HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2024

 

 

March 15, 2024

 

 

33rd Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Jackson D. Sayama

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 1102 informing the House that H.B. No. 2520 was signed into law on March 14, 2024, as Act 002.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1106-24

S.B. No. 3281, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

(State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History; State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History; Report; Standards and Conditions for Receipt of Funds; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1107-24

S.B. No. 2937, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ACCESS TO LEARNING.

(UH; Hilo; Hawaiian Language; Exemptions; Sunset Repeal)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1108-24

S.B. No. 3191, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Technology Transfer; Sunset Repeal)

 

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

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1109-24

S.B. No. 3365, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO PLANT CARE COMPONENTS.

(HDOA; Fumigation; Heat Treatment; Restrictions; Fees)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1110-24

S.B. No. 3237, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(DOA; Invasive Species; Pests; Taxa; Environment; Quarantine)

 

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

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1111-24

S.B. No. 2500, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.

(ADC; Economic Development; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Security; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1112-24

S.B. No. 572, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(HDOA; Agriculture; Pests; Biosecurity Emergency)

 

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

 

            EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1113-24

S.B. No. 2072, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(DOH; DOE; Report; COVID-19; Schools; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; Personally Identifiable Information)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1114-24

S.B. No. 2257, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(HTSB; Career and Technical Education; Education Requirements; Qualified Individuals)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1115-24

S.B. No. 3087, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

(DOE; Executive Office on Early Learning; Early Learning Facilities)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1116-24

S.B. No. 3091, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FOOD SERVICES.

(DOE; Emergency Appropriation; Food Service Operations; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1117-24

S.B. No. 3092, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

(DOE; Emergency Appropriation; Charter School Operations; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1118-24

S.B. No. 3207, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(DOE; Superintendent; Salary Cap)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1119-24

S.B. No. 2305, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS.

(Silver Alert Program; Missing Persons; Department of Law Enforcement; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

            HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1120-24

S.B. No. 2885, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

(DHS; Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program; Working Group; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1121-24

S.B. No. 2819, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

(Two-Lane Highways; Traffic Safety; Slow-Moving Vehicles)

 

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

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1122-24

S.B. No. 3327, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

(CWRM; BLNR; Public Trust Purpose; Responsibilities; Commission Membership; Executive Director; Independent Legal Counsel; Emergency Order; Water Emergencies; Water Shortage Declarations; Fines)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1123-24

S.B. No. 2143, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

(DLNR; DOFAW; Wildfire Management Branch; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1124-24

S.B. No. 2502, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE GENERATION OF WILDFIRE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPS FOR HAWAII.

(UH; Wildfire Susceptibility; Wildfire Vulnerability; Wildfire Management; Public Safety; Risk Mitigation; Maps; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1125-24

S.B. No. 2683, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO DEFAMATION.

(Defamation; Litigation; Sexual Misconduct; Immunity)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1126-24

S.B. No. 3109, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

(DHHL; Beneficiaries; Waiting List; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1127-24

S.B. No. 3176, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAX ENFORCEMENT.

(Tax Enforcement; Audits; Time to Respond; Failure to Respond; Appeals)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1128-24

S.B. No. 3363, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

(DHHL; Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act; Waiting List; Successors)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1129-24

S.B. No. 2112, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INSTALLMENT LOANS.

(Installment Lender; Division of Financial Institutions; Interest Rates)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1130-24

S.B. No. 2132, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

(Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Remedies; Health or Safety Violations; Deadline)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1131-24

S.B. No. 2404, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominiums; Association Meetings; Voting; Proxies; Proxy Forms)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1132-24

S.B. No. 2600, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominium Purchasers; Protections; Delivery; Electronic Mail)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1133-24

S.B. No. 2959, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Income Tax Credit; Medical Care; Travel Expenses; Refundable Tax Credit)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1134-24

S.B. No. 578, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

(ATG; ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; Investigators; Counties; Report)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1135-24

S.B. No. 2351, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

(DBEDT; Workforce Development Council; Workforce Development Board; Chairperson; Conflict of Interest; K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1136-24

S.B. No. 2516, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.

(Governor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; CIO; Comptroller)

 

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

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1137-24

S.B. No. 2556, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.

(Judiciary; Community Outreach Court; Homelessness; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS/HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1138-24

S.B. No. 3290, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

(DCAB; DOH; ASL; Working Group; Interpreters; Interpretation Services; Report)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1139-24

S.B. No. 2504, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO STATE PROGRAMS.

(DBEDT; UH; Hydrogen Hub; Repeal)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1140-24

S.B. No. 2677, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

(Demand Water Heater Device; Residential; Variance; Approving Entity)

 

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

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1141-24

S.B. No. 2770, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(Renewable Energy Projects; Real Property Taxes; Payment In Lieu; County Ordinance)

 

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

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS/HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1142-24

S.B. No. 3139, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CRISIS SERVICES.

(DOH; DLE; Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program; Mental Health Emergency Workers; Crisis Intervention Officers; Training; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1143-24

S.B. No. 2285, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

(Department of Health; SHPDA; Function and Duties; Hui Hoomana; Reports; Positions; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

            WATER & LAND/HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1144-24

S.B. No. 2836, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MAUI'S PERMANENT HOUSING RECOVERY.

(DBEDT; HHFDC; Disaster Recovery; Maui Wildfires; Permanent Housing; Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling;)

 

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

 

            WATER & LAND/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1145-24

S.B. No. 2922, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

(Wildfires; Mitigation; Protection; Public Utilities Commission; Electric Utilities; Securitization; Risk Protection Plans)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1146-24

S.B. No. 3332, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.

(Failure to Pay Rent; Wildfires; Emergency Proclamations; Summary Possession)

 

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

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1147-24

S.B. No. 2044, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE CONTROLLING INTEREST TRANSFER TAX.

(DOTAX; Conveyance Tax; Controlling Interest Transfers; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Land Conservation Fund; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Infrastructure Programs)

 

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

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1148-24

S.B. No. 2322, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.

(DOH; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Water Quality; Water Sampling; Tier 1 Beaches; Hazardous Conditions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1149-24

S.B. No. 2997, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

(PUC; Wildfires; Electric Utilities; Risk-based Wildfire Protection Plans; Mitigation; Wildfire Reporting)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1150-24

S.B. No. 2513, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.

(UH; Water Resources Research Center; Cesspools; New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Demonstration and Implementation Pilot Project; Reports; Positions; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1151-24

S.B. No. 3285, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

(PUC; Gas Utility; Electric Utility; Sale; Approval; Non-investor-owned Utilities; Alternative Bids; Public Utility Receiver)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1152-24

S.B. No. 2518, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLORATION.

(Hawaii State Energy Office; Geothermal Energy; Geothermal Resources Characterization Program; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

            HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1153-24

S.B. No. 2605, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

(DCCA; Insurance Division; Health Care; Health Insurance; Reproductive Health Care Services; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Report; Reproductive Health Care Working Group)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1154-24

S.B. No. 2837, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

(Oahu Regional Health Care System; Maui Regional Health Care System; HHSC; DOH; Maui State Veterans Home; Transition)

 

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

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1155-24

S.B. No. 3128, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ACT 212, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2021.

(HHSC; DOH; Oahu Regional Health Care System; Transfer; Reports; Low Acuity Patients; Agreement)

 

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

 

            TOURISM

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1156-24

S.B. No. 3006, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

(HTA; Convention Center; Naming Rights; Advertising; Marketing)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1157-24

S.B. No. 2659, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO REGENERATIVE TOURISM.

(Hawaii Tourism Authority; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Objectives and Policies; Visitor Industry; Tourism Functional Plan)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1158-24

S.B. No. 2406, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

(HTA; Contracts; Marketing; Hawaii Convention Center; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS/AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1159-24

S.B. No. 2461, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

(DOH; Medical Cannabis; Dispensaries; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS/AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1160-24

S.B. No. 3335, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CANNABIS.

(DCCA; DOH; DOA; Department of Taxation; Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority; Cannabis and Hemp Control Board; Cannabis and Hemp Control Implementation Advisory Committee; Adult-Use Cannabis; Medical Cannabis; Hemp; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling)

 

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

 

 

 

6.         Announcements

 

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 22

 

Floor Presentation for Monday, March 18, 2024:

 

CONGRATULATING THE 2024 HAWAI‘I STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE 2024 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR SCHOOL COMPLEX AREAS IN THE HONOLULU DISTRICT, LEEWARD DISTRICT, AND WINDWARD DISTRICT.