| SB318 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides a tax credit for qualified media infrastructure projects. Establishes a qualified persons crew-training program rebate. Establishes digital media enterprise subzones as unspecified geographic areas surrounding University of Hawaii campuses t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB752 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the uses of the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Revolving Fund to include operational and certain personnel funding for the community-based economic development program and its advisory council and the enterprise zone program. Appr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1311 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collect fees to cover the technical assistance program costs associated with habitat conservation plans, and adopt rules for establishing the fees. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1311 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB753 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals existing certification requirements and establishes reporting requirements to measure the effectiveness of the tax credit for research activities. Extends this tax credit for an additional five years. Requires the Manoa Innovation Center to b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB756 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an excise tax on direct broadcast satellite service providers. Modifies the renewable energy technologies income tax credit. Repeals the income tax exemption for stocks and stock options from a qualified high technology business. Effectiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1161 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts certain broadband infrastructure improvements from state and county permitting requirements. Exempts a person or entity from any requirement to upgrade or replace existing utility poles when using that pole to install new or improve existing ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SCR169 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The President Of The United States And The United States Congress To Continue To Ensure That United States Advisory Forces Remain In Uganda Until Joseph Kony Is Removed And Stability Is Brought To The Country. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 To House International Affairs Committee |
| SB652 | Engross
Sine Die | Implements recommendations of the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force relating to service of notice, conversion from nonjudicial to judicial foreclosure, the bar against deficiency judgments, notice of pendency of action, and extinguishment of the mortga... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB99 | Engross
Sine Die | Improves the structure and functioning of the Public Utilities Commission. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB99 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB333 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires one per cent of all state fund appropriations designated for the construction and renovation of state buildings to be deposited into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund. Adds the costs related to site modifications, display, and in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1285 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes agency-wide technology and computer systems with an estimated useful life of greater than seven years as capital investments to allow financing with bond funds and depreciation as capital investments. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1285 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB106 | Engross
Sine Die | Applies Act 193, SLH 2008, to all terms of imprisonment imposed before, on, or after its effective date. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB772 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the existing ethanol facility income tax credit to include other biofuel production and to enable larger facilities to be eligible for the tax incentive. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB772 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1271 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the type of public notice required for reporting the state growth rate and expenditure ceiling and the release of grants. (SB1271 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB893 | Engross
Sine Die | Directs the Disability and Communication Access Board to contract for a telephone-based service to provide access to timely print media. Appropriates unspecified amounts of funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB893 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB778 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes an additional requirement for a taxpayer to qualify for general excise tax (GET) benefits, to provide that the taxpayer claiming a GET benefit must owe less than fifty per cent of the taxpayer's total GET liability. Defines "reasonable cause... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1006 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the sunset date of June 30, 2011, for Act 126, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, relating to revisions of certain state water quality standards to June 30, 2013. Effective June 29, 2011. (SB1006 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB779 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes discretionary request for competitive sealed proposal procedures using a two-step design-build process. Defines design-build. Authorizes the procurement officer to pay a conceptual design fee to unsuccessful offerors. Clarifies process of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1549 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits commercial permits in Ala Wai and Keehi small boat harbors. Authorizes a process for a public-private partnership to develop a portion of Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Specifies process for establishing moorage fees. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1549 HD... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB787 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires rates for medicaid reimbursements to hospitals keeping patients in beds to be equal to rates for similarly related services. Appropriates funds for increased medicaid reimbursements. Enables medicaid reimbursements to follow patients transit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB900 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds to use surplus or available open or vacant space to establish a safe haven for persons who are homeless. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB900 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB244 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to periodically review the priority guidelines for quality education and recommend amendments to the Legislature, develop a functional plan that includes strategic goals, outcomes, and performance in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB249 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to acquire a slaughterhouse within the Campbell Industrial Park on the island of Oahu. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB249 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB797 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to participate in federal matching grant programs associated with the development of health information technologies. Requires an annual report. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB797 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB912 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the housing placement program within the homeless programs office of the Department of Human Services (DHS). Makes appropriations to improve the existing public and affordable rental housing stock and increase public and afford... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB233 | Engross
Sine Die | Imposes an excise tax of $1.60 per ounce of moist snuff. Effective July 1, 2011. (SB233 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1247 | Engross
Sine Die | Abolishes the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC). Transfers the ATDC assets to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA). Establishes the Aloha Tower Complex under the jurisdiction of HCDA. Makes an appropriation. Effective July 1, 20... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB573 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for effectively assessing and tracking programmatic needs of applicants on its waitlists to determine the funding required for the purposes of lot development, issuing loans, rehabilitation ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1393 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that dams and related reservoir areas designated as important agricultural lands shall be included in the total area calculation for important agricultural lands. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB1393 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB367 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a regulatory structure for the installation and implementation of an interisland high voltage electric transmission cable system and for the construction of on-island transmission infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB367 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1522 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for licensure and regulation of large-scale dog breeders. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB1522 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB831 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a new markets tax credit for qualified equity investment on a credit allowance date and that is exempt from the requirements of section 704(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; restricts community development entity investments to low-inco... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1385 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits the Department of Education, with the approval of the Board of Education, to lease certain public school lands for the development of affordable workforce housing rental units under specified conditions. Establishes the School Facilities Spec... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1107 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a related entity. Effective July 1, 2011. (SB1107 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB145 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds in unspecified amounts to finance capital improvements to various irrigation systems. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB145 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB150 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board to charge fees to defray expenses of reviewing construction plans to ensure compliance with law and establishes a fee schedule. Establishes an Accessible Building Design Special Account for plan ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB699 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes filing fees to help fund operations of the Office of Environmental Quality Control. Creates special fund. Provides for a lag time for the collection of fees. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB699 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1095 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund costs and salary increases for bargaining units represented by Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, and excluded counterparts for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Effective Jul... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1219 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires private and available federal funding sources to implement the Lanaihale Watershed Management Plan. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to control and manage implementation of the Lanaihale Watershed Management Plan. Effect... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB41 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the sunset provision of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act. Repeals Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 1994, which repealed the sunset provision of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act effective upon the enactment of certain federal law. Upon it ap... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1086 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires grocers and wholesale clubs to identify baked bread that has been previously frozen beginning September 1, 2011. Requires grocers and wholesale clubs to identify baked goods that have been previously frozen beginning September 1, 2013. (SB10... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB165 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the sunset date of the Starlight Reserve Advisory Committee by two years. Makes appropriations to the Office of Aerospace Development of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB165 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB48 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies criteria that must be considered in deciding whether to transfer inmates from Hawaii to mainland facilities. Prohibits transfer of inmates to the mainland with twelve months or less to serve before being eligible to be paroled. Also prohibi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SB1363 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires businesses in the State to collect a 10-cent fee for each single-use checkout bag provided to a customer. Allows for exemptions. Allows businesses to keep twenty per cent of the fees, subject to income and general excises taxes, for the firs... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| SCR141 | Engross
Sine Die | Declaring The First Week Of October As Hawaii Fishing And Seafood Week. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 To House Water, Land, & Ocean Resources Committee |
| SB755 | Engross
Sine Die | Temporarily exempts airport structures and improvements from the special management area permit and shoreline setback variance requirements when the structures and improvements are necessary to comply with FAA regulations. Temporarily authorizes the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 (H) Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 679). |
| SCR161 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Judiciary To Ensure That The Access To Justice Commission's Task Force On Adjunct Providers Of Legal Services Includes At Least As Many Non-lawyers As Lawyers And Representatives Of Certain Groups. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 (S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SCR10 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Support Of The Repeal Of Combat Exclusionary Rules. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 To House Public Safety & Military Affairs Committee |
| SCR64 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Public Land Development Corporation To Identify Public Trust Land On The Islands Of Hawaii And Maui With Geothermal Resources That May Be Developed And To Work With The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Develop And Implement Geot... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 To House Water, Land, & Ocean Resources Committee |
| SCR39 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Attorney General Of The State Of Hawaii To Continue To Collaborate With State And Federal Agencies, Investigate Instances Of Wrongful And Unlawful Conduct By Lenders And Servicers, And Take Appropriate Action. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-12 (S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |