OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 5

6th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 30, 2009

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EBM -  Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HAW - Hawaiian Affairs

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBS -   Public Safety

TCI -    Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

TRN -  Transportation

WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

HB1529

RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

Requires a legislator to disclose each source of annual income derived from a single source $25,000 or more, or that represents an amount equal to 25% or more of the legislator's total annual income from all sources, excluding legislative salary.

 

LMG, JUD

HB1530

RELATING TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

Allows the office of information practices to enforce chapter 92, public agency meetings and records.  Allows OIP to waive fees to access government records if public interest is served by a waiver.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1531

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Requires state and county agencies to maintain a log of information requests relating to government records.

 

JUD

HB1532

RELATING TO KAKAAKO.

Increases the reserved housing requirement for a major development on a lot of at least 1 acre in the Kakaako community development district, mauka area.

 

WLO/HSG

HB1533

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Authorizes capital improvement projects to benefit the 47th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1534

RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Requires the governor, board of regents, and board of education to negotiate with the exclusive representatives of certain bargaining units to start school instruction at a later time or at staggered times.

 

TRN/LAB, HED/EDN, FIN

HB1535

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINETEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital Improvements for the 19th District.

 

FIN

HB1536

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Freezes the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justices and judges of all state courts, Administrative Director of the State, departmental directors and deputy directors, and members of the Legislature.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1537

RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

Specifies that any person who provides for an automated external defibrillator training program is generally immune from vicarious civil liability resulting from any act or omission of a Good Samaritan attempting to use the device to resuscitate a person.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1538

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTALLY-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS.

Requires public schools to use environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products.  Directs the department of health to establish guidelines and specifications for the products.  Requires the state procurement office to maintain a list of vendors who produce, manufacture, or sell environmentally-sensitive products.

 

EEP, HLT/EDN, FIN

HB1539

RELATING TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Requires a health care provider to disclose to patients adverse events relating to their medical treatment.

 

HLT, JUD/CPC

HB1540

RELATING TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Requires the Hawaii medical board to collect and publish information about physicians licensed in the State to allow consumers to make informed decisions in selecting physicians.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB1541

RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Prohibits setting out items for bulky pick-up earlier than the evening before the scheduled pick-up day.  Imposes a fine for violations.

 

EEP, JUD

HB1542

RELATING TO ENERGY PROJECTORIES.

Appropriates funds for the department of health to investigate and assess possible hazards of energy projectories and adopt rules.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1543

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates funds to a task force attached to the University of Hawaii school of ocean and earth science and technology to provide recommendations to prevent, mitigate, and reverse beach erosion at Kailua beach.

 

WLO, HED, FIN

HB1544

RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Conforms state tax exemptions to federal phaseout provisions under section 151(d)(3) of the IRC.

 

FIN

HB1545

RELATING TO TAX DEDUCTIONS.

Generally adopts the overall limitation for tax deductions under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

FIN

HB1546

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the construction of an information technology building at the University of Hawaii.

 

HED, FIN

HB1547

RELATING TO PARKING VIOLATIONS.

Requires an additional parking violation surcharge of $10 to be deposited into the general fund and $5 for the counties.  Authorizes 10% of the counties' funds to pay for administrative costs.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB1548

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Omnibus tax bill to provide tax equity and stimulate the economy by increasing general excise tax rates, reducing income tax rates, and establishing hotel construction and remodeling tax credit.

 

FIN

HB1549

RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Assesses a surcharge on speeding violators and apportions the proceeds between the State and the counties.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB1550

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Imposes the state income tax on rollovers made by state and county employees and employees of certain tax exempt employers from qualifying deferred compensation plans to eligible retirement plans.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1551

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Removes the refunding feature of the capital goods excise tax credit from 01/01/09 to 06/30/15.

 

FIN

HB1552

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Authorizes DLNR to issue long-term residential leases to qualified persons currently residing in Kahana Valley state living park.  Establishes Kahana planning council to develop Kahana valley state living park master plan to ensure the living park achieves its purpose and goals.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1553

RELATING TO A SPECIAL COUNSEL.

Creates office of independent counsel.  Specifies duties, authority, and qualification of independent counsel.  Specifies role of attorney general with respect to independent counsel.  Creates special division of court to appoint independent counsel.  Authorizes chief justice to assign judges to special division.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1554

RELATING TO HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Allows Chairperson of DHHL and director of city and county department of planning and permitting to designate a representative to serve on HCDA.

 

WLO

HB1555

RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE.

Establishes licensing and regulatory requirements for practice of respiratory care.  Establishes board of respiratory care in the department of commerce and consumer affairs, provides for disciplinary criteria, and penalties.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1556

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Short form bill relating to the judiciary.

 

JUD

HB1557

RELATING TO CRIME.

Short form bill relating to crime.

 

JUD

HB1558

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Short form bill relating to government.

 

JUD

HB1559

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Short form bill relating to elections.

 

JUD

HB1560

RELATING TO ATTORNEYS.

Short form bill relating to attorneys.

 

JUD

HB1561

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS.

Specifies that acting as a real estate broker and salesperson pursuant to a real estate license does not constitute the practice of law.

 

CPC, JUD

HB1562

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

Allows an advanced practice registered nurse who provides care to a patient requesting medical certification forms, the authority to sign certifications applicable to the care provided within the advanced practice registered nurse's scope of practice.

 

HLT, CPC

HB1563

RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE.

Establishes licensing and regulatory requirements for practice of respiratory care.  Establishes board of respiratory care in the department of commerce and consumer affairs, provides for disciplinary criteria, and penalties.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1564

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish crime victim rights.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1565

RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.

Includes cemetery property, preneed funeral services, and preneed interment in definition of unclaimed property; requires notice.  Creates presumption.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1566

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 46th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1567

RELATING TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

On 1/1/2010, treats each new skilled nursing facility or facility expanding its operations outside an enterprise zone as operating within an enterprise zone for purposes of eligibility to receive all benefits provided in enterprise zones.  Adds definition of skilled nursing facility.  Amends definition of medical and health care services.

 

HUS/HLT, EBM, FIN

HB1568

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

Makes an appropriation to the state department of defense to assist the American Red Cross, Hawaii Chapter, with needed capital improvement projects.

 

PBS, FIN

HB1569

RELATING TO HOTEL RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION TAX CREDIT.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to hotel renovation tax credit.

 

TCI, FIN

HB1570

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Establishes the language access translation bank.  Requires the office of language access to maintain a group of translators that shall be available to departments.  Appropriates funds.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1571

RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to employer-union health benefits.

 

LAB

HB1572

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to contractors.

 

LAB

HB1573

RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to employer-union health benefits.

 

LAB

HB1574

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO DELETE THE ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY AND VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING AND TO FORTIFY THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

Proposes constitutional amendment to repeal the one-year residency and voter registration requirement for voting; establishes a constitutional right to vote for citizens of Hawaii eighteen years old and over.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1575

RELATING TO TAX.

Authorizes a county to levy a one-half percent general excise tax to be used for county schools; establishes a County Education Surcharge Trust Fund; authorizes complex area superintendents to establish criteria for awarding schools funds from the fund.

 

EDN, EBM, FIN

HB1576

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Authorizes a county to levy a one-half percent general excise tax to be used for water infrastructure, including drainage improvements, wastewater infrastructure, and reclaimed water infrastructure.

 

WLO, EBM, FIN

HB1577

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

Provides for registration of real estate appraisal management companies with the real estate commission of the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  Establishes standards and violations.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1578

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts sales of clothing and accessories from the general excise tax on the first Saturday occurring three weeks before the first day of public school.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1579

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Repeals the exception that allows smoking in correctional facilities.

 

HLT, PBS

HB1580

RELATING TO DATA COLLECTION.

Requires the Department of Human Services, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to form a task force to evaluate what types of data would help homeless advocates provide services to the homeless, how the data should be collected, and how it should be reported.

 

HSG, HUS/HLT, FIN

HB1581

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Requires the Hawaii community development authority to collaborate with and consider the recommendations of the working group of interested stakeholders in developing, accepting, and implementing plans for the development of Kakaako makai.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1582

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Requires state executive department and state legislative branch employees who are exempt from chapter 76, HRS (civil service law) to use or donate accumulated and accrued vacation allowance prior to discharge, or to forfeit remaining vacation allowance and any compensation in lieu of retaining vacation allowance upon discharge.  Sunsets December 31, 2010.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1583

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters 235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, by a certain amount for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and ending before January 1, 2012.  Suspends the use of tax credit carryovers generated from taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009, until January 1, 2012.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1584

RELATING TO THE RATE OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO OVERPAYMENTS OF TAX.

Amends the current interest rate payable on overpayments of tax to the rate of one-third of one per cent for each month or fraction thereof.

 

FIN

HB1585

RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF ONLINE TRAVEL COMPANIES.

Assesses the transient accommodations tax and the general excise tax on online travel companies that facilitate transient accommodations over the Internet.

 

TCI, EBM, FIN

HB1586

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business activities in Hawaii.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1587

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Authorizes the department of taxation to adopt temporary rules to be in effect no longer than eighteen months having the force and effect of permanent rules when certain notice requirements are satisfied.  Requires temporary rules to be adopted concurrently with issuance of proposed permanent rules.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1588

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters 235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009 and ending before January 1, 2011.  Imposes a tax credit ceiling.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1589

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters 235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, by a certain amount for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and ending before January 1, 2011.  Suspends the use of tax credit carryovers generated from taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009, until January 1, 2011.

 

FIN

HB1590

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Provides that an employee who first enters government service after 6/30/09 and thereafter retires or leaves service shall receive additional retirement service credit for unused sick leave only if the employee pays to the retirement system an employee's contribution for the credit.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1591

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Provides that the restriction on the resale of affordable housing to "qualified residents" shall apply in perpetuity instead of only 10 years.

 

HSG, FIN

HB1592

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes provisions for the leveraging of union financing for affordable housing projects.

 

HSG, FIN

HB1593

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Clarifies provisions contained in long-term commercial and industrial ground leases.

 

EBM, JUD

HB1594

RELATING TO THE CONDITION OF LAND.

Imposes on a landowner or land occupier a continuing duty to inspect the property for risk of rockslide, landslide, and for natural hazards and man-made hazards that could result in harm to persons or property.

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

HB1595

RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Enables a two-year attrition policy to reduce the costs of state government.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1596

RELATING TO CHAPTER 92, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Makes the "sunshine law" law applicable to nonajudicatory functions of the judiciary.

 

JUD

HB1597

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Requires government agencies to file and comply with a retention schedule of government records.  Clarifies the definition of government record.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1598

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Taxes a lessor of real property for capital improvements made by a lessee upon the termination of a lease.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1599

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Mandates conditions applicable to certain commercial and industrial leases.

 

EBM, JUD

HB1600

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts from the general excise tax the amounts received by a common paymaster to pay the remuneration for related persons to the common paymaster.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1601

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Mandates certain conditions applicable to certain commercial and industrial leases.  Exempts certain sales of fee interest to lessee from state income tax.

 

EBM, JUD, FIN

HB1602

RELATING TO APPRAISALS.

Requires a real estate appraiser to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice when acting as an appraiser or arbitrator in an arbitration to determine the value or rental of real estate.

 

CPC

HB1603

RELATING TO HAWAII'S ECONOMY.

Direct the legislative reference bureau to undertake an economic diagnostic assessment of the State's economy.  Makes an appropriation for costs of economic consultants to assist in the study.

 

EBM, LMG, FIN

HB1604

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Imposes a tax upon the value of improvements surrendered to a lessor by a lessee, without compensation to the lessee, upon the expiration of a long-term non-residential lease.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1605

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes the Hawaii tax review initiative to review and report on whether Hawaii's tax policies are relevant and effective in achieving Hawaii's long-term economic and social goals and objectives.

 

FIN

HB1606

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Provides for the mandatory lease-to-fee conversion of leasehold business property.

 

EBM, JUD, FIN

HB1607

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Restructures the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation so the Corporate Board takes on a new role as a service and coordination group to assist the Regional Boards in improving public hospital services.

 

HLT, FIN

HB1608

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

Prohibits landlord-tenant agreements from having no pet clauses.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB1609

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

Prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants with pets.

 

HSG, CPC, JUD

HB1610

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Allows recovery for negligent infliction of serious emotional distress or disturbance by the owner of a pet for negligent injuries to the pet, not to exceed $25,000.

 

JUD

HB1611

RELATING TO LABELING OF MEAT AND FISH PRODUCTS.

Requires truthful labeling of meat and fish that has been gas‑treated.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB1612

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Permits the department of Hawaiian home lands to receive and subsequently assign, transfer, or exchange county affordable housing credits.

 

HAW/HSG, FIN

HB1613

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Transfers functions and duties of the Hawaii teacher standards board to the board of education.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB1614

RELATING TO VOTING.

Establishes a vote by mail election pilot program for all federal, state, and county elections in the county of Hawaii.  Makes an appropriation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1615

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Prohibits the DLNR from denying a moorage permit for any uses of a small boat harbor in a county with a population of less than 250,000 to a vessel owner that is a business entity.

 

WLO

HB1616

RELATING TO GAMING.

Establishes a state gaming commission; provides for casino gaming; permits casino gaming at the option of counties.

 

EBM/TCI, JUD, FIN

HB1617

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

Establishes the office of the vice chancellor for research and economic development at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 

HED, FIN

HB1618

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds to support the statewide economic development program of the Hawaii small business development center network.

 

HED, EBM, FIN

HB1619

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TAXES.

Includes hospitals in health care provider assessments.  Reestablishes the Medical Services Excise Tax Credit and Health Care Revolving Fund.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

HB1620

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD.

Appropriates funds for the state commission on fatherhood.

 

HUS, FIN

HB1621

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWELFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 12th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1622

RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.

Requires the small business regulatory review board to identify rules that shall be amended or repealed to conform to the repeal of related statutes.  Directs the board to work with state agencies to develop a procedure for expediting the amendment or repeal of rules when the changes are required only to comply with the repeal of statutes.

 

EBM, JUD, FIN

HB1623

RELATING TO TIME SHARE PLANS.

Repeals the exception that allowed time share plans, time share units, or transient vacation rentals in any county with a population in excess of 500,000, in an existing hotel which is a nonconforming use under county ordinance.

 

TCI, WLO

HB1624

RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

Amends the appointment process for members of the stadium authority to allow for the governor, the senate president, the speaker of the house, and the president of the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet Vendors Association to name appointments.

 

WLO

HB1625

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Requires the DOTAX to coordinate with the Hawaii tourism authority and each county to identify property owners subject to the transient accommodations tax who operate transient vacation rentals and bed and breakfast establishments.  Allows audits of these owners and other enforcement actions to ensure compliance with applicable laws relating to the transient accommodations tax.  Requires the counties to share transient accommodations information with DOTAX.  Requires DOTAX to provide annual reports, including providing information on the estimated amount of general excise tax and transient accommodations tax revenue that is uncollected due to the lack of county enforcement.

 

TCI, FIN

HB1626

RELATING TO A FIRE SPRINKLER TAX DEDUCTION.

Provides an income tax deduction to residential unit owner occupants for qualifying costs of installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system installed after 12/31/09.

 

PBS, FIN

HB1627

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds for Carbon Diversion Inc. for development of non-fossil fuel energy production.

 

EEP, FIN

HB1628

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BIOENERGY HAWAII, LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC establish a cogeneration facility and related energy production facilities

 

EEP, FIN

HB1629

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

Requires new state buildings to be evaluated for suitability as an emergency shelter, and requires qualifying new state buildings to be modified to serve as emergency shelters.

 

PBS, WLO, FIN

HB1630

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 7th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1631

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Repeals prohibition on sale and possession of electric guns.

 

PBS, JUD

HB1632

RELATING TO BICYCLING.

Creates the offense of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way.  Requires motor vehicles to pass bicycles on the left at a safe distance.  Prohibits motor vehicles from making a sudden right turn within 100 feet after passing a bicycle on the left.  Entitles bicycles to use an entire traffic lane.

 

TRN, JUD

HB1633

RELATING TO TOXIC PRODUCTS.

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of products for young children that contain bisphenol-A or phthalates.  Requires manufacturers to choose safe alternatives.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1634

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Authorizes suspension and revocation of retail tobacco permit for repeat violations of prohibition against sale of tobacco to minors.  Permanently enacts retail tobacco permit requirement.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1635

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Establishes new recordkeeping requirements and establishes penalties; amends and adds definitions; requires physical examination of patient by physician; and increases penalties relating to medical marijuana.

 

PBS, JUD, FIN

HB1636

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL PHYSICIANS.

Provides additional protection for physicians who render medical services in genuine emergency situations involving an immediate threat of death or serious bodily injury.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1637

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Amends the definition of nameplate capacity for ethanol facilities.  Revises the allowable tax credit for qualified ethanol production facilities to 40 cents per gallon of ethanol produced.  Excludes corn (Zea mays L.) as an organic feedstock for the production of ethanol.

 

EEP, FIN

HB1638

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 26th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1639

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Clarifies the condominium property regime law with respect to common expense assessments.

 

CPC

HB1640

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Authorizes capital improvement projects to benefit the 45th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1641

RELATING TO WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER.

Appropriates funds for emergency services at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

HB1642

RELATING TO THE PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Specifies that proposals for purchases of health and human services must be submitted by duly licensed providers and for the exact amount to be expended by the State.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

HB1643

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Disallows medicaid coverage for non-therapeutic infant circumcision.

 

HUS/HLT, FIN

HB1644

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE ADMISSION OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES UNLESS EXCLUDED BY LAW.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that relevant evidence may never be excluded in criminal cases, except pursuant to law.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1645

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 31st representative district.

 

FIN

HB1646

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a vote by mail election pilot program for all federal, state, and county elections in the county of Hawaii in 2010 through 2014.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1647

RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.

Requires a judge who denies a petition for an ex parte temporary restraining order to issue an order that includes the reasons for denial.  Allows the petitioner to proceed to a noticed hearing if the denied petition is jurisdictionally adequate.  Permits petitioner to waive the right to a noticed hearing

 

JUD

HB1648

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides parents of children with disabilities with additional flexibility in choices relating to education.

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB1649

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

In a case where a complaint, indictment, or information charging a crime of domestic abuse has been filed, authorizes a court to issue a restraining order upon a good cause belief, including results of a criminal history search, that harm to the victim or a witness has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur.

 

HUS, JUD

HB1650

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires 25 per cent of all consumer motor vehicles to be electric-powered by January 1, 2020.  Requires the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum to develop a regulatory scheme to implement this policy.

 

EEP, TRN, CPC, FIN

HB1651

RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY.

Addresses medical malpractice insurance costs by capping non-economic damages at $500,000 for high-risk medical specialties and $250,000 for all other specialties, establishing a limit of $3,000,000 for noneconomic damages determined by the court to be for catastrophic injuries, and requiring that economic damages be allocated based upon proportionate percentage of negligence.  Sunsets December 31, 2015.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1652

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 5th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1653

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital Improvements for the 27th District

 

FIN

HB1654

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Establishes a tax credit for taxi fleet operators that purchase hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles for fleet use.

 

EEP/TRN, FIN

HB1655

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Requires mopeds to have license plates, similar to motorcycles, as opposed to tags.  Treats mopeds like motor vehicles instead of bicycles for registration purposes.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB1656

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides parents of children with disabilities with additional flexibility in choices relating to education.

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB1657

RELATING TO JURISDICTION.

Clarifies that a county police department has concurrent jurisdiction with the conservation and resources enforcement division on property owned by the department of land and natural resources.

 

WLO, JUD

HB1658

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes and funds a traditional Hawaiian navigation pilot program in the public schools.

 

HAW, EDN, FIN

HB1659

RELATING TO STATE BUILDING CODE.

Directs the state building code council to establish standards and criteria allowing the use of bamboo as an accepted construction material.

 

WLO, CPC

HB1660

RELATING TO HAWAIIANS.

Recognizes Hawaiians as the indigenous people of Hawaii.

 

HAW, JUD

HB1661

RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS.

Requires the office of Hawaiian affairs to hold in trust any lands where the owner of an inheritable interest in kuleana lands dies intestate and there is no taker under the Hawaii uniform probate code, for 10 years before passing to the office of Hawaiian affairs.

 

HAW, JUD, FIN

HB1662

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Clarifies that a burial site may include a cave or lava tube or a portion of a cave or lava tube.  Defines burial cave.

 

HAW, WLO, FIN

HB1663

RELATING TO TARO SECURITY.

Prohibits the development, testing, propagation, release, importation, planting, or growing of genetically modified taro in the State of Hawaii.

 

HAW, AGR

HB1664

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Establishes a program within the Department of Public Safety that assigns select, non-violent inmates on a work detail that restores historical sites selected by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

 

HAW, PBS, FIN

HB1665

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS.

Prohibits the sale of public lands on which government-owned Hawaiian fishponds are located.

 

HAW, WLO, FIN

HB1666

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Requires that all letterheads, documents, symbols, and emblems of the State and other political subdivisions include both state languages.

 

HAW, FIN

HB1667

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS.

Prohibits the board of land and natural resources from selling, exchanging, or otherwise alienating ceded lands in the public land trust.

 

HAW, WLO/JUD, FIN

HB1668

RELATING TO ATTRACTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TAX CREDIT.

Repeals the attractions and educational facilities tax credit for Ko Olina Resort and Marina and Makaha Resort.  Effective upon approval.

 

TCI, FIN

HB1669

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes an assistant military liaison position within the department of education.

 

EDN/LAB, EBM, FIN

HB1670

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON SALARIES.

Requires Commission on Salaries to hold public hearings and provide public notice of each hearing.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1671

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Amends certain tax incentives for high technology and research.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1672

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Tasks the department of education to enact a dating violence policy and age-appropriate dating violence education to middle and high school students and dating violence prevention training to appropriate staff.

 

EDN, JUD, FIN

HB1673

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING.

Adds requirement of electronic monitoring to covered offenders under chapter 846E.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1674

RELATING TO ADVERTISING.

Prohibits certain marketing techniques of certain food products and beverages.

 

EDN, HLT, JUD

HB1675

RELATING TO MOKAUEA ISLAND.

Authorizes DLNR to renegotiate leases with residents of Mokauea island to facilitate creation of an educational center where students, teachers, and other members of the public can learn the traditional methods used in a self sustaining Hawaiian fishing village.  Establishes the Mokauea island advisory committee.

 

WLO/HAW, JUD, FIN

HB1676

RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS.

Requires that the collective bargaining agreement be submitted to the director of labor and industrial relations in order for the terms in the agreement to dictate the prevailing wages with regard to a project financed through the issuance of a special purpose revenue bond.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1677

RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Permits access to original birth certificate by an adopted person when the person attains the age of 18.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1678

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds for LifeGrid Solutions, LLC for development of non-fossil fuel energy production.

 

EEP, FIN

HB1679

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-THIRD, THIRTY-FOURTH, AND THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 33rd, 34th, and 36th representative districts.

 

FIN

HB1680

RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children to remove barriers to educational attainment faced by children of military families due to frequent moves and deployment of parents.

 

EDN, EBM, FIN

HB1681

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 23rd representative district.

 

FIN

HB1682

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Extends EZ tax credits and exemptions, for businesses engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or in the producing or processing of agricultural products, for an additional seven years.  Allows the receipts, sales, and employees of a business's establishments in all enterprise zones located within the same county to count towards qualification requirements.

 

EBM/AGR, EEP, FIN

HB1683

RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE.

Requires procurement contracts for food operations of state facilities to be awarded to lowest responsible and responsive bidders, with preference given to agricultural products raised or grown in Hawaii.

 

AGR/EBM, FIN

HB1684

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Prevents and reduces the intentional introduction and spread of invasive species by establishing severe penalties appropriate to the harm caused by the intentional introduction and spread of invasive species to the economy, natural environment, and the health and lifestyle of Hawaii's people.

 

AGR/EEP, TRN, JUD

HB1685

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Creates a voter registration and participation task force within the office of elections to study increasing voter registration options and requiring mail-in voting to increase voter registration and turnout rates.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1686

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Establishes a charter school funding mechanism to ensure that charter schools receive fair and equitable funding.

 

EDN, FIN

HB1687

RELATING TO SICK LEAVE.

Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

HB1688

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CHECK-OFF.

Increases the school-level minor repairs and maintenance and the libraries income tax check-off provisions from $2 to $5.

 

EDN, FIN

HB1689

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION RECORDS PRIVACY.

Protects the confidentiality of prescription records identifying a doctor or other health care professional licensed to prescribe medications by prohibiting the use of such information for marketing purposes.  Ensures that the State comply with federal restrictions on the transfer and use of medicaid data.

 

HLT/HUS, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1690

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Clarifies that teachers hired on an emergency hire basis are required to demonstrate active pursuit of a teacher's license in each year of their employment as teachers over a maximum of four years.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB1691

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Declares that a candidate who is not opposed by any candidate, nonpartisan or otherwise, and is nominated at the primary election shall be deemed to be elected to that office.

 

JUD

HB1692

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Restricts federal and state low income housing leases in certain cases, to no more than 5 years.

 

HSG, JUD, FIN

HB1693

RELATING TO WEST OAHU.

Requires the Office of Planning to review the City & County of Honolulu's revised Ewa Development Plan to ensure the infrastructural needs of the rapidly developing area are adequately met.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1694

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to establish a minimum rent of $250 per month for all state public housing units.  Prohibits the Hawaii public housing authority from establishing preferences for tenant selection.

 

HSG, FIN

HB1695

RELATING TO MORTGAGES.

Makes various amendments to the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act.

 

CPC, JUD

HB1696

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Replaces "collision damage waiver" with "damage waiver" in the motor vehicle rental industry law.  Repeals requirement to place notices of certain vehicle laws in each rental vehicle and repeals power of DCCA to prescribe form of signs to be posted at rental sites.  Clarifies charges that may be assessed a lessee for damage to a rental vehicle.  Repeals requirement to submit collision damage waiver statistics to DCCA.

 

TRN, CPC/JUD

HB1697

RELATING TO BICYCLES.

Increases the registration fee for bicycles and mopeds.

 

TRN, JUD

HB1698

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE SLOT MACHINE GAMBLING AND GAMBLING BY VIDEO POKER MACHINES.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to legalize slot machine and video poker gambling in designated resort areas and airports within a county as determined by the legislature by law.

 

TRN/TCI, JUD, FIN

HB1699

RELATING TO GAMING.

Legalizes slot machine gambling and video poker gambling machines in designated resort areas and to security areas of international airports located in Honolulu.

 

TRN/TCI, JUD, FIN

HB1700

RELATING TO GAMBLING.

Allows slot machines in state airports.  Creates Hawaii gaming control commission.  Imposes a 10% wagering tax on gross receipts.  Reserves    % of state gaming fund for administration and    % for problem gambler services; of remainder, reserves    % and    % to fund unspecified programs.

 

TRN/TCI, JUD, FIN

HB1701

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAXES.

Provides an exemption from general excise taxes on certain food and medical products.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

HB1702

RELATING TO PUBLIC ROADS.

Allows any person to file for a contested case hearing to determine jurisdiction over a public road and establishes the determination process.

 

TRN, CPC, FIN

HB1703

RELATING TO BUSINESS.

Short form bill relating to business.

 

EBM

HB1704

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Short form bill relating to economic development.

 

EBM

HB1705

RELATING TO ECONOMY.

Short form bill relating to economy.

 

EBM

HB1706

RELATING TO ECONOMY.

Short form bill relating to economy.

 

EBM

HB1707

RELATING TO THE MILITARY.

Short form bill relating to the military.

 

EBM

HB1708

RELATING TO UNENCUMBERED PUBLIC LANDS.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish a simple permit process for wedding ceremonies at state beaches and parks.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1709

RELATING TO COMMITTED PERSONS' ACCOUNTS.

Requires all inmate funds to be deposited into a noninterest-bearing account for each committed person who shall have access to withdraw moneys for approved purchases.  Allows director of public safety to designate a percentage of all moneys earned by a committed person to be placed into a separate noninterest-bearing subaccount from which no withdrawals may be made until the committed person is released from custody.

 

PBS, FIN

HB1710

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes an amnesty for delinquent income tax obligations, provides equitable relief in certain tax situations, and places the burden of proof on the department of taxation in certain circumstances.

 

FIN

HB1711

RELATING TO WATER FOR IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Supports making sufficient water available for agricultural activity on important agricultural lands.

 

WLO/AGR, JUD, FIN

HB1712

RELATING TO FISHING.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to submit a report to the legislature on any proposed rules to regulate the taking of uhu, weke/moana kali, and ulua/papio.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1713

RELATING TO HAZARDS.

Allows Civil Defense, when no emergency exists, to enter on private property to mitigate hazardous situations after giving the landowner notice.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1714

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Authorizes state employers to establish a voluntary unpaid leave program for state employees from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1715

RELATING TO RETIREMENT.

Increases, for new public employees, the minimum age and length of service for an unreduced service retirement allowance.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1716

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Requires the percentages of employers' contributions to the public employees' retirement system for fiscal year 2009-10 and 2010-11 to be based on fully amortizing the unfunded liability on 6/30/38, and no earlier.  Requires the percentages of employers' contribution for each fiscal year thereafter to be based on amortizing the unfunded liability before 6/30/38.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1717

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Requires the Hawaii employer-union trust fund to contract with a carrier to provide health benefit plans to members and dependents.  Deletes authority of the board of trustees to provide health benefits through self insurance.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1718

RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS.

Specifies that the requirement that the State and the counties reimburse retired employees for medicare part B premiums through the employer-union trust fund applies only to the employees who retire prior to 12/31/09.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1719

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Suspends state and county contributions to the EUTF for all state and county employee-beneficiaries who retire after 7/1/09, regardless of date of hire and years of service, if the employee retires before the employee's medicare retirement age.  Resumes coverage after medicare retirement age.  Allows employee to retain health coverage through the EUTF by paying the respective state or county share of premiums until medicare retirement age.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1720

RELATING TO EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS.

Specifies that the requirement that the State and the counties reimburse retired employees for medicare part B premiums through the employer-union trust fund applies only to the employees who retire prior to 07/01/09.  Further specifies that there will be no reimbursement for employees who retire after 06/30/09 between the date of their retirement and 06/30/15.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1721

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Requires the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to design and provide a health benefits plan for active employees and their dependent-beneficiaries that does not exceed a specified maximum projected cost.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1722

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Requires, from 7/1/2009 until 6/30/2015, the employer-union trust fund to provide to active employees and their dependent-beneficiaries the minimum health benefits plan required under the Hawaii prepaid health care act.  Does not affect retired employees and their dependent-beneficiaries.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1723

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Makes employer contributions to the employer-union health benefits trust fund non-negotiable under collective bargaining.  Establishes employer contributions for active public employees at 55 per cent of monthly cost of the health benefits plan.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1724

RELATING TO THE HEALTH TRUST FUND.

Repeals provisions making a per diem employee of and contractor with the State or a county eligible for health fund benefits.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1725

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

From 07/01/2009 to 06/30/2015:  (1) prohibits health benefits plan of the employer-union health benefits trust fund from providing prescription drug coverage; and (2)allows board of trustees to make prescription drug benefits available through drug coverage plans that are paid for entirely by employee-beneficiaries.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1726

RELATING TO THE HEALTH FUND.

Prohibits the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund from providing group life insurance benefits if any of the premiums are paid by the State or a county.  Allows the trust fund to contract with a group life insurer to make available group life insurance benefits to employee-beneficiaries provided that none of the premiums are paid by the State or any county and the insurer pays a fee to the board of trustees.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1727

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Prohibits the health benefits plan of the employer-union health benefits trust fund from providing dental and vision coverage from 07/01/2009 until 06/30/2015.  Allows the board of trustees to make dental and vision benefits available to employee-beneficiaries at no cost to the employers.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1728

RELATING TO FEES.

Provides flexibility for administrative agencies to increase fees.

 

FIN

HB1729

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Requires that payments of the amounts attributable to the interest on the principal of the general obligation bonds authorized and issued for the acquisition and renovation of the old federal building for the department of commerce and consumer affairs be made out of the compliance resolution fund.

 

FIN

HB1730

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to fund construction of the cancer research center of Hawaii.  Authorizes transfer of $20,000,000 on 7/1/2009 and 7/1/2010 from the Hawaii cancer research special fund into the state general fund.

 

FIN

HB1731

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Reallocates for 6 years from 07/01/09 to 06/30/2015, distribution of moneys in the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund, including depositing 14% into the state general fund.

 

FIN

HB1732

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Transfers temporarily until 06/30/2015 by reduction or deletion of certain earmarked amounts from the cigarette tax back to the state general fund.

 

FIN

HB1733

RELATING TO INTEREST.

Provides for the temporary transfer of interest from certain special funds, revolving funds, and special accounts to the general fund.

 

FIN

HB1734

RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS.

Increases for 6 years from 7/1/09 to 6/30/15, annual rate of central service expenses assessments fees on special funds to 6%.  Removes all exemptions from central service expenses assessments for all special funds beginning on 6/1/09.

 

FIN

HB1735

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Advances the date of filing of a general excise monthly tax return from the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the taxes accrue to the 20th day of that month to generate a one-time windfall in revenue due to earlier collection of taxes within the fiscal year.

 

FIN

HB1736

RELATING TO EXCLUDED EMPLOYEES.

Requires each appropriate state authority to implement a furlough program for the authority's state excluded employees.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1737

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Excludes certain forms of pay in computing compensation for retirement purposes.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1738

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Deletes the sunset date of 1/2/11 on the prohibition on approving employees' retirement system benefit enhancements while an unfunded accrued liability exists.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1739

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Prohibits recipients of federal grants or moneys from qualifying for state tax credits.

 

FIN

HB1740

RELATING TO FUNDS.

Subjects all special funds, except the Hawaii hurricane relief fund, convention center enterprise special fund, and the tourism special fund, to assessments for central service and departmental administrative expenses.  Repealed on 6/30/2015.

 

FIN

HB1741

RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Suspends temporarily the distribution of a portion of the conveyance tax to the land conservation fund.  Reduces temporarily the portions transmitted to the natural area reserve fund and rental housing trust fund.

 

FIN

HB1742

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Repeals certain general excise and use tax excise exemptions and exclusions, but retains the exemption for nonprofit religious organizations.  Reduces the tax rate on sales to the final consumer from 4% to 3.5%.  Reduces also the public service company tax rate and repeals certain public service company tax exemptions.  Subjects to the general excise tax certain sales of real property and sales of securities, commodity futures, and bonds.  Makes conforming amendments to other laws.

 

FIN

HB1743

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces the income tax rate for the lower brackets.  Repeals various income tax credits and deductions.

 

FIN

HB1744

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Suspends for 6 years from 07/01/2009 to 06/30/2015 the distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties.

 

FIN

HB1745

RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT.

Changes the eligibility for the low-income refundable food and excise tax credit by requiring taxpayers to be eligible for state public assistance and repeals the tax credit on 12/31/2015.

 

FIN

HB1746

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Temporarily suspends selected state tax relief measures enacted within the past 6 years for an unspecified period.

 

FIN

HB1747

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Exempts the state income tax for individuals who earn less than $40,000 per year and increases the income tax for individuals who earn $750,000 or more.  Drops dead 12/31/15.

 

FIN

HB1748

RELATING TO INSURANCE PREMIUM TAXES.

Changes the insurance premium tax rates for life insurance and ocean marine insurance contracts.

 

FIN

HB1749

RELATING TO THE INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX.

Makes the insurance premium tax applicable to mutual benefit societies, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations.  Establishes medical workforce promotion, health workforce education, or an indigent health care program tax credit.

 

FIN

HB1750

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

Amends the definition of "familial status" to specify that a non‑parent individual cohabiting with any minor children must have evidence of legitimate consent of the child's parent to qualify for "familial status" under the state housing laws.

 

HSG, JUD

HB1751

RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS FRAUD.

Establishes the offense of communication service fraud in the first and second degrees.  Provides civil remedies.  Authorizes forfeiture.  Establishes evidentiary presumption.  Adds definitions.

 

JUD

HB1752

RELATING TO REPEAT OFFENDERS.

Excludes non-violent offenders from repeat offenders statute requiring mandatory minimum prison terms.

 

JUD

HB1753

RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

Makes driving over 15 miles per hour above the posted speed limit a speeding violation.

 

TRN, JUD

HB1754

RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

Exempts excessive speeding from the requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility from a license suspension or revocation.

 

TRN, JUD

HB1755

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Exempts driving under the influence from the requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility following a license suspension or revocation.

 

TRN, JUD

HB1756

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

Allows for expungement of convictions for non-violent offenses that are over 5 years old.

 

JUD

HB1757

RELATING TO LANDFILLS.

Transfers regulation of private landfills from the counties to the department of health; establishes a private landfill permit program administered by the department of health.

 

EEP/WLO, JUD, FIN

HB1758

RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

Exempts GSA-approved vendors on procurements involving federal matching funds from certain sole source procurement provisions.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1759

RELATING TO THE STATE WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

Creates a Hawaii work opportunity tax credit of varying amounts for employers who hire any of 9 categories of individuals, paralleling the federal work opportunity tax credit.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1760

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Mandates service learning participation as a requirement for graduation.

 

EDN, FIN

HB1761

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.

Removes restriction on income tax credit for solar thermal energy systems installed in single-family residential dwellings.

 

EEP/HSG, FIN

HB1762

RELATING TO PENALTIES.

Increases fines for illegal littering, dumping, and graffiti and requires or increases the amount of community service to be performed upon conviction.

 

EEP, JUD

HB1763

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Repeals the Hawaii tourism authority; establishes the department of tourism; transfers the convention center enterprise special fund, the tourism special fund, and the tourism emergency trust fund to the department of tourism; renames the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the department of business and economic development.

 

TCI, FIN

HB1764

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, AND SIXTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 14th, 15th, and 16th representative districts.

 

FIN

HB1765

RELATING TO MANDATORY BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION.

Establishes a mandatory boating safety education program within the State.

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

HB1766

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Permits commercial vessels to occupy Ala Wai boat harbor if the vessel has a permitted moorage at Ala Wai boat harbor and does not engage in any commercial activities in the harbor.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1767

RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN.

Limits county eminent domain powers to preclude condemnation of private property owned by tax exempt charitable organizations for use for certain economic development related purposes.

 

WLO, JUD

HB1768

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Raises the ceiling for bid security requirements from $25,000 to an unspecified sum.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1769

RELATING TO LABOR.

Establishes procedures by which employees, including agricultural laborers, may certify union representation for collective bargaining purposes.

 

LAB, AGR, JUD

HB1770

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Establishes requirements for the regulation of respiratory care practitioners.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1771

RELATING TO INCOME TAXES.

Creates additional income tax brackets and provides corresponding new tax rates.

 

FIN

HB1772

RELATING TO INCOME TAXES.

Reduces income tax rates for all current income tax brackets.  Creates additional income tax brackets and provides corresponding new tax rates.

 

FIN

HB1773

RELATING TO INCOME TAXES.

Conforms state income tax brackets to federal income tax brackets and provides corresponding new tax rates.

 

FIN

HB1774

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the department of education to obtain parental consent prior to a minor student's participation in sex education or classes on sexually transmitted diseases.  Requires public schools to provide a schedule of any classes on sex education or sexually transmitted diseases to parents of minor students at the beginning of the school year.

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB1775

RELATING TO FISHING.

Prohibits importation to the State or possession of shark fins unless the fins were taken from a shark landed whole in the State.  Applies prohibition to any vessel stopping to refuel or offload cargo or otherwise in transit through waters of the State.  Establishes presumption regarding possession of shark fins not attached to the carcass.

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

HB1776

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

Requires director of public safety to transmit monthly reports to department of human services (DHS) listing all newly admitted inmates during the previous month to a correctional facility.  Requires DHS to identify inmates who receive public assistance, regardless of the nature of the inmate's offense, to enforce the prohibition of inmates from receiving public assistance.

 

PBS, HUS, FIN

HB1777

RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

Directs the department of land and natural resources to designate at least 5% of shoreline on each Hawaiian island as a marine life conservation district.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1778

RELATING TO WALKING TRAILS.

Request the Na Ala Hele program under the department of land and natural resources to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Pi‘ilani trail from Kaupo to Kapalua as an important Hawaiian coastal cultural heritage corridor and opening the trail to the public.

 

WLO, HAW, FIN

HB1779

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ELEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 11th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1780

RELATING TO SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.

Changes the mandatory minimum sentencing of repeat offenders from mandatory to discretionary.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1781

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Proposes a new section to article V of the Hawaii constitution to provide for the election of the attorney general.  Amends article III, section 19, of the Hawaii constitution to allow for impeachment of the attorney general.  Makes conforming amendment to article V, section 6, of the Hawaii Constitution relating to removal of the attorney general with the advice and consent of the senate.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1782

RELATING TO HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

Creates an office of state coordinator of health information exchange within the department of health and creates a health information exchange program.  Makes appropriations.

 

HLT, FIN

HB1783

RELATING TO THE MEDICAL CLAIM CONCILIATION PANEL.

Amends provisions relating to the medical claim compensation panel by establishing a health court.  Increases the number of panel members and amends the manner in which they are appointed.

 

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB1784

RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS.

Limits the amount awarded for non-economic damages in medical tort cases to $750,000 aggregate and $250,000 per physician, healthcare provider, healthcare facility, and any other involved parties.  Sets the award limit for non-economic damages in cases of gross negligence at $3,000,000.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1785

RELATING TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS.

Establishes a medical malpractice damages task force to develop a strategic plan to address the high costs of medical malpractice insurance rates and make recommendations on damage award ranges and guidelines for medical malpractice claims.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1786

RELATING TO GAMING.

Allows casino gaming at 1 location on a 5-year license in a county having a population of more than 500,000 admitting only persons over 21, nonresidents, or who have round-trip tickets for travel to a final destination outside Hawaii.  Creates a gaming commission and imposes a 7% tax on the casino's monthly gross receipts and an annual $250 fee on each gaming device for deposit into the general fund except     % and     % for administrative costs and administering a problem gamblers program.

 

TCI, JUD, FIN

HB1787

RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Allows office of consumer protection to order mediation of disputes between a residential landlord and tenant.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB1788

RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.

Mandates the family court to provide relevant information to the department of public safety for the purposes of maintaining a statewide victim information and notification program.

 

HUS, PBS, JUD

HB1789

RELATING TO MORTGAGE FEES.

Limits the amount of fees that may be charged by a lender for a residential mortgage.

 

HSG, CPC

HB1790

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON.

Amends the definition of "person" for purposes of offenses of murder, manslaughter, and negligent injury to provide protection for a viable fetus.  Defines "viable fetus."  Adds provision that gestational age of 24 weeks or greater is prima facie evidence that fetus is viable.

 

HLT, JUD

HB1791

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Criminalizes the action of animal hit and run.

 

JUD

HB1792

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Establishes the evaluative mediation program.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1793

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Amends provisions of the of the fireworks control law to provide the counties more authority for enforcement.

 

PBS/TRN, TCI, JUD

HB1794

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Indemnifies any private developer and holds State and counties not liable for injuries due to any highway improvements accepted by the State or county and made available for public use prior to the improvements being warranted by a traffic impact analysis report.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB1795

RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

Establishes an after-school pilot program to educate public elementary school students about Hawaii's natural resources.  Requires pilot program to be established in public elementary schools on Molokai, Lanai, and the Hana district of Maui.

 

EDN, WLO, FIN

HB1796

RELATING TO KUPUNA HONORARY DEGREE PROGRAM.

Requires office of Hawaiian affairs to develop and administer the kupuna honorary degree program, which shall award the pohaku degree, intended to be Hawaii's equivalent to the Nobel prizes, to eligible Hawaiian kupuna worldwide.

 

HAW, FIN

HB1797

RELATING TO VOTING.

Establishes a pilot project to implement 100% voting by mail for 2010 elections.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1798

RELATING TO THE NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM.

Clarifies the uses of the natural area reserve fund and the forest stewardship fund.

 

WLO, FIN

HB1799

RELATING TO A SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD.

Establishes the sex offender management board to develop comprehensive sex offender management program to achieve safer communities by reducing sexual victimization.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1800

RELATING TO STATE LEASES.

Subordinates solar energy facility agricultural leases to all other agricultural leases with respect to lease extensions and renewals.

 

WLO/EEP, AGR, FIN

HB1801

RELATING TO FARMING.

Provides incentives and preferences for small farmers.

 

AGR/WLO, FIN

HB1802

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Provides an income tax credit to employers who allow their employees to telecommute.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1803

RELATING TO VOTING.

Prohibits vote information from being transmitted over telephone lines or the Internet.  Requires vote information to be physically transported in locked containers to the state count center.

 

JUD, FIN

HB1804

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

Subjects offerors or subcontractors who intentionally use false information or misrepresentations to obtain a procurement contract to sanctions including the rejection of the solicitation and a 1 year mandatory suspension from consideration for procurement awards.  Nullifies solicitations containing false information or knowing misrepresentations.  Requires a 3-tier system of protests and appeal.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1805

RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.

Prohibits the disposition in fee simple of ceded lands.

 

HAW, WLO/JUD, FIN

HB1806

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

Establishes the Aha Ahupua‘a Task Force to establish a hiearchy of natural resource advisory councils known as Aha Ahapua‘a Councils.  Establishes an Aha Kiole Council and Aha Moku councils to advise the state and counties on traditional land management and natural resources issues.

 

HAW, WLO, FIN

HB1807

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.

Short form bill relating to water quality.

 

EEP

HB1808

RELATING TO COASTAL AREAS.

Requires maintenance of public beach accesses by adjacent landowners and imposes penalties for noncompliance.  Establishes shoreline access as an objective of the coastal zone management program.  Requires the department of land and natural resources to provide written notice to property owners affected by this Act.

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

HB1809

RELATING TO RECYCLING.

Establishes a television recycling and recovery program.

 

EEP/EBM, JUD, FIN

HB1810

RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

Directs the public utilities commission to establish energy efficiency portfolio standards.  Directs the public benefits fee administrator to review energy use patterns and develop an energy efficiency plan.  Directs the energy resources coordinator to review energy efficiency in building construction and recommend amendments to county building codes and the state building code.  Requires the state building code to contain provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code and directs counties to adopt those provisions.  Allows for the review of energy efficiency in existing state buildings and directs the energy resources coordinator to establish energy efficiency guidelines for retro-commissioning and retrofits.  Requires existing state buildings to be retro-commissioned no less than every five years.  Requires the energy resources coordinator to publish an annual energy efficiency report.  Requires energy performance contracts for retro-commissioning to meet energy efficiency standards.  Expands the pay as you save pilot program to include photovoltaic energy systems and refrigerator exchanges.  Directs the public benefits fee administrator to develop and implement a program to encourage residential retail electricity customers to replace inefficient household appliances with ENERGY STAR appliances.  Provides a net zero energy building tax credit to builders of residential or commercial buildings that produce enough energy that is equal to or greater than the energy consumed by the occupants of the building.  Directs the public utilities commission to establish a consumer information program on energy efficient properties.  Allows a taxpayer who claims the low-income household renter's tax credit to transfer the credit to the taxpayer's landlord.

 

EEP/WLO, CPC, FIN

HB1811

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENERGY.

Establishes a comprehensive approach to increasing the use of alternative fuel vehicles in the State, including state procurement of alternative fuel vehicles, tax incentives, and infrastructure requirements

 

EEP, TRN, FIN

HB1812

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Amends Hawaii constitution to allow the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist any (rather than just a not-for profit) corporation that provides health care facilities to the general public.

 

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB1813

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAII MEDICAL CENTER.

Amends part II of chapter 39A, HRS, to allow the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to all corporations that provide health care facilities to the general public.  Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Medical Center.

 

HLT, FIN

HB1814

RELATING TO MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR NURSES.

Prohibits both public and private hospitals from forcing nurses to work overtime, except in cases of a federal, state, or county declared emergency.  Excludes nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists from mandatory overtime requirements.

 

HLT, LAB, FIN

HB1815

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 42ND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 42nd representative district.

 

FIN

HB1816

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Reduces by 5 percent the current salaries of certain employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.  Freezes salaries of such employees for fiscal years 2009 and 2010.

 

LAB, FIN

HB1817

RELATING TO TATTOOING.

Exempts traditional Hawaiian tattoo experts from current tattoo licensure laws.

 

HLT, HAW

HB1818

RELATING TO COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING.

Requires the department of public safety to establish a reintegration pilot program that combines cognitive behavioral theory with native Hawaiian holistic interventions that address domestic violence, addictions, self mastery through identity, and community connections for successful transitions back into the community.

 

PBS, HAW, FIN

HB1819

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Ensures that all state transportation planning, design, construction, reconstruction, and any other change of any transportation facility implements complete streets principles.

 

TRN, EBM, FIN

HB1820

RELATING TO ACCESS TO REAL PROPERTY.

Requires a seller to disclose in writing to a buyer the existence, if any, of legal or traditional public access that burden the residential or real property being sold.

 

AGR, HSG, CPC/JUD

HB1821

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 1st representative district.

 

FIN

HB1822

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Creates the temporary health insurance for unemployed persons program to provide temporary health insurance to persons who have lost coverage and assist with premiums for persons who are COBRA-eligible due to furlough, layoff, reduced work hours, or termination of employment on or after July 1, 2008.

 

LAB, HLT, FIN

HB1823

RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE.

Establishes licensing and regulatory requirements for practice of respiratory care.  Establishes board of respiratory care in the department of commerce and consumer affairs, provides for disciplinary criteria, and penalties.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1824

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY CONVEYANCES.

Requires the filing of a co-tenancy agreement with the county upon the conveyance of a fractional interest in fee simple title to a single-family, residential property, with exceptions.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB1825

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Requires mortgagors and mortgagees to explore options to avoid foreclosure, including modification or restructuring of loans; effective on approval and repeals 12/31/2012.  Requires notice of foreclosure be given to a tenant of the foreclosed property with the option to keep rental agreement in full force or vacate premises in 60 days.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB1826

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS.

Prohibits the sale or exchange of ceded lands by the state.

 

HAW, WLO/JUD, FIN

HB1827

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 51st representative district.

 

FIN

HB1828

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Requires workers' compensation insurers to use rates that are proportional to the number of employees.

 

LAB, CPC

HB1829

RELATING TO ECONOMIC STIMULUS.

Directs the state Director of Finance to release funds for county projects required to match funds counties are to receive from the  federal stimulus program within fifteen days of receipt of federal funds and to release funds for state projects required to match funds the State is to receive from the federal stimulus program within thirty days of receipt of federal funds.

 

FIN

HB1830

RELATING TO BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

Transfers fee time share interest from the land court system to the regular system; establishes a pilot program to implement electronic recording of fee time share interests.

 

WLO, CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1831

RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Creates the military affairs liaison special fund within a nonprofit entity to support the nonprofit entity's duties as the state liaison in matters relating to the military.  Requires adjutant general, with the governor's concurrence, to select the nonprofit entity.  Appropriates funds to the special fund.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1832

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Excludes fringe benefits, special education, and federal funding from the per pupil appropriation to charter schools.  Requires the charter school review panel to evaluate schools in certain years.  Authorizes the panel to determine the duration of a school's probation and permits the board to direct the panel to take appropriate action.  Authorizes the board to direct the panel to take appropriate action when serious health or safety issues exist.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB1833

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 13th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1834

RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Establishes the military affairs liaison trust fund as a separate fund of a nonprofit corporation, to support the nonprofit corporation in its duties as the state liaison in matters relating to the military.  Appropriates funds for the trust fund.

 

EBM, FIN

HB1835

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

Amends the 2008 CIP appropriation for traffic safety improvements to the Hawaii Belt Road and Papaikou Mill Road intersection in Hawaii county.

 

TRN, FIN

HB1836

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

Requires existing single-family homes to be retrofitted with solar water heater systems after a specified date.  Authorizes the PUC to permit electrical utilities to collect a surcharge for non-compliance.

 

HSG/EEP, CPC

HB1837

RELATING TO EMERGENCIES.

Authorizes the governor to negotiate with the United States Navy to provide temporary emergency power from its nuclear-powered submarines

 

PBS, EEP, FIN

HB1838

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Allows for the placement of wind turbines on electrical and telephone poles.

 

EEP/WLO, CPC

HB1839

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital improvement projects for 17th representative district.

 

FIN

HB1840

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Amends the disclosure requirements for recipients of monetary awards from the State.  Requires the department of accounting and general services to manage and update the information posted on the website.

 

FIN

HB1841

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LANDS TRUST.

Prohibits the sale, exchange or other permanent transfer of lands in the public lands trust to a private entity; requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to make an inventory of lands in the public lands trust; appropriates funds for the inventory, to be matched by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

 

HAW, WLO/JUD, FIN

HB1842

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Requires pet dealers and dog breeders to provide purchasers of dogs with written statements of the dog's medical history.  Allows consumers to return dogs to a pet dealer or breeder for a refund or exchange where the dog has a pre-existing condition.  Requires pet dealers to provide purchasers of cats with written statements of the cat's medical history.

 

EBM, CPC, JUD

HB1843

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Establishes comprehensive measures for increasing the production and use of renewable energy in the State.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN