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SB921Engross

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Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (9) and their excluded counterparts. (SB921 HD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB625Enroll

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Establishes a collocation permitting, application, review and approval process for telecommunications companies proposing to install broadband infrastructure on solely state-owned or solely county-owned utility poles or light standards. Establishes t...
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB488Enroll

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Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity losses do not apply with respect to claims from the state low-income housing tax credit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB500Enroll

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Authorizes the Executive Office on Early Learning and State Public Charter School Commission to enter into a memorandum of understanding to administer charter school prekindergarten classrooms. Appropriates moneys to continue funding of public prekin...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
SB1290Engross

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Allocates funds from transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association for the implementation of initiatives to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas. (SB12...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 2:00PM in Conference Room 309.
SB920Engross

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Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts. (SB920 HD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
SB249Engross

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Reduces the percentage of average final compensation used to calculate the retirement allowance for a member who first earned credited service as a judge after June 30, 2050, to two per cent. (SB249 HD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:45PM in conference room 309.
HB1584Enroll

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Requires the counties to make recommendations for important agricultural lands by 6/30/2019 or forfeit that right to the Land Use Commission. Extends the period to claim important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credits by 10 years ...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:03PM in Conference Room 224.
SB704Engross

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Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as tax collection agents to collect and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators and plan managers using their services for vacation rentals. Requires that the ...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 423.
SB1150Engross

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Requires the University of Hawaii to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SB1150 HD3)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:45PM in conference room 309.
SB658Engross

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Authorizes the establishment of the Hawaii Airport Corporation within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes on July 1, 2018. Sets out appointment of members to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Hawaii Airport ...
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:00PM in conference room 225.
SB1294Engross

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Establishes an Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy at the University of Hawaii to increase recruitment and retention of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and first generation college students. Appropriates funds. (SB1294 HD1)
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 1:30PM in conference room 225.
SB221Engross

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Establishes the Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems Program (Program). Authorizes counties to administer the Program. Requires proceeds of fines to be expended in the county from which they were collected for operation of the Program. Makes an a...
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:00PM in conference room 225.
SB1201Engross

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Establishes a Broadband Task Force to create a statewide broadband plan. (SB1201 HD3)
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 10:30AM in conference room 423.
SB994Engross

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Expands the powers and duties of the stadium authority to develop the stadium property and establish a stadium complex area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB994 HD1)
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:30PM in conference room 423.
HB1322Enroll

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Requires the State Procurement Office, in conjunction with DOE, UH, DOT, and DAGS, to conduct an analysis and review of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, specifically with regard to the awarding of construction contracts. Appropriates an unspecifie...
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 11:05AM in conference room 325.
HB850PassRepeals requirements for the University of Hawaii to prepare certain annual reports to the Legislature. (HB850 HD2)
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2017-04-27
Act 014, 04/27/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
HB1262Enroll

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Permits charter tour operators to deposit sums subject to section 468L-23, HRS, in a trust account maintained in a federally insured financial institution serving as the depository bank for a public charter program subject to federal regulations. Per...
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2017-04-27
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB527Enroll

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Appropriates funds to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. Takes effect on 7/1/2075. (SD2)
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 9:05AM in conference room 229.
HB206Enroll

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Establishes a prepaid wireless E911 surcharge of 1.5 per cent of prepaid wireless service purchased at the point of sale. Allows sellers to deduct and retain 3 per cent of the surcharges collected to offset administrative expenses, but requires selle...
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2017-04-27
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1272Enroll

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Specifies that coverage for telehealth under the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs includes psychiatric services delivered via telehealth through a behavioral health care manager who is present in a primary health care provid...
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 9:05AM in conference room 229.
HB844Enroll

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Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a two-year Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program in partnership with private organizations to coordinate a network that youth can access for safety and where youth can obtain advice, guidance, program...
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 9:05AM in conference room 229.
SB1068Engross

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Prohibits the disqualification or rejection of a bid that includes a listed subcontractor whose license is not valid at the time of the bid due to a lapse in continuous insurance and bond coverages if the subcontractor meets certain conditions. Requi...
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 309.
SB511Engross

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Requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to post on its website, reports of child care facility inspections beginning with inspections occurring on January 1, 2019, and suspected or actual complaint violations, including DHS's findings and cor...
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
HB573Enroll

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Provides a bidder of a public works construction project with two hours after the closing of bids to clarify and correct certain information regarding subcontractors. Prohibits bid shopping and bid peddling for the competitive sealed bidding process....
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 309.
HB1195Enroll

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Department of Human Services, including the Office of Youth Services, to provide homeless outreach services and rental subsidies to reduce and prevent homelessness. Takes effect on 7/1/2075. (SD1)
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 9:05AM in conference room 229.
HB1229Enroll

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Requires public procurement construction bids to list subcontractors and joint contractors only for contracts with an unspecified total value; provided that bids lacking this list may be accepted if in the State's best interest and the value of the w...
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2017-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 309.
HB775PassRepeals the requirement that the DOA must: (1) grant permission prior to the removal of eggs from any dock or landing; and (2) certify that eggs contained in a shipment are properly marked. Requires importation and other documents to be furnished to ...
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2017-04-27
Act 013, 04/27/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
HB1041PassDeletes "every fifth year reporting" requirement by the greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force to the Legislature and changes who is authorized to appoint the panel to conduct the evaluation of the energy systems development special fund proje...
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2017-04-27
Act 015, 04/27/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
HB1593Enroll

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Establishes the Clean Energy Savings Jump Start Program and Clean Energy Savings Jump Start Fund. Establishes the Energy Storage System Rebate Program as a three-year pilot program and requires the Green Infrastructure Authority to submit annual repo...
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2017-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 3:10PM in conference room 225.
SB912Engross

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Expands the Downpayment Loan Program to assist low- and moderate-income households by providing greater assistance to eligible borrowers to become first-time homebuyers. (SB912 HD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 229.
HB1389Enroll

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Makes an appropriation for the planning and design of scalable livestock harvest facilities to be expended by the Department of Agriculture. Effective 8/1/2151. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 10:05AM in conference room 224.
HB1594Enroll

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Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds to establ...
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2017-04-26
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Thursday 04-27-17 1:00PM in conference room 329.
SB429Engross

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Adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, unpaid interns, applicants, students, and prospective students from employers and educational institutions, respectively. (SB429 HD2)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 325.
HB909Enroll

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Establishes a Center for Commercialization at the University of Hawaii to commercially use intellectual property generated from research at the University for the benefit of the State and its residents. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 1:40PM in conference room 423.
SB420Engross

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Makes it a criminal offense to intentionally or knowingly direct a beam from a laser or laser scope at an occupied aircraft under certain circumstances. (SB420 HD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-17 4:30PM in conference room 312.
HB141PassRepeals and abolishes various non-general funds of GOV, OHA, and DOE, as recommended by the Auditor in Auditor's Report Nos. 16-09, 16-10, and 16-11, and transfers unencumbered balances. (HB141 HD1)
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2017-04-26
Act 002, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102).
HB1435Enroll

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Clarifies that the comprehensive loss reduction plan of the HHRF shall include implementing building code requirements for hurricane standards in accordance with state building code and design standards. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 3:45PM in conference room 224.
HB147PassRepeals various sections of Hawaii net income tax laws for the purpose of deleting obsolete and unnecessary provisions. (HB147 HD1)
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2017-04-26
Act 003, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103).
HB1299Enroll

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Authorizes a pharmacy to provide a customized patient medication package to any patient of an institutional facility or any member of the general public, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2070. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB620Enroll

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Appropriates funds to support the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 225.
SB939PassClarifies the investment and funds management functions of the Department of Budget and Finance. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Act 009, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
SB942PassAmends section 328L-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to remove the specific percentage of tobacco settlement moneys that is to be deposited to the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund.
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2017-04-26
Act 008, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108).
HB1079PassCreates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (HB1079 HD2)
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2017-04-26
Act 004, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104).
SB1040Engross

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Requires the UH system to develop a 5- and 10-year campus master plan that includes academic and facilities plans. Establishes goals that the campus master plan should strive to achieve, and considerations to be integrated into the plan. (SB1040 HD1)
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2017-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 1:00PM in conference room 329.
SB620Engross

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Requires retailers or vendors that are not located in the State and not required to pay or collect general excise or use tax for sales to send certain information to purchasers in the State. Allows the Director of Taxation to require retailers or ven...
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 11:00AM in conference room 016.
SB882PassDesignates the month of October as "Farm to School Month in Hawaii."
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2017-04-26
Act 010, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110).
HB1410Enroll

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Repeals the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund and appropriates an equal amount of general funds to the Department of Health for emergency medical services. Appropriates funds for community paramedic services. Effective 7/1/2090. (SD2)
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB501Enroll

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Expands the National Certification Incentive Program to provide monetary incentives to school psychologists. Authorizes continuing bonuses for teachers and school psychologists in certain designated schools that improve and no longer carry a certain ...
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2017-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
SB1218PassAmends various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (SD1)
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2017-04-26
Act 012, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112).
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