HI Legislation | 2010 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB2805	Intro Sine Die	Creates a task force headed by the department of health to determine how to best regulate clean and sober and halfway houses without direct governmental licensure or regulation. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2558	Intro Sine Die	Restricts any new construction of or expansion of existing fossil-fueled, electricity-generating facilities unless the electric utility company can demonstrate compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards; exempts any retrofit or replacem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SB2815	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a Hawaii clean energy bond loan program to make loans to qualifying commercial and residential property owners for energy efficiency improvements and small renewable energy systems; authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2579	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an extended learning opportunities program within the department of education. Allows nonprofits and public-private partnerships to operate extended learning opportunities. Appropriates funds to establish the program. Makes unspecified ap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2584	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the self-help housing trust fund and an advisory board to perform tasks necessary to prepare for the administration and operation of the trust fund. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2590	Intro Sine Die	Requires the department of education to consider making public school facilities available to charter schools, when public schools are closed. Requires the charter school review panel to compile a prioritized list of charter schools who wish to use a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2605	Intro Sine Die	Provides a temporary tax credit for residential construction and remodeling projects. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2355	Intro Sine Die	Establishes digital media enterprise subzones as unspecified geographic areas surrounding University of Hawaii campuses that are also designated as enterprise zones; establishes tax benefits for digital media infrastructure development and operation ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2114	Intro Sine Die	Defines agency-wide technology and computer system projects as capital investments to allow them to be financed with bond funds and depreciated as capital investments. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2382	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Health to develop a plan to improve hospital discharge and follow-up care procedures for premature infants born earlier than 37 weeks gestational age to ensure standardized and coordinated processes are followed as prematur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2388	Intro Sine Die	Exempts the University of Hawaii from Hawaii public procurement code requirements; provided that design professional services furnished by licensees under chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be procured pursuant to section 103D-304, Hawaii Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2905	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds for the acquisition and development of information technology systems to redesign human resource management within the department of education. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2915	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a process for the Hawaii community development authority to enter into development agreements for lands within the Kakaako community development district. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2413	Intro Sine Die	Expands eligible business activity in the State enterprise zones to include the development or production of various types of renewable energy. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2414	Intro Sine Die	Requires that park user fees collected in a county be used for repair, maintenance, and operating costs of state parks within the same county. Effective 7/1/50. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2161	Intro Sine Die	Increases the per diem payments for out-of-state witnesses in criminal cases from $110 to $145. Provides an additional $90 per diem payment for witnesses from any island other than the island on which the court is located, when that witness is requir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2485	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes a state agency, to be designated by the governor, to renegotiate leases with residents of Mokauea island to facilitate creation of an educational center where students, teachers, and other members of the public can learn the traditional me... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2243	Intro Sine Die	Requires bills to amend or create new offenses, or to change parole or probation procedures, to be accompanied by a correctional impact statement. Requires assistance of the corrections population management commission to prepare corrections populati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
SB2522	Intro Sine Die	Provides that landowners have no duty of care to trespassers; establishes rebuttable presumption of no liability; permits trespasser to overcome presumption by preponderance of evidence that owner was grossly negligent or intentionally injured the tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2281	Intro Sine Die	Requires the commission on salaries to make recommendations to the board of education for salaries of certain DOE administrators. Removes salary caps for certain DOE administrators and authorizes the board of education to determine salaries for these... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2299	Intro Sine Die	Creates a creative media task force to develop legislation to encourage and enable the development of projects and businesses in the motion picture, television, recording, digital media, and related industries. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2829	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a new markets tax credit for a taxpayer that holds a qualified equity investment on a credit allowance date. Provides an exemption for the new markets tax credit from the requirements of section 704(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. Aut... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2075	Intro Sine Die	Makes an appropriation for the commission on fatherhood. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2087	Intro Sine Die	Requires the department of health to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs. Requires children turning 3 years of age during the school year to have continued eligibility for early intervention services until ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2088	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates moneys out of healthy Hawaii initiative program funds to fund early intervention programs for at-risk infants and toddlers. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2089	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the healthy start program in statute; requires the department of health to provide comprehensive perinatal screenings and services for high risk infants and families. Clarifies purpose of healthy start program. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2101	Intro Sine Die	Increases state motor vehicle registration fee to be paid into the disability and communications access board special fund to enforce parking for disabled persons program. Deletes funding for state credentialing of interpreters under the special fund... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2365	Intro Sine Die	Imposes a total ban on consumer fireworks except for permitted religious or cultural purposes. Allows counties to opt out of ban. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2417	Intro Sine Die	Emergency appropriation to address the budget shortfall for general assistance payments in January to June of 2010. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-11 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2938	Intro Sine Die	Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the composition of the board of education by having 7 members elected at-large and 4 members appointed by the governor subject to senate confirmation. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2435	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates a portion of the department of education's annual operating budget for ten years to support Teach For America in Hawaii to train, sustain, and prepare outstanding college graduates to become teachers in the Hawaii department of education... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2437	Intro Sine Die	Makes an appropriation from the Hawaii hurricane relief, emergency and budget reserve, and federal troubled asset relief program funds to restore as many instructional days until January 1, 2011, of the 2010-11 school year as possible. Increases the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure.
SB2955	Intro Sine Die	Transfers responsibilities for developing and implementing statewide technology policies from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Creates the position of chief information officer. Cre... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
SB2958	Intro Sine Die	Proposes amendments to the state constitution to allow for the governor to appoint the board of education members as opposed to being elected by voters. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2959	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the governor, instead of the board of education, to appoint the superintendent of education. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2704	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the cap on public charter schools, allows for multiple public charter school authorizers, requires public charter schools to apply for charter reauthorization, and ensures that public charter school students receive funding equal to non-chart... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2961	Intro Sine Die	Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to remove the power of the board of education to appoint the superintendent of education. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2707	Intro Sine Die	Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's "handyman" exemption from $1,000 to $2,500. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2211	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Hawaii health systems corporation to develop a plan to transition to federal and state nonprofit status. Makes appropriation for general obligation bonds for the repair and maintenance of facilities and transition expenses. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2478	Intro Sine Die	Provides tax credits for the investment, transportation expenditures, and certain payroll costs associated with a qualified live musical or theatrical production or qualified musical or theatrical facility infrastructure project. Applies to tax years... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2743	Intro Sine Die	Enhances Hawaii's economy by establishing a Hawaii Sports Commission and attaching it to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to attract, develop, and promote sports and sporting events. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
SB2492	Intro Sine Die	Amends the definition of "practice of pharmacy" by changing the age of persons to whom immunizations are administered from 18 to nine years of age with parental consent. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure.
SB2748	Intro Sine Die	Precludes a taxpayer from utilizing a general excise tax benefit, including exemptions, deductions, lower rates, or income splitting, unless the taxpayer follows all administrative requirements. Creates trust fund liability for revenues collected by ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
SB2242	Intro Sine Die	Amends the state constitution to remove from the board of education the power to appoint the superintendent of education. Authorizes the governor to appoint the superintendent of education. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.
SB2506	Intro Sine Die	Bans drug or device manufacturers or any wholesale distributor of medical devices from offering gifts to health care providers, unless excepted. Requires disclosure of permissible gifts to the director of commerce and consumer affairs. Makes disclosu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure.
SB2006	Intro Sine Die	Allows a person 70 years or older to claim an exemption from jury duty on or after 01/01/2011. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on JGO deferred the measure.
SB2776	Intro Sine Die	Requires organ procurement organizations and transplant hospitals to procure and transplant medically suitable organs. Imposes administrative fines and loss of accreditation for failure to comply. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2781	Intro Sine Die	Allows designation of important agricultural lands, by concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
SB2272	Intro Sine Die	Requires nurses licensed in the state to complete 15 hours of continuing education during each two-year license period as a requirement for license renewal. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SB2282	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a two-year pilot project within a designated complex area, authorizing the complex area superintendent to reallocate resources within the schools in the complex area to achieve greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Requires interim a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-02-10 (S) The committee on EDH deferred the measure.