| SB2254 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts certain nonprofit organizations from chapter 454F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to mortgage loan originators. Specifies that in a conflict between this Act and federal law, federal law shall prevail. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2771 | Engross
Sine Die | Transfers ownership and management of Kalawao county from DOH and DLNR to DHHL when there is no longer any person receiving care for Hansen's disease living in Kalaupapa; authorizes DHHL to accept the transfer, provided DHHL transfers that land to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB2520 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the native Hawaiian lessees of Hawaiian homestead land to sublease a portion of their land to renewable energy producers. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB2779 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that patients be informed of the amount of radiation exposure to the patient prior to obtaining consent to an x-ray or computed tomography scan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2268 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes special funds in the auditor's review of revolving and trust funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Legislative Management Committee |
| SB2780 | Engross
Sine Die | Protects agriculturally suitable lands on Oahu (lands with productivity ratings of "A" or "B"); provides for mandatory extension of agricultural leases. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Water, Land, & Ocean Resources Committee |
| SB2271 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases health insurance premium transparence, requires an annual premium transparency report, and creates a health information data clearinghouse; requires a minimum amount of premiums to be spent on medical expenses. Effective date 7/1/50. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2274 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of SPRBs to assist Hawaii Pacific Health in financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing costs related to the acquisition or construction of health care facilities. Effective date 07/01/2050.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2786 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of education to establish and implement a searchable budget database website that will be made publicly available no later than 07/01/2011. Effective 01/01/2050.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Education Committee |
| SB2531 | Engross
Sine Die | Revives the 2006 state historic preservation division's archaeological working group to complete their report; expands the purpose of the working group to provide recommendations to improve the oversight of archaeologists and other similar personnel ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Water, Land, & Ocean Resources Committee |
| SB2788 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to require cable franchise operators to conduct a review and develop a technology upgrade plan every five years during the franchise agreement and to take any action indicated...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2797 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends authority for voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA) trusts to July 1, 2012. Retains amendments unrelated to VEBA made to sections 89-6 and 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, since the enactment of Acts 202 and 245, Session Laws of H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB2030 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts QUEST plans from paying interest under the clean claims act when delays are due to non-payment by government payers to QUEST plans. Requires the State to pay interest on late payments to health care plans related to QUEST. Appropriates funds ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2551 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires priority state and county permitting for buildings that consume zero net energy and have no carbon emissions. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| SB2819 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the date of the primary election to the second Saturday of August for primary elections, including the OHA board. Changes the filing deadline for nomination papers to the first Tuesday in June, except for special primary or special elections....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2052 | Engross
Sine Die | Imposes a consumer fireworks tax at the wholesale level. Clarifies definition of "cultural" to include religious events held in the State. Increases fireworks permit fees. Dedicates fireworks permit fees to counties for law enforcement purposes. Incr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
(H) Referred to TCI/PBS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 |
| SB2576 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires new residential developments by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in school impact districts to be subject to all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules relating to school impact fees and school impact distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Housing Committee |
| SB2336 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of education to periodically report to the legislature information on non-core programs. Requires the board of education to close an existing school prior to opening a new school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Education Committee |
| SB2592 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows a general excise tax exemption to qualified persons or firms who receive rental income on newly constructed or moderately or substantially rehabilitated housing projects from households that meet certain residency and annual income criteria. E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Housing Committee |
| SB2598 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires health insurers to promptly pay claims for services to medicaid recipients, by repealing the exemption for medicaid claims from the clean claims law. Requires the State to pay interest on delayed payments. Takes effect July 1, 2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2343 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits an insurer from requiring a doctor's referral for annual mammograms for covered individuals over forty years old. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2604 | Engross
Sine Die | Deletes the requirement that the director of health convene an advisory group to plan the development and implementation of prevention programs and make recommendations on expenditures. Transfers the responsibilities of the advisory group to the toba...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2866 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires an applicant for a special purpose revenue bond to apply for pre-authorization certification from the department of budget and finance 3 months prior to the legislative session in which the applicant seeks the bond authorization. Sets out re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2100 | Engross
Sine Die | Ensures that authorized persons are able to receive lab data in electronic format to facilitate the use and development of health care exchange networks. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2103 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2009-2010 to match the federal disproportionate share hospital allowance allocated to the State available for expenditure in the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium; authorizes some appropriated funds to be used to obt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2107 | Engross
Sine Die | Conforms to medicare law the definition of "dependent-beneficiary" in the employer-union health benefits trust fund law relating to disabled individuals. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB2108 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases from one to two the minimum number of members on the board of directors of the Hawaii public housing authority (HPHA) who are directly assisted by HPHA under the federal low-rent public housing or federal section 8 tenant-based housing assi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Housing Committee |
| SB2369 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides emergency, nonrecurring, benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence and expands current provisions for unemployment insurance, emergency leaves of absence, and insurance protections. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB2372 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that the statutorily required auditor's review of new regulatory measures does not interfere with the legislature's constitutional legislative function and may be waived under specified circumstances. Effective 07/01/2050.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2889 | Engross
Sine Die | Transfers all land and facilities thereon used by the department of education to operate the Keakealani outdoor education center to the Volcano school of arts and sciences.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Education Committee |
| SB2391 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the operating budget of OHA for fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB2141 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the amount of cannabis that constitutes an adequate amount by allowing a qualifying patient to possess ten cannabis plants and five ounces of cannabis at any given time. Makes identification of the site where cannabis is grown confidential....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
(H) Referred to PBS/HLT, JUD, referral sheet 33 |
| SB2145 | Engross
Sine Die | Transfers the small business regulatory review board from the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the department of commerce and consumer affairs; authorizes the board to employ and set the salary of a small business advocate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
(H) Referred to EBM/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 36 |
| SB2659 | Engross
Sine Die | Relocates the recycled oil product preference provisions within the procurement code and repeals part XIII where these provisions were previously located. Changes the preference for biofuel and lubricating and industrial oil with the highest percenta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
(H) Referred to EBM, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 34 |
| SB2149 | Engross
Sine Die | Permanently establishes intermediate appellate court judges express authority to subpoena witnesses, compel the production of evidence, and administer oaths.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2151 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands category of cases directly appealable to Hawaii supreme court. Rescinds repeal of Act 202, SLH 2004. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2155 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the judiciary to pay a service fee to an electronic payment service provider and to pass the fee on to the customer. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1309 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for emergency services at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Effective 7/1/2099.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Health Committee |
| SB2156 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes appointment of judge or justice as Administrative Director of the Courts for no more than two years, and allows the appointed person to retain the salary and benefits of the judicial position. Effective 7/1/2099.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2157 | Engross
Sine Die | Shifts costs of mailing administrative hearing request from the driver's license revocation office to the person requesting the hearing. Authorizes administrative director of the courts to permit administrative driver's license hearings to be held in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2927 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that any parking facility with more than 99 parking spaces and fewer than 1,000 spaces designate 1 per cent of the spaces for electric vehicles by 12/31/2012; requires that any parking facility with 1,000 or more spaces designate 1 per cent ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-03
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| SB2016 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the Life Settlements Act for an additional five years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-12
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2018 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes limitations pertaining to reasonableness for service charges relating to dishonored checks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-12
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2596 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies conditions for group life insurance policies offered or delivered within the State. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-12
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2177 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that county police chiefs be appointed and removed as prescribed by each county's charter. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-09
(H) Referred to PBS/LAB, referral sheet 23 |
| SB2178 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends law to allow the personnel directors of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii counties to be appointed and removed by either the merit appeals board or mayor of the county.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-09
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB2179 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that liquor administrator may be appointed and removed by the liquor commission, liquor adjudication board, or as prescribed by charter. Authorizes mayor to remove county liquor administrator.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-04
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB1265 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires truthful labeling of meat and fish that have been gastreated. (SB1265 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-04
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB701 | Engross
Sine Die | Places a moratorium on or after 8/1/09, on construction of any new solid waste landfills and the expansion of any existing private solid waste landfills in the: (1) Ewa district; (2) Waianae district; (3) Waialua district; (4) Koolauloa district; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-02-04
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB782 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes eligibility for unemployment insurance. Effective 07/01/2112. (SB782 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-01-22
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
