HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2024

 

 

February 6, 2024

 

 

13th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Bertrand Kobayashi

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 67-24

H.B. No. 1578, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Motor Carrier Vehicle; Shipping Container Chassis; Out-of-state Registration; Safety Inspection)

 

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

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 68-24

H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS.

(Photo Red Light Imaging; Highway Safety; Traffic Violations; Transportation)

 

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

 

            EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 69-24

H.B. No. 1650, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

(Board of Education; Public School Teacher Representative; Public School Administrator Representative)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 70-24

H.B. No. 1651, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.

(Department of Education; Public Charter Schools; Educational Workers; Protection and Workplace Safety; Harassment; Misdemeanor)

 

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

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 71-24

H.B. No. 2514, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.

(Teacher Home Assistance Program; Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 72-24

H.B. No. 2642, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.

(Judiciary; Eviction Mediation; Pre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program; Summary Possession; Landlords; Tenants; Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Emergency Rent Relief Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 73-24

H.B. No. 1838, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ZONING.

(Zoning; Counties; Single-family Transient Vacation Rental Units; Nonconforming Uses)

 

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

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 74-24

H.B. No. 2216, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

(CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 75-24

H.B. No. 1772, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.

(Kupuna Caucus; DOH; Senior Fall Prevention Campaign; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 76-24

H.B. No. 2539, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

(DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 77-24

H.B. No. 2087, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING.

(Executive Office on Aging; Elder Access Pilot Program; Auditor; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 78-24

H.B. No. 1773, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO DEMENTIA.

(Law Enforcement Standards Board; Dementia Training; Law Enforcement Officers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 79-24

H.B. No. 2722, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES.

(Juvenile Justice; Court Fees; Fines; Penalties; Prohibited)

 

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

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 80-24

H.B. No. 1913, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED REPRESENTATION.

(Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Court-appointed Counsel; Guardians Ad Litem; Fees; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 81-24

H.B. No. 1914, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.

(Judiciary Package; Criminal Proceedings; Court-appointed Counsel; Fees; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 82-24

H.B. No. 1608, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

(Office of the Public Defender; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 83-24

H.B. No. 2570, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ATTORNEYS.

(Supreme Court; Attorneys; Pro Hac Vice; Appearance; Rules; GET)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 84-24

H.B. No. 2359, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.

(Digital Equity Grant Program; Digital Literacy; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 85-24

H.B. No. 2113, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PHARMACY.

(Pharmacy; Pharmacists; Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Special Fund; Pharmacist Workforce Assessment Fees; Appropriation)

 

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

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 86-24

H.B. No. 1577, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING FEES.

(Tow Operators; Overturned Vehicles; Additional Fees)

 

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

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 87-24

H.B. No. 1976, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.

(Deaf and Blind Task Force; Office of Elections; Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee; Voter Education; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 88-24

H.B. No. 1911, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

(Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 89-24

H.B. No. 1865, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PROGRAM.

(Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Career Criminal Prosecution Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 90-24

H.B. No. 1917, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

(Judiciary Package; Public Employment Cost Items; Collective Bargaining Units 1 and 10; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 91-24

H.B. No. 1968, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS.

(Sexual Abuse; Minors; Civil Action; Statute of Limitations; Trauma-Informed Response)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 92-24

H.B. No. 1866, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Victim Witness Assistance Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 93-24

H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CENTRAL REGISTRY.

(Child Abuse and Neglect; Harm or Threatened Harm; Central Registry; Expungement)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 94-24

H.B. No. 2427, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.

(Department of Human Services; Preschool Open Doors Program; Applications; Selection Priority)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 95-24

H.B. No. 1760, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

(HHFDC; Bond Recycling Program; Affordable Rental Housing; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Bond Recycling Program Subaccount; State Debt Limit Exclusion; Private Activity Bonds)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 96-24

H.B. No. 1761, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(HHFDC; Bonds; Infrastructure; Regional State Infrastructure Subaccount)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 97-24

H.B. No. 1833, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.

(Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Affordable Housing; Positions; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 98-24

H.B. No. 2357, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

(HHFDC; Homebuyers' Club Program; Repeal)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 99-24

H.B. No. 2413, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(HHFDC; Taxation; GET; Exemption; Contracts; Prevailing Wage)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 100-24

H.B. No. 2641, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

(DCCA; Appraisal Management Companies; Registration Program; Reestablishment; Appropriation)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 101-24

H.B. No. 1645, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE POSITION VACANCIES.

(Department of Human Resources Development; State Position Vacancies; Annual Report; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 102-24

H.B. No. 1947, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Public Employees; Employees' Retirement System; Credited Service; Retirement; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 103-24

H.B. No. 1946, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

(Office of the Governor; Process Improvement; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 104-24

H.B. No. 2197, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAII RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACT.

(Hawaii Retirement Savings Act; Hawaii Retirement Savings Program; Covered Employer; Definition; Automatic Enrollment; Opt-Out Option)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 105-24

H.B. No. 1642, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GENERAL EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION.

(General Employee Orientation; Hawaii Labor Relations Board)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 106-24

H.B. No. 1945, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO A LEAVE CASH-OUT PROGRAM.

(Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Leave Cash-out Pilot Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 107-24

H.B. No. 2070, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Administrative Proceedings for Review; Cash or Protest Bond; Return to Party; Forfeiture)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 108-24

H.B. No. 1889, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.

(Hawaii State Fire Council Package; Cancer; Firefighters; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 109-24

H.B. No. 2658, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.

(Department of Human Resources Development; Vacant Positions; Legislative Reporting Requirement)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 110-24

H.B. No. 2254, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES.

(Temporary Employee Interchanges; Governmental Agencies; Private Sector Organizations; Sending Agencies; Receiving Agencies; DHRD)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

 

6.         Introduction of Resolutions

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

Floor Presentation for Wednesday, February 7, 2024:

 

HONORING BRANCH LOTSPEICH FOR PROVIDING CRITICAL LIFE-SAVING SERVICES AND COMMENDING HIS OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO PROTECTING SWIMMERS ACROSS THE WORLD.