| SB2907 | Intro
Sine Die | Places a moratorium for any new landfills on the leeward coast including Nanakuli, Waianae, Maili, Makaha, and Makua on or after August 1, 2012.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Health Committee |
| SB2987 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the existing ethanol facility tax credit to a biofuel production facility tax credit; includes ethanol and other liquid biofuels in the definition of biofuel; changes the amount of the tax credit from thirty per cent of nameplate capacity to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB2910 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the DOE to ensure that sign language and cued speech services are available to children who are deaf or hard of hearing and to other children with a disability for whom the services would be appropriate. Requires the DOE to adopt rules relat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SB2911 | 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] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2912 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits bars and nightclubs with liquor licenses to allow smoking by posting "smoking permitted" signs and provides that no county ordinance shall prohibit or restrict smoking in these establishments. Effective 1/1/13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Health Committee |
| SB3070 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the office of planning to convene a task force to review all requirements under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and make recommendations to ensure that the land use commission considers the cumulative and long-term impacts of all pendi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2913 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects to benefit the 18th senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2914 | Intro
Sine Die | Strengthens existing law to require proof of identification from sellers of agricultural commodities. Makes the failure to maintain required certificates while in possession of agricultural commodities prima facie evidence of the offense of theft in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| SB2916 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates agricultural safety and security program. Designates sections 141-1 through 141-10 as part I, General Provisions. Allows certification services revolving fund moneys to fund the agricultural safety and security program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| SB2917 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires any person who performs body piercing to be licensed. Defines "body piercer" and "body piercing".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Health Committee |
| SB2919 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the University of Hawaii college-credit equivalency program to include service in the United States armed forces. Requires the program to develop a learning assessment to determine eligibility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB3065 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates aerospace high technology districts in Hawaii. Allows geothermal resource subzones to be designated within aerospace high technology districts; provided that any geothermal energy producers provide a specified percentage of their energy outpu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| SB2920 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the owner or lessee of a tow truck that only provides consensual towing from mandatory insurance minimums.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB2921 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from county building permits buildings or structures located on commercial farms or ranches used for general agricultural or aquacultural operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB3063 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the general excise tax by 1% to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education, University of Hawaii, department of human services, employees' retirement systems pension accumulation fund, Hawaii hurricane relief fund, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2922 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits 65 year leases of public lands for aquaculture to land-based aquaculture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2925 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the public land development corporation to address specific issues in its projects, such as protecting the public health and safety of the people of the State; promoting environmental sustainability; and respecting the host culture and prote...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2903 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that an environmental assessment be performed for leases obtained for the purposes of perpetuating traditional and customary practices and that an environmental impact statement be performed for commercial use leases or as otherwise required...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB2928 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a contracting agency procuring goods, services, or construction using competitive sealed proposals to award a contract based solely on the ranking of offerors, to establish a priority list for the purpose of conducting discussions and nego...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB3058 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes negligently contributing to the damage of the property of another, an offense of criminal property damage in the fourth degree. Increases the maximum fine for criminal property damage in the fourth degree to $10,000. Requires that a person sent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2929 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers jurisdiction of Aloha Tower development corporation to public land development corporation. Eff. 7/1/2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB2930 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the public utilities commission to permit a third party generator of electrical energy to sell directly to third party consumers by enabling wheeling over an electric utility's transmission and distribution facilities. Allows the public utilit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB2931 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a joint legislative committee to delineate the meaning of energy security and establish benchmarks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB2932 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a business to provide only biodegradable plastic, paper, or reusable bags as checkout bags to customers; prohibits a business from providing non-biodegradable single-use plastic checkout bags to customers; establishes an unspecified fine for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB3055 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Honolulu authority for rapid transit to collect the county surcharge on state tax established by the city and county of Honolulu pursuant to section 46-16.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires a county that establishes a county surcharge ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2901 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 24th senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2934 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the immobilization of vehicles operated by a person whose license has been suspended or revoked for OVUII. Establishes process for owner of the vehicle, if other than the operator, to request removal of the device. Effective 7/1/13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB3051 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 25th senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2985 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DBEDT, in cooperation with the State's chief information officer, to apply for the domain names .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha on behalf of the State of Hawaii and to develop procedures for licensing the use of those domain names. Appropriates fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| SB2943 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires petitioners for temporary restraining orders to disclose all pending litigation involving the petitioner. Specifies a court's discretion to meet with the petitioner to receive additional information prior to granting a temporary restraining ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2944 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the modification of the exhaust system of a motorcycle or moped which amplifies or increases the noise emitted by the muffler originally installed on the motorcycle or moped as indicated on the label attached to the motorcycle or moped in a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB3045 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows charter schools, including certain charitable organizations formed to support charter schools, to be included as an agency authorized to enter into financing agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB2897 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits concurrent possession of a spear or speared aquatic life and underwater breathing apparatus by any person who is in the water, in a vessel on the water, or on or about the shore. Prohibits taking of aquatic life by spear. Authorizes DLNR to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB3043 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a work release pilot program on the Big Island to allow certain incarcerated individuals on the Big Island to work on community projects on the Big Island that benefit the local community and the State. Repeals 6/30/2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB3042 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the energy resources coordinator to study the impact of the closing of the Tesoro oil refinery on the oil refinery needs of the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| SB3041 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the temporary suspension under Act 105, SLH 2011, on the general excise tax exemption on sales of tangible personal property sold to the federal government and state-chartered credit unions. Authorizes a general excise tax exemption for servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2951 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain acts by web designers and developers, such as using unauthorized graphics or other material, subject to penalties under the unfair and deceptive practices law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| SB2953 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies reporting requirements in noncandidate committee and electioneering communications reports, ensures disclosure for persons other than individuals, including independent expenditures, requires reporting of late expenditures, improves disclos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2984 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Banyan Drive gaming establishment development district and grants a renewable 20-year license for one stand-alone casino within the district. Allocates casino net profits between the licensee and a nonprofit organization. Imposes 15% ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
| SB3038 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the state mass transit corporation to establish cooperative financing options for the counties in developing and financing mass transit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SB2956 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals provision giving consideration to an "alternative base period," for unemployment claims, which is defined as the four completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of the person's benefit year. Repeals definition of "alterna...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2674 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes general obligation bonds and appropriates $500,000 for plans and design of a teacher resource art center near the Academy of Arts Linekona building.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB2894 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the office of Hawaiian affairs to make accessible a copy of the federal Native Hawaiian Organization Notification List so that it may serve as a resource by which state agencies and other interested parties may direct information disseminati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB3035 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the pledging of receipts other than real property tax and revenues as defined by the state constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB3034 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the licensing of commercial dog breeders, subject to discretion of the counties; authorizes each county to develop license requirements and fees, and rules for housing and treatment of dogs by commercial dog breeders; authorizes each county ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB3033 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a permanent exemption for the procurement of food or fuel products necessary for the Kahoolawe island reserve commission to carry out the purposes of chapter 6K, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB2961 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the statute of limitations for civil actions brought by persons subjected to sexual abuse as a minor against the natural person who committed the act or acts constituting the sexual abuse and allows the plaintiff to seek recovery of damage...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2962 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a permit for the bottling of water for export purposes even if an area has not been designated as a water management area.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Water, Land, and Housing Committee |
| SB3032 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows dogs in restaurants at the restaurant owner's or restaurant manager's discretion provided that certain conditions are met.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Health Committee |
| SB2965 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii capital loan revolving fund and makes an unspecified appropriation into the fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-01-27
To Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee |
