Bills Pending Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee | Introduced

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HISB401Intro
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Authorizes the use of ranked-choice voting for all partisan primary elections, special elections, and nonpartisan general elections with more than two candidates held in this State.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1562Intro
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Requires that the Reapportionment Commission apportion the House of Representatives among multi-member districts of not more than three members that conform to the boundaries of the Senate districts, unless not practicable
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2023-12-11
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HISB1604Intro
25%
Authorizes certain criminal offenders to undergo anger management counseling in lieu of domestic violence intervention as part of their sentences.
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2023-12-11
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HISB631Intro
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Proposes an amendment to article X, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution to modify the appointment process for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii. Repeals the requirement that the governor shall only appoint from pools of candida...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1483Intro
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Prohibits cyber harassment and cyberstalking. Allows for civil liabilities and injunctions for cyber harassment and cyberstalking.
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2023-12-11
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HISB365Intro
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Establishes the offense of operating a vehicle while impaired, and penalties. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to take administrative action. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1178Intro
25%
Modernizes the definition of "personal information" for the purposes of notifying affected persons of data and security breaches. Includes licensees subject to the Insurance Data Security Law pursuant to article 3B, chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statut...
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2023-12-11
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HISB194Intro
25%
Amends section 11-357, HRS, to prohibit elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the State Legislature, including any extension of an...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1558Intro
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Provides that in the case of an unopposed candidate in the primary election, the candidate's name shall not appear on the primary election ballot but shall instead appear on the general election ballot.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1565Intro
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Requires that the person or organization that filed an ethics charge to the Ethics Commission be informed of the status of the charge upon request, including the final disposition.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1380Intro
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Requires that written certifications for a patient with a chronic condition be valid for three years. Removes the requirement that a certifying physician or advanced practice registered nurse have a "bona fide" physician-patient or advanced practice ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1363Intro
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Adds additional circumstances in which family courts may expunge juvenile arrest records.
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2023-12-11
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HISB836Intro
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Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to acquire property through condemnation.
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2023-12-11
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HISB315Intro
25%
Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1395Intro
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Updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal controlled substances law as required by section 329-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2023-12-11
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HISB79Intro
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Repeals the requirement for Board of Land and Natural Resources approval for lease extensions in the Hilo Community Economic District. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use the current tax assessed value when offering lease ext...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1037Intro
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Designates Limu Kala (Sargassum echinocarpum) as the official Hawaii state limu. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1198Intro
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Reduces the number of members on the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors and number of members that constitute a quorum. Prohibits holdover board members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority from holding office beyond the commencement of the next ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1284Intro
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Adds a new section to chapter 710, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of official misconduct.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1514Intro
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Requires at least one individual from each candidate and noncandidate committee to complete mandatory training on key campaign spending laws, reporting requirements, and deadlines at least once every election cycle.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1526Intro
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Explicitly provides that a patient has a right to choose to obtain an abortion, or terminate a pregnancy if the termination is necessary to protect the patient's life or health. Repeals criminal penalties for violations of certain abortion provisions...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1278Intro
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Allows notice of a bond or recognizance forfeiture to be sent to either the surety (bond company) or surety insurer (insurance company), by certified mail, to start the thirty-day forfeiture countdown for the surety or surety insurer to locate and su...
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2023-12-11
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HISB249Intro
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Prohibits the President of the University of Hawaii from serving concurrently as a campus chancellor. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB437Intro
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Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to issue interim rules exempt from the public hearing and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, after beneficiary consultation is conducted by the Department of Hawaii...
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2023-12-11
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HISB808Intro
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Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its administrative rules to repeal any provisions requiring the furnishing of evidence of registration as a condition precedent to receiving a certificate of inspection.
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2023-12-11
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HISB766Intro
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Beginning 7/1/2025, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Division to contract its review of proposed state projects, and projects affecting historic properties to third party consultants if the projects in...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1043Intro
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Decriminalizes and legalizes the personal use, possession, and sale of cannabis in a specified quantity. Entitles persons arrested or convicted of certain marijuana offenses from custody or incarceration. Entitles certain persons to the expungement o...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1528Intro
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Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose or obtain an abortion or to choose to obtain or use contraceptives.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1343Intro
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Clarifies that a minor student's parent or legal guardian produce the required student records when transferring schools. Clarifies that emancipated minors may also produce the required student records when transferring schools. Clarifies that the tr...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1441Intro
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Clarifies the deadline for submitting written protests that are based on the content of a solicitation. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB862Intro
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Requires that each county agency responsible for enforcing its respective building code be accredited by the International Accreditation Service.
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2023-12-11
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HISB195Intro
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Amends section 11-342, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to increase transparency by requiring candidate committees and noncandidate committees to file fundraiser notices regardless of the price or suggested contribution for attending the function.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1369Intro
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By 12/31/2027, requires the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System in its entirety from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1501Intro
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Prohibits the Board of Land and Natural Resources from disturbing or acquiring for development certain wetland tarogrowing lands. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB647Intro
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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to extend the lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less; provided that the land covered by the lease is twenty-five acres or less and located in a county with a popul...
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2023-12-11
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HISB12Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit any person from serving more than a total of 16 years as a member of the legislature.
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2023-12-11
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HISB342Intro
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Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct a study on paid sick leave. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the study. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB219Intro
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Clarifies county zoning to explicitly authorize counties to adopt zoning regulations that eliminate or amortize land uses or structures established after the effective date of the first comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted by a county and zoning re...
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2023-12-11
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HISB558Intro
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Relating To Firearms. Short form bill.
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2023-12-11
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HISB407Intro
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Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer to assume protective custody of a child without a court order or consent of the child's ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB909Intro
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Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for mon...
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2023-12-11
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HISB178Intro
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Changes the deadline for the validation of ballots following an election.
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2023-12-11
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HISB688Intro
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Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of o...
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2023-12-11
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HISB185Intro
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Requires the State Ethics Commission to establish and administer a lobbyist training course and makes the lobbyist training course mandatory for all lobbyists.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1100Intro
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Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize the Counties to issue tax increment bonds.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1563Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to add two members to the Reapportionment Commission, representing citizen organizations, to be appointed by the Chief Justice.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1479Intro
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Increases from $100 to $200 the fine imposed against an adult pedestrian who improperly crosses the street if the pedestrian does so while accompanied by a minor under the age of 15.
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2023-12-11
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HISB613Intro
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Requires each house of the Legislature to establish by its rules, procedures that enable the Legislature to use remote testimony at legislative committee hearings, enable the public to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings through ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1560Intro
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Allows an individual who is seventeen years of age but will be eighteen years of age on or before the next general election to register and vote at the primary election immediately preceding that general election and in any co-occurring or intervenin...
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2023-12-11
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HISB720Intro
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Adds an exception to mandatory disclosure of government records for deliberative and pre-decisional government inter-agency or intra-agency records concerning an agency decision about a government action. From July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, req...
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2023-12-11
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