HI Legislation | 2015 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB679	Intro Sine Die	Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution guaranteeing that victims of crime and their surviving immediate family members have specific rights related to information pertaining to and participation in the criminal justice process. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-04 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1210	Intro Sine Die	Allows more than two members of a board to discuss official board business as long as no commitment to vote is made and the number of members do not constitute a quorum of the board. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1240	Intro Sine Die	Proposes an amendment to 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 the requirement that appointments to the University of Hawaii board of reg... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB346	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits certain large vehicles of more than 10,000 pounds from being driven on the far left lane of any roadway having three or more lanes, with certain exceptions. Establishes a fifty-five mile per hour speed limit for trucks having a gross vehicl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on TRA deferred the measure.
SB1334	Intro Sine Die	Allows law enforcement officers to cause to be towed a motor vehicle if the operator is arrested or cited for various alcohol-related traffic offenses. Adds an exception for community caretaking. Provides definition of "community caretaking". (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1332	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an additional sanction available to the judiciary prior to full parole revocation. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB242	Intro Sine Die	Allows electronic copies, as an alternative to printed copies, of a bill to be made available for members of a house in which the bill is being voted upon for third or final reading in fulfillment of the 48-hour availability requirement. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-03 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB832	Intro Sine Die	Allows a public charter school student who has been notified of the prospect of charter revocation or nonrenewal or school closure to enroll in a school outside of the student's service area. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-02 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB970	Intro Sine Die	Allows a portion of conveyance tax revenues dedicated to the rental housing trust fund to be monetized to increase the amount of funding for the rental housing trust fund. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the rental housing trust f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-02 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB1245	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds to continue administration of the Hawaii home visiting program, a hospital-based early identification designed to enhance health and safety outcomes and prevent child abuse and neglect, and ensure continuation of home visiting serv... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-03-02 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB935	Intro Sine Die	Requires that a driver's license issued to a person who is an unspecified years of age or older, at the time of issuance, shall expire on the licensee's unspecified birthday, or two years from the date of license issuance, whichever is later in time.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB906	Intro Sine Die	Requires HCDA to schedule a public information meeting to present the developer's project proposal and requests for modifications or variances. Amends the deadline to intervene in a proceeding to accept a developer's proposal to twenty days after the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB803	Intro Sine Die	Requires a workers' compensation impartial exam to be conducted by a doctor whose specialty is appropriate for the injury to be examined in cases where the director of labor and industrial relations appoints a doctor to conduct an exam. Appropriates ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB1272	Intro Sine Die	Provides a temporary income tax credit for the cost of converting a cesspool to a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system or connecting a cesspool to a sewer system. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB1298	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates moneys in fiscal year 2016-2017 to the office of elections, senate, and house of representatives for duties needed to be undertaken to enable registered voters to vote at the 2016 general election on state constitutional amendments propo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB248	Intro Sine Die	Requires the expenditure of trust funds for the compensation, including fringe benefits, of public employees and contracts for services to be subject to appropriation and allotment. Effective 01/07/2059. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB497	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the privacy exemption within the Uniform Information Practices Act for county police department officers. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB249	Intro Sine Die	Beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017, requires reimbursements from a non-general or federal fund to the general fund for the annual required contribution made for state employees and retirees whose compensation is or was paid from the non-general or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB498	Intro Sine Die	Beginning July 1, 2015, requires that all state and county agency contracts and private entity contracts that include disposal of liquid or solid waste that require disposal in a permitted waste facility to provide a receipt that the waste was receiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-27 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB708	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a civil penalty for possession of one ounce of less of marijuana or marijuana concentrate that is subject to a fine of not more than $100. Makes various conforming amendments to statutes to reflect the establishment of the civil violation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB640	Intro Sine Die	Creates the offense of resisting arrest in the first degree as a class C felony. Amends the existing resisting arrest offense to resisting arrest in the second degree. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB189	Intro Sine Die	Reclassifies marijuana from a schedule I to a schedule II controlled substance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB666	Intro Sine Die	Provides that possession of less than one ounce of marijuana shall be a civil rather than criminal offense. Establishes penalties for violations. Provides for enforcement, notice, and adjudication of violations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-26 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB626	Intro Sine Die	Amends the scope of action that is permitted by the fair treatment provisions of the ethics code from official action by a legislator to taking action in the exercise of the legislator's legislative functions. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1073	Intro Sine Die	Allows agricultural tourism uses or activities, including certain overnight accommodations, conducted in conjunction with a bona fide farming operation, in the agricultural district. Defines bona fide farming operations. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 The committee on WTL deferred the measure.
SB764	Intro Sine Die	Allows the court to instruct the jury that the jury shall consider the prosecution's failure to disclose information or materials as required by the Hawaii rules of penal procedure as relevant in its deliberations to determine whether or not there is... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB599	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the elections commission to remove the chief election officer by a majority vote of a quorum at a meeting of the commission. Provides the chief election officer with a period of notice of the removal before it takes effect. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB637	Intro Sine Die	Proposes a constitutional amendment to divest the board of regents of UH from exclusive jurisdiction over internal structure, management, and operations of UH. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-25 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB632	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the forfeiture of any property used or taken in any violation of laws or rules that results in a petty misdemeanor. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1227	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the disposal of commercial organic material waste at landfills or waste-to-energy facilities in the State. Requires all generators of commercial organic material to use alternative means of disposal, such as donation, compost, biofuel produ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-24 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB116	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a rule of evidence to exclude the admissibility of medical apologies to prove liability. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-23 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB513	Intro Sine Die	Requires a mandatory minimum sentencing period of imprisonment for any person who is convicted for and has a prior conviction or prior convictions for unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle in the first degree. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-23 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB593	Intro Sine Die	Part II: Amends the primary mission of the agribusiness development corporation to be local food production. Part III: Requires the DOA and the ADC to submit annual reports regarding land dispositions to the legislature and to post a copy of the repo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB706	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation for the development of an electrolysis process hydrogen production, storage, and dispensing facility and appropriates funds for the operation of the facility. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB131	Intro Sine Die	Establishes, beginning January 1, 2016, labeling requirements for any food or raw agricultural commodity sold in the State that contains a genetically engineered material, or was produced with a genetically engineered material; establishes exceptions... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/WAM.
SB1189	Intro Sine Die	Repeals particular funds that have become dormant or unnecessary and transfers the unencumbered balances in those funds into the high technology special fund. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB723	Intro Sine Die	Permits members of a county council to jointly attend and speak at certain community meetings or presentations; provided that the meetings or presentations are events open to the public. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB1201	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a general excise tax exemption for a qualified owner or lessor who leases a residential dwelling to a low-income household earning below eighty per cent of the area median income. Requires the director of taxation and Hawaii public housin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1172	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an energy storage tax credit for energy storage properties that primarily supply utility customers with electricity for site-specific needs or serve the entire electric system; provided that the energy storage properties are advanced, gri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1362	Intro Sine Die	Removes provisions in sections 201H-121 and 201H-123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorizing use of the rental assistance revolving fund for interim construction financing to develop affordable rental housing. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB391	Intro Sine Die	Amends the continuing education requirement for psychologists to include at least three credit hours of ethics training and at least two credit hours of domestic violence training. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB1202	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the homeownership revolving fund to assist households whose income does not exceed eighty per cent of the area median income by allowing the households to pay no debt service for the first sixty months and then pay interest on a graduated... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB481	Intro Sine Die	Establishes and appropriates funds for the working disabled adults eligibility group to expand access to medicaid for workers with disabilities. Requires the department of human services to implement the group by July 1, 2015. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB899	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds to continue the kids' savings project. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB397	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates moneys for positions and materials to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB695	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Hawaii medical board to convene a working group to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease at a board meeting before July 1, 2016. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the con... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB672	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds to the Pacific international space center for exploration systems to purchase its headquarters and test facility and appropriates funds to the Pacific international space center for... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB746	Intro Sine Die	Exempts the Hawaii cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure security coordinator from civil service. Establishes one secretary position. Appropriates funds for the coordinator and hiring of the secretary. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB760	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a misdemeanor for knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself as the owner or trainer of a service dog. Effective 01/07/2059. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1190	Intro Sine Die	Requires and appropriate funds for the director of public safety to contract for the planning and preliminary design for a priority correctional facility. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2015-02-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.