HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2023

 

 

March 22, 2023

 

 

36th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Amy A. Perruso

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

Received communications transmitting the following House Bills, both having passed Third Reading in the Senate:

 

            H.B. No. 90           H.B. No. 93

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1409

S.B. No. 782, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TARO.

(HDOA; Taro Farmers; Grants; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1410

S.B. No. 1104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.

(Cannabis; Cannabis Propagules; Cannabis Cuttings; Cannabis Seeds; Medical Cannabis Dispensaries; Dispensing Limits and Restrictions; Department of Health; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1411

S.B. No. 1588, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.

(GroupGAP; DOA; Certification; Training; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Food Safety Modernization Act; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1412

S.B. No. 516, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEMP.

(Hemp Producers; Commercial Hemp Production; Labeling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1413

S.B. No. 1268, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

(Agricultural Enterprise Lands Program; Non-Agricultural Park Lands Program)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1414

S.B. No. 637, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEMP.

(Commercial Hemp Processing; Structures and Buildings)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1415

S.B. No. 660, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(HDOA; Healthy Soils Program; Carbon Sequestration; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1416

S.B. No. 655, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEMP.

(Hemp Producers; Commercial Hemp Production; Cultivation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1417

S.B. No. 420, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.

(Sustainable Food Systems Working Group; Department of Agriculture; Interagency Food Systems Plan; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1418

S.B. No. 746, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

(Coffee Labeling; Advertising; Requirements; Coffee Blends; Ready-to-Drink Coffee Beverages)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

            CULTURE, ARTS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1419

S.B. No. 844, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

(Special Number Plates; Malama Puuloa; Motor Vehicles)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1420

S.B. No. 1532, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.

(State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Awards; Hawaii Leadership Awards Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1421

S.B. No. 691, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.

(Minimum Efficiency Standards; Appliances; Chief Energy Officer; Hawaii State Energy Office)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1422

S.B. No. 75, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

(State Historic Preservation Division; DLNR; Inventory; Burial Sites; Historic Properties; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1423

S.B. No. 94, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SPECIAL ACTIVITY PERMITS.

(Special Activity Permit; Aquatic Research; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1424

S.B. No. 730, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FISHPONDS.

(Fishponds; Restocking; Restoration; DLNR; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1425

S.B. No. 735, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS.

(Water Rights; Commercial Kalo Farming; Native Hawaiian Practices; Exemptions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1426

S.B. No. 1068, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO BEACHES.

(Hawaii State Planning Act; OPSD; Beach Assessment Study; Beach and Shoreline Adaptation, Restoration, and Conservation Plan; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1427

S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.

(Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Sea Level Rise Adaptation; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1428

S.B. No. 295, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

(Child Welfare System; Child Welfare Services; Office of Wellness and Resilience; Malama Ohana Working Group; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1429

S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.

(Practice of Pharmacy; Dialysate Drugs or Devices; Manufacturers; Wholesalers; Third-Party Logistics Providers; Exemption)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1430

S.B. No. 668, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT.

(Physical Therapy Compact; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Rules; Criminal History Record Checks; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1431

S.B. No. 759, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Office of Primary Care and Rural Health; Rural Residents; Family Health Services Division; Department of Health; Positions; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1432

S.B. No. 900, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(Kupuna Caucus; Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program; Program Specialists; Positions; Executive Office on Aging; Annual Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1433

S.B. No. 576, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

(Department of Accounting and General Services; Government; Comptroller; Travel Reports; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1434

S.B. No. 1543, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR CANDIDATES TO ELECTED OFFICE.

(Comprehensive Public Funding; Campaign Spending Commission; Report; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1435

S.B. No. 1179, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

(Campaign Finance; Foreign Corporations; Foreign Nationals)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1436

S.B. No. 201, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AND COUNTY CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES OF THE STATE.

(Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Campaign Contributions; Prohibitions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1437

S.B. No. 197, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.

(Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Package; Fines; Noncandidate Committees; Independent Expenditures)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS/HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1438

S.B. No. 62, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

(UH; John A. Burns School of Medicine; Medical Residencies and Training; Hawaii Medical Education Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1439

S.B. No. 306, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC INFORMATION.

(Administrative Rulemaking; Electronic Notice; Office of the Lieutenant Governor)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1440

S.B. No. 415, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WAGES.

(Wages; Timely Payment; General Contractors; Subcontractors; Liability)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1441

S.B. No. 814, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.

(Electronic Information Technology; Accessibility; Multilingual; Limited English Proficiency; Standards; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Office of Language Access; Working Group; Procurement; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1442

S.B. No. 1129, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Department of Accounting and General Services; Procurement Threshold; Small Purchases)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1443

S.B. No. 1138, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Protest; Debriefing; Disclosure of Competing Proposals)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1444

S.B. No. 1383, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.

(Hawaii Employment Security Law; Unemployment Insurance Technology Special Fund; Unemployment Insurance Technology Assessment; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            WATER & LAND/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1445

S.B. No. 409, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

(Department of Land and Natural Resources; Fire Prevention; Community Fuels Reduction Project; Budget; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1446

S.B. No. 430, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program; Hawaii Food Assistance Program; Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1447

S.B. No. 520, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Leeward Community College; University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Farm Succession Pilot Program; DOA; Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1448

S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY.

(HDOA; State Agriculture Functional Plan; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1449

S.B. No. 511, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(University of Hawaii; Foreign Agriculture Small Equipment; Pilot Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1450

S.B. No. 302, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit; Reinstatement; Data Servers; Report)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1451

S.B. No. 281, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM.

(College Savings Program; Income Tax Deduction)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1452

S.B. No. 391, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE TRAINING.

(UH; Community Colleges; Workforce Development; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1453

S.B. No. 500, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1454

S.B. No. 478, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING.

(Telecommunications and Cable Industry Information Reporting Requirements; Repeal; Broadband; Broadband Service Providers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                     

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1455

S.B. No. 752, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION.

(Department of Accounting and General Services; Comptroller; State Office Buildings; Telecommunications; Accessibility; Legislative Hearings; Report)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1456

S.B. No. 1317, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO BROADBAND.

(Broadband Funds; Office of the Lieutenant Governor; Broadband Infrastructure Development; Working Group; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1457

S.B. No. 1478, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO OFFENSIVE CYBERSECURITY.

(Offensive Cybersecurity Program; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Report; Positions; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1458

S.B. No. 155, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(University of Hawaii Maui College; Office of International and Regional Partnerships; Study Abroad; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                     

 

 

 

 


 

6.         Announcements

 

 

Floor Presentation for Thursday, March 23, 2023:

 

COMMENDING THE HEROES AND PROTECTORS OF O‘AHU'S DRINKING WATER.