Hawaii Senator Henry Aquino [D] | Engrossed

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HISB2285Engross
50%
Amends the functions and duties of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Clarifies the definition of "health care". Establishes a task force known as the Hui Hoomana. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
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2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 329.
HISB2322Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Health to continue water sampling and analysis of Tier 1 beaches during brown water advisories, with certain exceptions and under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:25 PM; CR 329.
HISB2345Engross
50%
Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:45 PM; CR 016.
HISB2520Engross
50%
Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a p...
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:35 PM; CR 325.
HISB2556Engross
50%
Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:40 PM; CR 325.
HISB2615Engross
50%
Authorizes the counties to require contractors to disclose information regarding its employees' wages, benefits, hours, and employment status and deny, revoke, or suspend a building permit application for violating laws relating to wages, benefits, h...
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:20 PM; CR 016.
HISB2502Engross
50%
Requires the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnera...
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2024-04-24
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 3:30PM; Conference Room 229.
HISB1590Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary for the State to supplement federal authority to perform meat inspections within the State. Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary to transfer full aut...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 768).
HISB2505Engross
50%
Establishes system resilience as a metric to be monitored and considered by the Public Utilities Commission. Authorizes the use of amounts collected through the Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge by the Commission to perform certain duties. Eff...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 729).
HISB2652Engross
50%
Expands items that may be contained in the state budget to include information related to vacant positions for reclassification or abolishment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 704).
HISB2503Engross
50%
Requires all places of public accommodation and state building constructions constructed after 7/31/2025, to provide universal changing accommodations that are equally accessible regardless of gender. Beginning 7/1/2025, requires bids for state build...
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2024-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694).
HISB1594Engross
50%
Establishes an expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program within the department of health to expand existing activities to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Defines "crisis center" and "cri...
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2024-04-17
House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Garrett, Lamosao, Garcia.
HISCR186Engross
50%
Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Conduct A Comprehensive Study On Wildfire Risk And Insurance, Including Market-based Approaches.
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2024-04-17
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR104Engross
50%
Urging The State, City And County Of Honolulu, And United States Military To Coordinate And Address The Issue Of Illegal Dumping Within Waipahu And The Surrounding Communities Of Ewa, Pearl City, And Aiea On Oahu.
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2024-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 682).
HISB2286Engross
50%
Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Human ...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2308Engross
50%
Authorizes additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2836Engross
50%
Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between st...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISCR46Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Establish A Working Group To Plan And Construct A Hawaii First Responders Memorial.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR70Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Install A New Emergency Siren Near The Intersection Of Aumakua Street And Auhuhu Street In Upper Pacific Palisades.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR174Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Twenty-first Century Data Governance Task Force To Assess Current Demographic Data Collection, Processing, Retention, And Sharing Procedures Utilized By All State Agencies.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR175Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Report On The Cultural And Therapeutic Services Provided By Community-based Organizations At The Kawailoa Youth And Family Wellness Center.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR181Engross
50%
Requesting The Establishment Of A Statewide Firefighting Aircraft Program.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2170Engross
50%
Establishes a new regulatory framework for combat sports contests in Hawaii by establishing the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii and repealing existing law governing mixed martial arts contests in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 673).
HISCR61Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Enable Credit Enhancement For Construction Loans Under Any Funds Administered By The Corporation.
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2024-04-10
To House Housing Committee
HISCR110Engross
50%
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Transfer To The State The City And County Of Honolulu's Authority To Construct A Makakilo Drive Extension.
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2024-04-09
To House Transportation Committee
HISCR32Engross
50%
Recognizing The Issue Of Illegal Dumping Within The Waipahu Community And Urging The State, City And County Of Honolulu, And Military To Work Together To Address This Concern.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR47Engross
50%
Urging The Department Of Law Enforcement To Develop And Implement A U Visa Certification Policy.
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2024-04-05
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISCR49Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Stakeholder Working Group To Make Recommendations To Enhance Meaningful Access To Health Care In The State Through The Provision Of Language Assistance Services.
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2024-04-05
To House Health Committee
HISB3194Engross
50%
Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission, should the Public Utilities Commission de...
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2024-04-04
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR87Engross
50%
Urging The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Adopt And Implement A Neighborhood Security Watch In Each Homestead Area.
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2024-04-04
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISCR58Engross
50%
Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Create A Process Under Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, For Housing Projects Exclusively For Sale Or Rent To Qualified Residents As Defined In Sec...
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2024-04-04
To House Housing Committee
HISB2450Engross
50%
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to weigh any ocean transport container offloaded at any harbor in the State and fine any company that offloads an ocean transport container having an excessive gross weight. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-28
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB1488Engross
50%
Requires the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, in consultation with livestock industry stakeholders, to conduct a study to assess the effects of heat stress on beef cattle during interisland ocean transportatio...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB384Engross
50%
Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. Authorizes officials app...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1016Engross
50%
Expands the definition of "private entity" to include business organizations that are authorized to transact business in the State, including nonprofit management entities that have a certificate of need or license to operate one or more community ho...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB744Engross
50%
Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to classify the fungal pathogen that causes coffee leaf rust as an invasive species in its administrative rules and to direct available funding for mitigation efforts, research, and prevention or control a...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB281Engross
50%
Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to a college savings program established under chapter 256, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB398Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Human Services to collect and analyze data to determine the impact of expanding post-permanency services to families receiving benefits from the adoption assistance program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds....
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB782Engross
50%
Establishes and appropriates funds for a grant program in the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to taro farmers in meeting the costs of cultivating taro for consumption. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB629Engross
50%
Requires contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawaii Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB627Engross
50%
Allows an election candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to use campaign funds for the candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB844Engross
50%
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1442Engross
50%
Establishes positions within the Office of the Governor to be responsible for the deployment of the capital improvement funds appropriated by this Act. Appropriates funds for the ohana zones pilot program for expenses relating to operations, upkeep o...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB397Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to increase medicaid payments to eligible health care providers in the State up to one hundred per cent of the current medicare fee schedule rates. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB735Engross
50%
Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary Native Hawaiian practices and on traditional kalo lands from the existing process for the disposition of water rights. E...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB304Engross
50%
Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other stat...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB500Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB129Engross
50%
Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB75Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological surface survey. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB2081Engross
50%
Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds to establish a position within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist the Corporat...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
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