Succession Pilot Program; DOA; Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes the Farm Succession Pilot Program under Leeward Community College in collaboration with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program and for the Department of Agriculture's Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
GABBARD, AWA, CHANG, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AGR, FIN |
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SB521 SD2
Surplus Military Task Force; Remediation and Restoration; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Military Lands
RELATING TO MILITARY LAND USE.
Establishes a Surplus Military Land Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to plan for the remediation and restoration of lands currently under federal control that are anticipated to be returned to the State, consider potential alternative uses, and identify any lands that should continue under federal control for the next ten years. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to CMV, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
GABBARD, AQUINO, AWA, CHANG, Wakai |
CMV, WAL, FIN |
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SB522
Short Form; Agriculture
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN. |
KANUHA |
AEN |
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SB523
Short Form; Environment
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to AEN. |
KANUHA |
AEN |
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SB524 SD2
Insurance; Insurance Commissioner; Insurers; Salary Increases; Pre-Approval
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION.
Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to require the Commissioner's pre-approval for certain salary increases granted to any person receiving a salary over a certain amount from an insurer. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2) |
(H)
3/7/2024- Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16 |
KANUHA |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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SB525
Short Form; Commerce
RELATING TO COMMERCE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB526
Short Form; Commerce
RELATING TO COMMERCE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB527
Short Form; Consumer Protection
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB528
Short Form; Consumer Protection
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB529
Short Form; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB530
Short Form; Charter Schools
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU. |
KANUHA |
EDU |
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SB532
Short Form; Libraries
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EDU. |
KANUHA |
EDU |
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SB533
Short Form; Economic Development
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET. |
KANUHA |
EET |
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SB534
Short Form; Energy
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET. |
KANUHA |
EET |
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SB535
Short Form; Economy
RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET. |
KANUHA |
EET |
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SB536
Short Form; Tourism
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to EET. |
KANUHA |
EET |
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SB537
Short Form; Government
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB538
Short Form; Government Operations
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB539
Short Form; Procurement
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB540
Short Form; Hawaiian Affairs
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HWN. |
KANUHA |
HWN |
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SB541 SD1 HD1
Reconciliation Day; Day of Observance
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Designates January 17 of each year as Reconciliation Day. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/19/2024- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Holt voting no (1) and Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Kong, Sayama excused (4). |
KANUHA |
CAI, FIN |
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SB542
Short Form; Hawaiian Affairs
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HWN. |
KANUHA |
HWN |
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SB543
Short Form; Health
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB544
Short Form; Health
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB545 SD1
Community Care Foster Family Home; Medicaid; Human Services; Report
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Amends the definition of "community care foster family home" to allow one additional Medicaid individual to be cared for in the same community care foster family home. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) |
(S)
2/15/2024- Re-Referred to HHS/WAM. |
KANUHA |
HHS/WAM |
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SB546
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB547 SD1
University of Hawaii; Board of Regents; Chairperson; Designee; Majority Vote
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
Requires the University of Hawaii's Board of Regents to approve by majority vote any designee selected to serve or participate for the chairperson as a voting or nonvoting member of any legislatively established board, commission, working group, or task force. (SD1) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HET, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
KANUHA |
HET, JHA |
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SB548
Short Form; Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB549
Short Form; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB550
Short Form; University of Hawaii Athletics
RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB551 SD3
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Development; Exemption
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Clarifies that certain housing projects developed by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation on lands that are not within a Special Flood Hazard Area as identified on the current Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Maps shall be exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules relating to planning, zoning, and other certain standards, provided that certain conditions are met. Effective 03/22/2075. (SD3) |
(H)
3/9/2023- Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17 |
KANUHA |
HSG/WAL, JHA |
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SB552
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HOU. |
KANUHA |
HOU |
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SB553
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HOU. |
KANUHA |
HOU |
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SB554
Short Form; Courts
RELATING TO COURTS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB555
Short Form; Criminal Procedure
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB556
Short Form; Elections
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB557
Short Form; Ethics
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB558
Short Form; Firearms
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB559
Short Form; Penal Code
RELATING TO PENAL CODE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB560 SD2
DLIR; Workforce Development Council; Workforce Development Division
RELATING TO LABOR.
Transfers the Workforce Development Division from being directly part of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Workforce Development Council, an entity that is administratively attached to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Takes effect of 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
2/15/2024- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
LBT, WAM |
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SB561
Short Form; Public Employment
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT. |
KANUHA |
LBT |
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SB562
Short Form; Technology
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to LBT. |
KANUHA |
LBT |
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SB563
Short Form; Counties
RELATING TO COUNTIES.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB564
Short Form; Military Affairs
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to PSM. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB565
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/30/2023- The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-01-23 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB566
Short Form; Culture and the Arts
RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA. |
KANUHA |
TCA |
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SB567
Short Form; Transportation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA. |
KANUHA |
TCA |
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SB568
Short Form; Transportation
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to TCA. |
KANUHA |
TCA |
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SB569
Short Form; Land
RELATING TO LAND.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB570
Short Form; Small Boat Harbors
RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB571
Short Form; Water
RELATING TO WATER.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB572 SD2 HD2 CD1
HDOA; Agriculture; Pests; Biosecurity Emergency
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department of Agriculture may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. (CD1) |
(S)
7/9/2024- Vetoed on 07-09-24 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1360). |
KANUHA |
AGR, JHA, FIN |
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SB573 SD1
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Board of Directors; Membership; UH4
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Removes the representative from the University of Hawaii from the board of directors of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Prohibits the University of Hawaii representative from serving on the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation's board of directors as an at-large member. (SD1) |
(S)
2/28/2023- The committee on EET deferred the measure. |
KANUHA |
EET |
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SB574
Short Form; Economic Development
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB575
Short Form; Education
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB576 SD3 HD1
Department of Accounting and General Services; Government; Comptroller; Travel Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Requires reports of official out-of-state and intrastate travel by state employees, officers, or other representatives of state departments or agencies, including the judiciary and University of Hawaii, to be made available for public review on the Comptroller's website. Creates an exception for sensitive personal information. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2023- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). |
KANUHA |
LGO, FIN |
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SB577
Short Form; Government
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB578 SD3 HD1
ATG; ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; Investigators; Counties; Report
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult to fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/22/2024- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3). |
KANUHA |
LGO, JHA, FIN |
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SB579
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB580 SD1
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; DBEDT; DLNR; Transfer
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Transfers the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (SD1) |
(S)
2/17/2023- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
EET/WTL, WAM |
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SB581
Short Form; Technology
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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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 |
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SB583
Short Form; Tourism
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB584
Condominiums; Proxy Voting; Association Meetings; Condominium Boards
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROXY VOTING.
Removes from the standard condominium proxy form the option of giving a proxy vote to the board of directors of a condominium association as a whole. Removes the authority of a board to use association funds to solicit proxies as part of the distribution of proxies. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
MORIWAKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN |
HB377 |
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SB585
Condominiums; Association; Expenditures; Approval
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Prohibits a condominium board from expending association funds in an amount of $10,000 or greater without first obtaining approval from the association. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
MORIWAKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN |
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SB586 SD2 HD1
Mufflers; Exhaust System; Motorcycle; Moped; Motor Vehicle; Certificate of Inspection; Motor Vehicle Repair; Penalties
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Requires rules regarding safety check inspections to ensure that a motorcycle, moped, or motor vehicle is not equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Suspends, revokes, or refuses renewal of a permit for an official inspection station upon a third or subsequent wilful violation of any rule regarding inspecting a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Increases the maximum fine for violating noisy muffler and exhaust system laws. Includes repairing or installing a noisy muffler or exhaust system as a prohibited practice for motor vehicle repair laws. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Wakai |
JHA |
HB468 |
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SB587 SD2 HD1
Noisy Exhaust Pipes and Mufflers; Fine Increase; Probable Cause; Police Officer
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Increases the fines for violating provisions relating to the installation of noisy exhaust pipes and mufflers. Authorizes police officers to conduct examinations and inspections if the officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle's excessively noisy muffler is evidence of a violation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Ihara, Kidani, Wakai |
JHA |
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SB589
Amplified Sounds; Noise Disturbances; Waikiki; Restriction; Fines; Penalties
RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL.
Makes unlawful for any person to play, use, operate, or otherwise permit a sound amplifier that creates a noise disturbance within thirty feet of a hotel, detached dwelling, or multi-family dwelling in Waikiki between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Establishes civil fines and criminal penalties for violations. |
(S)
1/27/2023- Re-Referred to HHS, JDC. |
MORIWAKI, Dela Cruz, Kidani, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
HB177 |
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SB590
DOH; Noise Control; Amplified Sound; Excessive Noise
RELATING TO NOISE.
Requires the department of health to adopt rules by 6/30/2026 for amplified sound on public and private property where decibel weighted levels exceed current standards for zoning districts and residential properties where noise is excessive during certain times. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, KIM, RHOADS, Dela Cruz, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
HB323 |
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SB591 SD1
Illegal Gambling Businesses; Prohibited
RELATING TO GAMBLING.
Establishes the operation of an illegal gambling business as a class C felony. Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
3/24/2023- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
MORIWAKI, AQUINO, CHANG, Dela Cruz, Ihara, Kidani |
JHA |
HB375 |
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SB592
Emergency Hospitalizations; Mental Illness; Substance Use Disorders; Assessments; Surrogates; Guardians
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires certain patients subject to emergency hospitalization to be assessed to determine whether a surrogate or guardian is needed to make appropriate health care decisions for the patient. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
MORIWAKI, AQUINO, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kidani |
HHS, CPN |
HB1122 |
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SB593
Condominium Associations; Condominium Upkeep; Ordinances; County Codes; Conformance
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires associations to maintain and operate the property to ensure conformance with all laws, ordinances, and rules. |
(S)
2/28/2023- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, Kidani |
CPN |
HB376 |
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SB594
Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration; Mediation; Sunset; Repeal
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Repeals the sunset date of Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, that allowed for voluntary binding arbitration for condominium related disputes and amended the conditions for mediation. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to CPN. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
CPN |
HB381 |
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SB595
Executive Office on Aging; Alzheimer's Disease; Public Health Campaign; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for the executive office on aging to create an Alzheimer's disease public health campaign. |
(S)
1/25/2023- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara, Kidani, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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