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HB27 HD1 SD1
State Budget
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Relating to the state budget. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/26/2024- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:45 PM; CR 309. |
YAMASHITA |
WAM |
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HB40 SD1 CD2
Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Pension Accumulation Fund; Constitution; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO THE GENERAL FUND.
Appropriates funds to be deposited into the emergency and budget reserve fund and pension accumulation fund pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution. (CD2) |
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7/9/2024- Act 229, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1334). |
YAMASHITA |
LBT, WAM |
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HB67 HD1 SD2
UH; Windward Community College; Pu`uhonua Program; Women's Community Correctional Center; Halawa Correctional Facility; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility; Positions; Appropriations ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PU`UHONUA PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds to establish an unspecified number of full time equivalent positions for the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's Pu`uhonua Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATAYOSHI, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, QUINLAN |
HRE/PSM, WAM |
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HB69 HD1 SD1
Department of Education; R.E.A.C.H. Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Education's Resources for Enrichment, Athletics/Academics, Culture, and Health program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATAYOSHI, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Cochran |
EDU, WAM |
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HB74 HD1 SD2
General Excise Tax; Helicopters; Service and Maintenance Facility; Quiet Technology; Exemption; Sunset
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Establishes a temporary general excise tax exemption for amounts received from the servicing and maintenance of helicopters in an aircraft service and maintenance facility outside any Hawaii airport or from the construction of a facility that services and maintains helicopters where at least 75% of the helicopters serviced and maintained annually in the facility are equipped with quiet technology. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 12/31/2028. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TODD, HASHIMOTO, MARTEN, ONISHI |
TCA, WAM |
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HB110 HD1 SD1
Special Number Plates; Duke Kahanamoku; Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CAI, JHA, FIN |
SB220 |
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HB126 HD1 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Public Corruption; Bribery; Offenses; Penalties
RELATING TO PUBLIC CORRUPTION.
Specifies that a person convicted of the offense of bribery shall be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $250,000, in addition to a sentence of imprisonment or probation. Requires the Commission on Salaries to consider certain factors to retain qualified individuals and deter corruption and bribery. Amends the effective dates of recommended salary increases. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
SB227 |
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HB159 HD1 SD1
Liquor Licenses; Renewal of License; Elimination of Notarization Requirement
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Exempts the notarization requirement for renewals of liquor licenses. (SD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 058, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). |
TODD (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN, JDC |
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HB163 HD1 SD1
Department of Human Resources Development; Collective Bargaining in Public Employment; Repricing of Classes; Study
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a study to review the repricing processes in section 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and submit a report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
MATAYOSHI, GARRETT |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
SB1058 |
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HB193 HD1 SD1
Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards; Extension; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the public utilities commission to establish interim goals. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LOWEN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
EET, CPN/WAM |
SB683 |
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HB197 HD1 SD1
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 stationary, commercial, and industrial refrigeration systems and air conditioning systems 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. Specifies that no law, rule, ordinance, or code, including the State Building Code, shall prohibit or limit the use of a refrigerant deemed acceptable under federal law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LOWEN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, MARTEN, MIZUNO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
AEN, CPN/WAM |
SB503 |
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HB201 HD2 SD1
State Historic Preservation Program; Historic Property
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Expands the definition of "historic property" for purposes of the Historic Preservation Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ICHIYAMA, AIU, HASHIMOTO |
WTL, JDC |
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HB222 HD2 SD2
DHS; Medical Care Payments; Long-Term Supports and Services; Provider Reimbursements; Calculations; Adjustment of Method; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Adjusts the method by which the Department of Human Services shall calculate payments to providers of medical care and long term supports and services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MIZUNO |
HHS, WAM |
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HB224 HD2 SD2
Public Housing Tenant Upward Mobility Pilot Program; Workforce Training; HPHA; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Establishes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority public housing tenant upward mobility pilot program. Permits the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to contract with outside parties to implement the program. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MIZUNO |
HOU/HHS, WAM |
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HB259 HD1 SD1
Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Geographic Origins; Prohibitions
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than a certain percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin, phased in to a minimum of fifty-one per cent on or after 7/1/2026. Excludes roasted or instant coffee produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown green coffee beans that are not offered for retail sale directly to consumers from labeling requirements. Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in the State. Authorizes retailers who, by 6/30/2024, purchase roasted or instant coffee blends that use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising containing less than twenty per cent Hawaii-grown coffee by weight to sell-off coffee inventory until 12/31/2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA, CHUN, GARRETT, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, TAKENOUCHI, TODD |
CPN |
SB747 |
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HB308 HD1 SD2
Sustainable Food Systems Working Group; HDOA; Plan; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
Establishes the sustainable food systems working group within the Department of Agriculture. Requires the working group to submit a plan, any recommendations for implementing the plan, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to establish the working group and develop the plan and for an unspecified number of sustainability specialist positions to be employed by the Department of Agriculture. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, GARRETT, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KILA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
AEN, WAM |
SB420 |
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HB313 HD1 SD2
HDOA; UH; Foreign Agriculture Small Equipment Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes and appropriates funds for the Foreign Agriculture Small Equipment Pilot Program at a University of Hawaii community college, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the Pilot Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
HRE/AEN, WAM |
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HB314 HD1 SD2
Food Banks; United States Department of Agriculture; The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Office of Community Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOOD BANKS.
Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services to fund the purchase, storage, and transportation of food for distribution to the food banks in the State. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, CHUN, COCHRAN, HOLT, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, WAM |
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HB340 HD2 SD1
Brother Joseph Dutton Day
RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY.
Designates April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1) |
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4/19/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 778). |
MIZUNO |
TCA |
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HB346 HD2 SD2
HSEO; DOT; DAGS; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; State Buildings; Retrofitting; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Requires that new state facilities be designed to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires that 25% of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:44PM in Conference Room 224.
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LOWEN |
TCA/EET, WAM |
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HB361 HD1 SD1
Green Jobs Youth Corps; DLNR; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE GREEN JOBS YOUTH CORPS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its partner, or partners, for the continuation of benefits of the Green Jobs Youth Corps. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ICHIYAMA, POEPOE |
WTL, WAM |
SB87 |
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HB378 HD2 SD2
Substance Use Disorder Services Clinic Working Group; Report
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Establishes a Substance Use Disorder Services Clinic Working Group to develop recommendations to balance the needs of persons receiving treatment for substance use disorders with the needs of public safety. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
HHS, CPN |
SB983 |
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HB384 HD2 SD1
Judiciary Package; Uniform Parentage Act
RELATING TO PARENTAGE.
Enacts portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017 to replace the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
SB484 |
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HB406 HD2 SD2
Oahu Regional Health Care System; DOH; DOD; Strategic Plan; Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home; Transfer; Progress Report; Leahi Hospital; CIP; City and County of Honolulu; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health and Oahu Regional Health Care System to develop a strategic plan for the utilization of all Oahu Regional Health Care System facilities and report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2024. Extends the deadline to assimilate the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home from the Department of Defense to the Oahu Regional Health Care System to 6/30/2024. Requires the Oahu Regional Health Care System and the Department of Defense to provide a joint progress report to the Legislature regarding construction of, and the hiring of an operator for, the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home. Appropriates funds for the capital improvement project to construct a transitional treatment and housing facility on the Leahi Hospital campus. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
BELATTI |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
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HB415 HD2 SD2
Health; Task Force on Mobility Management; DOT; Appropriations ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON MOBILITY MANAGEMENT, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ACT 214, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2013.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of the task force on mobility management established pursuant to Act 214, SLH 2013. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TODD, HASHIMOTO, MARTEN |
HHS/TCA, WAM |
SB101 |
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HB470 HD2 SD2
Emergency Shelter; Minors; Consent; Providers; No Cost Emergency Shelter and Related Services
RELATING TO MINORS.
Clarifies the definition of "provider" as it relates to the entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to a consenting minor to include certain organizations who are not considered child placing organizations or child caring institutions. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD2) |
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7/2/2024- Act 145, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). |
TAM, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, JDC |
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HB473 HD1 SD1
SFCA; Creative Workforce Grant Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Appropriates funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Creative Workforce Grant program for the awarding of grants to eligible nonprofit arts and culture organizations to support a living wage for creative workers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAM |
TCA, WAM |
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HB500 HD1 SD1
DOE; Extracurricular Activities; Workforce Readiness; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for various workforce readiness programs and opportunities. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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4/18/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 699). |
SAYAMA, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARCIA, GATES, HASHIMOTO, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD |
EDU, WAM |
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HB522 HD1 SD1
Emergency Management; State of Emergency; Electronic Media Transmission
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Removes the ability of the governor or a mayor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKASHIMA, AMATO, BELATTI, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD, Cochran, Kobayashi |
PSM, JDC |
SB103 |
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HB546 HD1 SD1
Fuel Tank Advisory Committee; Regular Meetings; Frequency; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE FUEL TANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Requires the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee to hold no fewer than one regular meeting in each quarter of a calendar year. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
AIU |
HHS, WAM |
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HB547 HD1 SD2
DHS; Infant and Toddler Child Care Worker Subsidy Pilot Program; Infant and Toddlers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a two-year Infant and Toddler Child Care Worker Subsidy Pilot Program to retain the existing early child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care center settings. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MARTEN, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Kobayashi, Matayoshi |
HHS/LBT, WAM |
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HB564 HD1 SD1
DHRD; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Information Technology; Positions; Upgrades; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates moneys to establish an unspecified number of full time equivalent information technology specialist positions within the Department of Human Resources Development and upgrade information technology systems within the Department of Human Resources Development, including network upgrades; purchase and install desktop computers, workstations, and laptops; and train personnel. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
YAMASHITA |
LBT, WAM |
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HB606 HD1 SD1
HDOA; Meat Processing Capacity; Expansion; Food Distribution Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
Requires the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with other state agencies, to develop and implement a plan by 7/1/2025 to expand the meat processing capacity in the State to allow for meat from axis deer and other wild game to be processed for distribution by nonprofit food distribution services. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, COCHRAN, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
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HB607 HD2 SD2
Producers; Agricultural Goods; Interisland Shipping; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Creates an income tax credit for transportation costs incurred by certain taxpayers who ship produce and agricultural goods between counties. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, BELATTI, COCHRAN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
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HB609 HD2 SD1
HDOA; Meat Inspection; Meat Processing; Inspectors; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for costs for its meat inspection program, including the establishment of 1 full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) inspector program supervisor position and 3 full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) inspector positions to perform meat inspection services. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, COCHRAN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
AEN, WAM |
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HB610 HD2 SD1
Farm Workforce Retention Tax Credit; Farm Employment
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes the farm workforce retention tax credit for farm employers or owners of farm employers who employ eligible farm employees. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, BELATTI, HOLT, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
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HB612 HD2 SD2
Agriculture; Farmers; Ranchers; Fishers; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit to alleviate the high costs of production for farmers, ranchers, and fishers and incentivize growth in the agricultural sector in the State. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, COCHRAN, HOLT, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
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HB617 HD1 SD2
Oral Health; Task Force; Department of Health; Positions; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH.
Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve the State's oral health infrastructure. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050 and 7/1/2051. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, WAM |
SB679 |
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HB622 HD2 SD2
Prevent Suicide Hawaii Working Group; Native Hawaiians; Pacific Islanders; Farmers; Youth; LGBTQIA+; Veterans; Report
RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Establishes a Prevent Suicide Hawai‘i Working Group within the Office of Wellness and Resilience. Requires the working group to focus on preventing suicides in the State, particularly among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, farmers, youth, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and other populations identified by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a high-risk population for suicide; implement recommendations in the Prevent Suicide Hawai‘i Task Force's interim report; and report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
POEPOE |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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HB647 HD1 SD1
Alcohol; Beer; Low Alcohol by Volume Spirits Beverage; Liquor Tax; Liquor Law; Definition
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Establishes a definition of "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume sprits beverages at a rate of $1.98 per wine gallon. 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, but excludes certain other forms of distillation. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, SAYAMA |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
SB159 |
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HB668 HD1 SD1
Infrastructure Dedication; Affordable Housing; Counties
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Conditions the authority of a county whose population is greater than five hundred thousand to exercise state housing powers upon a county's continued compliance with provisions regarding acceptance of the dedication of infrastructure and public highways in affordable housing developments. Amends various provisions relating to the dedication of infrastructure to a county. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
HASHIMOTO, AIU, ICHIYAMA |
HOU/PSM, JDC |
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HB676 HD1 SD2 CD2
Counties; District Boundary Amendments; County Ordinances; Affordable Housing; Report
RELATING TO DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS.
Authorizes the appropriate county land use decision-making authority to determine district boundary amendments involving land areas over fifteen acres but not over one hundred acres, except lands that are designated as important agricultural land or lands where the soil is classified by the Land Study Bureau's detailed land classification as overall (master) productivity class A or B if the county has adopted an ordinance that meets certain requirements. Requires each county land use decision-making authority whose county adopted an ordinance to submit a report to the Legislature. (CD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HASHIMOTO, AIU |
HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN |
SB769 |
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HB678 HD1 SD2
HHFDC; Affordable Housing Development; Study; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Provides a new source of interim financing for affordable housing projects using housing program in Chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires and appropriates moneys for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study assessing the efficacy of housing credit programs. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2028. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HASHIMOTO, AIU |
HOU, WAM |
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HB679 HD1 SD2
Wildfires; Emergency Appropriations; HHFDC; Auditor; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
Appropriates funds to support the State's response to the August 2023 wildfires that affected the County of Maui. Requires the Auditor to conduct an audit on the contracts funded by the appropriation. Makes an appropriation to the One Ohana Bank Trust Account to compensate victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires. Repeals general obligation bond issuance and appropriation for the Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund. Changes the 2024-2025 general fund appropriation to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to general obligation bond funds. Transfers to the general fund the excess balances of various non-general funds from various state departments and agencies. Temporarily lifts various restrictions on the use of funds for Maui wildfire response. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2023-2024. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/23/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
HASHIMOTO, AIU, KITAGAWA, ONISHI, TODD |
HOU, WAM |
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HB690 HD1 SD2
Hawaii Agricultural Investment Program; ADC; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes the Hawaii agricultural investment program within the Agribusiness Development Corporation to support local agricultural producers. Requires annual reports. Appropriates funds for program and positions. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, MARTEN, MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
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HB694 HD1 SD1
UH; CTAHR; Aquaculture Disease Diagnostic Laboratory; HDOA; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds to support the Aquaculture Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Division Veterinary Laboratory Services Branch, in partnership with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GATES, BELATTI, HUSSEY-BURDICK, MARTEN, ONISHI, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, TAM, TODD |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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HB707 HD1 SD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Claims; State; Counties; Penalties; Public Financing; Conviction
RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS.
Makes it a class C felony to make false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims against the government. Disqualifies a person convicted of making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim from holding elected office for five years. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
JDC |
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HB711 HD1 SD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; Fraud; Disqualification; Conviction
RELATING TO FRAUD.
Establishes the offense of fraud as a class B felony. Disqualifies a person charged with fraud from holding elected office for ten years. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
JDC |
SB1421 |
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HB714 HD1 SD1
Mooring Lines; Department of Transportation; Stevedoring Companies
RELATING TO MOORING LINES.
Requires that the securing of mooring lines from vessels requiring tug assistance to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by a stevedoring company. Defines "stevedoring company". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/14/2023- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). |
SAIKI |
TCA, WAM |
SB824 |
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HB719 HD1 SD2
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; Public Records; Costs; Disclosure; Public Interest; Waiver; Office of Information Practices; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS.
Imposes a cap on charges for the reproduction of certain government records. Waives the cost of duplication of government records provided to requestors in an electronic format. Allows agencies to withhold certain deliberative documents before a decision is made. Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating records. Provides for a waiver of fees when the public interest is served by a record's disclosure. Appropriates funds for positions in the Office of Information Practices. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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HB724 SD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Campaign Contributions; Prohibitions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
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. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
JDC |
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HB727 HD1 SD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; Campaign Funds; Permitted Uses
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Disallows a ballot issue committee to donate surplus funds to a community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, or literary organization. Disallows the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee. Allows a candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to make contributions to another candidate in an amount of not more than $2,000 per election period. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
JHA, FIN |
SB1425 |
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HB732 HD1 SD1
Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; Campaign Spending Commission Package; Complaints; Campaign Spending Violations; Rebuttable Presumption
RELATING TO COMPLAINTS ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING LAWS.
Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to treat a respondent's failure to explain or otherwise respond to a complaint alleging a violation of campaign spending laws as a rebuttable presumption that a violation has occurred. Provides that the respondent shall have thirty days from the mailing of the complaint to respond before the presumption arises. (SD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI |
JDC |
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HB824 HD2 SD1
DCR; Hawaii Paroling Authority; Corrections; Medical Release Program
RELATING TO MEDICAL RELEASE.
Creates a medical release program within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for certain ill or impaired inmates who pose a low risk to public safety. (SD1) |
(S)
4/18/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
HASHEM, CHUN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, MIZUNO, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, Poepoe |
PSM, JDC |
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HB837 HD1 SD2
State Plan; Green Infrastructure; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force; Report; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN.
Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, transit projects, and other areas in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Adds definition of "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 making recommendations for implementing the green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines. Establishes full-time equivalent ( .0 FTE) policy analyst positions within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GARRETT, CHUN, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
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HB852 HD1 SD1
Enterprise Zones; Eligibility; Eligible Business Activities; Renewable Energy
RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" to include the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone and the development or production of renewable energy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
HOLT, BELATTI, COCHRAN, HASHIMOTO, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, ONISHI, QUINLAN, TAKENOUCHI, TODD |
EET, WAM |
SB817 |
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HB872 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership; Executive Office on Aging; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP.
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging of the Department of Health for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GATES, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, WAM |
SB1419 |
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HB908 HD2 SD1
Conveyance Tax; Land Conservation Fund
RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.
Amends the maximum amount of conveyance tax revenues allocated to the Land Conservation Fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
POEPOE, AMATO, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, PERRUSO, TODD |
WTL, WAM |
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HB947 HD1 SD2
Food Manufacturer Tax Credit
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a food manufacturer tax credit. Defines "qualified taxpayer" as a manufacturer that produces value-added processed, agricultural, or food products. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
GATES, HASHIMOTO, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KILA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, TODD |
AEN, WAM |
SB1266 |
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HB951 HD1 SD1
Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Deposits funds into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be used to provide grants or loans to mixed-income rental projects or units qualifying individuals and families. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
HOU, WAM |
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HB963 HD1 SD1
Department of Budget and Finance; Broadband Funds; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO BROADBAND.
Appropriates general fund moneys that are required to match federal moneys for broadband programs. Appropriates moneys received by the State from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the broadband equity, access, and deployment program. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
YAMASHITA |
EET, WAM |
SB829 |
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HB971 HD2 SD1
Agricultural Emergency Loans; HDOA; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS.
Establishes the agricultural emergency loan revolving fund, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture, to fund Class "D" loans. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, WAM |
SB1269 |
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HB973 HD2 SD1 CD1
Hemp; Department of Agriculture; Administrative Rules
RELATING TO HEMP.
Repeals the requirement for additional rules by the Department of Agriculture to address nuisance issues, including smell, noise, and excessive lighting arising out of the activities of hemp growers. (CD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, CPN |
SB1271 |
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HB974 HD1 SD1
HDOA; Program Specialist Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a program specialist position within the Department of Agriculture and appropriates moneys to fund the position. Requires the grant specialist to prioritize assistance for farmers and ranchers who produce local food, at least some portion of which is consumed within the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, WAM |
SB1272 |
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HB982 HD1 SD2 CD1
Attorney General; Tobacco Enforcement Special Fund; Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund
RELATING TO FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT UNIT.
Amends the amount of funds within the tobacco enforcement special fund that may be carried over at the end of each fiscal year. Amends the amount of funds to be deposited to the credit of the tobacco enforcement special fund from the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund. (CD1) |
(S)
6/24/2024- Act 059, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAM/JDC |
SB1280 |
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HB989 HD1 SD1
DBEDT; Building Renovations; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Makes an appropriation to authorize general funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for expenses related to building renovations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EET, WAM |
SB1287 |
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HB991 HD1 SD1
HTDC; Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program; Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program; Manufacturing Development Grant Program
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Amends the composition of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation Board of Directors to include the Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, unless the Chairperson, with the approval of the Board of Regents, designates another Regent to serve. Changes the cap for awards to assist businesses applying for the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to an unspecified amount. Adds purchasing of renewable energy systems as an eligible expense, and clarifies that training on both new and existing manufacturing equipment is an eligible expense, for the Manufacturing Development Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EET, WAM |
SB1289 |
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HB994 HD1 SD1
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Land Use; Rural District Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study to refine rural district policies and make recommendations to facilitate the reclassification of lands from the agricultural district to the rural district. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WTL, WAM |
SB1292 |
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HB995 HD2 SD1
Important Agricultural Lands; Adoption of County Maps; Land Use Commission; Farm Cluster Housing
RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Clarifies the decision-making process for the adoption by the Land use Commission of county maps for the designation of important agricultural lands. Repeals the provision for farm dwelling and employee housing on important agricultural lands and adopts a new provision for farm cluster housing to incentivize the designation of lands as important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAL, JHA, FIN |
SB1293 |
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HB1002 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-3 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1300 |
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HB1003 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-4 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1301 |
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HB1005 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-6 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1303 |
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HB1007 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-8 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1305 |
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HB1008 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-9 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (9) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1306 |
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HB1009 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-10 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1307 |
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HB1011 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-13; Legislative Branch ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Provides appropriations for public employment cost items of the Legislative Branch for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1309 |
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HB1012 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-14 ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1310 |
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HB1035 HD1 SD1
Homeland Security; Confidentiality of Critical Infrastructure Information
RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY.
Establishes protections for critical infrastructure information that is received or maintained by the Office of Homeland Security for use regarding the security of critical infrastructure. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
SB1333 |
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HB1046 HD2 SD2
Educational Health Services; Medication Administration; School Health Assistants; Exceptions
RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Replaces the term "school health aides" with "school health assistants" to reflect recent changes to the job title. Authorizes the administration of medication to public school students by school health assistants with the approval of a health care professional within the Department of Education, the Department of Health, or a health care service pursuant to a written agreement with the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, CPN |
SB1344 |
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HB1049 HD2 SD2
Income Tax; Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit; Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit; Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit
RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
Increases the applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the amount of the child and dependent care tax credit. Increases the cap amount on employment-related expenses that may be used to claim the child and dependent care tax credit. Annually adjusts the threshold amount of the child and dependent care tax credit by a cost-of-living adjustment factor. Increases the amount of the refundable earned income tax credit. Increases the income thresholds and credit amounts of the refundable food/excise tax credit. Sunsets these tax credits on December 31, 2028. (SD2) |
(H)
3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB1347 |
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HB1087 HD2 SD2
Wage and Hour Law; Employee; Guaranteed Compensation; Employer Recordkeeping
RELATING TO THE WAGE AND HOUR LAW.
Amends the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's wage and hour law by repealing the definition's categorical exclusion of any employee who receives guaranteed compensation totaling $2,000 or more a month. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LGO, JHA, FIN |
SB1385 |
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HB1131 HD1 SD2
Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Corrections; Inmates; Programming; Gender Parity; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO GENDER PARITY IN PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to study all programming offered to persons incarcerated at correctional facilities and convene a group of incarcerated women for the purpose of identifying gaps in the programming offered to female inmates. Requires that the study be submitted to the Legislature by 6/30/2024. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HASHEM, CHUN, GANADEN, ICHIYAMA, MORIKAWA, POEPOE |
PSM/HRE, WAM |
SB711 |
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HB1132 HD1 SD1
Corrections; Oversight; Coordinator; Meetings; Investigations
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
Requires members of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Requires the Commission to publish a summary of an investigation and any action taken by the Commission in response. Authorizes the Commission to hold a meeting closed to the public to discuss with the Oversight Coordinator a complaint investigated when necessary to maintain confidentiality, under certain conditions. Broadens the Oversight Coordinator's power to make inquiries, obtain information, and inspect the premises of agencies and correctional facilities. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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4/19/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 778). |
HASHEM, CHUN, GANADEN, ICHIYAMA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, Garrett, Kobayashi |
PSM, JDC |
SB455 |
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HB1148 HD1 SD2 CD1
Mental Health Professionals; University of Hawaii Windward Community College; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for temporary positions to support the expansion of the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's mental health-related programs. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 107, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). |
MARTEN, AMATO, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
HHS/HRE, WAM |
SB436 |
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HB1149 HD2 SD1
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Prevention; University of Hawaii; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds for positions and activities related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MARTEN, AMATO, GANADEN, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Kobayashi |
AEN, WAM |
SB1553 |
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HB1156 HD2 SD2
Assisted Community Treatment; Petitions; Attorney General; Judiciary; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of assisted community treatment petitions and related court proceedings for private petitioners, unless the petitioner declines the assistance. Authorizes the Family Court to use online hearings for assisted community treatment petitions. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2024 and 2025 on the number of requests for assistance with petitions for assisted community treatment. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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HB1193 HD1 SD2
DBEDT; Tax Credit for Research Activities; Requirements; Survey; Certification; Caps
RELATING TO THE TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements for tax credits for research activities. Amends the annual aggregate cap on tax credits for research activities that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism may certify. Requires certification of the tax credits for research activities on a first-come, first served basis to be based on the date that a complete application is received, subject to certain conditions. Extends from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2029, the sunset date for tax credits for research activities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
HOLT, GATES, HASHIMOTO, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, TODD |
EET, WAM |
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HB1194 HD2 SD1
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
Establishes the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization. Designates the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization as the district organization for purposes of implementing the United States Economic Development Administration-approved comprehensive economic development strategy. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HOLT, BELATTI, GATES, HASHIMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TODD |
EET, WAM |
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HB1217 HD2 SD1
Cannabis; Medical Use; Patients; Caregivers; Cultivation; Grow Sites
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Prohibits any person other than those authorized pursuant to chapter 329, part IX or chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from cultivating, producing, manufacturing, distributing, possessing, or dispensing cannabis for medical use. Clarifies that the definition of "distribution" within the definition of "medical use" is limited to the transfer of cannabis and cannabis paraphernalia from the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver to the qualifying patient. Clarifies that the authorization for the medical use of cannabis does not apply to the cultivation, handling, or possession of a qualifying patient's cannabis for medical use, unless the person is the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver. Increases the restriction on the number of qualifying patients who may use a grow site to fifty, unless an exemption is obtained by the Department of Health, and authorizes the Department of Public Safety to inspect grow sites for compliance. Establishes that a person who is not a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient or medical cannabis dispensary under chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not be afforded certain protections. Authorizes only a qualifying patient or their designated primary caregiver to cultivate cannabis after December 31, 2024. Repeals a provision in existing law that exempts certain qualifying patients from obtaining medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from authorized sources. Prohibits the mischaracterization or disguise of transactions arising out of the production, manufacture, sale, or distribution of cannabis intended for medical use as another type of compensation or expense. Clarifies that no qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient shall use butane or any other...(see document for full description) (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
BELATTI, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
SB1570 |
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HB1245 HD1 SD1
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Central Maui; Statewide Air Ambulance Network System; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AMBULANCES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase of one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment to be based in central Maui, fund pay-related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical services personnel, and increase the predictability and stability of available air ambulance services for all islands in the State. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
HASHIMOTO, AMATO, POEPOE |
HHS, WAM |
SB1435 |
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HB1246 HD1 SD2
HHFDC; General Obligation Bonds; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Infrastructure; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to issue bonds for housing project infrastructure and to finance the development of regional state infrastructure projects. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds with the funds to be deposited into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Requires a report to the Legislature on the housing units to be generated by the infrastructure projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HASHIMOTO, AIU |
HOU, WAM |
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HB1248 HD1 SD1
HDOA; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the continued administration of the Hawaii healthy food incentive program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, GANADEN, GARRETT, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Matsumoto |
AEN, WAM |
SB1259 |
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HB1250 HD1 SD1
HDOA; Mamaki Tea; Labeling Requirements; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MAMAKI TEA.
Imposes labeling requirements for mamaki tea grown in the State. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to administer the mamaki tea labeling requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, BELATTI, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, PIERICK, TAM |
CPN/AEN, WAM |
SB1487 |
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HB1263 HD2 SD2
Hawaii ABLE Savings Program; Director of Finance; State Council on Developmental Disabilities; Department of Health; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Repeals language that gives the director of finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund if the director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE program manager. Authorizes the director of finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund to provide incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE account owners. Appropriates moneys to fund incentive payments. Establishes and appropriates moneys to fund one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position to provide statewide outreach, advocacy, and relationship management for the Hawaii ABLE savings program. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, WOODSON, Kobayashi |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1296 HD1 SD1
DOH; Early Intervention Services; Working Group; Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.
Establishes an Early Intervention Services Working Group within the Department of Health to study and recommend ways to assist and support deaf and hard of hearing children, including implementation strategies. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KILA, AIU, CHUN, GARRETT, KAHALOA, LAMOSAO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1300 HD2 SD1
Mental Health; Provisional Licensure; Associate Licensure; Marriage and Family Therapists; Mental Health Counselors; Psychologists; Examinations; Social Work Interns; Insurance Reimbursements; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Requires psychologist license applicants to possess a doctoral degree and complete certain supervised experience requirements before sitting for the licensing examination. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
CHUN, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GATES, HOLT, KAHALOA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, NAKASHIMA, PIERICK, POEPOE, Matsumoto |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
SB343 |
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HB1301 HD1 SD1
University of Hawaii; Cancer Center; Multiethnic Cohort Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CANCER.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to conduct a multiethnic cohort study focusing on the social determinants of health, lifestyles, environmental exposures, and resilience factors of Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos. Requires the Cancer Center to seek federal funding to complete the study. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM |
HRE, WAM |
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HB1327 HD2 SD1
Educational Supplies; Tax Credit; Schools; Educators
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
Establishes a state income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred by certain individuals employed by the Department of Education, Hawaii state public library system, or as part of a head start program in a school. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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4/14/2023- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). |
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARCIA, GARRETT, HASHIMOTO, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD |
WAM |
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HB1340 HD2 SD2
Temporary Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advisory Council; Department of Health; Mental Health
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the Director of Health to establish a Temporary Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advisory Council within 3 months of certain breakthrough therapy designation approvals by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAM, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GATES, HASHIMOTO, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIZUNO, POEPOE, Matayoshi |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
SB1531 |
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HB1356 HD1 SD1
Adult Residential Care Homes; Developmental Disabilities Domiciliary Homes; Medicaid; Enhanced Payments; COVID-19 Costs; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID PATIENT CARE.
Appropriates funds to provide enhanced payments for coronavirus disease 2019-related costs and lost revenues to adult residential care homes and developmental disabilities domiciliary homes that are caring for residents who receive Medicaid benefits, under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
LAMOSAO, MARTINEZ |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1357 HD1 SD2
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
Beginning on 7/1/2023, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $767. Beginning on 7/1/2023, requires that the state supplemental payment for type II adult residential care homes not exceed $875. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LAMOSAO, MARTINEZ |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1371 HD1 SD1
DLNR; Sand Island State Recreation Area; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE SAND ISLAND STATE RECREATION AREA.
Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to prepare a master plan for the Sand Island state recreation area. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAHALOA, KILA, MARTINEZ, MIZUNO, NAKAMURA, PERRUSO, TODD |
WTL, WAM |
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HB1373 HD2 SD2
Creative Industries; Workforce Development Incentive; Rebate Program; DBEDT; Tax Credits; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Beginning 1/1/2024, requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer a Workforce Development Incentive Rebate Program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions. Establishes a new Film Studio Tax Credit. Amends the administration of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by increasing the tax credit cap from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for calendar year 2024 and eliminating the ability for credits exceeding the tax cap to be allowed to be claimed after December 31, 2024. Appropriates funds. (SD2) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
HOLT, COCHRAN, HASHIMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, TODD, Chun, Matayoshi |
EET/WAM |
SB1616 |
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HB1375 HD3 SD3
HTA; Board of Directors; Repeal; DBEDT; Office of Tourism and Destination Management; Establishment; Regenerative Tourism; Destination Management Action Plans; Positions; Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Establishes an Office of Tourism and Destination Management within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism that encompasses regenerative tourism and best practice destination management. Transfers the functions, duties, appropriations, and positions of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to the Office of Tourism and Destination Management. Requires the Office of Tourism and Destination Management to implement certain county destination management action plans. Dissolves the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Appropriates funds. (SD3) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
QUINLAN, AMATO, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, Ganaden, Martinez |
EET/PSM, WAM |
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HB1385 HD2 SD2
Public Lands; Hilo Community Economic District; Lease Extension; Department of Land and Natural Resources; BLNR; OHA; Temporary Public Land Trust Working Group; Office of the Governor; Public Land Trust Inventory; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Part I: Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources shall not unilaterally amend the terms and conditions of any lease of public lands being extended pursuant to Act 149, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as otherwise provided therein; and if the Board of Land and Natural Resources wishes to amend the terms and conditions of any lease of public lands being extended to reflect the Board's most current lease form and leasing practices and policies, such lease form and leasing practices and policies must be included in the rules of the Board. Defines "lease of public lands". Part II: Establishes a temporary public land trust working group within the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes only. Provides that the working group's sole purpose shall be to compile a definitive inventory of public land trust lands. Authorizes the working group to hire staff. Part III: Appropriates moneys to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be used for making repairs to bulkheads and revetments located in certain parcels conveyed to the Office. PART IV: Requires and appropriates moneys for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to conduct a programmatic environmental impact statement for any development projects within the Kakaako Makai area of the public land trust. Part V: Appropriates moneys to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for certain construction costs for the development of Kukaniloko. |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ONISHI, GATES, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, LOWEN, NAKASHIMA, SAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD, Amato, Belatti |
WTL, WAM |
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HB1394 HD1 SD1
DLNR; Na Ala Hele Program; Trails; Operating Costs; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for operating costs and personnel to manage certain trailheads as part of the Na Ala Hele trail and access program. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, LOWEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TODD |
WTL, WAM |
SB1549 |
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HB1395 HD1 SD2
HPHA; Kapaa Public Housing; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the planning and design for new housing units at the Kapaa public housing project site in Kapaa, Kauai. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
NAKAMURA, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, KILA, KITAGAWA, TODD |
HOU, WAM |
SB1467 |
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HB1396 HD2 SD2
Cesspools; Pilot Program; Counties; Priority Area; DOH; Cesspool Conversion Section; Positions; Income Tax Credit; Real Property; Mandatory Disclosures; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Part I: Establishes and appropriates funds for a county cesspool pilot program in the Department of Health to work with each county to identify a priority area to expand the county sewage system or other centralized treatment system to connect individual properties in the priority area and reduce or eliminate cesspools in the identified area. Part II: Creates a cesspool conversion section in the Department of Health to facilitate the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions. Part III: Requires the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools, and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and educate homeowners regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines. Part IV: Establishes, for all taxable years after December 31, 2023, an income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a Director of Health-approved wastewater system or connecting to a sewerage system. Requires that, effective 11/1/23, certain information regarding cesspools on real property be included in seller mandatory disclosures for real property transactions. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, CHUN, COCHRAN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, KAHALOA, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
AEN/PSM, WAM |
SB1466 |
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HB1408 HD3 SD1
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. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Kobayashi |
EET, WAM |
SB1231 |
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HB1409 HD2 SD2
Family Leave; Childbirth; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Kangaroo Care; Breast Milk Expression
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Extends under certain conditions, the family leave period for up to eight weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Requires the Civil Rights Commission to amend its rules to include neonatal care as a related medical condition wherever the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or other related condition" or any similar phrase is used. Effective 6/30/2032. (SD2) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, POEPOE, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
LBT/HHS, WAM |
SB1007 |
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HB1412 HD1 SD2
Libraries; Publishers; Electronic Books; Contracts; Licensing Agreements; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Printed Copies; Prohibition; Existing Contracts
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.
Prohibits any contract or license agreement between a publisher and library in the State from precluding, limiting, or otherwise restricting the library from performing customary operational and lending functions; restricting the library from disclosing any terms of its license agreements to other libraries; and requiring, coercing, or enabling a library to violate rules regarding confidentially of a patron's library records. Deems contracts that contain prohibited provisions an unfair or deceptive act or practice and void and unenforceable. Prohibits libraries from copying or printing purchased electronic literary material. Exempts existing contracts that provide libraries with electronic literary products from vendors and aggregators. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAKENOUCHI |
EDU, JDC |
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HB1426 HD1 SD1
ADC; Economic Development; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Security; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
Establishes a food and product innovation network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for food and product innovation facilities on the islands of Molokai, Oahu, and Hawaii. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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4/11/2023- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 666). |
KAHALOA, GATES, LAMOSAO |
AEN/EET, WAM |
SB1547 |
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HB1430 HD1 SD1
University of Hawaii at Hilo; Imiloa Astronomy Center; Hawaiian Language College; Institute of Indigenous Education, Science, and Outreach; Establishment
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.
Establishes the institute of indigenous education, science, and outreach within the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKASHIMA, KAPELA, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD |
HRE/HWN, WAM |
SB1546 |
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HB1439 HD2 SD2
Judiciary; Pre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program; Landlords; Tenants; HPHA; Emergency Rent Relief Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.
Beginning 11/1/2023, establishes a pre-litigation mediation pilot program that extends the period for a notice of termination of the rental agreement from 5 business days to 10 calendar days, requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing an action for summary possession, and requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10-calendar-day notice to tenants and a mediation center that offers free mediation for residential landlord-tenant disputes. Appropriates funds for a pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Creates and appropriates funds for an emergency rent relief program. Repeals on 11/1/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HASHIMOTO, KITAGAWA, MATAYOSHI, SAYAMA |
CPN/JDC, WAM |
SB1439 |
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HB1442 HD2 SD1
Mental Health Treatment Diversion; Probation Violators; Behavioral Health Crisis Centers; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO REHABILITATION.
Amends the Criminal Justice Diversion Program including allowing examination of defendants via telehealth. Requires the Judiciary, in consultation with other stakeholders, to submit monthly and annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of agreements for post-booking jail diversion programs for district and circuit court in the first circuit. Amends the allowable period of court-ordered assisted community treatment and considerations for extensions. Allows courts to require certain probation violators to undergo mental health evaluation and treatment as a condition of continued probation. Requires the Department of Health to contract with behavioral health crisis centers and to establish a statewide Hawaii Urgency Response Center. Restores funding for probation officer services for the mental health court. Effective 7/1/3023. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
BELATTI, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HASHIMOTO, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
JDC/HHS, WAM |
SB1540 |
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HB1458 HD1 SD1
Intoxicating Liquor; Licenses and Permits; Manufacturer License; Small Craft Producer Pub License; Manufacturing Limit; Increase
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Increases the liquor manufacturing limits for Class 18 small craft producer pub license holders. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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3/20/2024- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN |
SB1103 |
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HB1486 HD1 SD1
Kupuna Care; Executive Office on Aging; DOH; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CARE PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Kupuna Care Program within the Executive Office on Aging. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1508 HD1 SD1
Native Hawaiian Communities; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Appropriates funds to certain departments to improve Native Hawaiian communities and cultural practice and preservation through various assistance services. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
HWN, WAM |
SB1609 |
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HB1511 HD1 SD2
Honolulu Board of Water Supply; Drinking Water; Construction; Wells; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply to plan, design, and construct, after consultation with the Department of Health and the Commission on Water Resource Management, 7 monitoring wells and an exploratory well. Requires the City and County of Honolulu to provide matching funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2) |
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3/25/2024- Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
SAIKI |
WTL/PSM, WAM |
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HB1527 HD1 SD2
Animals; Pet Animals; Surgery; Prohibited; Cruelty to Animals in the First Degree; Veterinary Practices; Cropping; Docking
RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's pet animal or pet animals. Provides that a violation of the prohibition is a misdemeanor. Clarifies that the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree does not apply to accepted veterinary practices when the practices are performed by a licensed veterinarian. Repeals exemption of cropping and docking as customarily practiced under the offense of cruelty to animals in the first degree. (SD2) |
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7/8/2024- Act 221, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). |
NISHIMOTO |
AEN/CPN, JDC |
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HB1529 HD2 SD2
Island Burial Councils; Appointments; Holdover Members
RELATING TO BURIAL COUNCILS.
Allows any burial council member whose term has expired to continue in office as a holdover member until the member's reappointment to a second term is confirmed or a successor is nominated and appointed. Prohibits holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the fourth regular session of the legislature following the expiration of the member's term of office. (SD2) |
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7/1/2024- Act 123, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224). |
POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, Kobayashi |
HWN, JDC |
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HB1533 HD2 SD1 CD1
DHS; Death Benefits; Reimbursement; Mortuaries; Cemeteries; Unclaimed Human Remains; Appropriation
RELATING TO DEATH BENEFITS.
Increases the amount of death benefits paid by the Department of Human Services to cover the cremation and disposition costs for a deceased person who was eligible for medical or financial assistance at the time of the person's death and whose body is unclaimed. Appropriates funds. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 108, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209). |
NISHIMOTO |
HHS, WAM |
SB2851 |
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HB1539 HD1 SD2
Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Traffic Laws; Penalties; Insurance Minimums; Noisy Mufflers; Fines
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Increases fines for violations of certain traffic laws and required motor vehicle insurance minimums. Establishes minimum and maximum sentences for persons convicted of violations of certain traffic laws. Amends the minimum liability coverage thresholds to unspecified amounts. Establishes a separate prohibition on driving motor vehicles having noisy mufflers on public highways in high-density areas. Establishes separate fines for violations of motor scooter and motor vehicle muffler regulations. Defines "high-density areas". Establishes fines for placing any device upon a vehicle designed to immobilize the vehicle without consent of the owner of the vehicle. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/18/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
NISHIMOTO, SAIKI, TARNAS |
TCA, JDC/CPN |
SB2342 |
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HB1554 HD1 SD1
BLNR; DLNR; Aquatic Resources; Rulemaking Authority; Flexibility; Adaptive Management
RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.
Expands the Department of Land and Natural Resources' rulemaking authority to include any rule to impose restrictions or requirements deemed necessary to protect certain aquatic life. Expands the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority to temporarily adopt, amend, or repeal certain natural resource rules by formal action at a publicly noticed meeting if the board finds that such adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in light of newly available technology, or in light of newly available data. (SD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 222, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1323). |
ICHIYAMA, POEPOE |
WTL, JDC |
SB2915 |
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HB1577 HD1 SD2 CD1
Tow Operators; Overturned Vehicles; Additional Fees; Payment Methods
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING FEES.
Authorizes tow operators to charge a towing surcharge of no more than $35 if the tow involves overturned vehicles. Increases the statutory caps on certain towing charges. Requires that a towing company that charges fees to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property to accept payment by the vehicle owner for charges by cash, credit card, and debit card and not direct an individual to use an on-site automated teller machine in lieu of accepting payment by credit card and debit card. (CD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 060, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). |
KILA, LAMOSAO |
TCA, CPN |
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HB1578 HD2 SD1
Motor Carrier Vehicle; Shipping Container Chassis; Out-of-State Registration; Safety Inspection
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Permits a shipping container chassis that holds a valid out-of-state certificate of vehicle registration to obtain a certificate of safety inspection. Makes an out-of-state registration for a shipping container chassis valid in the State until its expiration in the other state or for one year after a vehicle safety inspection. (SD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 061, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). |
KILA, AIU, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, LAMOSAO, MIYAKE, TAKENOUCHI |
TCA, JDC |
SB2895 |
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HB1595 HD1 SD1
AG; Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Expungement; Pilot Project; Marijuana; Reports
RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.
Creates a pilot project, to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General, for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning certain marijuana offenses under section 712-1249, HRS. Requires the Hawai?i Criminal Justice Data Center to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 062, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). |
TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
JDC, WAM |
SB2689 |
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HB1597 HD1 SD1
OIP; Open Meetings Law; Enforcement
RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS.
Clarifies that members of the public may sue a board or alleged board after receiving an adverse Office of Information Practices decision, and that the decision will be reviewed de novo. Establishes a two-year statute of limitations to bring the lawsuit and reaffirms a complainant's right to seek review by the Office of Information Practices first. Recognizes that only a member of the public may recover attorney's fees and costs if that person prevails in an open meetings lawsuit. Requires that persons suing for open meetings law violations notify the Office of Information Practices about the lawsuit so that it may decide whether to intervene. Requires open meetings lawsuits that seek to void a board's final action to be prioritized by the courts. (SD1) |
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7/3/2024- Act 160, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). |
TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, Kobayashi |
GVO, JDC |
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HB1598 HD1 SD2
Sunshine Law; Board Packets; Public Inspection; Notice; Testimony
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
Requires boards to make available for public inspection board packets, if created, at the time the board packet is distributed to board members but no later than two business days before the board meeting. Provides that public testimony may be distributed to board members before the board meeting. Requires boards to include in the notice to persons requesting notification of meetings, a list of the documents that were compiled by the board and distributed to board members before a board meeting for use at the meeting. Requires boards to post board packets on its website. (SD2) |
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5/3/2024- Act 011, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). |
TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, Kobayashi |
GVO, JDC |
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HB1599 HD1 SD2
Public Meetings; Remote Testimony; Visibility
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to remove and block individuals who disrupt meetings. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD2) |
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5/3/2024- Act 012, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). |
TARNAS, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, Amato, Kobayashi, Morikawa |
GVO, JDC |
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HB1600 HD1 SD2
Sunshine Law; Permitted Interaction Groups; Scheduling; Open Meetings; Exemption
RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS.
Requires boards to schedule a meeting for deliberation and decision-making on a report by an investigative group at least six business days after the board meeting in which the investigative group presented the findings and recommendations of its investigation to the board. (SD2) |
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5/3/2024- Act 013, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). |
TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, KAPELA, MIYAKE, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAM |
GVO, JDC |
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HB1604 HD1 SD1
Courts; Corrections; Arrests; Substance Abuse Assessment; Parole
RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.
Allows the court to order substance abuse assessment and treatment of a defendant before trial. Prohibits the revocation or forfeiture of parole or arrest of a parolee solely due to the parolee having one positive test for drug or alcohol use. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1) |
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4/16/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 738). |
TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GANADEN, KAPELA, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAM |
JDC |
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HB1611 HD2 SD2
Police; Law Enforcement Standards Board; National Decertification Index
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Requires law enforcement agencies and the Law Enforcement Standards Board to consult the National Decertification Index and report certain information related to a law enforcement officer's certification status to the Index. Takes effect 7/1/2026. (SD2) |
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7/9/2024- Act 246, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1351). |
TARNAS, AMATO, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, KAPELA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM |
PSM, JDC |
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HB1624 HD1 SD1
Insurance; Mandatory Coverage; Standard Fertility Preservation Services; Medically Necessary Treatment
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2024, requires the insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoing medically necessary treatment that may cause iatrogenic infertility. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/22/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
TODD, GARRETT, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAM, Amato, Ganaden, Nakashima |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
SB2338 |
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HB1633 HD1 SD1 CD1
Contractors; Owner-builder Exemption; Leasing Restriction; Disclaimer; Repeal
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
Repeals the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to act as their own contractor and who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on property they own or lease and do not offer the buildings or structures for sale. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Vetoed on 07-09-24 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1358). |
EVSLIN, AIU |
HOU, CPN |
SB2949 |
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HB1639 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Employer Base Composite Monthly Contribution
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND BASE COMPOSITE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION.
Increases the employer base composite monthly contribution effective 1/1/2025 by 5.2 per cent of the 2024 employer base. Provides that effective 1/1/2026, the employer base composite monthly contribution will be based on the change in medicare part B premiums from 2024 to 2025 and at a two-year lag thereafter. (SD1) |
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4/15/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677). |
MATAYOSHI, GARRETT |
LBT, WAM |
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HB1640 HD1 SD1 CD1
Collective Bargaining in Public Employment; Repricing of Classes; Negotiations; Impasse Procedures
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires the employer to initiate negotiations on repricing of classes within a bargaining unit within thirty days of its receipt of the exclusive representative's written request to negotiate. Establishes that the employer's failure to initiate the negotiation within the required time frame and the parties' failure to reach an agreement within one hundred fifty days of the exclusive representative's written request to negotiate or by January 31 of a year in which the collective bargaining agreement is due to expire, whichever is earlier, constitutes an impasse to which the impasse procedures shall apply, under certain conditions and limitations. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 234, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). |
MATAYOSHI, GARRETT |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
SB2459 |
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HB1642 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Labor Relations Board; General Employee Orientation; Violation; Complaint
RELATING TO GENERAL EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION.
Allows an employee or the exclusive representative, if applicable, to file a complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board if the employer fails to comply with section 78-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to general employee orientation. (SD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 063, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). |
MATAYOSHI, GARRETT |
LBT, JDC |
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HB1686 HD1 SD1 CD1
Motor Vehicle Insurance; Chiropractic; Charges
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Increases the reimbursement rate for chiropractic treatments for personal injury protection benefits under motor vehicle insurance from $75 to $100. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 092, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). |
NISHIMOTO, NAKASHIMA |
CPN, WAM |
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HB1758 HD1 SD1
Professional Engineers; Licensure; Qualifications; Lawful Experience in Engineering Work; Code Compliance Review of Plans; Municipality Employees
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
Clarifies that code compliance review of plans for construction applicable to the specific engineering field is considered lawful experience in engineering work for employees of municipalities. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/22/2024- Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-24 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
EVSLIN, AIU |
CPN |
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HB1760 HD1 SD1 CD1
Department of Budget and Finance; HHFDC; Counties; Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program; Affordable Rental Housing; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Subaccount; State Debt Limit Exclusion; Private Activity Bonds
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, subject to legislative approval, to secure a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the bond volume cap recycling program. Authorizes the Corporation or a county to establish a bond volume cap recycling program authorized by federal law. Allows the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation to enter into an agreement with a county for bond volume cap recycling. Establishes a volume cap recycling program subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Requires a county or issuer to submit a report to the Department of Budget and Finance and Corporation on the status or use of its portion of the volume cap that is being recycled. (CD1) |
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5/29/2024- Act 035, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1135). |
EVSLIN, AIU |
WAM |
SB2339 |
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HB1763 HD1 SD2 CD1
HHFDC; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Housing Projects; Loans; Priority; Report
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Prohibits the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from forgiving any loan made from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund unless the Corporation forecloses on the project. Amends the permitted uses of and priority for which moneys in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund are to be used. Repeals the authorization to use Rental Housing Revolving Fund to provide grants. Requires the Corporation to submit a report to the Legislature on plans to revolve funds back into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Applies to Rental Housing Revolving Fund applications submitted after 6/30/2024. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 235, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340). |
EVSLIN |
HOU, WAM |
SB2045 |
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HB1772 HD1 SD1
Kupuna Caucus; DOH; Senior Fall Prevention Campaign; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.
Appropriates funds to support the Department of Health's Senior Fall Prevention Campaign. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024 2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/16/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 738). |
CHUN, AIU, AMATO, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, WARD |
HHS, WAM |
SB2471 |
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HB1800 HD1 SD1 CD1
State Budget; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 2023-2025 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 230, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1335). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB2234 |
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HB1801 SD1 CD1
State Bonds; State Budget; Bond Declaration
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (CD1) |
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7/10/2024- Act 253, 07/10/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1365). |
YAMASHITA, NISHIMOTO |
WAM |
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HB1827 HD2 SD1 CD1
DLIR; DOE; Health Care Workforce Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath program for certified nurse aides. Appropriates funds to renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 089, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). |
SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
WAM |
SB3225 |
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HB1828 HD1 SD2
PUC; Energy-Efficiency Portfolio Standards; Extension
RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
Extends the State's deadline to achieve its energy-efficiency portfolio standards target from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals for electricity use reduction to be achieved by 2030, 2035, and 2040. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to adjust the 2045 and interim standards. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD2) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 329. |
SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB1830 HD2 SD1 CD1
DCCA; Mental Health; Provisional Licensure; Associate Licensure; Marriage and Family Therapists; Mental Health Counselors; Psychologists; Examinations; Social Work Interns; Insurance Reimbursement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 093, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). |
SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Holt, Yamashita |
CPN/HHS, WAM |
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HB1831 HD1 SD2
DOH; Behavioral Health Crisis Center Pilot Program; Behavioral Health Crisis Centers; Crisis Intervention; Diversion; Reports; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO CRISIS INTERVENTION.
Establishes the Behavioral Health Crisis Center Pilot Program. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish or contract with behavioral health crisis centers in each county. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot program, including a triage center for medically monitored detoxification and the treatment of substance abuse disorders and mental illnesses. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 329.
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SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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HB1832 HD1 SD2 CD1
DHRD; State Departments; Civil Service; Minimum Qualification Review
RELATING TO HIRING.
Authorizes a state department, division, or agency, rather than the Department of Human Resources Development, to conduct a minimum qualification review of applicants for vacant positions within the department, division, or agency. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to provide state departments, divisions, and agencies the applications received for vacancies under certain circumstances. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 186, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). |
SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
SB3007 |
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HB1836 HD2 SD2 CD1
Pharmacists; Prescription Refills; State of Emergency
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Allows registered pharmacists during declared states of emergency to refill prescriptions for persons directly impacted by the emergency for up to a thirty-day supply if the practitioner is unavailable or cannot be contacted to authorize the refill and if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription might interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 100, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). |
SAIKI, AIU, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARCIA, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
WAL/HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB1838 HD2 SD2
Short-Term Rentals; County Zoning; TAT
RELATING TO ZONING.
Expands the zoning powers of counties. Expands the scope of the transient accommodations tax law to include certain shelters and vehicles with sleeping accommodations. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2) |
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4/22/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
SAIKI, AIU, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD, WOODSON, Garcia, Yamashita |
HSG, JHA, FIN |
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HB1842 HD1 SD1
Wildfire Prevention Working Group; Criminal Penalties; Fire Protection Laws; Arson; Red Flag Warning; Strict Liability
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Increases the maximum fine for violations of the fire protection laws. Specifies that each day a violation exists or continues to exist shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of arson in the fourth degree to a class C felony if the offense was committed during the time period and within the geographic area in which a red flag warning was in effect. Provides that the state of mind requirement with respect to the attendant circumstance that the red flag warning was in effect is negligence. (SD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 201, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
SAIKI, AIU, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARCIA, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD, WOODSON, Yamashita |
PSM, JDC |
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HB1861 HD2 SD2
City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Package; Motor Vehicles; Number Plates; Hawaiian Diacritical Marks; Electric Vehicles
RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES.
Requires each number plate issued on or after 1/1/2025 to include an 'okina in the word "Hawai'i". Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters for the words "Hawai'i" and "Aloha State" in motor vehicle number plates. Limits application of special number plates for environmental conservation to electric vehicles. Specifies that the design for special number plates for environmental conservation does not require the words "Aloha State". (SD2) |
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6/24/2024- Act 064, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CAI, JHA, FIN |
SB2201 |
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HB1869 HD1 SD2
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Uncrewed Aircraft; Criminal Offenses
RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Establishes the felony offenses of misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the first, second, and third degrees. Requires uncrewed aircraft to be operated by a human operator at all times. (SD2) |
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7/3/2024- Act 161, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, JDC |
SB2194 |
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HB1879 HD1 SD1
Office of Elections Package; Embargo on Release of Information
RELATING TO THE DIGITAL VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE.
Provides that certain information to be included in any digital voter information guide shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide. (SD1) |
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5/3/2024- Act 014, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
SB2232 |
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HB1881 HD1 SD1
Ethics Commission Package; Administrative Fines; Maximum
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.
Updates the maximum administrative fines allowed for violations of chapters relating to standards of conduct and lobbyists. (SD1) |
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5/3/2024- Act 015, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2215 |
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HB1884 HD1 SD1
Ethics Commission Package; Legislator Disclosures
RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Clarifies disclosures required from members of the Legislature. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1) |
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4/24/2024- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 1:45PM; CR 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
SB2218 |
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HB1886 HD1 SD2
State Fire Council Package; Fire Protection; Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Program; Special Fund
RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
Authorizes moneys in the reduced ignition propensity cigarette program special fund to be used to defray the cost of statewide fire prevention, education, life safety, and preparedness programs, and hiring of administrative personnel. (SD2) |
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4/18/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, WAM |
SB2228 |
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HB1889 HD1 SD2
Hawaii State Fire Council Package; Cancer; Firefighters; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for breast cancer and cancer of the female reproductive organs. (SD2) |
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6/28/2024- Act 101, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/PSM, JDC/WAM |
SB2231 |
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HB1892 HD2 SD1
Cesspools; Mandatory Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Prioritization; Public Outreach and Education; Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Part II: Amends the deadlines for required upgrades conversions, or connections for certain priority level 1 and priority level 2 cesspools. Part III: Authorizes and appropriates funds to the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants as necessary to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and website to educate homeowners and wastewater industry professionals about information and resources regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines. Part IV: Appropriates funds and establishes positions for the implementation of the cesspool compliance pilot grant project. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 329. |
LOWEN, EVSLIN, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, NAKAMURA, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
SB2426 |
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HB1896 HD2 SD1
PFAS; Food Packaging; Food Service Ware; Cosmetics; Personal Care Products; Prohibition
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Beginning 1/1/2027, 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. Takes effect 1/1/2027. (SD1) |
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5/3/2024- Deferred one day. |
LOWEN, AMATO, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TODD, WOODSON, Sayama |
AEN, CPN |
SB2427 |
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HB1902 HD1 SD2 CD1
Emergency Management Powers; State of Emergency; Price Control
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies that the Governor's and mayors' emergency management powers shall be consistent with the state constitution. Clarifies the scope of the comprehensive emergency management plan. Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency and local state of emergency, respectively. Shortens the duration of price control periods from ninety-six hours to seventy-two hours. (CD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 206, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
ICHIYAMA, AIU, AMATO, CHUN, GARRETT, HOLT, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Cochran |
PSM/CPN, JDC |
SB2843 |
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HB1911 HD2 SD2 CD1
Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates funds for the Judiciary Supplemental Budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 233, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2374 |
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HB1912 HD1 SD1
Judiciary Package; District Court Judges; First Circuit
RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT.
Establishes one additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit. (SD1) |
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4/19/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 721). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2375 |
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HB1913 HD1 SD2
Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Court-Appointed Counsel; Guardians Ad Litem; Fees; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED REPRESENTATION.
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court proceedings. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024 2025. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
4/25/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:00PM in conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2376 |
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HB1914 HD1 SD2
Judiciary Package; Criminal Proceedings; Court-Appointed Counsel; Fees; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
4/25/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:00PM in conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2377 |
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HB1916 HD1 SD1 CD1
Public Servants; Government Records; Public Records; Personal Information; Disclosure; Prohibition; Unlawful Publication of Personal Information
RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS.
Prohibits, upon written request from certain public servants or their representative, any government agency, person, or organization from making certain personal information publicly available on the Internet. Effective 10/1/2024. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 187, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
SB2379 |
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HB1917 HD1 SD1
Judiciary Package; Public Employment Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Units 1 and 10; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for judiciary employees and their excluded counterparts. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1) |
(H)
4/25/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:00PM in conference room 325. |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC/LBT, WAM |
SB2380 |
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HB1919 HD1 SD2
DLNR; State Boating Facility Lease Program; Ala Wai Boat Harbor; Leases; Repeal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.
Establishes a state boating facility lease program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources to lease 1 state small boat harbor for private development, management, maintenance, and operation. Repeals provisions related to the leasing of fast lands and submerged lands of the Ala Wai boat harbor. Appropriates moneys out of the boating special fund. Repeals on 6/30/2044. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/25/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 823). |
ICHIYAMA |
WAM |
SB2555 |
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HB1922 HD2 SD1
DLNR; Wildlife; Rulemaking Authority; Flexibility; Adaptive Management
RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
Expands the department of land and natural resources' rulemaking authority to include any rule deemed necessary to protect certain wildlife. Expands the board of land and natural resources' authority to timely adopt, amend, or repeal certain rules if the board finds that the action is necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in response to impacted natural resources or in light of newly available technology or data. (SD1) |
(S)
7/8/2024- Act 223, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1324). |
ICHIYAMA, POEPOE |
WTL, JDC |
SB2912 |
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HB1923 HD1 SD2
Overnight Camps; Agricultural Districts; Special Permits
RELATING TO CAMPS.
Authorizes overnight camps in operation prior to January 1, 1961, to be regulated via the special permit process. (SD2) |
(S)
7/3/2024- Act 182, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). |
ICHIYAMA |
WTL, JDC |
SB2756 |
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HB1925 HD2 SD1 CD1
OPSD; Hawaii State Planning Act; Phase II; Task Force; Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT.
Establishes the Hawaii State Planning Act Phase II Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Makes an appropriation. (CD1) |
(S)
5/29/2024- Act 036, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1136). |
ICHIYAMA, POEPOE |
WTL, WAM |
SB2988 |
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HB1927 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Penal Code; Criminal Offense; Indecent Exposure; Less Than Sixteen Years of Age; Strict Liability
RELATING TO INDECENT EXPOSURE.
Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent exposure from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor if the person to whom the genitals were exposed is less than sixteen years of age at the time of the offense. Provides that the state of mind requirement is not applicable to the fact that the person exposed is less than sixteen years of age and that the actor is strictly liable with respect to the attendant circumstance that the person exposed was less than sixteen years of age. (SD1) |
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4/16/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 738). |
ICHIYAMA, NAKAMURA |
JDC |
SB2971 |
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HB1932 HD2 SD1 CD1
DOT; Public Lands; Real Property; Acquisition; Disposition
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to acquire, including by condemnation, any real, personal, or mixed property for immediate or future use and own, hold, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or dispose of the property acquired. Amends the definition of "public lands" to exclude lands set aside for the Department of Transportation, leased by the Department of Transportation, or to which the Department of Transportation holds title. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to directly acquire any real property for its purposes. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to expend funds for the acquisition, management, or maintenance of property for projects relating to climate mitigation and adaptation and visual and noise buffer zones and barriers. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 109, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). |
TODD |
TCA, WAM |
SB3212 |
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HB1936 HD2 SD2
DOT; Harbor Safety; Mooring; Commercial Docks; Labor; Collective Bargaining
RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.
Mandates that the Department of Transportation require the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings to be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. Sunsets 7/1/2028. (SD2) |
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7/9/2024- Act 236, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). |
TODD |
TCA, WAM |
SB2746 |
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HB1944 HD2 SD1 CD1
Workers' Compensation; Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Injuries; Coverage; MRI; Specialists
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Authorizes certain types of radiographical coverage and specialist consultations without a treatment plan within the context of workers' compensation coverage for employees with cervical and lumbar spinal injuries, or suspected cervical and lumbar spinal injuries. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 094, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). |
MATAYOSHI, AMATO, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, Kobayashi |
LGO, CPC, FIN |
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HB1953 HD1 SD2 CD1
Penal Code Review; Judicial Council; Advisory Committee; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.
Requires the Judicial Council to conduct a comprehensive review of the Hawaii Penal Code and to recommend proposed changes. Requires the Judicial Council to appoint an advisory committee to assist in the review, and allows the Judicial Council to also appoint a reporter and other staff as necessary. Requires the advisory committee to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 245, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350). |
TARNAS, CHUN, KAPELA, KILA, MARTEN, M. MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, TAKAYAMA, TAM |
JDC, WAM |
SB2332 |
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HB1964 HD2 SD2
DHS; Child Care Worker Subsidy and Bonus Program; Infant and Toddler Child Care Centers; Group Child Care Centers; Group Child Care Homes; Family Child Care Homes; Reports; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a child care provider subsidy and bonus program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes and bonuses to registered family child care homes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Makes appropriations. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/26/2024- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:55 PM; CR 329. |
AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, M. MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB2603 |
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HB1974 HD1 SD1
DHS; Needs Allowance; Long-Term Care Facilities
RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Clarifies the individuals who are eligible to receive the needs allowance. Takes effect 10/1/2024. (SD1) |
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5/13/2024- Act 018, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). |
MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1997 HD1 SD1
PUC; Water Carriers; Hawaii Water Carrier Act; Rate; Tariff; Discount; Interisland Transport of Renewable Hydrogen
RELATING TO THE INTERISLAND TRANSPORT OF HYDROGEN.
Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish a discounted rate by tariff for water carriers that engage in the interisland transport of renewable hydrogen. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1) |
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4/22/2024- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
NAKASHIMA |
CPN/TCA, WAM |
SB2965 |
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HB2020 HD2 SD2 CD1
Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy Producer; Definition; Disposition of Public Lands
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Expands the definition of "renewable energy producer" that is used to determine the Board of Land and Natural Resources' disposition of public lands to renewable energy producers. (CD1) |
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6/21/2024- Act 053, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). |
ICHIYAMA, Lowen |
EET/WTL, CPN |
SB3195 |
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HB2042 HD1 SD1 CD1
Youth Wellness; Mental Health; Department of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to contract for the provision of youth mental health and wellness services to address the mental health and wellness needs of youth in the State. (CD1) |
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6/28/2024- Act 102, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). |
TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB2460 |
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HB2058 HD1 SD1 CD1
Penal Code; Owners of Dangerous Dogs; Requirements and Penalties
RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS.
Establishes the offense of negligent failure to control a dangerous dog. Beginning 7/1/2025, establishes provisions regarding the designation of dangerous dogs, requirements for owners of dangerous dogs, and impoundment of dangerous dogs. (CD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 224, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). |
ILAGAN, NISHIMOTO, TARNAS |
JDC |
SB2692 |
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HB2069 HD1 SD1
DAGS; Civil Service; Exemptions; Information Technology Modernization
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.
Permits Department of Accounting and General Services to employ certain persons within the Comptroller's office who are exempt from state laws governing civil service and collective bargaining for certain purposes, as part of the State's information technology modernization efforts. (SD1) |
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5/13/2024- Act 019, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). |
SAIKI |
GVO, WAM |
SB2820 |
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HB2070 HD1 SD2 CD1
DCCA; Office of Administrative Hearing; Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Administrative Proceedings for Review; Cash or Protest Bond; Return to Party; Forfeiture
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires cash or protest bonds paid or filed by parties initiating an administrative appeal for protests of solicitations or award of contracts under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code to be returned to the initiating parties, minus administrative costs except in cases where the party does not prevail and the Office of Administrative Hearing of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs finds that the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith. (CD1) |
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7/3/2024- Act 162, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263). |
SAIKI |
GVO, CPN |
SB2827 |
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HB2071 HD1 SD1
Photo Red Light Imaging; Highway Safety; Traffic Violations; Transportation
RELATING TO PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS.
Provides that any photo red light imaging detector system's clear and unobstructed recorded image of a motor vehicle license plate shall be prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle to which the license plate is attached is the motor vehicle for which the license plate was issued. Requires the State, the county, or the State's or county's third party contractor to implement a process to record the date on which the summons or citation was submitted to the post office, which shall be prima facie evidence of the date the summons or citation was submitted to the post office. (SD1) |
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7/3/2024- Act 163, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264). |
SAIKI |
TCA, JDC |
SB2348 |
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HB2072 HD1 SD1
Campaign Spending; Solicitations; Contributions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Requires certain solicitations that reference disasters to include a disclosure. Deems violators guilty of a class C felony. (SD1) |
(S)
5/3/2024- Act 016, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). |
SAIKI |
JDC |
SB2453 |
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HB2074 HD2 SD1 CD1
DOE; Kaiapuni; Hawaiian Immersion; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO KAIAPUNI EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for Kaiapuni programs and the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and ten full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. (CD1) |
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7/1/2024- Act 126, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). |
HOLT, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TARNAS, WARD, WOODSON |
EDU, WAM |
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HB2083 HD3 SD1
Department of Education; Farm to School Meals; Recognition Program; Department Schools; School Meals; Plant-based Option; Mililani High School Pilot Program
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a plant-based meal pilot program at Mililani high school no later than the 2025-2026 school year. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325. |
LA CHICA, AMATO, COCHRAN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAM, TODD, WARD |
AEN, WAM |
SB2365 |
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HB2090 HD1 SD2 CD1
Residential Development; Areas Zoned for Commercial Use; Administrative Approval; Counties; Building Codes; Adaptive Reuse; Commercial Buildings
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Beginning 1/1/2025, allows residential uses in areas zoned for commercial use to be considered permitted under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2025, each county to adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building codes. (CD1) |
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5/29/2024- Act 037, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). |
EVSLIN, AIU, AMATO, COCHRAN, GANADEN, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, SAIKI, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
GVO/WTL, JDC |
SB2948 |
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HB2107 HD2 SD1 CD1
Filipino Caucus; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator and Programming; Appropriation ($)
RELATED TO DISASTER SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position and for programming support for LEP community projects within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. (CD1) |
(S)
7/8/2024- Act 210, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
ILAGAN, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GARRETT, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, MARTINEZ, M. MIZUNO, TAM, WOODSON |
PSM, WAM |
SB2781 |
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HB2131 HD2 SD1
HDOA; Invasive Species; Control and Mitigation; Two-Lined Spittlebug; Report; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO THE TWO-LINED SPITTLEBUG.
Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to mitigate and control the spread of the 2-lined spittlebug and to fund recovery efforts for areas affected by it. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/25/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 9:15AM in conference room 325. |
GATES, BELATTI, KAPELA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, TAM, TARNAS, WOODSON |
AEN, WAM |
SB2411 |
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HB2136 HD2 SD2
DOA; Pesticide Inspection Program; Restricted Use Pesticides; Banned Pesticides
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and implement a pesticide inspection program to increase compliance with the proper use of restricted use pesticides and ensure the continued prohibition on the use or application of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos. Requires the Department to post the inspection results on its website upon completion of a final order for a violation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/26/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325. |
GATES, AMATO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, TODD, Tam |
AEN, CPN/WAM |
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HB2144 HD1 SD2 CD1
DOH; Economic Development; Value-Added Production; Administrative Rules; Homemade Food Products
RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION.
Requires the Department of Health to amend the definition of "homemade food products" in its administrative rules on food safety and adopt certain rules regarding the sale and delivery of homemade food products. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 195, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1296). |
KAHALOA, CHUN, GARRETT, GATES, KAPELA, KILA, MIYAKE, TAKENOUCHI |
AGR, CPC, FIN |
SB2106 |
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HB2159 HD2 SD2
Assisted Community Treatment; Involuntary Hospitalization; Attorney General; Public Defender; Legal Representation; Nonviolent Defendants; Automatic Screenings; Probation Violators; Mental Health Treatment
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Part I: requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment and with the presentation of the case, unless declined by the petitioner. Part II: repeals language entitling the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment to legal representation by a public defender. Part III: provides a mechanism for the automatic screening of certain nonviolent defendants for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment. Part IV: authorizes courts to require certain probation violators to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment program as a condition of continued probation. Part V: allows a court to appoint an attorney for the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment if the interests of justice require one be appointed and makes permanent the orders to treat over objection law in sections 334-161 and 334-162, HRS. (SD2) |
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6/28/2024- Act 087, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). |
BELATTI, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, TAKENOUCHI |
HHS, JDC |
SB2382 |
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HB2183 HD1 SD2
Sexual Exploitation; Safe Harbor Protections; Assistance
RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (SD2) |
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4/23/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
KAPELA, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAM, TODD |
PSM/HHS, JDC |
SB2238 |
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HB2184 HD1 SD1
Campaign Finance; Prohibitions; Hawaii Election Campaign Fund; Escheat; Return of Contributions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Prohibits contributions from persons convicted of various campaign finance, ethical, or lobbying offenses. Requires unlawful contributions to escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Authorizes the Campaign Spending Commission and State Ethics Commission to notify a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that a contributor has been prohibited from making political contributions pursuant to chapter 11, part XIII, Hawaii Revised Statutes Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1) |
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4/23/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
KAPELA, COCHRAN, GANADEN, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TAM, TODD |
JDC |
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HB2192 HD1 SD1 CD1
DCCA; Cemeteries; Limited Ownership; Perpetual Care; Security; Reports
RELATING TO CEMETERIES.
Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to appoint an organization as the limited owner of a cemetery, under certain circumstances, for the purposes of filing complaints and engaging in certain security and perpetual care activities for the cemetery. Requires an appointed limited owner of a cemetery to submit annual progress reports to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 193, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, KONG, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NAKASHIMA, ONISHI, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Ganaden |
CPN |
SB2850 |
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HB2193 HD1 SD2 CD1
DLE; Fireworks Control Law; Illegal Fireworks; Task Force ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Authorizes law enforcement and fire officers to enter and inspect any licensee's or permittee's premises, under certain conditions, to verify compliance with the State's Fireworks Control Law. Establishes procedures for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct administrative inspections of controlled premises. Requires certain licensees and permittees to keep records and maintain inventories. Requires licensees and permittees to report any stolen fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. Authorizes a law enforcement agency or county fire department to safely dispose of confiscated fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. Requires violators to be held liable for storage and disposal costs. Specifies that each type of prohibited firework constitutes a separate violation. Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to the counties, to enforce the Fireworks Control Law. (CD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 208, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
TAKAYAMA, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, GARRETT, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, PIERICK, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, Nakashima |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
SB2093 |
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HB2216 HD2 SD2
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes. Effective 10/1/2024. (SD2) |
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5/13/2024- Act 020, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120). |
MARTEN, AMATO, COCHRAN, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, LAMOSAO, M. MIZUNO, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, WAM |
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HB2218 HD1 SD2
DHHL; HHCA; Federal Housing Administration; Loan Limit; Financial Literacy
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to increase the loan limit for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from fifty percent to seventy-five percent of the maximum single residence loan amount allowed in Hawaii by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide financial literacy education for all borrowers. (SD2) |
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7/1/2024- Act 130, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). |
MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
SB2646 |
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HB2224 HD2 SD1 CD1
EOA; SHPDA; Long-Term Care Plan; Report; Position; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.
Requires the Executive Office on Aging, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to create a comprehensive long-term care plan to accomplish certain long-term care policy goals that ensure the availability of a full continuum of institutional and community-based services. Establishes and appropriates funds for one long-term care planner position within the Executive Office on Aging to oversee the development and implementation of the long-term care plan. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit a report to the Legislature. (CD1) |
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7/2/2024- Act 159, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, GARRETT, GATES, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, WARD |
HHS, WAM |
SB2343 |
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HB2227 HD2 SD1
Child Care; Exemption; United States Department of Defense-Certified Child Care Facilities
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Expands the existing exemption from state law governing child care for United States Department of Defense-certified child care providers on federal property to those operating off federal property. (SD1) |
(S)
7/2/2024- Act 146, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). |
HASHEM, CHUN |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
SB2880 |
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HB2231 HD1 SD1
Police; Sheriff; Law Enforcement Officers; Law Enforcement Agencies; Female Law Enforcement Officers; Recruitment; Diversity; Goals
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Establishes as a goal of the State the increased representation of female law enforcement officers in the State by 2030 and nonbinary law enforcement officers in the State. Requires each law enforcement agency to recruit law enforcement officers from diverse backgrounds. (SD1) |
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7/9/2024- Act 251, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). |
GANADEN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, Sayama, Tam |
PSM, JDC |
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HB2241 HD1 SD2
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Department of Defense; Civil Air Patrol; Civilian Auxiliary Aviation Services; Appropriation; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL.
Appropriates funds for civilian auxiliary aviation services performed by the Civil Air Patrol. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Effective 7/1/2042. (SD2) |
(S)
4/24/2024- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 4:00PM; Conference Room 016. |
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD |
PSM, WAM |
SB3198 |
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HB2248 HD1 SD1 CD1
UH; Beach Management; North Shore of Oahu; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO BEACH MANAGEMENT ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to develop a North Shore Beach Management Plan for the North Shore of Oahu from Sunset Point to the Kapoʻo (Sharks Cove) area. Appropriates funds. (CD1) |
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7/8/2024- Act 226, 07/08/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). |
QUINLAN |
HRE/WTL/AEN, WAM |
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HB2253 HD2 SD1
DOH; Opioid Antagonists; Restaurants; Hotels; Law Enforcement Officers; County Funds; Administration
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes the Department of Health to require all restaurants and hotel establishments to maintain an inventory of an opioid antagonist. Expressly permits law enforcement officers to carry an opioid antagonist while on-duty. Requires funds for the purchase of opioid antagonists used by law enforcement officers employed by a county to be paid for using county funds. Clarifies that emergency personnel and first responders may administer an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2024- House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi, Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Takayama, Tam, Garcia. |
TAM, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, MARTEN, M. MIZUNO, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TODD |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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HB2278 HD2 SD3 CD1
Macadamia Nuts; Labeling Requirements; Disclosure
RELATING TO LABELING OF MACADAMIA NUTS.
Clarifies labeling requirements for macadamia nuts to require a disclosure indicating that a product may contain macadamia nuts not grown in Hawaii if the consumer package contains macadamia nuts grown outside the State. Exempts from the labeling requirements products that contain any other ingredient, except seasonings and flavorings, in addition to macadamia nuts. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 199, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). |
KAHALOA, GATES, KAPELA, NAKASHIMA, TARNAS |
AGR, CPC, JHA |
SB2962 |
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HB2295 HD1 SD1
DOT; Counties; Traffic Code; Stopping, Standing, and Parking; Traffic Infractions
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.
Authorizes stopping, standing, and parking restrictions and prohibitions on property under jurisdiction of the Director of Transportation and the counties, respectively. Specifies that the counties may issue traffic infractions for violations of any law prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on all highways and county property. (SD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 065, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, KILA, LAMOSAO, TAKENOUCHI |
TCA/PSM, JDC |
SB2832 |
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HB2298 HD1 SD2 CD1
Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Advertisements; Geographic Origins; Prohibitions; Retailers
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that contain Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed coffee blended with coffee of another regional origin to contain no less than fifty-one per cent coffee by weight from the Hawaii geographic origin. Exempts retailers that do not package roasted coffee, instant coffee, or ready-to-drink coffee beverages from liability for the sale of roasted coffee, instant coffee, or ready-to-drink coffee beverages that use a label or advertisement in violation of the coffee labeling law. (CD1) |
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7/5/2024- Act 198, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). |
LOWEN, AMATO, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GATES, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NAKASHIMA, NISHIMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
CPC, AGR |
SB2481 |
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HB2315 HD1 SD2 CD1
Condominium Association Meetings; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting; Mail Voting
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Repeals provisions governing the use of electronic voting devices at condominium association meetings. Clarifies the procedure for electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. (CD1) |
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5/31/2024- Act 042, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). |
SAIKI |
CPN, JDC |
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HB2316 HD1 SD1
Condominiums; Elections; Cumulative Voting; Write-In Candidates
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated. Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/23/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
SAIKI |
CPN |
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HB2317 HD1 SD1
Condominiums; Proxy; Voting; Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time; Statements of Qualification; Electronic Statements
RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.
Clarifies that the deadline for proxy votes to be delivered to the secretary of the planned community association or the managing agent for association meetings is 4:30 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time. Clarifies that any owner seeking nomination to the association board and wanting to receive proxy votes can submit a statement of qualifications that shall not exceed one single-sided eight and one-half inches by eleven inches page. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(H)
4/23/2024- Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 773). |
SAIKI |
CPN |
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HB2318 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act; Planned Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Quorum; Exception
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT.
Exempts planned community associations and condominium associations from the quorum and voting requirements under the Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1) |
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4/16/2024- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 738). |
SAIKI |
CPN |
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HB2328 HD2 SD1
HHFDC; Affordable Housing; Long-Term Rental Units; Bethel Street; Acquisition; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to acquire and renovate parcels and buildings located between Bethel Street, Pauahi Street, Fort Street, and Chaplain Lane in Honolulu, Oahu, for affordable housing purposes. Requires units to be affordable to households having an income that does not exceed a percentage of the area median income. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/22/2024- Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728). |
SAIKI |
HOU, WAM |
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HB2329 HD1 SD1
Rose-ringed Parakeets; Pilot Program; Kauai; Oahu; Appropriation; General Fund; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS.
Establishes a 1-year pilot program to reduce the population of rose-ringed parakeets on Kauai and Oahu using past research and on-the-ground experience to guide future strategies. Appropriates funds. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Sunsets 6/30/2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/25/2024- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 9:15AM in conference room 325. |
NAKAMURA, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GATES, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TODD, WARD |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
SB2957 |
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HB2337 HD1 SD2
Advisory Committee on Pesticides; Membership
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Replaces representatives from the sugar and pineapple industries with representatives of the coffee and diversified agriculture industries on the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. (SD2) |
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7/3/2024- Act 183, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, JDC |
SB3026 |
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HB2339 HD1 SD2 CD1
911 Services; 911 Board; Staff; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO 911 SERVICES.
Deletes the term "enhanced" in reference to 911 services to allow funding of all 911 technologies. Allows the 911 Board to employ staff, in addition to the Executive Director, exempt from the civil service and collective bargaining laws. (CD1) |
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6/24/2024- Act 066, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
SB3028 |
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HB2340 HD2 SD2 CD1
Claims Against the State; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriations ($)
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (CD1) |
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6/20/2024- Act 048, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB3029 |
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HB2342 HD1 SD2
Weapons; Deadly or Dangerous Weapons; Prohibition
RELATING TO WEAPONS.
Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, switchblade knives, and butterfly knives. Clarifies hunter education certificates and other written exemptions regarding permit issuing. (SD2) |
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5/13/2024- Act 021, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). |
SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
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