| HB1759 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurers to promptly pay clean claims for services and repeals the exemption of Medicaid claims from the clean claims definition, as well as claims from self-insured employer groups and claims for services rendered to individuals asso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2527 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the EARN Hawaii program to administer grants to strategic industry partnerships for job skills training. Requires DLIR to develop and implement a state employment advancement strategy. Requires DLIR to develop the "Train Hawaii" website. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2327 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a board of directors of a cooperative housing corporation to authorize the installation of separate utility meters for each dwelling unit; provided that the corporation pays the cost of installing the meters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| HB2131 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds as a prerequisite to awarding grandparent visitation that the court finds that denial would cause significant harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for awarding visitation. (HB2131 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2198 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the reentry pilot project for nonviolent, low-risk offenders to 6/30/2018. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2349 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the application deadline for financial assistance for higher education available to foster or former foster youth, clarifies that financial assistance is for related higher education costs, and clarifies eligibility and program requirements o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1955 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a framework for the regulation of veterinary technicians and the practice of veterinary technology. (HB1955 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2493 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires recording of a domestic violence identification code on all arrest and incident reports of law enforcement contacts involving an offense between family members. Requires monthly statistical reports to the Attorney General and to the public. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2283 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends chapter 467B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require affirmative disclosures to donors by professional solicitors, to clarify the chapter's exemptions from registration, and to make other technical amendments to Hawaii's charitable solicitation l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2300 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Office of Planning to review and propose updates to the State Planning Act and submit a written report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation. (HB2300 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2018 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the housing program for homeless individuals with chronic disease. Appropriates funds for the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2790 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the sunset date of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit for an additional five years. Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to submit an annual report to the legislature reg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2828 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides Enterprise Zone incentives for qualified renewable energy technology business activity on real property owned by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2238 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the judiciary, office of elections, and campaign spending commission to study appropriate methods of implementing a judicial election system in the State and submit a written report, including proposed legislation, to the legislature. Takes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1716 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the Early Learning Advisory Board to the Early Learning Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2683 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows lessors of rental motor vehicles to pass on to lessees 1/300th vehicle license recovery fee. Requires the motor vehicle rental industry to report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2018 and defines vehicle license recovery fee ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2795 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the agricultural land acquisition fund. Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to allocate a portion of the proceeds to the agricultural land acquisition fund. Directs funds deposited into the agricultural land a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1825 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DLNR to establish a West Maui Ocean Recreation Management Area Advisory Committee to advise on issues relating to state waters within the west Maui ORMA, particularly those adjacent to Kaanapali. Requires report to the Legislature. (HB1825 H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2078 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the court to require a person who violates certain laws pertaining to aquatic resources to complete an aquatic resources educational class administered by DLNR in lieu of or in addition to paying a monetary fine. Authorizes the court to re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2090 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1941 | Intro
Sine Die | Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program for one year. Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal year 2016-2017. Amends various reimbursement rates under the program to certain private hospitals throug...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2695 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the ten per cent deduction on county surcharge on state excise taxes. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2271 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a grant program within chapter 163D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Agriculture Committee |
| SB2129 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to assist and fund the National Wildlife Research Center to research the negative impacts of the rose-ringed parakeet on Kauai and develop and implement a control plan to reduce the negative impacts...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2743 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports kalo (taro) farming by designating the protection of kalo farming as a state objective and provides income tax and general excise tax exemptions for income derived and amounts received, respectively, from the direct sale of kalo products, la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2410 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends to June 30, 2017, the University of Hawaii's exemption from accounting and financial management system requirements that are applicable to state agencies. (HB2410 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2765 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys, as a grant, for the Honolulu biennial international arts exhibition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3030 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to research the interaction of the Hawaiian coot, moorhen, nene goose, stilt, and duck with agricultural practices and annually publish the results in a format that assists the agricultural indust...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2357 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a minor who is fourteen years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment or counseling services by a licensed mental health professional if the professional deems the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in the tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2238 | Intro
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 food crops, with renewable natural gas and electricity ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2063 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Keahole Management Group LLC with planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities for the manufacturing and processing of products. (HB2063 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2036 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds. Appropriates moneys to the county of Kauai to ensure the availability of affordable rental housing on the east side of the island of Kauai.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2335 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $55,000 to expand the emergency rent and utility assistance program within the state homeless programs office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1663 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "pen register" to include cell phones and other communications devices among those that the numbers transmitted to and from may be recorded. (HB1663 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB3029 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures the legislature fulfills its responsibility under article XII, section 1, of the state constitution by appropriating sufficient general funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the department of Hawaiian home lands for fiscal ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2762 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the state auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the King Kamehameha celebration commission and submit a report of any findings or recommendations to the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2218 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a taxpayer who hires an elderly individual a nonrefundable tax credit for the wages attributable to work rendered by the individual for the six-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1667 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2597 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Office of Aerospace Development to hire various positions. Establishes PISCES as a division of the Office of Aerospace Development located on Hawaii Island. Directs PISCES staff to promote and market Hawaii as a research destination. Allow...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1529 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the establishment of public employee collective bargaining units not already specifically authorized in law. Allows part-time and full-time graduate student assistants employed by UH to collectively bargain their wages, hours, and other te...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2662 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that the removal or replacement of a director elected by a class of unit owners shall be by a majority of only the members of that class. Authorizes an association to cast a vote for the election or reelection of directors when the associat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB3104 | Intro
Sine Die | Simplifies the process for an entity to become an authorizer (an entity that approves or denies applications to become a charter school). Establishes a shortened timeline for the release of charter school funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2801 | Intro
Sine Die | Improves the effectiveness of Hawaii biosecurity program by establishing the program as a function of the whole department of agriculture. The improvement of Hawaii biosecurity goes beyond the confines of the plant quarantine branch and often also in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1954 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals exemption for calabash style anonymous campaign contributions amounts that aggregate to less than $100 that are received from ten or more persons at the same political function.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2416 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it a criminal offense to intentionally or knowingly direct the beam from a laser device at an occupied aircraft under certain circumstances. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2736 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires registration, inspections, and number plates for mopeds. Requires all persons driving a moped to wear a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB2734 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and the appropriation of funds for deposit into the dwelling unit revolving fund for the development of infrastructure and improvements of on-site and off-site development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2066 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes appropriations for grants to various senior centers. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2035 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance construction of an adolescent treatment and healing center, plans for a centralized auto maintenance facility, construction of a hangar for a fire department helicopter, development of a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3009 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "debilitating medical condition" to allow for greater physician discretion to prescribe low potency medical marijuana.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-02-18
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
