| SB555 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the issuance of new building permits unless it is established that the building will be furnished with equipment that allows for the collection and future use of gray water. Provides for exemptions. Takes effect on 1/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-07
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB55 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates kalo as the official state food dish. Designates the month of June as "Luau Month" in Hawaii. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-02
The committee on HWN deferred the measure. |
| SB266 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires travel agencies that operate as sole proprietorships to file proof of professional liability and errors and omissions insurance as a condition of registration or renewal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB366 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires, on or before 1/1/2020, the public utilities commission to establish performance incentive and penalty mechanisms that directly tie electric utility revenues to the utility's achievement on performance metrics.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB152 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires commercial marine license applicants to appear in front of DLNR in person. Prohbits DLNR from issuing or renewing a commercial marine license to an alien crew member who has not been granted permission to land temporarily pursuant to federal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB1237 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts individuals selling only insurance for property stored at a self-service storage facility from obtaining a license as an insurance producer provided that specific requirements are met.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB395 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a licensed real estate broker to pay a commission to a corporation or partnership; provided that the licensed real estate broker earned the commission on behalf of the corporation or partnership and is a member, officer, shareholder, or partn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB309 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes any advertisement by a candidate or candidate committee from the reporting requirements for electioneering communications; provided that the advertisement is in compliance with the law regarding advertisements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1280 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes additional requirements for surety companies that execute performance and payment bonds pursuant to the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| SB760 | Intro
Sine Die | Codifies exemptions to permitting requirements established by Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, within the Hawaii Revised Statutes and expands those exemptions to include broadband over wire line and wireless or mobile platforms, including wire l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| SB886 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend section 78-23(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Employee's Designation of Beneficiary form to be kept in the department where the employee is employed and also to permit the designation to be filed and maintained electronically.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB645 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends sections of title 31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including the Administrative Process for Child Support Enforcement and the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, to allow for service by publication or by any other manner that i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1013 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the State Department of Transportation Highways Division to collect an equitable compensation from franchise utility companies for the use of the state right of way.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB894 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies disclosure requirements for collection boxes. Adds a definition of "property", as the term relates to the protection of charitable assets. Clarifies registration and deactivation procedures for charitable organizations. Clarifies requiremen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB446 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a candidate or noncandidate committee to inform the Campaign Spending Commission if the candidate or noncandidate committee does not intend to receive or spend contributions and expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB934 | Intro
Sine Die | Make housekeeping amendments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB893 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the nonprofit corporations law to: restore procedures that allow nonprofit corporations to convert into and out of domestic nonprofit corporations; impose a duty of loyalty on directors and officers of nonprofit corporations; prohibit a direct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB1137 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a mutual benefit society to allow a special meeting to be called upon the written request of not less than one thousand of its members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1144 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends definition of RME as used in the contractors law to clarify responsibilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB685 | Intro
Sine Die | Alters the makeup of the contractors license board to include fifteen members, eight of which to have been engaged in contracting in the State for at least five years and seven of which shall be members of the public who are not licensed contractors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1102 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Contractors License Board to adopt rules to define "incidental and supplemental to the performance of work" to clarify the percentage of a craft or trade in which a specialty contractor may engage without a license while performing work ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB381 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices and training requirements for dental assistants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB101 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes appropriations for the pre-payment of the accrued pension liability and other post-employment benefits liability of the State. Makes an appropriation to the emergency and budget reserve fund. States the intent that this Act is intended to compl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB1114 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Hawaii labor relations board to request the parties appearing before the board to draft decisions and orders to enable a quicker process to resolve cases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1130 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an investigator to issue a citation to any person acting in the capacity of or engaging in the business of a contractor within the State without having a required license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-24
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB297 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires prompt repair of any damages to the common areas or common elements in a planned community association or condominium. Specifies that if a management company or managing agent is responsible for repairs on an association's behalf and fails t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-23
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1054 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that common law marriages shall be lawfully recognized, subject to certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-23
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB482 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the window for a county council to approve or disapprove affordable housing projects that are exempt from planning, zoning, and construction standards, from forty-five days to sixty days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-23
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB979 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the requirement of a conspiracy of two or more persons as an element of prohibited discriminatory practices in places of public accommodation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-23
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB370 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires condominium boards to post board meeting agendas and make board meeting materials available to association members at least seven days prior to each meeting. Requires association members to be provided an opportunity to submit materials and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-23
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB747 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a finding of substantial evidence that a vulnerable adult has incurred abuse or is in danger of abuse prior to the issuance of an order for immediate protection when the vulnerable adult is living at home with a prognosis of six months or le...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB794 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the date of filing of monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual general excise tax returns from the 20th day of the respective applicable month to the last day of the month. Applies to tax periods beginning after 12/31/17. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB427 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the exclusive jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court over cases in which the amount claimed is $1,000 or less exclusive of interest and costs. Expands the small claims division's jurisdiction over personal propert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1066 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning with the primary election in 2018, requires the office of elections to implement election by mail in a county with a population of fewer than 100,000 and beginning with the 2020 primary election, implement election by mail in each of the ot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1003 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require electronic filing of tax returns, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause as provided by administrative rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB250 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the attorney general to serve as legal adviser to the board of trustees of the employees' retirement system and repeals the authority of an appointed representative or outside counsel selected by the board to serve as legal advisor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB726 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health care providers to conspicuously post and communicate their specific type of licensure in their offices, communicate that information to patients in their practices, and include that information in their advertising. Imposes penalties ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-22
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1209 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the limit on the number of board members allowed to have private discussions regarding the selection of the board's officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB943 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a general fund appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 2018 to further capitalize the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB259 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all fishing nets used in state marine waters to be registered and tagged as specified by the department of land and natural resources. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| SB1161 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that two members of the University of Hawaii board of regents be faculty members. Prohibits the University of Hawaii board of regents from increasing tuition fees until an unspecified date. Establishes a cap on the University of Hawaii's gen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1297 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $75,000 to DAGS for the State Building Code Council to update the state building code. Requires the reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grant for the appropriated funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB792 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers an unspecified percentage of the amount of certain fines and forfeitures to each county collected for uncontested traffic infractions in that county. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB977 | Intro
Sine Die | Abolishes the Hawaii Health Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB208 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopts the National Conference of Insurance Legislators' Model Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act, which requires life insurers to conduct database searches using the federal Social Security Administration's death master file or similar database t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB348 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a public service loan forgiveness program and revolving fund in the University of Hawaii. Establishes eligibility and repayment requirements for individuals who complete an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree program within the University...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1123 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the employment of lifeguards and for life-saving equipment at Kua Bay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB254 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to coordinate with other state agencies to develop lands owned or administered by the State within one mile of transit station sites. Requires that developments on parcels or groups of c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1076 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health care facilities to use transport services from an air ambulance that is contracted with the patient's health carrier when transferring the patient to another health care facility via air ambulance, except under certain conditions. Req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB140 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee to assist the University of Hawaii in developing a statewide dark night skies protection strategy. Dissolves the advisory committee on 6/30/2021. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-17
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
