| SB3003 | Pass | Differentiates between "geothermal resources exploration" and "geothermal resources development". Designates "geothermal resources exploration" and "geothermal resources development" as permissible uses in all state land use districts and conservatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
(S) Act 097, 4/30/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). |
| SB2126 | Pass | Consolidates the authority, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services and Department of Health, as they relate to various health care services; transfers the programs of the Department of Human Services relating t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
(S) Act 093, 4/30/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). |
| SB2084 | Pass | Prohibits an insurer from requiring a doctor's referral for annual covered screening mammograms for insured persons forty years of age and older. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2084 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
(S) Act 092, 4/30/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). |
| SB2865 | Pass | Expands the allowed uses of the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund to reflect United States Department of Justice-approved uses. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2865 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 077, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). |
| SB2009 | Pass | Regulates the use of claims history information for homeowners insurance by insurers. (SB2009 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 080, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). |
| SB2235 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the State and counties to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all broadband-related permits within sixty business days or the application will be deemed approved on the sixty-first business day. Prior to any public notice and p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 5:15PM in conference room 423. |
| SB2397 | Pass | Prohibits counties from requiring installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers in (1) new or existing one- or twofamily dwelling units used only for residential purposes; and (2) non-residential agricultural and aquacultural buildings an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 083, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). |
| SB2784 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes general fund appropriations of unspecified amounts for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 to recapitalize the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB2784 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| SB2386 | Pass | Requires the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to be responsible for verification documents from individuals seeking to be included in the roll of qualified Native Hawaiians. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, requires verification document...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 084, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). |
| SB1312 | Pass | Authorizes the Chairperson of the Natural Area Reserves System Commission to designate a representative from the Natural Area Reserves System Commission to serve on the Legacy Land Conservation Commission and authorizes the members of the Legacy Land...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 082, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). |
| SB2842 | Pass | Grants the right to file a civil action for housing discrimination within two years of occurrence or termination of an alleged discriminatory practice. Directs the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to issue a right to sue on a complaint if a similar civ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 085, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). |
| SB2709 | Pass | Allows the Department of Health to disclose the dates of vital events to governmental agencies within the State that seek verification of information contained in vital statistics records for the purpose of updating official lists. (SB2709 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 086, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). |
| SB2248 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to assess and refer inmates to the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) for possible medical release. Provides that an inmate in DPS's custody shall be eligible to be considered for medical release if the inm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2579 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a new chapter for the safe harbor of sexually exploited children. Expands the scope of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund annual report to the legislature. Establishes that persons who are under eighteen and suspected o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229. |
| SB1142 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to audit and certify that producers are following good agricultural practices. Specifies that the program is voluntary for producers. Requires the charge of fees and expenses. Establishe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 5:42PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2568 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the return-to-home program to assist eligible homeless individuals return to their home state if there is a support network available and the support network is able to receive them. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB2568 HD2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:45PM in conference room 229. |
| SB3031 | Pass | Amends section 281-78(b), HRS, to clarify that a licensee who timely suppresses unlawful activity, including by means of detaining and reporting an offender to the police, occurring on the licensed premises shall not be in violation of that section. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 088, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189). |
| SB2822 | Pass | Creates the Hawaii electric device recycling task force to make recommendations for a workable recycling program for electric devices. Requires report to the Legislature. Dissolves task force on June 30, 2013. (SB2822 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 078, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). |
| SB2820 | Pass | Amends statutory provisions of the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to provide for more focused attention in addressing the issue of substance abuse as a public health issue. (SB2820 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 087, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). |
| SB2818 | Pass | Repeals the authority of the Department of Health to deliver or distribute an unclaimed dead human body to a university, hospital, or institution for medical education and research purposes. Clarifies the responsibilities of the person who has posses...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 075, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). |
| SB2528 | Engross
Sine Die | Places the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the University of Hawaii to extend its current land lease with the high technology development corporation for no ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2123 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires establishments to post in a conspicuous place a poster that provides specified information relating to human trafficking and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline. Defines "establishment". Establishes penalties for violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2747 | Pass | Clarifies the electric vehicle parking requirement. Allows an electric vehicle parking space with a charging system to be located anywhere in the parking lot or structure. Prohibits parking spaces designated for electric vehicles from displacing or r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 089, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). |
| SB2013 | Pass | Requires a dental hygienist's certificate of licensure to be prominently displayed in the workplace. Requires a dental hygienist's pocket identification card to be available for viewing upon request. (SB2013 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 081, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). |
| SB2167 | Pass | Clarifies the definition of "landscape architect". Replaces the existing definition of "surveyor" or "land surveyor" with definitions for "land surveying" and "professional surveyor", "professional land surveyor", or "land surveyor". (SB2167 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 079, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). |
| SB2866 | Pass | Establishes the Offender Reentry Office within the Department of Public Safety to address the goals of Chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Reconstitutes the Reentry Commission under Act 24, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, with the added duty ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
(S) Act 076, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). |
| SB1197 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to establish a grid reliability rate surcharge to electric utility companies to encourage the negotiation of new or existing power purchase agreements with renewable energy producers that do not contai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-12 5:40PM in conference room 225. |
| SB2398 | Engross
Sine Die | Restricts the sale of tattoo supplies. Requires blood borne pathogen test as a prerequisite for tattoo licensure beginning January 1, 2013, and every two years after initial test to continue to hold a license. Prohibits tattoo trade shows under the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-12 5:00PM in conference room 312. |
| SB1332 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the exemption granted to the University of Hawaii (UH) from certain provisions of the Hawaii public procurement code to December 31, 2012. Requires additional reporting requirements. Permits review and investigation of complaints of UH procur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2394 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to enforce certain federal laws to protect military members and their families from abusive lending practices. Establishes a distressed residential properties program. Appropriates funds. Autho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 12:45PM in conference room 312. |
| SB2782 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the immediate protection of priority watershed forests. Statutorily establishes the Division of Aquatic Resources within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Establishes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 1:15PM in conference room 224. |
| SB1168 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits use of tobacco products by minors. Authorizes law enforcement officer to confiscate tobacco products used by minors. Effective January 1, 2050. (SB1168 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2584 | Engross
Sine Die | Broadens the scope of the tuition assistance to Hawaii National Guard members attending the University of Hawaii and appropriates funds for that purpose. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB2584 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 12:45PM in conference room 312. |
| SB2030 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the procurement officer to expand the scope of work in a bid for a listed subcontractor, with certain conditions, after bid opening. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB2030 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 9:30AM in conference room 423. |
| SB2489 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the Adjutant General to order the National Guard into active service for nonemergency purposes that are necessary and attendant to the mission of the Department of Defense. Expands the powers of the Governor and Governor's designee in calling ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 12:45PM in conference room 312. |
| SB3011 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture to transfer TMKs (1) 9-4-012:001, (1) 9-4-012:002, and (1) 9-4-012:003 located in Kunia, Oahu to the Agribusiness Development Corporation no later than January 1, 2013. Effective January 20, 2020. (SB3011 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 1:15PM in conference room 224. |
| SB2796 | Pass | Makes permanent the decreased funeral benefit for medical and financial assistance recipients, establishes that DHS may bear the cost for crematory and mortuary services for unclaimed dead human bodies and that DHS may approve a determination that a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 062, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). |
| SB1065 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates bargaining unit (14) to represent state law enforcement officers. Clarifies that no election shall be directed by the Hawaii labor relations board in any newly created bargaining unit of employees who are currently covered by a valid collecti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 2:00PM in conference room 325. |
| SCR111 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Preserve Existing Affordable Housing And Create New Affordable Housing Opportunities, Family-oriented Support Services, Health Centers, Community Centers, Retail Services Related To Healthy Living, And Commun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on HSG/WLO with Representative(s) Marumoto, Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro excused (1). |
| SCR140 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Honolulu Authority For Rapid Transportation To Determine Cost-effective And Revenue-generating Ridership Levels For The Rail Transit System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro excused (1). |
| SB2877 | Pass | Abolishes statutory requirements to reimburse the city and county of Honolulu for the operation and maintenance of the fireboat and allows for broader flexibility in the management of fireboat operations by the department of transportation. Effective...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 069, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). |
| SCR36 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting Development Of A Plan To Examine The Long-term Uses Of The Hawaii Film Studio Diamond Head Campus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(H) Re-referred to HED/ERB, FIN, referral sheet 72 |
| SB2588 | Pass | Extends the statute of limitations for civil actions brought by persons subjected to sexual offenses as a minor against the person who committed the act. Revives for a two-year period certain actions for which the statute of limitations had previousl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 068, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169). |
| SB2774 | Pass | Reduces the number of copies of government publications required to be deposited with the State Publications Distribution Center. Requires state and county agencies to notify the Center when electronic publications are made available. Requires the Ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 063, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). |
| SB2772 | Pass | Clarifies that the transfer of certain functions pertaining to education personnel and facilities by Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, does not apply to the Hawaii State Public Library System and its employees. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 061, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). |
| SB2768 | Pass | Eliminates underlying producer license requirement for applying and obtaining surplus lines broker license; provides greater clarity and consistency in licensing insurance producers selling annuity products; clarifies reinsurance intermediary licensi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 066, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). |
| SB3039 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Health to submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013 on the total number of individuals and the number of persons with human immunodeficiency virus, ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 3:00PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2698 | Pass | Designates the Chief Information Officer or the Chief Information Officer's designee as chair of the Information Privacy and Security Council. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2698 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 071, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). |
| SB2758 | Pass | To clarify and correct ambiguities and errors in Hawaii's business registration laws. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 058, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). |
| SB2751 | Pass | Requires two of the three members of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System representing the citizens of the State of Hawaii to have at least three years of experience providing financial services, including investment experience. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25
(S) Act 072, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). |
