HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2024

March 20, 2024

36^th Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1.         Roll Call

2.         Reading of the Journal

3.         Messages from the Governor

4.         Senate Communications

ORDER OF THE DAY

5.         Floor Presentations

H.R. No. 220

CONGRATULATING THE 2023 NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL FOR HAWAI‘I, 2023 STATE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR HAWAI‘I, 2023 MASAYUKI TOKIOKA EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARDEE, 2023 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 2023 STATE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR HAWAI‘I, 2023 OUTSTANDING LIBRARY SERVICE AWARDEE, 2023 GOLDEN KEY AWARDEE, 2023 MILKEN TEACHER OF PROMISE AWARDEE, AND 2023 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS.

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1204-24	S.B. No. 2240, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. (Office of Elections; Counties; ERIC; Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; Membership; Voter Registration; Verification; Application; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1205-24	S.B. No. 2520, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES. (State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1206-24	S.B. No. 2927, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO MAKE THE SENATE CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS MORE UNIFORM. (Justices and Judges; Appointment; Confirmation; Constitutional Amendment) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1207-24	S.B. No. 2687, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ELECTIONS. (Elections; Materially Deceptive Media; Artificial Intelligence; Deepfake Technology; Prohibition; Penalty; Remedies) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1208-24	S.B. No. 2983, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC. (Donations; Solicitations; Platforms; Registration) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1209-24	S.B. No. 3008, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 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. (Constitutional Amendment; Tax Increment Bonds; Debt Limit; Counties) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1210-24	S.B. No. 2526, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. (Technology Services Consolidation Working Group; Information Technology; ETS; Consolidated State Information Technology Data; Safeguards; Report) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1211-24	S.B. No. 3192, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESEARCH. (UH; Innovation and Commercialization; Sunset Repeal) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1212-24	S.B. No. 2817, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES. (UH; CTAHR; Positions; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1213-24	S.B. No. 2527, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit; Reinstatement; Technology-Enabled Infrastructure; Data Servers) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1214-24	S.B. No. 2657, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO MAKAHIKI COMMEMORATION DAY. (Makahiki Commemoration Day; Day of Observance) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1215-24	S.B. No. 3122, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH STANDING ORDERS. (Public Health Standing Orders; United States Preventive Services Task Force; Screenings; Out-of-Pocket Costs; Working Group) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
HOUSING
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1216-24	S.B. No. 1170, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS. (Counties; Affordable Housing Credits; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Production; County Powers) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1217-24	S.B. No. 2133, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; Bonds; Infrastructure; Regional State Infrastructure Projects; Regional Infrastructure Subaccounts) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HOUSING
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1218-24	S.B. No. 3120, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. (HPHA; Housing Policy and Program Coordinator; Positions) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1219-24	S.B. No. 2337, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HOUSING. (Housing; County Powers; Mixed-Use Developments; HHFDC; Bond Proceeds) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1220-24	S.B. No. 3121, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. (Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Housing Development; Bonds; Trustees) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
TRANSPORTATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1221-24	S.B. No. 2308, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO SPEEDING. (School Zones; Speeding; Fines; Penalties) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
TRANSPORTATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1222-24	S.B. No. 2450, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; Harbors; Ocean Transport Containers; Weight; Fines) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1223-24	S.B. No. 2735, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING. (Driver's License; License Examination; Excessive Speeding; DUI; Penalties) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1224-24	S.B. No. 2747, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO AIRCRAFT. (Department of Transportation; Tour Aircraft Operations; Insurance; Rules) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1225-24	S.B. No. 2943, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (DOT; Workforce Development; Commercial Drivers; Working Group; Report) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY/LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1226-24	S.B. No. 2782, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATED TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. (Filipino Caucus; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; English Interpretations; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
WATER & LAND
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1227-24	S.B. No. 2156, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (DLNR; Maintenance Dredging; Port Infrastructure; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1228-24	S.B. No. 2842, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO WILDFIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION. (Wildfire Mitigation Working Group; DLNR; Wildfire Safety and Prevention; Report; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1229-24	S.B. No. 3153, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE DAM AND APPURTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OR REMOVAL GRANT PROGRAM. (Dam and Appurtenances; Special Fund; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
WATER & LAND
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1230-24	S.B. No. 3154, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO REGULATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES. (Archaeological Activities; Penalties) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1231-24	S.B. No. 2697, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE. (DCCA; Architects; Licensure; Revocation; Bribery) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1232-24	S.B. No. 2834, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. (Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Death of Tenant; Disposal of Personal Property) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1233-24	S.B. No. 2170, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS. (Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; Combat Sports; Contests; Framework; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1234-24	S.B. No. 3083, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Insurance Code; Insurance Holding Company System; Group Capital Calculation; Liquidity Stress Test Framework) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1235-24	S.B. No. 3220, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS. (PUC; DOT; Motor Carrier Law; Enforcement; Transfer; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HUMAN SERVICES
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1236-24	S.B. No. 2245, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT. (DHS; Child Protective Act; Exigent Circumstances; Harm; Imminent Harm; Protective Custody; Temporary Foster Custody) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
HOUSING/TOURISM
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1237-24	S.B. No. 2919, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PROPERTY. (Transient Vacation Rental Units; County Zoning; County Authority; Amortization; Transient Accommodations Tax) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1238-24	S.B. No. 2537, S.D. 2 RELATING TO ENERGY. (Chief Energy Officer; Hawaii State Energy Office; Reports) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1239-24	S.B. No. 3103, S.D. 2, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ENERGY. (Renewable Energy Projects; Labor Standards) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

7.         Announcements

Floor Presentation for Thursday, March 21, 2024:

CONGRATULATING THE 2024 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM DELEGATE, 2023 PRUDENTIAL EMERGING VISIONARIES WINNER, 2023 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR, AND 2024 HAWAI‘I LIFESMARTS STATE COMPETITION WINNERS.