| 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). |
| 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). |
| HB1868 | Pass | Limits to retail basic exchange services the services for which a telecommunications carrier must obtain approval from the Public Utilities Commission to charge a rate higher than the filed tariff rate. (HB1868 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27 (S) Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 074, 4/25/2012, (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). |
| 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). |
| HB2133 | Pass | Designates October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-26 (S) Act 073, 4/25/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). |
| 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). |
| HB1772 | Pass | 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] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 059, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| HB2410 | Pass | Requires the Governor, on behalf of the State, to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Defense to enhance the State's relationship with the military and provide continued support for the military's presence in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 065, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). |
| 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). |
| SB2872 | Pass | Allows any utility owners whose facility occupies a State Highway right-of-way to provide their share of costs up front to the affected state agency for encumbrance of funds in related contracts by way of an agreement to pay. Effective July 1, 2012. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 070, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). |
| SB2224 | Pass | Allows the recordation of outstanding judgments payable to state or county agencies as a condition precedent to a vehicle's renewal, registration, or transfer of ownership. Exempts state and county agencies from paying the tax lien and encumbrance re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 067, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168). |
| SB2803 | Pass | Allows the department of human services to accept contract proposals from organizations that are not yet licensed to operate a child care program at locations specified by the department. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 060, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). |
| HB1874 | Pass | Expands membership on the Task Force on Vog to include any representative or senator representing a district on the Island of Hawaii that is impacted by vog. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-25 (S) Act 064, 4/24/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165). |
| SB2229 | Pass | Allows pharmacists, per a physician's prescription, to administer the influenza vaccine to persons aged fourteen to seventeen provided that the pharmacist has fulfilled certain requirements, including the training requirement to administer the influe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 042, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). |
| HB2547 | Pass | Makes an emergency appropriation from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2011-2012 to address the budget shortfall in the general assistance program (HMS 204) in the Department of Human Services. (HB2547 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 040, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1140). |
| HB2539 | Pass | Allows the Department of Human Services to conduct adult abuse perpetrator checks on providers, license-exempt pursuant to section 346-152, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that care for children receiving child care subsidies from the department, applicants... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 041, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141). |
| HB2023 | Pass | Makes permanent the assessment and deposit of center for nursing fees into the compliance resolution fund and distribution of those funds to the credit of the center for nursing special fund. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 053, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). |
| HB2508 | Pass | Clarifies and strengthens enforcement provisions for exempt out-of-state collection agencies and increases fines for collection agencies governed under chapter 443B, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (HB2508 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 052, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152). |
| SB2850 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assume control of and remove a vessel grounded on a coral reef or in imminent danger of breaking apart if the vessel cannot be removed by the owner within twenty-four hours of actual notice t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 057, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). |
| HB994 | Pass | Excludes benefits paid or incurred under the workers' compensation law from the covered loss deductible. Effective January 1, 2013. (HB994 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 032, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). |
| HB2162 | Pass | Implements the amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, relating to secured transactions, set forth by the Uniform Law Commission. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB2162 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 033, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). |
| HB2492 | Pass | Changes the date that the base monthly contribution is annually adjusted from July 1 of each year to January 1 of each year. (HB2492 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 038, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). |
| HB2458 | Pass | Repeals provisions regarding conversions by nonprofit corporations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 037, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). |
| HB1698 | Pass | Removes the department of human resources development's requirement to report expenditures on qualified community rehabilitation programs to the legislature. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 044, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144). |
| HB2441 | Pass | Includes the date that services for remuneration were first performed as information to be provided to the Child Support Enforcement Agency through the new hire reporting process. Establishes notice and time limit requirements for employers or unions... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 035, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1135). |
| HB2439 | Pass | Amends the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund law to add a new definition of "credited service" and to clarify the definitions of "employee" and "part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employee." (HB2439 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 036, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1136). |
| HB2254 | Pass | Allows the chief executive of certain jurisdictions of the State, including the counties, to establish a wage and salary reduction benefit program which qualifies as a pretax transportation benefit program within the meaning of section 132 of the Int... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 045, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). |
| SB2671 | Pass | Clarifies the Hawaii labor relations board's authority to appoint attorneys and paralegals. Authorizes attorneys employed by the board on a part-time or contract basis to represent the board in litigation, draft legal documents for the board, and pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 049, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149). |
| SB2337 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to extend the term of an airport concession, and to modify and amend the terms of any concession contracts, leases, and permits in exchange for revenue-enhancing improvements that are made or paid for by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 046, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146). |
| SB3029 | Pass | Amends various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references and clarifying language. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB3029 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 034, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). |
| SB2759 | Pass | Clarifies and corrects ambiguities and errors in Hawaii's securities laws. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 054, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). |
| SB2752 | Pass | Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to allow electric utility companies to recover all power purchase costs that have been approved by the Commission. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 055, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155). |
| HB2628 | Pass | Exempts from the residential landlord-tenant code residences in structures directly controlled and managed by the University of Hawaii or any other university or college in the State for the housing of students or faculty and certain private dorm man... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 043, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143). |
| HB1964 | Pass | Limits out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment under health insurance plans. (HB1964 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 030, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). |
| HB1744 | Pass | Stipulates that the five per cent decrease to the legislative, executive, and judicial salaries applies to what the respective salaries were as of June 30, 2009, and remains at the specified salary rate until June 30, 2013. Repeals Act 85, Session La... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 048, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148). |
| HB2602 | Pass | Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction. Effective July 1, 2012. (HB2602 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 050, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). |
| SB2874 | Pass | Provides more flexibility to the department of transportation in renting land and facilities at airports for revenue generation purposes. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 047, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). |
| SB2808 | Pass | Makes an emergency appropriation from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2011-2012 to address the budget shortfall in for the health care payments program (HMS 401) in the Department of Human Services. Effective upon approval... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 031, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). |
| HB2598 | Pass | Amends the law as it relates to the disposition of convicted defendants by deleting the Intake Service Center as an agency responsible for preparing the pre-sentence diagnosis and report for defendants and for giving notice of the crime victim compen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 051, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). |
| HB2591 | Pass | Clarifies that land accreted after May 20, 2003, shall be public land except as otherwise provided by law. (HB2591 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 056, 4/23/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). |
| HB2578 | Pass | Abolishes the Advisory Council for Community Services. (HB2578 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-24 (S) Act 039, 4/20/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139). |