KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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TIME: |
10:30 AM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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WAM |
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A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:
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RELATING TO REUSE ZONES. Requires nonpotable water users and developers within a certain distance of wastewater treatment plants to use R-1 water. Appropriates funds.
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AEN/WTL, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COUNTY ETHICS. Provides one-time grants-in-aid to the respective ethics boards of the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, and to the Ethics Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. Takes effect 01/01/3000. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM. Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to any college savings program established under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (SD1)
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HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS. Requires that appropriations allocated to Department of Education programs that provide instructional services directly to students shall remain within the budget of the program to which they were originally allocated and that the retention of an appropriation shall not be used by the Department as a basis for reducing a program's future budget requirements. Allows the Department of Education to create temporary positions under certain conditions. Amends the requirement that the Department of Education report the creation of temporary positions to the Department of Budget and Finance by requiring that the report also be sent to the Legislature. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Establishes within the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Malama Ohana Working Group to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's existing child welfare system. Allows the Office of Wellness and Resilience to contract with an administrative facilitator to provide necessary support for the Malama Ohana Working Group in carrying out its duties. Requires the Malama Ohana Working Group to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2025 and be dissolved upon the adjournment thereof. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES. Establishes a submission deadline for various reports to the Legislature that currently do not have a deadline. (SD1)
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GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE. Authorizes the Legislature to specify the form for which the proposed budgets of the Executive branch, Judiciary branch, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs are submitted to the Legislature. Requires the executive branch, judiciary branch, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs conform no later than December 1, 2023. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Temporarily reinstates the technology infrastructure renovation tax credit. Expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXES. Requires productions to provide evidence of reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable requirements to qualify for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Requires taxpayers be given notice and an opportunity to cure requirements for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Takes effect 1/6/2050. (SD1)
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EET, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for the purchase of drones to monitor the use of illegal fireworks.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE WAHIAWA IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Requires the Office of the Governor to negotiate the State's fee simple acquisition of the Wahiawa irrigation system on the island of Oahu. Authorizes and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, and Department of Land and Natural Resources to purchase, repair, and maintain the Wahiawa irrigation system and the associated spillway. Appropriates funds four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) positions for the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO GENERAL FUND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Repeals the requirement that the annual general fund budget appropriation for the University of Hawaii shall be 3 to 5 times the estimated regular tuition and related fee revenues for that year.
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HRE, WAM |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT. Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the decennial United States census for the respective reapportionment year. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM INDUSTRY. Establishes the Hawaii Film Commission in the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Extends the sunset date of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to January 1, 2038. Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii State Film Office to the Hawaii Film Commission. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent executive director position within the Hawaii Film Commission.
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EET, WAM |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES. Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt limit of the political subdivisions. (SD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO BROADBAND. Appropriates general funds for federal broadband programs matching fund requirements. Requires the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to convene and chair the working group established pursuant to Act 231, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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LBT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO HONOKAA LAND COMPANY, LLC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Honokaa Land Company, LLC, with acquiring, developing, and renovating agricultural facilities.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST KOHALA MOUNTAIN FISH COMPANY, LLC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kohala Mountain Fish Company, LLC, for the establishment of The Village project.
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AEN, WAM |
Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing. Click here to submit written testimony.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |
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