| SB614 | Engross
Sine Die | Deletes the sunset provision for Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to make permanent provisions of the Act regarding pretrial risk assessments and parole.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Public Safety 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] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB587 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits operation of a pickup truck with a passenger in the bed or load-carrying area. Increases fine. Makes applicable to counties with populations of 600,000 or greater.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1189 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the definition of "underserved" or "at-risk" children as it relates to the priority given to these children for the Preschool Open Doors program. Provides that priority among undeserved or at-risk children shall be given to children whose f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| 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] | 2017-11-30
Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. |
| SB855 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that the submission of a voter registration application either to register to vote or update the voter's registration information constitutes a request for permanent absentee voter status unless the applicant specifically indicates the appli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB854 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue a stop-work order to an employer for violations of chapter 388, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the payment of wages and other compensation, or administrative rules adopted pur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB386 | Intro
Sine Die | Conveys ownership of the Honoapiilani highway from the department of transportation to the county of Maui.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1134 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the third senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1242 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the amount deducted from the county surcharge on state tax to reimburse the State for costs of assessment, collection, and disposition from 10% of gross proceeds to the actual costs incurred by the State. Allows counties that have established...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB690 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for a state civil service position to effectively track and monitor funds and expenditures related to habitat conservation plans and perform other tasks to benefit the recovery of threatened and endangered species.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB483 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an additional conveyance tax rate for the sale of a condominium or single family residence. Requires that one hundred per cent of the revenue in each county from the additional conveyance tax rate be allocated to the county's affordable h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB662 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for a grant-in-aid to W.H. Shipman, Ltd., for traffic plans and traffic lights in the Shipman Business Park.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1140 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds as a grant to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for operation of its twenty-four-hour emergency room. Requires funds necessary for the operation of Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center's twenty-four-hour emergency ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB608 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an Arts in the Military Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1027 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends various session laws and sections of chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to repeal legislative reporting requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB1210 | Engross
Sine Die | Directs the mayor of each county to designate an officer to oversee any public-private partnerships entered into by the county. Authorizes counties to develop public-private partnerships to construct relief sewers for affordable housing development p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB527 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes $103,000,000 as the permanent amount of transient accommodations taxes to be allocated between the counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB613 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for a full-time agricultural management position and equipment for the Kulani correctional facility agriculture operation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB672 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the authorized uses of funds collected from school impact fees to include spending on new school facilities, purchase of completed construction for school use, and improvement of existing school structures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB594 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the DOE and B&F to borrow moneys from the Hawaii green infrastructure loan program for heat abatement measures at public schools. Appropriates general funds to make an initial repayment to the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB365 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an investment income tax credit for energy storage property that receives, stores, and delivers energy. Requires DOTAX and DBEDT to submit annual reports to the legislature regarding the energy storage income tax credit. Requires DBEDT to co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB782 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the "renewable portfolio standard" definition to more accurately reflect the amount of renewable energy generation in Hawaii by amending the renewable portfolio standard calculation to be based on electrical energy generation as opposed to ele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1087 | Intro
Sine Die | 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. Ensures that the subject property is in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB956 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the establishment of a statewide governance system that includes an interoperability executive board to set the overarching policy, guidance, and direction for statewide interoperable public safety communications. Provides a mechanism to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB1205 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a reimbursement transportation cost payment program within the DOA for geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to reimburse eligible producers with a portion of the cost to transport eligible commodities or inputs used to produc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1126 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for grants to participants in the 2017 and 2018 Hawaii annual code challenge so that the proof of concepts created during the challenges can be developed into prototypes. Requires matching funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB1220 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a youth advisory commission within the office of youth services to advise the governor and legislature on issues relating to youth. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB999 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that funds for discharged persons be subject to legislative appropriation. Clarifies circumstances under which the Hawaii Paroling Authority may grant early discharges.Provides the paroling authority with discretion when considering pardons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB871 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the excise tax rate on large cigars.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB1184 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee, and Revolving Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB45 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB150 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires candidates for president and vice president of the United States to post their most recent income tax return on the Internet at least sixty days prior to and continuing through the date of the general election for free access by the public i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1257 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for the planning and design of scalable livestock harvest facilities to be expended by DOA. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB132 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for implementation of a stroke awareness communications plan. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB439 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that increased fines may apply if a noncandidate committee fails to timely file a second preliminary general report. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1127 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to UH for positions to implement capital improvement projects. Effective 5/12/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB274 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to extend commercial, hotel, resort, and industrial leases when the lessee makes qualifying substantial improvements to the leased land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB107 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour in 2018 and $12 per hour in 2019, $13.50 per hour in 2020, and $15 per hour in 2021. Increases the tip credit to an unspecified amount of cents in 2018. Requires the department of labor and industrial rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB393 | Engross
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. Specifies that for an election in a mixed-use condominium project where directors are elected by diffe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB316 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that reimbursement to crime victims includes lost wages and expenses for mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy. Effective 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1043 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Hawaii health systems corporation to bring Wahiawa General Hospital under its governance through formal affiliation with the corporation and to provide for transitional facilitation by the director of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB803 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an income tax credit to assist farmers with expenses associated with compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act. Establishes the Food Safety Modernization Act special fund. (SB803 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB262 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of the attorney general to transfer up to $50,000 each year out of the criminal forfeiture fund for deposit into the internet crimes against children special fund. Authorizes the deposit of moneys transferred from the crimin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB742 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a motor vehicle from being operated within the safe passing zone of three feet surrounding a person operating a bicycle. Defines "safe passing zone".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1182 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a new definition of parked lunch wagons or food trucks to apply in special management areas. Amends the definition of development in a special management area to include placement of any structure. Amends the definition of structure in relation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land 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] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB750 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits solar energy production equipment placed on specified lots within the agricultural districts to a capacity of 25 kilowatts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to finance the construction of housing for homeless individuals and families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB10 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the housing for the homeless special fund and executive office on homeless identity protection to assist homeless individuals with the process, including associated costs, of obtaining a government-issued identification document. Makes an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Human Services Committee |
