| SB2850 | Pass | Amends laws pertaining to mortgage loan originators and mortgage loan servicers by clarifying the applicable scope of each chapter, making terminology more consistent across both chapters, and updating references to and provisions implementing contro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 122, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223). |
| HB801 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to SunStrong LLC, a renewable energy developer, for the provision of electric energy and installation of renewable energy projects in Hawaii. (HB801 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 116, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). |
| HB2403 | Pass | Amends the composition of the medical advisory board. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 120, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221). |
| SB1311 | Pass | Exempts a licensed or credentialed practitioner practicing within the practitioner's own recognized scope of practice from licensure and certification requirements. Temporarily exempts from the licensing requirements for the practice of behavior anal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 107, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). |
| HB2632 | Pass | Requires firearms owners who have been disqualified from owning a firearm and ammunition due to a diagnosis of significant behavioral, emotional, or mental disorder, or due to emergency or involuntary hospitalization to a psychiatric facility, to imm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 110, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). |
| HB1684 | Pass | Exempts the operations of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority from bidding requirements for concessions or space on public property. (HB1684 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 121, on 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). |
| SB2670 | Pass | Reduces the surcharge on the license fee and renewal fee for behavior analysts from $100 to $50. Temporarily exempts from the licensing requirements for the practice of behavior analysis direct support workers who provide Medicaid home and community-... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23 Act 123, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224). |
| HB2121 | Pass | Appropriates moneys from the general fund for civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to be purchased by the Judiciary. (HB2121 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 105, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). |
| HB2082 | Pass | Allows adopted individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, adoptive parents, and natural parents unfettered access to the adopted individual's sealed adoption records. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 080, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). |
| HB1705 | Pass | Allows electronic insurance cards, in addition to paper insurance cards, to be used as proof of insurance for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and motor scooters. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 082, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). |
| HB2295 | Pass | Reduces the number of members on the Aerospace Advisory Committee from 15 to 13. Allows the members of the Aerospace Advisory Committee to elect their own committee chair from members appointed by the Governor to this body. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 084, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). |
| HB2466 | Pass | Requires DOH and BUF to conduct a study of the re-distribution of cigarette tax revenues. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 086, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). |
| HB2582 | Pass | Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop and implement an Agricultural Food Safety Certification Program that concurrently complies with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as it applies to farmers and ranchers. Authorizes and appropriates... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 106, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207). |
| HB1756 | Pass | Requires submittal of electronic fingerprints for criminal history record checks from nurse licensure applicants and nurse licensure renewal applicants. Authorizes the Board of Nursing to conduct investigations of applicants for licensure, renewal, a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 097, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). |
| HB2340 | Pass | Amends the Child Protective Act so that when an assessment is required, the Department of Human Services is authorized to conduct criminal history record checks, without consent, of an alleged perpetrator of harm or threat of harm and all adult house... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 096, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). |
| HB2317 | Pass | Makes a general fund appropriation for fiscal year 20162017 to further capitalize the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund. (HB2317 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 104, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). |
| HB2311 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Health to continue to disclose, including through electronic means, lists of names of persons whose deaths have been recorded by DOH, to state agencies that maintain official lists of persons and are prohibited by federal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 085, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). |
| HB2231 | Pass | Clarifies that a publicly owned energy cooperative may be considered an energy project and project party for purposes of receiving financing through special purpose revenue bonds. (HB2231 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 098, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199). |
| SB2540 | Pass | Authorizes the Governor, with the assistance of the Director of Health, to negotiate with any person for the development or expansion of a forensic facility of the Department of Health. Provides for an extended review and comment period for an enviro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 090, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191). |
| HB1011 | Pass | Defines dangerous wheels and prohibits their use on vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers. (HB1011 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 100, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). |
| HB2343 | Pass | Brings state law into alignment with changes to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant, P.L. 113-186. Requires DHS to conduct background checks, including sex offender registry checks, on household members and all employees of child care ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 088, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189). |
| HB2675 | Pass | Appropriates funds for research to combat rapid ohia death. (HB2675 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 102, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). |
| HB2281 | Pass | Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to allow for service by publication or by any other manner that is reasonably calculated to give the party actual notice of proceedings and an opportunity to be heard when respondents cannot be located or personally s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 083, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). |
| HB2204 | Pass | Repeals annual increment and longevity step salary increases for department of education teachers and educational officers and clarifies that such increases shall be determined through collective bargaining. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 087, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). |
| HB2353 | Pass | Makes various positions within the state energy office exempt from civil service. For a period of three years, authorizes the department of health to establish 18 exempt forensic psychologist positions and 2 exempt Hawaii state hospital primary care ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 079, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). |
| HB2093 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for projects of Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc., and its affiliates. (HB2093 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 095, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). |
| HB2657 | Pass | Amends the Molokai diversified agricultural revolving loan program established by Act 387, SLH 1988, to provide cost reimbursements to Molokai farmers and ranchers to reimburse costs of mandated food safety compliance audits and other related costs. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 103, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). |
| HB900 | Pass | Provides that a person commits medical assistance fraud if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of a material fact relative to the medical assistance program. Clarifies that fraudulently applying for or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 094, on 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). |
| HB2389 | Pass | Allows use of the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund to recruit and maintain corrections workforce. (HB2389 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 093, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). |
| HB2017 | Pass | Allows physicians to submit workers' compensation treatment plans to employers by mail or facsimile. Beginning January 1, 2021, requires employers to allow physicians to submit workers' compensation treatment plans to employers by mail, facsimile, or... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 101, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). |
| HB1585 | Pass | Prohibits guardians of an adult ward from restricting the ward's right to communicate, unless it is deemed by the guardian to pose a risk to the safety or well-being of the ward. (HB1585 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 089, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). |
| SB2861 | Pass | Repeals the Joint Formulary Advisory Committee established by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Allows the Board of Nursing to be the sole authority that determines the exclusionary formulary for qualified advanced practice registered ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 092, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). |
| HB27 | Pass | Allows a voter to distribute or share an electronic or digital image of the voter's own marked ballot via social media or other means. Establishes that distributing or sharing the image of a voter's own marked ballot is not a defense for any election... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 081, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). |
| HB901 | Pass | Authorizes law enforcement vehicles of the harbors division of the department of transportation to be equipped with lights, sirens, and other equipment in a similar manner to other authorized emergency vehicles. (HB901 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 099, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200). |
| SB2823 | Pass | Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors to set the salary of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Executive Director in an amount not to exceed the salary of the Director of Business, Eco... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-22 Act 091, 06/21/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192). |
| HB2009 | Pass | Authorizes the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board (Board) to employ a 0.5 FTE office assistant instead of an executive director. Allows the Hoisting Machine Operators' Certification Revolving Fund to be used for consultants as necessary, inste... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 074, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). |
| SB2910 | Pass | Clarifies the Lieutenant Governor's rulemaking authority relating to commissioners of deeds. Authorizes the Lieutenant Governor to assess and collect fees and administrative fines. Clarifies that the Lieutenant Governor is responsible for the commiss... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 078, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). |
| HB1543 | Pass | Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, section 13 of the State Constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (HB1543 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 075, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). |
| SB2131 | Pass | Clarifies that naphtha fuel, used in a power-generating facility, is subject to the fuel tax at a rate of 2 cents per gallon retroactive to January 1, 2016. Clarifies the deposit requirements of the high technology special fund. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 076, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). |
| HB1111 | Pass | Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) to set rates for certain copies of records protected from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes minimum and maximum rates for copies of medical records... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 073, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). |
| SB2845 | Pass | Appropriates funds for fiscal year 20162017 to repay prior general fund cash advances for the purchase of lands of the former Kapalama Military Reservation and for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-21 Act 077, 06/20/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). |
| SB2392 | Pass | Takes steps to reduce opioid-related drug related overdoses in the State by encouraging the use of opioid antagonists to assist individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 068, on 06/16/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169). |
| HB2605 | Pass | Appropriates funds to establish, administer, and support job training and supportive services for individuals who are unemployed and dislocated due to the closure of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and the Makena Beach and Golf Resort on Maui. (H... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 071, 06/17/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). |
| HB2252 | Pass | Requires hospitals to adopt and maintain written discharge policies consistent with recent updates to federal regulations to support families by enabling patients in inpatient hospitals to designate a caregiver prior to discharge or transfer from the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 069, on 06/16/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). |
| HB2034 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission for restoration and preservation projects. Requires submission of a financial self-sufficiency and sustainability plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2017 Regula... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 072, 06/17/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). |
| SB2453 | Pass | Authorizes the court to require a person who violates certain laws pertaining to aquatic resources to: (1) complete an aquatic resources educational class administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) in addition to or in lieu o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 067, on 06/16/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168). |
| HB2722 | Pass | Creates a temporary program limited to Maui County to provide additional benefits to unemployed workers by extending their unemployment insurance benefits. Appropriates funds. (HB2722 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-17 Act 070, 06/17/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). |
| HB2279 | Pass | Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (HB2279 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-08 Act 063, on 06/06/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). |
| HB2037 | Pass | Appropriates moneys to the DLNR to host the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center on September 1-10, 2016. (HB2037 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-08 Act 062, on 06/06/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). |
| HB2218 | Pass | Amends or repeals Hawaii Income Tax laws to delete obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-08 Act 053, on 06/06/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). |