HI Legislation | 2011 | Regular Session | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB876	Intro Sine Die	Directs the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Accounting and General Services to plan and design the construction and operation of a new minimum security facility at the site of the existing Oahu community correctional facility. Effec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB689	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a pilot project within the department of land and natural resources to demonstrate the effectiveness of marine phytoremediation using plants that are native to Hawaii to remove pollutants and improve water clarity in Lake Wilson; appropri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB113	Intro Sine Die	Establishes provisions to implement and regulate short-time compensation plans. Effective July 1, 2012. (HB113 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB727	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds, emphasizing direct payments to families, employment training, teenage pregnancy prevention, and keeping families intact. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB727 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB885	Intro Sine Die	Recognizes the federally prescribed DD Form 93, or its successor form, as an acceptable method of determining the person authorized to direct disposition of an armed forces service member's remains. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
HB119	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a one-time amnesty program for delinquent income- tax obligations, provides equitable relief in certain tax situations, and places the burden of proof on the Department of Taxation in certain circumstances. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB1... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB475	Intro Sine Die	Establishes temporary tax credit for manufacturing and export industries. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB1362	Intro Sine Die	Extends termination date of temporary advisory committee relating to the statewide starlight reserve strategy from 6/30/2011 to 6/30/2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB738	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to assist victims of domestic violence. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB738 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB896	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a homeless job training program to be managed by the department of human services and the department of labor and industrial relations. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB33	Intro Sine Die	Establishes special marine life conservation education fund for the purpose of funding public education and outreach regarding marine life conservation; clarifies that the special land and development fund may be used to fund public education regardi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) The recommendation was not adopted.
HB132	Intro Sine Die	Mandates the collection of DNA samples from arrestee for sex offenses against minors. Effective January 7, 2059. (HB132 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB489	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the offense of failure to yield right-of-way to mass transit vehicles. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB1373	Intro Sine Die	Assesses the state fuel tax based on a percentage of the weighted wholesale price per gallon of gasoline and average wholesale price per gallon of diesel. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1373 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB36	Engross Sine Die	Requires the director of health to convene a mental health and substance abuse parity working group to determine how the State can come into compliance with federal mental health and substance abuse parity laws and regulations and enhance existing st... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 To House Health Committee
SB729	Engross Sine Die	Clarifies the duties of the OEQC, director, and environmental council. Grants the director's authority to vote only in the event of a tie. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
HB506	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of an alternative access road into and out of the Leeward Coast of Oahu mauka of Farrington Highway beginning at Lualualei Naval Magazine Road. Appropriates ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB1567	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Transportation to provide biosecurity inspection facilities at Honolulu International Airport, Kona International Airport at Keahole, and Hilo International Airport. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1567 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB155	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies provisions relating to inadvertently discovered native Hawaiian burial sites by amending sections 6E-43, 6E-43.5, 6E43.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Provides for the treatment of inadvertently discovered native Hawaiian burial sites. (HB155 H... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB736	Intro Sine Die	Creates a temporary task force to study and report to the legislature on agricultural land classification, existing land use laws, and appropriate uses of important agricultural lands. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB769	Intro Sine Die	Allows the Department of Human Services to oversee a three-year demonstration project permitting two private-pay individuals to live in the same community care foster family home under specified conditions. (HB769 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB516	Intro Sine Die	Makes an emergency appropriation from the emergency and budget reserve fund and technical corrections to Act 191, Session Laws of 2010. Restores adult dental care formerly granted under ID HMS 245 QUEST to other organizations. Extends the appropriat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB781	Intro Sine Die	Grants ten-year license for one stand-alone casino in Waikiki not in a hotel. Establishes Hawaii Gaming Control Commission. Imposes fifteen percent wagering tax on gross receipts. Creates State Gaming Fund and Compulsive Gambler Program. Effective Ja... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Recommitted to JUD with Representative(s) Ward voting no and Representative(s) Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused.
HB1586	Intro Sine Die	Provides for an Ohana Housing Tax Credit to a resident individual taxpayer for a percentage of the total construction cost of any residential addition or expansion built to house individuals who reside in an emergency or transitional shelter as defin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB172	Intro Sine Die	Expands the offenses of assault against a law enforcement officer in the first and second degree to include assaults against firefighters and water safety officers. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB268	Intro Sine Die	Allows counties to conduct criminal history record checks on certain: (1) Liquor commission employees and prospective employees; (2) Prospective employees working with vulnerable adults or seniors; and (3) Prospective fire, emergency medical services... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused.
HB785	Intro Sine Die	Requires the revenues of the land conservation fund from the conveyance tax to be temporarily expended for invasive species control and mitigation, reforestation, and sediment run-off control. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB788	Intro Sine Die	Amends the existing ethanol facility income tax credit to include other bioenergy production and to enable larger facilities to be eligible for the tax incentive. (HB788 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
SB948	Intro Sine Die	Requires insurers, hospital and medical services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for survivors of brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatm... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB182	Intro Sine Die	Directs the public utilities commission to conduct a costbenefit analysis of an on-bill financing program that would allow public utilities customers to finance purchases of energysaving appliances and renewable energy technology through on-bill fina... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1147	Intro Sine Die	Restricts the eminent domain powers of the counties to ensure that private property, if acquired by a county through its eminent domain powers, is acquired only for public uses and not for private use. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB946	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the offenses of human trafficking in the first degree and sexual human trafficking in the first and second degrees. Establishes civil action for damages to victims of human trafficking. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB946 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused.
HB948	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct an audit of all state-held lands and an inventory of ceded lands, and report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2012 session. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-18 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey excused (3).
HB965	Intro Sine Die	Establishes 2 staff positions for the state fire council to accomplish its statutory duties and responsibilities. Requires the positions to be funded by the annual budgets of the department of labor and industrial relations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
HB218	Intro Sine Die	Allows an inmate to receive "earned time" credit to reduce the length of a prison sentence. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
HB578	Intro Sine Die	Establishes administrative fines for shark feeding. (HB578 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
HB1650	Intro Sine Die	Directs DPS to prepare preliminary design and request for proposals for the design, development, and operation of a correctional treatment facility and to consider the undeveloped portion on the existing Halawa correctional facility as a possible sit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
SB816	Intro Sine Die	Eliminates Kahoolawe island reserve commission oversight of the department of land and natural resources and other departments and agencies of the State with regard to the control and management of the island reserve. Provides that the commission and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB817	Intro Sine Die	Places Molokini island under the jurisdiction of the Kahoolawe island reserve commission. Requires the commission to adopt rules to permit fishing in the waters around Molokini island. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (S) The committee on WLH deferred the measure.
HB595	Intro Sine Die	Requires rates for medicaid reimbursements to hospitals keeping patients in beds to be equal to rates for similarly related services. Appropriates funds for increased medicaid reimbursements. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
SB1207	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a task force, attached to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes, to identify problem areas on the various islands related to trespass over privately held or public lands as the result of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB1006	Intro Sine Die	Allows service of process by substitute service. Allows the Attorney General to accept assurances of discontinuance and to issue cease and desist orders for violations of the law. Amends and clarifies the charity registration exemptions, and clarifie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
HB1011	Intro Sine Die	Enables the Attorney General to retain and deposit thirty-three percent of recoveries from civil actions or settlements of a civil claim, with exceptions, initiated or prosecuted by the Attorney General to be used for staffing, expenses, equipment an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
HB1016	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for the registration of, and issuance of license plates for, electric vehicles. Exempts electric vehicles from parking fees under certain conditions. Establishes time limits for free parking in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting no and Chong, Nakashima excused.
HB615	Intro Sine Die	Adds crisis substance abuse and alcohol treatment as a covered benefit. Changes the term "serious mental illness" to "severe mental illness" and amends the definition to include additional disorders. Requires the Department of Health (DOH) employ tra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
SB1467	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that the director of the executive office on aging shall be a deputy director of the department of health; removes salary restriction. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB1281	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes renewable solar energy as an eligible business activity in enterprise zones in the State to encourage the development of renewable energy technologies. (HB1281 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chong, Nakashima excused (2).
HB399	Intro Sine Die	Requires the transfer of cash or land to OHA as income and proceeds that OHA is to receive from the public trust pursuant to article XII, sections 4 and 6, of the state constitution, for the period from 11/7/1978 to 7/1/2010. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
HB1459	Intro Sine Die	Provides that any person who enters state correctional or detention facility grounds is deemed to have consented to a search for weapons or contraband. Requires signs describing the implied consent provision to be posted along the boundary of correct... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
HB665	Intro Sine Die	Requires the department of public safety to make annual reports to the legislature regarding various pregnancy related data. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-17 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.