HI Legislation | 2017 | Regular Session

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HCR56PassRequesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Conduct A Study On Surrogacy And Gestational Carrier Agreements.
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2017-05-02
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR105PassRequesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Report To The Legislature On Its Efforts To Address Issues Related To The Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In Its Disability Compensation Division.
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2017-05-02
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR152PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Fifty-five Year Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waipouli, Kawaihau, Kauai, For The Maintenance And Repair Of The Existing Seawall, And For The Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of T...
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2017-05-02
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB272Engross

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Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. (SB272 HD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:15PM in conference room 329.
HB848Enroll

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Requires UH to develop a microgrid plan for one demonstration project at any property on Oahu owned, leased, or controlled by UH. Authorizes UH to select the location for the project. Requires UH to collaborate with the local electric utility. Requir...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB224Engross

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Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Amends the composition of the board to include two school psychologists. (SB224 HD2)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
SB1146Engross

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Exempts the following from school impact fee requirements: housing developments reserved for persons or families with incomes up to 80 percent of the area median income located in a county having a population greater than 500,000; state or federal pu...
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
SCR153Engross

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Requesting The Governor To Issue A Proclamation To Designate 2018 As The Year Of The Hawaiian To Celebrate The Achievements Of Native Hawaiians.
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2017-04-28
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 735).
HB1479Enroll

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Establishes the Hilo Community Economic District as a community development district located in East Hawaii under the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Establishes the Hilo Community Economic Revolving Fund. Repeals on the earliest of 6/30/2037...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 5:30PM in Conference Room 309.
HB1580Enroll

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Establishes a clean ground transportation benchmark framework to maximize consumer fuel savings, including a near term 2025 target encouraging electric vehicle infrastructure buildout supporting Hawaii's goal for the reduction and ultimate eliminatio...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
HB347Enroll

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Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors by requiring the consideration of twenty factors by the Department of Labor Industrial Relations when determining whether an individual is considered an independent contractor. Re...
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB533Enroll

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Appropriates funds for charter school facilities. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
HB936Enroll

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Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires, beginning with fiscal year 2018-2019, that such bonuses be separate line items ...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
HB168Enroll

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Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans ...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
HB1401Enroll

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Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county c...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 325.
HB636Enroll

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Establishes a two-year water conservation financial assistance pilot program to provide financial assistance to county-owned public water systems. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050, repeals 6/30/19. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:03PM in Conference Room 224.
HB904Enroll

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Establishes the invasive species rapid response special fund within DLNR. Establishes procedures for emergency declarations and expenditures. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:16PM in conference room 224.
SB276Engross

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Authorizes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to establish district family courts. Increases the number of judges of the District Court of the Second Circuit from three to four judges. Makes housekeeping amendments to laws relating to the composi...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
HB450Enroll

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Requires UH to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 329.
HB696Enroll

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Part I: changes the name of the board of dental examiners to the board of dentistry and dental hygiene; beginning on 7/1/2018, changes the board composition by increasing dental hygienist representation and ensuring Oahu and neighbor island represent...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:30PM in conference room 016.
SB1163Engross

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Replaces the criminal penalty for certain airport offenses relating to aviation practices and to licensing or regulation of commercial activities at public airports with a fine. (SB1163 HD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
SB925Engross

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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 (13) and their excluded counterparts. (SB925 HD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1499Enroll

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Parts I through IV: clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure; establishes ...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15PM in Conference Room 016.
HB480Enroll

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Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii community college for the Hawaii community college and University of Hawaii at Hilo, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, to study agriculture and agric...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 329.
HB4Enroll

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Requires certain employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:45PM in conference room 309.
SB916Engross

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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 (4) and their excluded counterparts. (SB916 HD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
SB602Engross

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Repeals the requirement that a disabled veteran be in receipt of disability retirement pay from the armed forces to be exempt from the payment of annual vehicle registration fees. (SB602 HD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
HB592Enroll

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Extends the sunset date of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Pilot Program to June 30, 2019. Appropriates funds for the Program. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB1104Engross

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Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Maui All Natural Alternative, LLC with the development of a project to provide municipal sludge processing and renewable energy at the Wailuku-Kahului wastewater reclamation facility ...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:30PM in conference room 224.
HB917Enroll

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Clarifies that a mutual benefit society shall maintain a minimum net worth calculated based on gross annual premium revenues and gross annual health care expenditures and operating expenses. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1402Enroll

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Requires each state government branch to establish a shared leave program for state employees. Allows the chief executive of a county to establish a shared leave program for county employees. Precludes a state government branch from prohibiting leave...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
SB1266Engross

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Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation or any appropriate entity of the State to initiate negotiations to keep the units of the Front Street Apartments on the island of Maui affordable or to acquire the Front Street Apartments...
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
SB776Engross

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Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination...
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2017-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:00PM in conference room 224.
SB665Engross

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Replaces the current renewable energy technology systems tax credit with tax credits for solar or wind energy property and energy storage property and is applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. Establishes a demonstration project for ...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB909Engross

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Addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's fuel shortage response and energy emergency (energy assurance) statutes; provides policy guidance on preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against any actual or potential energy supply disrup...
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2017-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
HB810Enroll

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Allows collective bargaining parties to resolve impasses related to contribution disputes through binding arbitration. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1)
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2017-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
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.
SCR169Engross

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Requesting The State To Modernize Its Disaster Preparedness Plans.
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2017-04-28
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 634).
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.
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