| HB2755 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Chief Information Officer to develop and maintain an incident response plan to cyber-attacks for each Executive Branch department in the State. Establishes the scope of an incident response plan. (HB2755 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2114 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a person applying for a late registration or registration at an absentee polling place to acknowledge that providing false information on the signed affidavit is a class C felony. (SB2114 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2425 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts school employees of the Department of Education or Charter Schools from the State Ethics Code relating to gifts, gift reporting, and conflicts of interest if certain conditions are met. (SB2425 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2492 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for various programs and supporting functions for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Effective 7/1/2025. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2496 | Engross
Sine Die | Incrementally phases in elections by mail for the entire State by the 2022 primary election. Assigns responsibilities between the State and counties for expenses related to mail elections for federal, state, and county offices. Specifies the requirem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB612 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for a period of probation for any person convicted of the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. Mandates a period of probation for any person convicted of operating a vehicle after license and privilege have be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2027 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Infrastructure Capacity Construction Loan Revolving Fund to provide loans to private developers for infrastructure improvements. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2396 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides an inflationary adjustment to reimbursement of facilities for the long-term care of medicaid recipients. Appropriates funds. (SB2396 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2732 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the interest earned on the balance of the Hurricane Reserve Trust Fund to be retained in the Hurricane Reserve Trust Fund. Requires the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to conduct a study on whether the use of parametri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB814 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Board of Education to name the new public high school in Kihei, Maui, the "Patsy Takemoto Mink Kihei High School" in honor of the late United States Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink. (SB814 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2277 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. (SB2277 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2426 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits denying a student a meal for the first: (1) 30 days of the first semester of a school year while the student's application for free or reduced lunch is being processed; or (2) week that the student's meal fund balance is zero or negative. A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2149 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of the Attorney General to establish a working group to review and discuss Hawaii's asset forfeiture laws and make recommendations to improve these laws. (SB2149 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2245 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "water pollutant" as used in chapter 342D, HRS, to exclude locally sourced beach sand that meets certain conditions. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2162 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to establish long-term Hawaiian language resources for the Judiciary. (SB2162 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1958 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts rental subsidy payments for Section 8 and Housing First Programs from the state general excise tax. (HB1958 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2029 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the amounts of fines that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the campaign spending commission to recover its costs from violators. Directs moneys co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2926 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the title of the appeals officer from independent appeals officer to administrative appeals officer. Establishes conditions, procedures, and deadlines for petitions by taxpayers or return preparers for an administrative appeals and dispute re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2376 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes in any county with an area of 3,000 square miles or more, a beneficiary of a prescription drug benefit plan whose residence is 10 or more miles away from the nearest retail community pharmacy to obtain a prescription, without penalty, from...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1516 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that the internet crimes against children fee is to be assessed against every defendant who is convicted of a misdemeanor or felony regardless of the nature of the offense. (HB1516 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1983 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection rebate program. Disallows the rebate for cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection for applicants whose federal adjusted gross income exceeds a certain a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2736 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that Hawaiian language ballots be made available in each election upon voter request. Applies to elections held after 1/1/2021. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3073 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a six-year school of aviation pilot program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Appropriates funds. Repeals June 30, 2022. (SB3073 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3033 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes motor vehicle and boat towing options for self-service storage facilities after sixty days or more of delinquency; provided that an occupant is provided notice. Requires owners to notify occupants via two of the following three methods: la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2458 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a general excise tax at the wholesale rate of one-half of one per cent for the gross proceeds or income from all products produced from Hawaiian loko ia. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2369 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Renewable Resources, LLC, with the development of a natural gas production facility on Maui that will establish and fund energy crops, with renewable natural gas and electricit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2224 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates general funds for an unspecified amount of FTE positions for the UH Pamantasan Council to promote access and diversity, including for programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students. Effective 7/1/2525. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB539 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation from the tourism special fund for fiscal year 2016-2017 for travel expenses and subsidies incurred by the intercollegiate athletics program of the University of Hawaii. Requires the governor to determine whether the funding for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2782 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates an incentive program for current educational assistants in hard-to-fill schools to attain teacher licensure if they commit to teaching for three years in a hard-to-fill subject area at a hard-to-fill school. Appropriates funds for the incenti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2510 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a housing voucher program for full-time teachers employed by the Department of Education, including teachers at public charter schools. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2859 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund law to increase from $1,000,000 to an unspecified sum the balance that may be retained in the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund at the end of each fiscal year. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2021 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the authorization of the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC, for the purpose of establishing a cogeneration facility and related energy production facilities, for an additional five years. (SB2021 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1750 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the State and counties to consider storm water management in the development of the Hawaii water resource protection plan. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB75 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Health to establish the Hawaii Battery Storage Recycling Task Force (Task Force) to make recommendations for a workable recycling program for battery storage devices in Hawaii. Requires the Task Force to submit an interim r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2269 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the National Board Certification Incentive Program to provide monetary incentives to school psychologists. Authorizes continuing bonuses for school psychologists in certain designated schools that improve and no longer carry a certain designa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1397 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands methods for the delivery of funding to a project by providing loans to capitalize a qualified community development entity and provide guarantees or other credit enhancements to facilitate private lender participation in new markets tax credi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2329 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a mortgagee or record assignee to provide to a mortgagor or borrower, upon full satisfaction of the mortgage and discharge of the secured debt, a reassignment or release of security interests in leases and rents that served as additional sec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2473 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires government contractors who violate wages and hours laws to pay a penalty that is equal to ten per cent of the amount of back wages due and up to $1,000, per first offense; and a penalty equal to the amount of back wages found due and up to $...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2619 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends notice and reporting requirements for holders of unclaimed property by requiring notice to the apparent owner of the unclaimed property through email, telephone, or other reasonable means in addition to currently required written notice. Requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2717 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Human Services to apply annual cost of living increases or federal poverty level increases, whichever are greater, to the asset and income thresholds for Medicaid eligibility. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2523 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement that medical marijuana dispensary facilities, except retail dispensing locations, be enclosed indoor facilities, and allows medical marijuana production centers licensed after 10/1/2017, to include secured greenhouses or shade...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2961 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to work with the department of labor and industrial relations to conduct an actuarial study on the cost of implementing the family leave insurance program and the effect that it may have on the existing ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2486 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Kapolei Jobs Initiative Program that offers tax incentives to increase the number of businesses willing to establish themselves or open a new location in the Kapolei region. Takes effect 2/19/2030. Repeals on 12/31/2021. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1022 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the minimum one-year Hawaii residency requirement for appointment as an officer of a principal department pursuant to article V, section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2690 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the excise tax on cigarettes and little cigars sold on or after January 1, 2017. Amends the allocations of the tax on each cigarette or little cigar sold to various funds and programs. (SB2690 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2245 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that it is unlawful for the owner of any animal or any person in possession of an animal to desert that animal. Amends the petty misdemeanor offense for animal desertion and establishes a misdemeanor when an animal is deserted and the perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2348 | Engross
Sine Die | Restores the permanently exempt second deputy director position within the Department of Human Services. Establishes secretary, community/project development director, and policy director positions. Exempts the community/project development director ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2053 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a special procurement process for the procurement of goods and services. Requires the procurement policy board to establish procedures for use of the special procurement process by rules. Requires the head of a purchasing agency to prepar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2006 | Engross
Sine Die | Reduces the benefit multiplier for judges who become judges, are reappointed, or promoted after June 30, 2016. (HB2006 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-23
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| HB2035 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a three-year pilot project to promote photovoltaic powered desalinization on the island of Kahoolawe and to study certain aspects of the technology's use. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
