HI Legislation | 2011 | Regular Session

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HB160Enroll

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Appropriates funds for the kupuna care program. Appropriates moneys from the emergency and budget reserve fund to maintain funding levels of programs for public health, safety, welfare, and education. Effective 7/1/2117. (SD2)
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2011-04-28
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-11 11:00AM in conference room 229.
SB1355Engross

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Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business activities in Hawaii. Includes local affiliate agreements under the General Excise Tax (GET). Allows out-of-state and in-state businesses to file information regarding sale...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:00AM in conference room 423.
SB741Engross

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Increases liquor tax rates. Reduces the liquor tax rate on the first 60,000 barrels produced in a small brewery or brewpub. Permits the provision of a discount through coupons or mail-in rebates for liquor purchases when made in combination with othe...
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2011-04-28
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-11 3:00PM in conference room 309.
SB1358Engross

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Requires the Department of Public Safety to develop a plan to reopen the Kulani correctional facility, implement transfers, and house newly sentenced individuals by December 31, 2011. Report to 2012 legislature. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1358 HD2)
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 2:30PM in conference room 312.
HB775PassTransfers all moneys in the photo enforcement revolving fund to the general fund.
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2011-04-28
(S) Act 027, 4/28/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).
SB165Engross

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Extends the sunset date of the Starlight Reserve Advisory Committee by two years. Makes appropriations to the Office of Aerospace Development of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB165 HD1)
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:00AM in conference room 423.
SB1363Engross

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Requires businesses in the State to collect a 10-cent fee for each single-use checkout bag provided to a customer. Allows for exemptions. Allows businesses to keep twenty per cent of the fees, subject to income and general excises taxes, for the firs...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 3:15PM in conference room 225.
HB526Enroll

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Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism and the high technology development corporation to plan for a high technology park or technology incubator facility on Oahu. Requires DBEDT to submit preliminary and final reports...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:30AM in conference room 423.
SB752Engross

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Amends the uses of the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Revolving Fund to include operational and certain personnel funding for the community-based economic development program and its advisory council and the enterprise zone program. Appr...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:30AM in conference room 423.
SB753Engross

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Repeals existing certification requirements and establishes reporting requirements to measure the effectiveness of the tax credit for research activities. Extends this tax credit for an additional five years. Requires the Manoa Innovation Center to b...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:30AM in conference room 423.
SB1382Engross

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Creates task force to examine Higher Education Act of 1965, to ensure compliance re state authorization of institutions offering educational programs beyond secondary education; and make recommendations re consolidation within one state agency of lic...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 2:00PM in conference room 329.
SB1385Engross

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Permits the Department of Education, with the approval of the Board of Education, to lease certain public school lands for the development of affordable workforce housing rental units under specified conditions. Establishes the School Facilities Spec...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 1:30PM in conference room 329.
HCR263PassUrging The Use Of Certified Fire-retardant Coatings In Newly- Constructed One- And Two-family Residential Dwellings, And In Condominiums And Other High Rises That Do Not Have Sprinkler Systems.
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2011-04-28
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB778Engross

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Includes an additional requirement for a taxpayer to qualify for general excise tax (GET) benefits, to provide that the taxpayer claiming a GET benefit must owe less than fifty per cent of the taxpayer's total GET liability. Defines "reasonable cause...
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2011-04-28
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 11:00AM in conference room 423.
SB1171PassProvides that the single school calendar for all public schools does not apply to schools designated by BOE in furtherance of a plan to improve educational outcome in students.
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 024, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124).
SB289Engross

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Appropriates funds for the Families for R.E.A.L. program and professional and curriculum development in parent involvement for Department of Education and the early learning council. Requires the program to develop a plan to cover a percentage of the...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 1:30PM in conference room 329.
SB239Engross

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Extends the appropriation by a decreasing annual amount of a portion of Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys for annual operating expenses of JABSOM until June 30, 2015. Establishes a University of Hawaii School of Public Health and dedicate...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 10:00AM in conference room 229.
SB240Engross

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Extends the Physician Workforce Assessment Fee to July 1, 2015. Requires one hundred percent of the assessment fees be used to support health care reform, the medical home model, and physician reimbursements. Requires John A. Burns School of Medicine...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 10:00AM in conference room 229.
HCR209PassRecognizing October As Women's Health Month.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB596Engross

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Appropriates funds to increase access by medically underserved resident populations to culturally appropriate primary health care services by supporting the development of the rural health workforce for the Hilo medical center, by implementing and su...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-11 10:00AM in conference room 229.
HCR128PassRequesting The Governor Of The State Of Hawaii To Convene A Task Force To Review Policies And Procedures For State Funded Drug Coverage Programs And Services.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR166PassRequesting The Auditor To Conduct A Study Regarding The Transfer Of Non-general Funds To The General Fund.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB377Enroll

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Part I provides state lease preferences for the reconstruction, restoration, repair, or use of Hawaiian fishponds. Part II authorizes exemptions from state and county permits for the Hawaii marine laboratory refuge for the repair and maintenance of i...
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2011-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-28-11 2:00PM in conference room 224.
SB1054Engross

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Establishes a temporary task force to establish a process to issue temporary restraining orders by the family and district courts upon submission of sworn oral testimony or complaint communicated to the court by means of electronic voice communicatio...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-11 3:30PM in conference room 325.
HCR55PassRequesting The Development And Implementation Of A Pain And Palliative Care Policy.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB1484PassExempts from insurance code, associations (1) Organized before 1880; (2) Whose members are active, retired, or honorably discharged members of the U.S. armed forces or sea services; and (3) Whose principal purpose is to provide insurance and other be...
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 021, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).
HB1067PassRepeals the authority of the Executive Director of the Office of Youth Services to transfer youth committed to the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility to adult correctional facilities for disciplinary or other reasons. Effective July 1, 2011. (HB1067 ...
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 018, 4/26/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
SB1086Engross

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Requires grocers and wholesale clubs to identify baked bread that has been previously frozen beginning September 1, 2011. Requires grocers and wholesale clubs to identify baked goods that have been previously frozen beginning September 1, 2013. (SB10...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-11 3:00PM in conference room 229.
SB1288PassMakes emergency appropriations from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund and makes technical corrections to Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, to permit the awarding of grants to specified organizations. Extends the lapse date of Act 191's approp...
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 025, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).
SB1292PassMakes emergency appropriations from general revenues for fiscal year 2010-2011 to address the budget shortfall in for the health care payments program (HMS 401) in the Department of Human Services. (SB1292 HD1)
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 017, 4/26/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117).
SB675PassRepeals state authorization to allow a private not-for-profit corporation to acquire student loan notes. (SD1)
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 020, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
HCR238PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Fully Support The Development Of The Shellfish Aquaculture Industry And Implement A Statewide Classification Program For Shellfish Growing Areas.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB112PassAllows the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to designate an access organization to oversee public, educational, and governmental channels on cable television. Effective July 1, 2011. (HB112 HD1)
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 019, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
HCR205PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Establish A Task Force Regarding The Implementation Of Act 1, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2011.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB698PassClarifies that state agencies may purchase roadway materials with a minimum recycled glass content. Allows use of minimum glass of ten per cent crushed glass aggregate in all basecourse and subbase. (SB698 HD1)
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 022, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
HB879Enroll

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Authorizes a planned community association or a condominium association to pursue nonjudicial foreclosure for outstanding liens; authorizes payment plans for outstanding liens under certain conditions; allows an association to acquire a unit through ...
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2011-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-11 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HCR4PassDeclaring The Month Of May As Lupus Awareness Month In Hawaii.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1540PassMakes permanent statutory provisions that: (1) reduced the maximum employment period for teachers hired on an emergency basis by DOE from 4 years to 3 years; and (2) require those unlicensed teachers hired on an emergency basis prior to 7/1/08, to at...
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2011-04-27
(S) Act 023, 4/27/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123).
HR197Intro

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Requesting The Counties To Activate And Enforce Existing Ordinances As Well As Adopt Ordinances Identifying And Protecting Culturally Valuable Sites.
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2011-04-27
(H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on WLO as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Carroll, M. Oshiro excused.
HB159Enroll

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Raises the percentage of the annual charter school fund allocation that the charter school administrative office may withhold for operational expenses from two per cent to five per cent; provided that the charter school administrative office report a...
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2011-04-27
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure.
HR170PassSupporting The Workforce Pipeline Program Of The Thirty Meter Telescope Project.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SCR55Engross

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Requesting The Governor To Support Legislation That Redesignates Discoverers' Day In Hawaii As Indigenous Peoples Day.
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2011-04-27
(H) Recommitted to HAW/CUA with none voting no and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Carroll, M. Oshiro excused.
HR149PassUrging The City And County Of Honolulu To Complete The Implementation Of Salt Lake District Park Master Plan.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR165PassRequesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Allow State-owned Lands To Be Used By Community Groups For An Open Market In Wahiawa.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR266PassRecognizing October Of Each Year As "down Syndrome Awareness Month" In Hawaii.
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2011-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1642Enroll

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Requires a qualified high technology business that claims the tax credit for research activities to file annual survey information with the department of taxation by June 30 of each year; requires the department to report to the legislature by Septem...
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2011-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-11 1:30PM in conference room 423.
SCR2PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands Pursuant To Section 17153, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Relating To Reclamation And Disposition Of Submerged Or Reclaimed Public Land.
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2011-04-26
(S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 676).
HB638Enroll

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Provides for instant runoff voting for all elections in which no primary election is held; authorizes the chief election officer or the county clerk to use the instant runoff voting method in special elections that would normally require a separate r...
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2011-04-26
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-28-11 8:30PM in conference room 325.
HB277Enroll

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Establishes the Military Affairs Liaison Trust Fund as a separate fund of a nonprofit corporation, to support the nonprofit corporation in its duties as the state liaison in matters relating to the military. Appropriates funds for the trust fund. Eff...
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2011-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-11 2:30PM in conference room 312.
HB306Enroll

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Amends the method of computing the estate and transfer tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, and the estate tax for noncitizens. Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" in the State's enterprise zone program to include production of ce...
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2011-04-25
(S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 671).
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