| SB234 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to develop additional procedures and protocols in the event a lineal or cultural descendant of Native Hawaiian skeletal remains that are interred at a burial site cannot be established. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2907 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers fee title ownership of undeveloped land in Kapolei originally planned for use for the University of Hawaii West Oahu Campus from the University of Hawaii to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2555 | 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. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2049 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the owner of an attacking dog shall be liable for injuries and damage caused by the dog on public property. Requires the owner of an attacking dog to be liable for injuries or destruction of certain animals. Exempts owners of certain an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2426 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the Hawaii tourism authority's powers. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority's tourism marketing plan to be a single, comprehensive document that includes certain guidance to contracted organizations. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2590 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits state and county law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry firearms from consuming alcohol or ingesting prescription medications that would impair the judgment or physical response of the employee while carrying a firearm; provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2381 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the preparation of food for charitable, noncommercial purposes from certain department of health food safety requirements if certain conditions are met. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB2392 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of conservation easement to include the preservation and protection of life and property from coastal hazards and inundation due to climate change and sea level rise.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
| SB2401 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the period of separation that a police officer can order under suspicion of physical abuse or harm to 4:30 p.m. on the second business day following the weekend or legal holiday if the forty-eight hour period of separation expires on any Satu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB2835 | Intro
Sine Die | Doubles the low-income household renters credit for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of less than $30,000 who has paid more than $1,000 in rent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2050 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that owners of previously registered firearms in this State shall not be subject to the existing permit waiting period when seeking a permit to allow for the acquisition of another firearm. Effective July 1, 2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB2374 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases training requirements for court appointed child custody evaluators. Establishes child custody fact finder requirements and duties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2588 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the offense of unsworn falsification to a law enforcement officer and a penalty of not less than a misdemeanor. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2380 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning on January 1, 2016, requires an individual to "opt-out" of registering to vote on the affidavit on application for voter registration, to be included in the application for a driver's license and a civil identification card. Makes an approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2237 | Intro
Sine Die | Addresses primary care physician shortages by appropriating funds for the interdisciplinary Hawaii health systems corporation primary care training program at Maui Memorial medical center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB3119 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for programs at Kulani correctional facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2121 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits insured patients to assign insurance reimbursement for dental services directly to their dentist of choice. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB2029 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, from eighteen to twenty-one. Prohibits the sale or furnishing of tobacco or an electronic smoking device to a person under twenty-one. Makes exceptions for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2313 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for the department of public safety to perform psychological examinations for deputy sheriff recruits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2116 | 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. |
| SB2967 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants certain lessees of public land the right of first refusal to extend or renew a lease prior to a public auction of the land. Establishes appraisal process to assist in the determination of the fair market value of the land for rental purposes w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-12
The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
| SB2662 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires agreements to purchase geothermal and nonfossil fuel generated electricity to contain provisions that provide independent power producers with compensation for excessive curtailment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
| SB2513 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who purchase bus passes or passes for a public transportation program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on TIA deferred the measure. |
| SB2149 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes made part of the Commercial Code and provides for civil actions and administrative procedures to clear a title of a fraudulent lien or reinstate on a title a valid lien. Complements the Penal Code provisions for fraudulent filings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB2979 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the authority of a condominium board to require owners to pay the insurance deductible for damage to common elements affecting their units if the damage was not caused by them or did not originate from their units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2848 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes that after a chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, petition has been filed, the court shall issue a summons requiring the presence of the parents and other persons to be parties to the proceeding, except the child. Requires the petitione...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2390 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires, prior to the disposition of agricultural land 25 acres or greater to certain governments or government agencies, an accounting of the number of contiguous agricultural land parcels 25 acres or greater that are on the same island and meet on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| SB2686 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the definition of tire retailer to include individuals who sell or offer to sell tires on the Internet. Requires Internet tire retailers to post a written notice regarding motor vehicle tire disposal and recycling on the webpage initiating or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on TEC deferred the measure. |
| SB2428 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that no recipient of an assistance allowance shall be denied or terminated from receiving benefits if the recipient is employed at the time of reaching the time limit for receiving benefits. Gradually reduces benefits over a three-year perio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2191 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to waive the undergraduate tuition fee and up to a certain amount of the graduate tuition fee for students who were awarded the Purple Heart when certain requirements are met.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
| SB2388 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the creation of a condominium property regime on agricultural land 25 acres or greater. Prohibits the subdivision of agricultural land 25 acres or greater for the purpose of creating a condominium property regime.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| SB2615 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires persons arrested for a felony offense involving a violent crime to provide a DNA sample. Provides for the destruction of DNA samples and expungement of a DNA database profile when appropriate. Makes an appropriation for the costs of DNA coll...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2178 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the installation of clotheslines in any residential dwelling, apartment, condominium, or townhouse. Defines a reasonable restriction on the placement and use of clotheslines as any restriction that is necessary to protect public health and sa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB2770 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Kawainui advisory council. Requires an annual report to the legislature. Appropriates moneys to the department of land and natural resources for the work of the council. Repeals the Kawainui advisory council on June 30, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2986 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaiian language university to be located at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo to the Hawaiian language university. (SD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB2502 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for the regulation of veterinary technicians and the practice of veterinary technology under chapter 471, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to veterinary medicine. Establishes provisions relating to registration requirements,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2407 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits district boundary amendments of taro lands. Amends public land classifications to add taro lands for wetland cultivation as a fourth class of intensive agricultural use lands. Defines taro lands. Requires retention of supporting structures ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on HWN deferred the measure. |
| SB2394 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that lands managed by the department of agriculture and the agribusiness development corporation are disposed of in a variety of sizes and to diversified tenants to support a diversified agricultural economy. Requires the department of agric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| SB1327 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies labeling requirements for products containing Hawaii-grown cacao.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| SB2547 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a commission to plan and coordinate the celebration of the 50th anniversary of SFCA. Appropriates funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB172 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the county of Niihau as a separate county apart from the county of Kauai under the jurisdiction and control of the department of land and natural resources. Makes various conforming amendments to reflect the establishment of the county of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2471 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures the long-term sustainability of the Hawaii health connector by levying a tax of two-thirds of one per cent on the gross health insurance premiums derived from the sale of qualified dental plans and qualified plans by insurers in the State, wi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2070 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires naturopathic physicians to obtain a certificate of specialty practice from the board of naturopathy prior to practicing naturopathic childbirth attendance. Specifies requirements that must be met prior to certification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2672 | Intro
Sine Die | Excepts from the definition of historic property any private residence that has not been entered, or nominated by the owner of the residence for entry, onto the Hawaii register of historic places. Clarifies that nothing in chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
The committee on TEC deferred the measure. |
| SB2652 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes association rules for the placement of solar energy devices not on common elements or limited common elements in the absence of a private entity adopting rules. Makes permanent the prohibition on requiring an encumbrance on title for the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB2188 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants adopted individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, unfettered access to the adopted individual's sealed adoption records. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2494 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures personal injury protection benefits remain consistent with prepaid health care plans by clearly specifying requirements for the reimbursement of drugs, supplies, and materials. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2582 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires individual consent or a search warrant to track an individual through the use of unmanned aircraft systems. Prohibits the repurposing of data without a search warrant. Prohibits unmanned aircraft systems from carrying weapons onboard. Requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB3025 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the DLNR to designate public lands as a development or redevelopment district and establish and implement guidelines for the development or redevelopment of the district. Authorizes the DLNR to receive improvement district petitions from t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-10
The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
| SB2507 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes mandatory minimum prison terms for certain offenses committed against persons whom the defendant knows or reasonably should know are sixty years of age or older. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-02-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
