| SB663 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the fee for the permit for the purchase and use of aerial fireworks, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Public Safety Committee |
| SB1310 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to establish and charge user fees for stormwater management systems or infrastructure. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB128 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits a motor vehicle from being operated within one yard of a person operating a bicycle. Appropriates highway fund moneys for a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu to operate a van pool program on Oahu; subject to certain reporting ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Transportation Committee |
| SB165 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires DAGS to undertake lease buyback processing under the program of centralized engineering and office leasing services. Requires DAGS to facilitate facility agreements between the State and private investors. Requires DAGS to conduct an invento...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| HB487 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a state-funded Aloha Grant Program, to be developed and administered by the Department of Education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB384 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the address confidentiality program to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault relocate and keep their addresses confidential. Creates the Address Confidentiality Program Surcharge Fund. Requires the Crime Victim Compensation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB197 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends amount of Transient Accommodations Tax revenues allocated to the counties from a specified sum to a percentage of the revenues collected for the counties to address visitor industry impacts on county services and tourism-related infrastructure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Tourism and International Affairs Committee |
| SB1040 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires Hawaii fresh produce or items made with Hawaii grown produce sold at farmers' markets to be displayed with a label or sign containing an identity statement declaring the Hawaii produce's county of geographic origin. Requires non-Hawaii produ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Agriculture Committee |
| SB749 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a two-year Hawaii Colorectal Cancer Screening and Awareness Pilot Program (pilot program). Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Repeals the pilot program on June 30, 2017. (SB749 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB619 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds for Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB1144 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that State Ethics Code shall not apply to faculty and professional and technical staff of the University of Hawaii when engaged in technology transfer activities. Requires such persons to comply with a regulatory framework and research comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1120 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board the option to provide notice of hearing by online posting on the board's webpage if service by first class mail fails to elicit a response from the party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| HB1028 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the establishment of a special innovative procurement process for the procurement of supplies, services, professional services, or construction. Requires the establishment of procedures by the procurement policy board for use of the spec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB473 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of the attorney general to develop and implement a state program to allow active and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm in Hawaii pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB643 | Engross
Sine Die | Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights. Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court find that awarding visitation to grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1213 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows an employer to seek a temporary restraining order and injunction against further harassment of an employee or invitee who may be harassed at the employer's premises or worksite. Effective January 7, 2059. (SB1213 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB155 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of accounting and general services to develop a Wailuku state office master plan to address the shortage of space in the Wailuku state office building and old courthouse building. Makes an appropriation. (HB155 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1281 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys to operate an additional emergency medical services unit in the Moanalua, Aliamanu, Red Hill, Salt Lake, and Foster Village areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
| HB968 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes that a taxpayer is liable for any amounts passed on and separately stated as the tax owed by the taxpayer for the transaction in a receipt, contract, invoice, billing, or other evidence of the business activity. Provides for civil penalty...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1051 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the definition of electric vehicles to include fuel cell electric vehicles for purposes of parking exemptions, HOV lane use, registration, and required parking spaces in places of public accommodation. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Transportation Committee |
| SB298 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for advanced life support ambulances based in Makalei and Puna on the island of Hawaii; an ambulance vehicle and operational costs to service Kakaako on the island of Oahu; and to operate an additional emergency medical service uni...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB810 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires practitioners to register to use the electronic prescription accountability system in order to administer, prescribe, or dispense a controlled substance; requires all practitioners administering, prescribing, or dispensing a controlled subst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
| SB1279 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits noncompete agreements and restrictive covenants that forbid post-employment competition of employees of a technology business. Effective 01/07/2059. (SB1279 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. |
| HB543 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the auditor to audit the University of Hawaii's management of faculty workload one year prior to the expiration of UHPA agreements. Requires the auditor to conduct an audit of the University of Hawaii's management of faculty workload and rep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Higher Education and the Arts Committee |
| SB1014 | Engross
Sine Die | Defines specific rights granted to a person who is houseless including equal access to housing, jobs, and shelters, equal treatment by government agencies, and access to life-sustaining activities and essential services. Effective 01/07/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Human Services Committee |
| SB152 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies the criminal offenses for which biological evidence must be retained for a certain period following a conviction and the standards for uses of retained evidence. Establishes a process for the disposal of biological evidence earlier than the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB847 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends annual bonuses for teachers to align with changes in state and federal school benchmarks and priority designations. Authorizes continuing bonuses for teachers in designated high-need schools that improve and become no longer designated as such...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB710 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the department of health to support the revision of the state integrated solid waste management plan. Effective 7/1/2053. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1127 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides alternative civil enforcement options that may be utilized by the board of land and natural resources in the processing of natural and cultural resource violation cases. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB456 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that citizen complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse against a family or household member on the part of the police officer shall not be required to be in writing or sworn to by the complainant. Takes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB879 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a civil violation subject to a fine of $100 for intentional or knowing possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. Amends the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree to clarify that the offense applies to the knowing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB401 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a refundable income tax credit for qualified cigar producers. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2112. (SB401 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB848 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that under the Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program, institutions may request an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 91, HRS, for proceedings concerning denials, suspensions, or terminations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Higher Education and the Arts Committee |
| SB375 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the growing of industrial hemp for certain purposes under specified conditions. Appropriates funds for department of agriculture staff to assist in registration of industrial hemp growers and seed testing. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Agriculture Committee |
| SB825 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the temporary Puerto Rican exchange commission to coordinate a cultural exchange program between Hawaii and Puerto Rico to honor and recognize the contributions of the Puerto Rican people and commemorate the arrival of Puerto Ricans to Ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB476 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the state ethics commission to provide a confidential copy of board and commission members' most recent financial disclosures to the governor, all other members of the filer's board or commission, and executive director of the applicable age...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1248 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the scope of the Hawaiian Language College Revolving Fund to allow the deposit and expenditure of funds generated by UH Hilo's Hawaiian Language College, Hawaiian Language Support Center, and Indigenous Outreach Program to support the Hawaiia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Higher Education Committee |
| SB1346 | Engross
Sine Die | Sets probationary period of specified licensed charter school teachers according to policies and practices as determined by DOE, BOE, and collective bargaining agreements. Subjects tenured DOE licensed teachers who transfer to charter schools to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB193 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an unspecified prepaid wireless E911 surcharge per retail transaction of prepaid wireless telecommunications service at the point of sale. Allows sellers to deduct and retain 3 per cent of the surcharge that is collected. Requires the amo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB937 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the disclosure deadline for financial interests for legislators from between January 1 and January 31 to between January 1 and January 15 of each year. Effective 01/07/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Legislative Management Committee |
| SB849 | Engross
Sine Die | Temporarily authorizes the state public charter school commission to request the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance public charter school facilities. Creates a working group to act in an advisory capacity to determine the criteria for an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Education Committee |
| SB1037 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of agriculture to establish a mandatory disclosure program for pesticide use by all persons or entities under certain circumstances. Increases the pesticide use revolving fund balance ceiling to $500,000. Effective 7/1/2050. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| SB356 | Engross
Sine Die | Enables patients to obtain their medical records free of charge from medical facilities that have declared bankruptcy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
| SB877 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that fifty-year-old privately owned single family residences be considered historic properties for purposes of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, only if the property is listed or eligible for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB1259 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes permanent exemptions granted to the HTA from requirements for Comptroller's supervision of accounts, publication of consolidated financial statements, approval of business and accounting forms, and deposit of funds into the tourism special fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1265 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes certain clarifying amendments to article 11 of the State insurance code, relating to the insurance holding company system. Takes effect on 1/1/2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. |
| SB163 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires, for collective bargaining for units (5) and (6), four votes for the governor, two votes for the board of education, one vote for the superintendent of education, and one vote for a representative selected by a majority of all public charter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| SB807 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the narcotics advisory committee to recommend acceptable topics and curriculum for the continuing medical education program. Establishes requirements for a mandatory continuing medical education program for prescribing practitioners that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
| SB725 | Engross
Sine Die | Grants the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs the power to issue cease and desist orders for the unlicensed practice of dentistry and for any other act or practice in violation of the dental licensing laws upon a specific determination that th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB925 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder coordinator position in the family services division of the department of health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
