| SB2135 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes for the State Rehabilitation Council that at least ten members constitutes a quorum to do business and a concurrence of at least a majority of quorum is necessary to validate council action. Repeals June 30, 2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-20
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SB2181 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-20
To Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB2044 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, other than time share zoning districts, including areas designated for hotel use, resort use, or transient vacation rentals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2042 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale of aquatic life for aquarium purposes. Establishes penalties. Requires the division of aquatic resources to submit an annual report on the effectiveness of enforcement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2041 | Intro
Sine Die | Segregates teachers from all other employees for determination of employer normal cost, accrued liability contributions, and annual contributions by the State and counties to the employees' retirement system. Revises employer contribution rates for f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2040 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the members on the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) board of trustees from 8 to 10. Establishes county representation on the ERS board of directors. Provides that the counties shall be responsible for all necessary expenses incurred in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2039 | Intro
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 4 counties and approved by the Hawaii State Association of Counties. Authorizes the governor to fill the vacancy ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2037 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow counties to create townships within the county through an initiative process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2033 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum-support supplies. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB2032 | Intro
Sine Die | Legalizes slot machine gambling and video poker gambling machines in gambling establishments located in hotels in urban areas zoned resort and security areas within international airports located in a county with a resident population greater than 50...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Tourism Committee |
| SB2031 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 7th senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2059 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the offense of violation of privacy in the second degree under section 711-1111, HRS, to exclude surveillance of another person in a stage of undress or sexual activity because that conduct is prohibited by the offense of privacy in the first ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2063 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows electronic communication service providers to voluntarily disclose electronic communications to a governmental agency where an emergency involving danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires such disclosure without delay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2064 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a new chapter to HRS, allowing district court and circuit court judges to order the production of records by persons or entities located outside of the State of Hawaii, in all criminal cases. Requires that anyone in Hawaii served with criminal p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2067 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the State and counties to contract services from private entities or to allow those services to be performed in house as appropriate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2072 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the state constitution to provide that only "yes" or "no" votes be counted in determining whether a constitutional amendment has been ratified.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2073 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the offenses of terroristic threatening in the first degree and robbery in the first degree to include the use of a simulated firearm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2054 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for FY 2012-2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2053 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the campaign spending law to: (1) define "matching payment period"; (2) change filing deadlines; (3) require the identification of the candidate supported or opposed by an independent expenditure; and (4) increase the amount of allowable expen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2050 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent the liability protection for state and county governments regarding the duty to warn of dangers on improved public lands and actions of county lifeguards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2049 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that one of the five seats on the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, allocated to public employers, be occupied by a member appointed by each mayor of all four counties of Hawaii and by the Hawaii Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2048 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes county representation on the State employees' retirement system board of trustees. Effective 7/1/30.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2046 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state director of finance to transmit, to each county, a percentage of all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions committed in that county.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-19
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2008 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to both require the legislature to enact laws to authorize the counties to issue tax increment bonds and to also exclude the bonds from determinations of the funded debt of the counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2007 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the board of cosmetology to accept the prior experience of an applicant for a beauty instructor's license in lieu of educational requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2002 | Intro
Sine Die | Delegates regulation of aquarium fish found in coastal waters to each county within a three-mile limit of each respective county.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2029 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows private individuals and entities to pay for the care, maintenance, and repair of works of art that are owned by the State and displayed where they are exposed to the elements. Allows the comptroller to have a plaque or placard with the name of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| SB2027 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii good agricultural practices program. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| SB2026 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends medical marijuana law. Changes include 3 year revocation of registration identification certificate of any qualifying patient who violates conditions of or registration requirements, and penalty for fraudulent misrepresentation changed from a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Health Committee |
| SB2025 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a person 70 years or older to claim an exemption from jury duty beginning 1/1/13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2024 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a waiver program to exempt from income taxation gambling winnings legally acquired outside of the State during a consecutive 5-day period. Effective 1/1/13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2023 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a disabled parking placard holder with the option to either hang the placard from the rearview mirror or display the placard on the front dashboard of the vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB2020 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide funding for the renovations and expansion of the Saake athletic training room and the coach and staff locker room facility at UH.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB2016 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows any elected official of the State to use a representation of the great seal or coat of arms of the State on any gift intended for a dignitary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2014 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires drug testing for public assistance recipients. Disqualifies individuals from receiving public assistance if they refuse to undergo drug testing or test positive for controlled substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-18
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SB949 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that blank, spoiled, or invalid ballots shall not be tallied as votes cast in ratification of a constitutional amendment. Effective upon passage of conforming constitutional amendment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB53 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes victims of domestic violence to possess a stun gun; provided that: (1) they are not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; (2) they complete a training course in the use of electric guns; and (3) the authorization to use an electri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB168 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of transportation and department of defense to inspect incoming cargo for illegal fireworks and explosives at certain private commercial facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB391 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB829 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires annual bicycle and moped registration renewal fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| 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] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB606 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a pilot project to transfer maintenance functions of state highways in an unspecified county from the state department of transportation to that county. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB716 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals section 4 of Act 290, SLH 1997, relating to exempting electric vehicles from "other traffic control measures".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB1492 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that any person who operates a vehicle after the person's license has been suspended or revoked shall have their vehicles immobilized for the duration of the revocation period. Provides exceptions to immobilization for emergencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB286 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of agriculture to designate agents to inspect agricultural commodities in underserved, remote areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB392 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB1208 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires authors and publishers of travel websites or guide book publications encouraging or inviting readers to trespass onto private property or through private property to access an attraction to be held liable for injuries sustained by the reader...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB947 | Intro
Sine Die | Restores funding for positions for the homeless programs office of the department of human services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB54 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the statute of limitations for any felony offense under chapter 707, part V relating to sexual offenses and part VI relating to child abuse.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| SB495 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-12-01
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
