| SB2422 | Engross
Sine Die | Imposes an excise tax on tobacco products, other than large cigars, that is equal to the greater of 70 percent of the wholesale price of, or $3.20 for, each article or item of tobacco products. Takes effect 1/1/50. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SCR28 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Governor To Recognize Local Koreans By Directing The Placement Of Commemorative Plaques Designating The Former Sites Of The Korean Christian Institute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
To House International Affairs Committee |
| SB1187 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposes amendment to article V, section 6, of the state constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected as a nonpartisan elected official rather than appointed by the governor. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Awana, Brower, Coffman, Luke, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takai, Wooley voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Fontaine, Hanohano, C. Lee, McKelvey, Saiki, Souki, Takumi, Thielen voting no (9) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SCR29 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Governor To Recognize Local Koreans By Directing The Placement Of A Commemorative Plaque Designating The Former Site Of The Korean Boarding School For Boys And The Korean Methodist Church.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
To House International Affairs Committee |
| SB2906 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows thrill craft to be used to conduct ocean cleanup activities. Requires DLNR to adopt rules. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2591 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires public events celebrating Children and Youth Day to be held on the first Sunday in October and public events, such as the Children and Youth Summit, to be held in the month of October, on the State Capitol grounds if the Children and Youth D...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2589 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of human services to offer and provide former foster youth enrollment in an appropriate medical assistance program and continue to provide assistance to the former foster youth until they reach age twenty-six. Effective July 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| HB2277 | Engross
Sine Die | Addresses the conditions under which a minor may operate an all-terrain vehicle. Establishes requirements and prohibited acts for owners and operators. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2935 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a public-private partnership in a county with a population between one hundred thousand and one hundred seventy thousand to implement an integrated model of health care delivery and to address the current crisis in acute care. Appropriate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2701 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 87A-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add a new definition of "credited service" and to clarify the definitions of "employee" and "part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employee". (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| HB2736 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends prohibition of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, or public parks to include federal or state public housing projects and complexes. (HB2736 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB2761 | Engross
Sine Die | Adjusts regulatory fees for financial institutions to more accurately reflect today's economy. Effective July 1, 3000. (SB2761 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Ching, Fontaine, Johanson, Marumoto, Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2969 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Taxation to allow a taxpayer to designate that a specified amount of the taxpayer's income tax refund be paid to the Early Learning Trust Fund. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2969 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2484 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a state income tax credit for certain educational expenses paid or incurred by teachers, counselors, and librarians. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2484 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Choy voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2753 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the board of the Employer-union health benefits trust fund to create a trust fund for the purpose of receiving employer contributions that will prefund post-employment health and other benefit costs for retirees and their beneficiaries. (S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2052 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits the mailing of absentee ballots to all registered voters in certain areas, in lieu of the operation of polling places. (SB2052 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2749 | Engross
Sine Die | Corrects errors. Harmonizes ordinary disability and ordinary death benefits for new members of the Employees' Retirement System with their service retirement benefits. Harmonizes age and service requirements for judges who are currently members of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2811 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement for the Department of Human Resources Development to submit annual reports to the Legislature regarding expenditures of qualified community rehabilitation programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2184 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes permanent the prohibition of private fees for a future transfer of real property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2295 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires any and all assessments for health care services or services relating to personal care that are offered or provided to unit owners or residents at a condominium licensed as an assisted living facility to be assessed only against the units oc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2502 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires dogs or cats that are captured or killed in a snare or trap to be reported to a county animal control officer. Establishes an animal cruelty offense for the use of steel-jawed leg-hold traps, and the use of snares, conibear, and foot- or leg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cabanilla, Ching, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| SB2497 | Engross
Sine Die | Enacts the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. (SB2497 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-20
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5). |
| HB2324 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts the upgrading and new construction of broadband facilities on state property from state and county permitting processes. Requires report to the legislature. Effective July 1, 2012. Sunsets on June 30, 2017. (HB2324 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| HB2325 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the State and counties to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all broadband related permits within forty-five business days. Provides that if no action is taken, the application will be deemed approved on the forty-sixth busine...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| SB2849 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "sailing school vessel" to mean, among other things, a vessel that is in compliance with part 169 of title 46 Code of Federal Regulations. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) The committee(s) on WLO recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2381 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows DLNR to work on projects within lands or facilities under the jurisdiction of the division of boating and ocean recreation without the approval of county agencies. Effective 07/01/50. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) The committee(s) on WLO recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB3040 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts from the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax, vehicles that are rented by a car-sharing organization to members of its membership program on an hourly basis for up to six hours per day per vehicle. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2546 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the form and function of the University of Hawaii Regents Candidate Advisory Council. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2546 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Hanohano voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti voting no (1) and Representative(s) Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2057 | Engross
Sine Die | Stipulates that the five per cent decrease to the legislative, executive, and judicial salaries enacted by Act 85, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2009, as amended by Act 57, SLH 2011, applies to what the respective salaries were as of June 30, 2009, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2543 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 302A-1502.4, HRS, for housekeeping and other purposes. Repeals section 302A-401.5, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2542 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 302A-1143 to specify when a student may attend a school outside of the student's district. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2823 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the solid waste management surcharge to $1.25 per ton of solid waste disposed of in landfills or shipped out-of-state; increases the solid waste management surcharge to 60 cents per ton of solid waste disposed of at waste-to-energy faciliti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Awana, Fontaine, Hanohano, Johanson, Marumoto, Pine, Riviere voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2432 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends until June 30, 2014 the sunset provision in section 5 of Act 72, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which exempts pest control operators' activities from the definition of "excavation". Requires exempt pest control operators to attend training prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll, Ching, Herkes, Mizuno excused (4). |
| SB2792 | Engross
Sine Die | Identifies and specifies the percentages of geothermal royalties and revenue from public land dispositions to nongeothermal renewable energy producers as supplemental sources of revenue for the Native Hawaiian Rehabilitation fund. Effective July 1, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WLO/EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2175 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the month of February as "Olelo Hawaii Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language. Requires that all letterheads, documents, symbols, and emblems of the State and other political subdivisions include accurate and approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2352 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kauai Coffee Company Incorporated in the planning, construction, and operation of a coffee processing facility for the production of Hawaii-grown coffee products. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) The committee(s) on AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2339 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement that gasoline contain 10% ethanol. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with Representative(s) Takai voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2669 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the deadline to file nomination papers associated with filling a vacancy in the membership of the board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to ensure compliance with provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2071 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows counties to conduct criminal history checks on employees and prospective employees supporting the liquor commission, working with vulnerable adults or seniors, and working in the field of emergency services and emergency management. (SB2071 HD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2527 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 302A-1151.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the department of education to consider allowing charter schools and pre-plus programs to occupy all or a portion of public school facilities the department is considering for closure; p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 48 |
| SB2088 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires Department of Human Services to notify the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of any intended change to Medicaid no later than sixty days prior implementation of the change. Authorizes the specified standing committees t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LMG with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2504 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires retail pet stores to provide a certificate or voucher for a microchip in a dog or cat prior to sale or exchange if the dog or cat is not microchipped, collect appropriate dog licensing forms and fees from a purchaser, provide specific writte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-16
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, Oshiro, Tokioka excused (4). |
| SB2005 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends article X, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution to modify the appointment process for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii; repeals reference to the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Hanohano, Takai voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti voting no (1) and Representative(s) Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
| SB2620 | Engross
Sine Die | Abolishes the regents candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on LMG with Representative(s) Hanohano, Takai voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti voting no (1) and Representative(s) Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
| SB2846 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the director of labor and industrial relations to accept the notice of employers' workers' compensation insurance from approved third party agencies in a manner and form approved by the director. (SB2846 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ERB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
| SB656 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the public utilities commission to publish contracts, including price information, for the purchase of renewable energy by energy utilities on a publicly-accessible portion of the commission's website. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2968 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows motor vehicle insurers to offer insurance premium discounts for completion of a driver safety course or driver improvement course. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
| SB2652 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals minimum hourly and per diem rates for substitute teachers. Repeals substitute teacher wage adjustments based upon teacher pay. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 03-19-12 2:00PM in conference room 309. |
| SB2070 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the waiver of residency requirements for the state or county department heads, deputies or assistants to a department head, when the appointed officer is required to have highly specialized or scientific knowledge or training and a qualified a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) JUD on with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
| SB2642 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates an unspecified sum for the Hawaii tourism authority for fiscal year 2012-2013 for initiatives to take advantage of expanded visa programs and increased travel opportunities for international visitors to Hawaii. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-03-15
(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Souki excused (2). |
