HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair |
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Rep. Jackson D. Sayama, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick |
Rep. Elijah Pierick |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
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AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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2:00 PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda: HB517
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RELATING TO MĀMAKI 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. (HD1)
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AGR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO LABELING OF MACADAMIA NUTS. Clarifies labeling requirements for macadamia nuts. Requires country of origin to be included on the label of a consumer package of raw or processed macadamia nuts. Allows a private right of action for violations. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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AGR, CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SPECIAL FUND CARRYOVER BALANCE. Increases the balance that may be retained in the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund at the end of each fiscal year from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO RAW MILK. Authorizes and decriminalizes the sale of raw milk and raw milk products directly from producers to consumers, for human consumption, with certain restrictions. Authorizes the sale of raw goat milk for pet consumption. Establishes labeling requirements. Requires the Board of Agriculture and Department of Health to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2024.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. Requires that the design of new state facilities 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 determine a priority order for retrofitting state facilities based on certain factors. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES. Requires the public utilities commission to use universal service fund moneys to provide free telecommunications access to certain information for individuals with print disabilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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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. (HD1)
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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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. (HD1)
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HET, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Defines "waiting room" within a medical cannabis retail dispensing location and clarifies public access to the waiting room. Clarifies DOH's rule-making authority. Establishes system access and system integration requirements for the computer software tracking system for medical cannabis dispensaries. Requires DOH to submit an annual report to the legislature on data captured using the computer software tracking system. Amends the dispensary program licensing fee structure. Adds or clarifies requirements for the dispensary program related to signage, permitted types of manufactured cannabis products, standards for packaging, supervision of certain personnel while onsite at retail dispensing locations or medical cannabis production centers, and DOH's education and training program. Clarifies penalties for violations. Establishes annual reporting requirements for DOH. Requires a report from DBEDT. Makes various housekeeping amendments. (HD1)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO AMBULANCES. Appropriate funds to the department of health for the purchase of one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment to be based in central Maui, and to fund pay-related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical services personnel. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. Authorizes reimbursement of telehealth services provided by way of an interactive telecommunications system be reimbursed. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Repeals the sunset date of Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, that allowed for voluntary binding arbitration for condominium related disputes and amended the conditions for mediation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION. Excludes from taxation one hundred per cent of the gain realized by a fee simple owner from the sale of a leased fee interest in units within a condominium project, cooperative project, or planned unit development to the association of apartment owners or the residential cooperative housing corporation of the leasehold units. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2022 and does not apply to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Authorizes heads of purchasing agencies to issue requests for statements of qualification and to establish lists of qualified providers for treatment purchase of services. Increases the small purchase threshold for health and human services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Abolishes the community council on purchase of health and human services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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LGO, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE SELF-INSURANCE AGAINST PROPERTY AND CASUALTY RISKS. Establishes the state self-insurance against property and casualty risks special fund to be administered by the comptroller to provide the State with self-insurance against the State's property and casualty risks. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000.
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LGO, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE BUILDING CODE. Allows the counties to adopt a county building code for single-family dwellings, additional dwellings, duplexes, and non-commercial structures that has an unspecified amount of square feet of living area and is distinct from the Hawaii state building codes. Sunsets 6/30/2026. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HSG, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Establishes the Hawaii zero waste initiative to, among other things, manage the State's transition to zero solid waste to the landfill and to incineration. Establishes the packaging waste advisory council. Requires the department of health to develop an assessment of statewide needs to determine the resources required to reduce packaging waste by seventy percent from the baseline amount. Establishes a packaging waste reduction and reuse program. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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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 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Beginning 12/31/2026, 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 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with certain exceptions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH DATA SHARING. Establishes the Hawaii health data exchange framework. Establishes a working group to assist the department of health on legislation developing and implementing the framework. Requires certain health care organizations to execute a health data sharing agreement by 9/1/2032. Establishes deadlines for certain entities to begin sharing health information. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO WATER COMMON CARRIERS. Removes the requirement that water common carriers secure prior approval of the public utilities commission to enter into long term leases of more than three years and leverage leases. Effective 7/1/3000.
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TRN, CPC, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Mark M. Nakashima Chair |
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