| SB329 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts any charitable or nonprofit organization from civil liability for providing shelter or subsistence to any animal in need. Exempts from civil liability any person who donates goods or food to a charitable or nonprofit organization for the purp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-18 The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB654 | Engross
Sine Die | Mandates health insurance coverage for tobacco use cessation treatments. Requires insurers to provide policyholders or subscribers information about tobacco use cessation treatment coverage. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB654 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB652 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Requires the Department of Health to convene a task force that addresses advertising and product placement of tobacco in relation to minors. Effective January 1, 2050. (SB652 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB456 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires DLNR to enter into negotiations with the county of Hawaii for the lease of Mauna Kea state recreational area to the county. Requires DLNR to report to the legislature a lease agreement, or progress made if no agreement has been reached by 01... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Lowen, Coffman, Cullen, Hanohano, Kawakami, Fale, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. |
| SB457 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires DLNR to enter into negotiations with the county of Hawaii for the lease of Hapuna Beach Park to the county. Requires DLNR to report to the legislature a lease agreement, or progress made if no agreement has been reached by 01/01/2014. Effect... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on WAL/OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1162 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes permanent the statutory provisions enacted by Act 160, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, requiring the removal of landowner's induced or cultivated vegetation that interferes or encroaches seaward of the shoreline. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on OMH/WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1168 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that no public entity or public employee shall be liable to any person for injury or damage sustained on government land when engaged in mountain climbing, rock climbing, rappelling, and bouldering. Defines rock climbing and bouldering. (SD... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB1170 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides alternative civil enforcement options that may be utilized by the BLNR in the processing of natural and cultural resource violation cases. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Coffman, Cullen, Fale, Hanohano, Har, Jordan, Kawakami, McKelvey voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB1179 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the filing of a petition for involuntary medical treatment in either the district or circuit court; allows for a declaration to be filed with the petition as an alternative to an affidavit; expands the court's ability to continue the hea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB509 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii guaranteeing that crime victims and their immediate surviving family members have specific rights related to information pertaining to and participation in the criminal justice process.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 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 Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB1002 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes housekeeping amendments to repeal the provisions providing for the maintenance, operation, management, and promotion of the Kapolei recreational sports complex from the Stadium Authority's statutory framework. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1007 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends and clarifies the definition of "improved public lands" for the limitation of liability for public entities based on the duty to warn of dangers on public lands. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB1027 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds a new section to part II of chapter 205A, HRS, to provide a process for state consistency review and certification for development by a state agency on state land within the special management area. After a notice of state consistency certificat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on WAL/OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1249 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies and updates trustee compensation by setting out several categories of fees to which trustees are entitled. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB608 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii medical board to set content standards for physician continuing education regarding prevention and treatment of chronic disease through changes in nutrition and lifestyle. Requires the board to disseminate information on the subje... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB708 | Engross
Sine Die | Eliminates the requirement that state and county agencies and nonprofit land conservation organizations that receive legacy land funding must provide easements, deed restrictions, or covenants to county and federal natural resource conservation agenc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 The committee(s) on WAL/AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB390 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to be expended by the department of human services for after school hour positive youth programs, an UPLINK administrator in the department of education, and other UPLINK staffing needs. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB390 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-15 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno, Oshiro, Takai excused (3). |
| SB678 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Uluulu: The Henry Kuualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaii to support the activities of the moving image archive. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2). |
| SB1317 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates unspecified funds for the planning, design, and construction of the Nisei Veterans Legacy Center and the Honouliuli Park Site Project Advisory Group subject to a matching requirement, including the the value of in-kind donations. Effecti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2). |
| SB1172 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the composition of the Natural Area Reserves System Commission by adding a member possessing a background in native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, and removing the Superintendent of Education as a member. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-15-13 8:30AM in conference room 325. |
| SB1009 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the sunset date and makes permanent certain limited liability protections for the state and counties, including county lifeguards. Effective January 1, 2020. (SB 1009 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 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 Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2). |
| SB539 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts certain totally and permanently disabled veterans from paying motor vehicle registration fees on certain vehicles. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB539 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2). |
| SB564 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Hawaii-grown produce working group to develop the parameters of and implement a demonstration model in which a state facility utilizes locally-grown produce for consumption. Makes an appropriation. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 The committee(s) on AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB212 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the counties three years to adopt their amendments to the state building code and permits the counties to apply their most recently adopted building code until the new amendments are adopted; the state building code may be used as a reference ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1273 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the systemwide, statewide academy for creative media to award certificates and degrees emphasizing narrative storytelling through a unique program in indigenous filmmaking. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/50. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-14 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on HED/EDB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2). |
| SB1337 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definitions of "gambling" and "something of value" to clarify that participation in health wellness programs is not considered gambling or lottery participation under the Hawaii penal code. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-13 The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SCR56 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Convene A Task Force To Study The State Administrative Rulemaking Process And Propose Improvements For Efficiency. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1132 | 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] | 2013-03-12 The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SCR58 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Sunrise Review Of The Licensure And Regulation Of Herbal Therapists. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SCR59 | Intro
Sine Die | Encouraging The Department Of Education To Include In The Social Studies Curriculum The Political, Economic, And Social Contributions Of Persons With Disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Education Committee |
| SR30 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Hawaii Public Housing Authority And The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Create A Redevelopment Master Plan And More Housing Units For Kukui Gardens And Mayor Wright Homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SR33 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Develop An Action Plan To Eliminate Diesel Cremators In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Health Committee |
| SB1301 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the board of electricians and plumbers to regulate journey worker air conditioning and refrigeration plumbers and journey worker fire sprinkler plumbers. Establishes minimum qualifications for licensure beginning July 1, 2016. Establishes ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 The committee(s) on LAB/EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SCR38 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Establish And Accelerate The Implementation Of A Cost Savings Incentive Mechanism As A Financial Incentive To Motivate Electric Utilities To Reduce Energy Costs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB967 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the board of regents to submit to the legislature for approval salary range proposals equal to or in excess of two times the governor's salary prior to recruiting for such positions. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SCR63 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Develop An Action Plan To Eliminate Diesel Cremators In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Health Committee |
| SCR73 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Consult With The Counties And Consider, Among Other Things, County Community Development Plans When Designing Projects Under The Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SR40 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Consult With The Counties And Consider, Among Other Things, County Community Development Plans When Designing Projects Under The Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Establish And Accelerate The Implementation Of A Cost Savings Incentive Mechanism As A Financial Incentive To Motivate Electric Utilities To Reduce Energy Costs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SCR81 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Board Of Education To Maintain, Monitor, And Enforce Anti-bullying, Anti-cyberbullying, Anti-harassment, And Anti-discrimination Policies And Procedures To Protect Public And Charter School Students. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Education Committee |
| SCR53 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Hawaii Public Housing Authority And The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Create A Redevelopment Master Plan And More Housing Units For Kukui Gardens And Mayor Wright Homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SCR54 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Expand The Rail System To Waikiki And The University Of Hawaii At Manoa By Limiting The Number Of Rail Stations On The Guideway. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| SCR55 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations And The Department Of Human Resources Development To Develop A Ten-year Attrition And Development Plan For State Employees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-12 To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB747 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "thrill craft". Prohibits the operation of more than one parasail vessel at any given time in state waters per permit for counties with populations over 700,000. Limits the number of vessels thrill craft permit holders may op... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-11 The committee(s) on OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB97 | Engross
Sine Die | Deems transfers of controlling interest in entities holding interests in real property within the State subject to the conveyance tax. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-08 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB1127 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds tobacco products and vapor products as items that are unlawful to sell or furnish to persons under eighteen years of age. Adds vapor products as an item that is unlawful for a person under eighteen years of age to purchase. Requires the addition... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-07 To House Health Committee |
| SB878 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows an arbitrator to award costs in addition to attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if the award authorized by law in a civil action involves a comparable, rather than same, claim. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-07 To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB872 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "victim" in section 706-646, HRS, to include any duly incorporated humane society or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals that impounds, holds, or receives custody of a pet animal pursuant to sections 7111109.1, 7... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-07 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB664 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Hawaii health systems corporation primary care training program at the Hilo medical center. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-07 To House Health Committee |
| SB661 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Hawaii Pacific Health. Effective 07/01/13. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-07 To House Health Committee |