HI Legislation | 2014 | Regular Session | Senate | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB2897	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that Department of Taxation criminal investigators who are subject to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, also have police powers. Makes the civil service exemption of criminal investigators discretionary, rather than mandatory. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2940	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and the collection, transport, storage, processing, or discharge of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing. Provides for penalties and enforcement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2127	Intro Sine Die	Imposes a penalty on an employer who does not pay an employee temporary partial disability benefits within fourteen calendar days after the end of the employee's workweek. Clarifies that an eligibility determination for disability benefits depends on... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2402	Intro Sine Die	Amends definitions of "marijuana", "usable marijuana" and adds definitions of "hashish" and "marijuana concentrate". [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
SB2733	Intro Sine Die	Legalizes the personal use of marijuana in a specified quantity. Requires licensing to operate marijuana establishments. Subjects marijuana establishments to excise taxes and income taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2660	Intro Sine Die	Allows authorized health care providers to prescribe and authorized entities to provide and administer epinephrine auto-injectors in emergencies and under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2505	Intro Sine Die	Designates the walkway behind the capitol building as Memorial Mall. Creates a working group to design bronze plaques and kahili to portray Hawaiian rulers in perpetuity and to interchange the Queen Liliuokalani statue located on the grounds of the c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on TEC deferred the measure.
SB2289	Intro Sine Die	Requires that boards and commissions provide notice of a meeting by postal or electronic mail at least six calendar days before a public meeting. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
SB2317	Intro Sine Die	Restricts sale of tattoo supplies to certain persons or tattoo shops. Prohibits a person under 18 from being tattooed or wearing a tattoo. Defines tattoo supplies. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SCR3	Intro Sine Die	Urging The Department Of Taxation To Amend The Hearing Examination Section Of Tax Form N-172 To Include Individuals With Meniere's Disease. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted, referred to WAM.
SB2065	Intro Sine Die	Creates a task force that is to be convened by the department of health to study and make recommendations on elective pre-term pregnancy deliveries and point-of-care newborn screening. Appropriates funds to reimburse task force members for travel and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2375	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a criminal offense for disclosing or distributing an image of another identifiable person in the nude or engaging in sexual activity, with the intent to substantially harm the depicted person and without the depicted person's consent. (SD... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2962	Intro Sine Die	Creates a limited meeting where any number of county council members may attend a community group's meeting to discuss council business, provided that certain requirements are met. Repeals 6/30/2018. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2909	Intro Sine Die	Provides insurance coverage equality for women who are diagnosed with infertility by making available to them expanded treatment options, ensuring adequate and affordable health care services. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2206	Intro Sine Die	Provides an exemption for food from the general excise tax. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2458	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds for FY 2014-2015 for the department of agriculture's biosecurity program. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SR4	Intro Sine Die	Urging The Department Of Taxation To Amend The Hearing Examination Section Of Tax Form N-172 To Include Individuals With Meniere's Disease. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted, referred to WAM.
SB2384	Intro Sine Die	Establishes theft of a computer, as defined in section 708-890, HRS, as theft in the second degree. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2022	Intro Sine Die	Requires that all child support payments go directly to an adult child if the adult child is presently enrolled as a full-time student in, or has been accepted into and plans to attend as a full-time student for the next semester, a post-high school ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 The committee on HMS deferred the measure.
SB2791	Intro Sine Die	Updates the offenses of falsifying business records, obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the first degree, obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree, ta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
SB2868	Intro Sine Die	Amends the Hawaii Penal Code with respect to forensic evaluations of defendants when there is a concern about fitness to proceed or penal responsibility, to require public agencies to provide records bout the defendants to the Judiciary, irrespective... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 To Senate Health Committee
SB2571	Intro Sine Die	Requires all cellular telephones, including refurbished and remanufactured cellular telephones, sold or leased by a retailer in the State to bear a label that encourages consumers to follow the enclosed product safety guidelines to reduce exposure to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SB2754	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Princeton Energy Group or a related special purpose entity with the financing of the planning, design, and construction of a renewable energy project with energy storage technology on... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB3106	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds and appropriates funds for improvements to UH controlled facilities. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2851	Intro Sine Die	Amends the penal code to establish limits on the length of conditional release for certain charges not involving violence, and to specify the circumstances under which the time limited conditional release may be tolled, as well as what happens if the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 To Senate Health Committee
SB2326	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the board of regents from meeting in executive session for the purpose of reviewing the performance of the University of Hawaii system president or campus chancellors. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2258	Intro Sine Die	Establishes knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury to liquor commission investigators while performing their job duties as assault in the second degree. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2433	Intro Sine Die	Requires that all agricultural products sold at farmers' markets be displayed with a label or sign containing an identity statement declaring the product's geographic origin. Makes noncompliance a violation of chapter 486, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (S... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SB469	Intro Sine Die	Requires that all letterheads, symbols, and emblems of the State and counties include accurate and appropriate Hawaiian names and language. Establishes references for accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, including proper Haw... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2949	Intro Sine Die	Establishes guidelines for the transition of the Hawaii health systems corporation, a regional system, or a combination of two or more regional systems, into a nonprofit corporation. Proposes certain retirement benefits for employee of the Hawaii hea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2124	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a moratorium on the harvesting of opihi on Oahu until July 1, 2019. Establishes a ban on taking or harvesting opihi statewide from coastal areas or nearshore waters of off-shore islets in the State, man-made jetties and breakwaters, and c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2147	Intro Sine Die	Creates and implements a silver alert program to alert the public of any missing senior citizen with an impaired mental condition, to be integrated with the MAILE/AMBER alert program. Effective July 1, 2020. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2067	Intro Sine Die	Establishes that it is a prohibited act under Hawaii's Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to sell, deliver for sale, hold for sale, or offer for sale any dietary supplement that does not conform to federal good manufacturing practices for dietary supplemen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SCR5	Intro Sine Die	Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Work With Construction Industry Representatives To Review The Prerequisites For Obtaining Permit Approval For Developments At The State And County Levels. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted, referred to WAM.
SB2676	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the exemption from required legislative approval for the sale or gift of non-ceded lands conveyed to the University of Hawaii after December 31, 1989, to which the University of Hawaii holds title. Makes conforming amendments to UH statutes. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2939	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the condition that employers have a collective bargaining agreement with their employees in order for section 378-32(b), HRS, to apply. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2104	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that the term "remnant" shall apply only to the categories listed in section 171-52(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
SB2573	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the use of packages and packaging containing lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium beginning 1/1/2015. Prohibits the Hawaii health systems corporation from purchasing and using vinyl intravenous solution bags and vinyl tubing begi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
SR5	Intro Sine Die	Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Work With Construction Industry Representatives To Review The Prerequisites For Obtaining Permit Approval For Developments At The State And County Levels. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted, referred to WAM.
SB2108	Intro Sine Die	Makes permanent Act 82, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, as amended, relating to the limitations of liability for public entities based on the duty to warn of dangers on public lands. Extends the conclusive presumption of signage as legally adequate warn... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2511	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a watershed initiatives program in DLNR. Subjects program employees to the civil service laws. Appropriates funds for FY 2014-2015. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB320	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an iwi reinterment working group to create a process to reinter Native Hawaiian remains in the possession of the State, whose provenience is unknown, or in other special circumstances, on the island of Kahoolawe. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2112	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the sunset date and makes permanent the laws limiting the liability of (1) the State and counties based upon the duty to warn of dangers on improved public lands and (2) county lifeguards. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB3097	Intro Sine Die	Allows a prevailing private party plaintiff seeking injunctive relief against a defendant for any violation of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or administrative rules adopted pursuant thereto, to recover reasonable attorney's fees and litigation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2552	Intro Sine Die	Removes program execution exceptions that are specific to the University of Hawaii. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2849	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the Department of Health to create permanent or temporary Privacy Officer and Security Officer positions, exempt from civil service requirements. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2107	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds for the Hawaii health systems corporation primary care training program at the Hilo Medical Center. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2273	Intro Sine Die	Provides that all land occupiers within a soil and water conservation district shall have one vote in electing district directors. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
SB3059	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies the amount of the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB2551	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the University of Hawaii from using moneys in the tuition and fees special fund for purposes related to university projects, university systems, or networks or any combination thereof, constructed or maintained through revenue bonds. Repeal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-02-12 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.