Sponsored by Baker - Hawaii (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI | SB948 | Expands application of the general excise tax to business activities in the State that are significantly associated with a seller's ability to establish or maintain a market in the State. Creates a presumption under the general excise tax law for sel... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-13 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 309. |
| HI | SB1254 | Appropriates funds to increase the on-call availability of emergency medical services and ambulance services in Ewa Beach. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1254 HD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| HI | SB1258 | Requires real estate appraisers, acting as arbitrators, to record arbitration awards, the records of the awards, if separately issued, and any supplementary, dissenting, or explanatory opinions with the bureau of conveyances within ninety days of the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| HI | SB1261 | Defines "barrel" and "small brewery or brewpub." Establishes a tax rate of $0.23 per wine gallon on draft beer and beer other than draft beer that are brewed or produced by a small brewery or brewpub. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1261 HD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 2:30PM in conference room 016. |
| HI | SCR149 | Urging Hawaii Residents And Businesses To Comply With The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora And Not To Buy Or Sell Ivory Of Unknown Origin That May Have Been Illegally Smuggled Into The State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SB502 | Establishes a uniform standard for disclosure for condominium projects, cooperative housing corporations, and other community associations and clarifies the types of documents that are required to be disclosed. Requires the disclosure of documents wi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-29 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB400 | Requires child care facilities that care for children younger than one or younger to implement and maintain safe sleep policies to prevent sudden unexpected infant deaths and sudden infant death syndrome in accordance with rules adopted by the Depart... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-01 Act 071, 4/30/2013 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). |
| HI | SB512 | Provides a limited exemption to the licensing requirements for certain individuals contracted with an electric utility to work with high voltage (six hundred volts or more), who are not licensed in Hawaii but satisfy specified requirements. Sunsets J... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-01 Act 065, 4/30/2013 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). |
| HI | SB946 | Establishes a task force to examine the unfunded liabilities of Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Establishes the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Captive Insurance Company to effectively manage the administration and financi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 4. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero. Noes, 20 (Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Dela Cruz, English, Gabbard, Galuteria, Green, Ihara, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Kouchi, Nishihara, Ruderman, Shimabukuro, Solomon, L. Thielen, Tokuda, Wakai, Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). |
| HI | SCR69 | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Fifty-five Year Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Puamana, Lahaina, Maui, For Various Seawall Structures, A Concrete Groin, And Revetment Footings Of A Historic Swimming Pool. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR92 | Requesting The Comptroller To Establish A Task Force To Study The State Procurement Code And Identify Amendments That Would Increase Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness, And Impartiality In The Procurement Of Public Works Construction Projects. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR137 | Requesting The Coordinator On Homelessness To Assemble A Working Group To Identify Innovative Housing Solutions For Homeless Native Hawaiian Families; Investigate Suitable And Available Federal, State, County, And Private Land For Innovative Housing ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SB46 | Establishes the Post-secondary Education Authorization Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Creates the Post-secondary Education Authorization Special Subaccount of the Compliance Resolution Fund. Includes provisions for tr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB69 | Requires county police departments under certain conditions to fingerprint, photograph, and perform background checks on individuals who wish to register a firearm that was procured out-of-state. Authorizes the police departments to assess a fee for ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB102 | Requires financial institutions to report instances of suspected financial abuse of an elder directly to the appropriate county police department and the Department of Human Services. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB106 | Establishes and funds a position for an Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Services coordinator. Appropriates funds for programs and services that support the State's elderly population. Establishes the Task Force on Mobility Management. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB345 | Raises fees related to portable electronics insurance licenses to $5,000 for the issuance of the initial portable electronics limited lines licenses and $2,500 per year for the initial or renewal term. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB458 | Removes the requirement that general excise tax revenues be deposited to the credit of the state educational facilities improvement special fund. Limits expenditures from the special fund to projects authorized by the legislature for fiscal years end... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB498 | Appropriates funds out of the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund to establish and fund a twenty-four-hour, seven-days-a-week, special emergency medical response vehicle unit based in Maalaea, Maui, including acquisition of a vehicle, equipment, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB505 | Adds support for mediation of condominium related disputes as one of the educational purposes supported by the condominium education trust fund. Beginning with the July 1, 2015, biennium registration, imposes an additional annual condominium educatio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB532 | Requires certain employers to provide reasonable time and private location for breastfeeding employees to express breast milk. Requires covered employers to post a notice. Establishes a civil fine for each violation. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB535 | Establishes basic rights and protections for domestic workers. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB548 | Exempts from licensing requirements in the State any commissioned medical officer or psychologist employed by the U.S. Department of Defense, who is credentialed by Tripler Army Medical Center, while providing direct telemedicine support or services ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB551 | Directs the Office of Veterans Services, with the assistance of DAGS, state DOD, and the State Historic Preservation Division, to develop a plan to establish a memorial honoring the veterans of the Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB614 | Requires the Comptroller and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission permanent works of art to honor the late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye and the late U.S. Representative Patsy T. Mink. Appropriates $250,000 for each year of the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB960 | Establishes a notice of postponement or cancellation of sale requirement under part IA, chapter 667, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to judicial foreclosures. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1256 | Appropriates $400,000 for operations, personnel costs, and the purchase of equipment required to support the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems' activities. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1265 | Specifies that an owner's agreement to locate and recover property that is presumed abandoned, shall be unenforceable and may be subject to an action to reduce the compensation amount if the agreement provides for compensation exceeding twenty-five p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB44 | Defines "law enforcement officer" in chapter 334, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to assess whether there is probable cause to believe a person is mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse or is otherwise ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB507 | Creates notice requirements for regular annual meetings and special meetings of a planned community association. (CD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB827 | Prohibits employers, unions, and candidates or their agents from assisting voters with completing absentee ballots. Subjects special elections by mail to the same voter assistance prohibitions as for absentee ballots. Requires absentee voters to affi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB682 | Clarifies the authority of the county fire chiefs to examine building plans and documentation to ensure that they are in compliance with the county's adopted fire code. Requires the issuance of permits before work may begin. Effective July 1, 2013. (... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. |
