| HB1339 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires county liquor commissions to adopt or amend rules by July 1, 2012, regarding conduct of patrons and to define the term "dancing." Effective January 1, 2059. (HB1339 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-22
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| HB468 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides standards for the selection of county ethics commission members to ensure their impartiality and independence. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB468 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-22
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB174 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the members on the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) board of trustees from eight to ten. Establishes county representation on the ERS board of directors. Provides that the counties shall be responsible for all necessary expenses incurred ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-22
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB175 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires one member of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board of trustees to be appointed by agreement of the mayors of the four counties and approved by the Hawaii State Association of Counties. Authorizes the governor to fill the vacan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-22
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB795 | Engross
Sine Die | Places a temporary limit on the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues distributed to the counties. Effective July 1, 2011 and sunsets June 30, 2015. (HB795 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-22
(S) The committee on TSM deferred the measure. |
| HB618 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes the use of another person's name or persona to create a web page on or to post one or more messages on a commercial social networking site, without the permission of the other person, and with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate, or threate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| HB418 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the thresholds of annual tax liability at which the Director of Taxation is authorized to require the remittance of taxes via an approved electronic funds transfer method. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB418 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| HB1100 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to collect increases in passenger facility charges without amending the administrative rule. (HB1100 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) The committee(s) on TIA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-21-11 1:18PM in conference room 224. |
| HB1101 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows for increase in the State motor vehicle registration fee and deposits the money into the State Highway Fund. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB1101 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) The committee(s) on TIA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-21-11 1:18PM in conference room 224. |
| HB1102 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows for increase in the state motor vehicle weight tax and appropriates money from the State Highway Fund. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB1102 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) The committee(s) on TIA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-21-11 1:18PM in conference room 224. |
| HB1133 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes intentional or knowing performance of a veterinary procedure on a pet animal by an unlicensed person a class C felony. Clarifies that the cropping of ears or the docking of a tail of a pet animal is exempt from criminal penalties for animal cru...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HB904 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale or distribution of caffeinated beer beverages unless labeled as an intoxicating liquor and accompanied by a warning about the potentially harmful effects of consumption. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-21
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HB1267 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes appropriations to provide for health services and programs. Directs an additional portion of Tobacco Settlement Funds into the general fund. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB1267 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-18
(S) The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in HTH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, Nishihara, Baker, Chun Oakland, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HB898 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends to December 31, 2012, the lapse date of funds appropriated from the emergency and budget reserve fund pursuant to Act 191, SLH 2010, for the housing first pilot program. Effective June 29, 2011. (HB898 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-18
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| HB285 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Weights and Measurements Special Fund. Statutorily establishes a fee structure for fees authorized under Chapter 486, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Makes appropriations. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB285 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-18
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| HB198 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes schools to grow food in school gardens for consumption in the school lunch program as long as the food used is inspected and certified as safe by the Department of Agriculture. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB198 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-18
(S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
| HB587 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes each county's liquor commission to appoint and remove their respective liquor administrator, unless otherwise prescribed by their respective county charter. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB587 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB1252 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the formula for assessments on construction projects managed by the department of accounting and general services to carry out the program of centralized engineering services. Effective on July 1, 2030. (HB1252 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB1066 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes emergency appropriations from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2010-2011 to address the budget shortfall in cash support (HMS211) and work program services and maintenance of effort contracts (HMS903) in the Departmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(H) Received from Governor re: supplementing previous emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 184). |
| HB840 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases liquor tax rates. Reduces the liquor tax rate on the first sixty thousand barrels produced in a small brewery or brewpub. Makes it lawful to provide a discount for liquor purchases through coupons or mail-in rebates when made in combination...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Green, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Solomon. |
| HB453 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes county to require subdivider to provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB1598 | Engross
Sine Die | Temporarily exempting from the general excise tax (GET) amounts received for the sale of cacao from a producer or processed cacao from a processor. Requires the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with other state agencies to determine the best ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| HB551 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits county liquor authority investigators to possess electric guns. Establishes safety measures that must be observed by county liquor authorities and internal reporting measures. Requires an annual report to the legislature. Effective January 7,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-17
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB1097 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the $3 per day surcharge on rental motor vehicles beyond August 31, 2011, and deposits the money into the State Highway Fund. Effective July 1, 2011. (HB1097 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-16
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR56 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing The Fourth Tuesday In April As Equal Pay Day In Hawaii, And Urging Congress To Support Legislation To Provide More Effective Remedies For Victims Of Wage Discrimination Based On Gender.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-16
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB560 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Finance to transfer funds from the Compliance Resolution Fund to fund all interest payments on General Obligation bonds issued on behalf of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and to annually collect funds from th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
(S) The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Galuteria, Green, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Solomon. |
| HB314 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Office of Disaster Preparedness and a Disaster Preparedness Commission to develop a disaster preparedness plan. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB314 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| HB803 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals requirement that $2,000,000 of tax revenues from banks and other financial corporations be deposited into the compliance resolution fund. Effective July 1, 2011. Sunsets on December 31, 2015. (HB803 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-15
(S) The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Galuteria, Green, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Solomon. |
| HB1524 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires those sentenced for agricultural theft to provide restitution to the victim. Includes in the offense of theft in the second degree the failure to maintain required certificates while in possession of agricultural commodities. Effective July ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| HB1617 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes Board of Land and Natural Resources to extend leases of public lands for commercial, hotel, resort, or industrial use upon approval of a proposed development agreement to make substantial improvements to the premises. Sunsets December 31, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| HB316 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts insurance producers from keeping records of insurance transactions for motor vehicle and homeowners insurance contracts where records are customarily maintained in the offices of the insurer or maintained electronically, accessible, and avail...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HB1637 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes the kukui tree (Aleurites Moluccana) the official state heritage tree, and makes the ohia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) the official state native tree. (HB1637 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| HB1456 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes unfair trade practices by the petroleum industry subject to administrative rather than criminal penalties. Decreases the amount of fines imposed for each violation. Imposes fines for each day of violation. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB1456 HD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HB1457 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii to report annually to the Director of Finance the number of students in the previous academic year who attended and were in excess of the necessary credits for graduation or prior to declaring a major. Authorizes the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB1486 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires persons or entities who, in the course of providing an excursion using state boating facilities, disembark fare-paying passengers in certain counties with the expectation that they will visit state property adjacent to quasi-public property ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| HB1112 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of a temporary license to solemnize marriages. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB1112 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1517 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to consider the need to reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels through energy efficiency. Allows the PUC to take the consequences of importing fuel into consideration when making determinations abou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| HB108 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first and second degree. Increases penalty for cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first degree. Clarifies dog fighting and animal cruelty laws. Effective January 7, 2059. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1551 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides a tax credit for qualified media infrastructure projects. Establishes a qualified persons crew training program rebate. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB1551 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HB1584 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a permanent commission to explore opportunities for fostering international relationships, particularly when large international events are held in the State. Effective February 20, 2022. (HB1584 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| HB1603 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases by an unspecified amount, the University of Hawaii's authorization to issue revenue bonds to a total principal amount not to exceed an unspecified amount for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital im...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| HB302 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires interstate transfer fees to be deposited into the probation services special fund. Clarifies the fund's uses. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB302 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB564 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases from five per cent to ten per cent the percentage of moneys from the excess general fund balance to be deposited into the emergency and budget reserve fund as a temporary source of funding for the State during times of emergency, severe eco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB566 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a renewable energy technology system to be placed in service prior to January 1, 2017, to be eligible for the renewable energy tax credit. Delays the beginning of the payout for tax credits claimed in 2012 to July 1, 2013. Requires tax credi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| HB972 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to impose a civil penalty against gasoline dealers who violate the law. Requires the Attorney General to institute a civil action for civil penalties not paid in a timely manner. Effective January 1, 2050. (HB...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HB1201 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii heath benefit exchange in compliance with federal law. (HB1201 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HB978 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to lease Kula Hospital's medical clinic, and all equipment, furnishings, and fixtures therein, to Malama I Ke Ola Health Center, upon meeting certain conditions. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB978 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Health Committee |
| HB337 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates registration requirements and qualifications for athletic trainers in this State; provides exemptions; prescribes penalties. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB337 D1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HB1240 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows certain lessors whose primary business is to rent motor vehicles to calculate the licensing, registration, and inspection fees and weight taxes passed on to consumers based on a good-faith estimate of actual cost. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB12...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HB613 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes the sunset clause provisions in section 5 of Act 227, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB613 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-03-10
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
