| SB957 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the salary cap on the state librarian position.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB711 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Executive Office on Early Learning to enter into contracts with third-party providers for family child interaction learning organizations. (SB711 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB84 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To The Budget. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1145 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the rates for certain conveyance tax categories. Increases the percentage of conveyance tax to be paid into the rental housing revolving fund for the financing of affordable rental housing development. Repeals the statutory cap on the dispo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB532 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB913 | Intro
Sine Die | Facilitates the deployment of high-speed broadband infrastructure in Hawaii, allow small wireless facilities to be placed on state and county utility poles, structures and on light standards, subject to rates, terms, and conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB664 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases fines for persons who commit the offense of driving a motor vehicle at an excessive speed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Transportation Committee |
| SB593 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires research facilities to make available for adoption healthy cats and dogs that the research facility determines are suitable for adoption and are no longer needed for research. Authorizes research facilities to contract with local animal resc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. |
| SB1223 | Intro
Sine Die | Part I: Appropriates funds for establishing, staffing, and operating two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. Part II: Appropriates funds for establishing three specialty shelters to temporarily house and serve homeless individuals. Part ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
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] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB649 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an annual electric vehicle registration surcharge to be deposited into the state highway fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB219 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the mortgage interest deduction for second homes under Hawaii income tax law. Requires DOTAX to calculate the savings and transfer an equivalent amount of income taxes to the director of finance for deposit into the rental housing revolvin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB910 | Engross
Sine Die | Replaces the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism requirements related to the certification, administration and verification of the renewable fuels production tax credit with a survey. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB812 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to post the business address and business phone number of each licensed professional on its public website.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB592 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a civil fine when a person leaves a dog unattended in a motor vehicle without at least one window open at least two inches to allow for air flow.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB19 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of agriculture to establish a mandatory disclosure program for pesticide use by all persons or entities under certain circumstances. Defines the term "crops" as used in chapter 149A, HRS. Increases the pesticide use revolving ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB421 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers. Establishes policy guidelines for the use and discontinuance of use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers. Establishes certain restrictions on the use of body-wor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1144 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends definition of RME as used in the contractors law to clarify responsibilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB41 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Telecommunications. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB761 | Engross
Sine Die | Forces the lapse of a fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriation for the HI growth initiative that is not expected to be expended. Re-appropriates the lapsed appropriation for the HI growth initiative. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB161 | Intro
Sine Die | 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. Requires retailers or vendors to submit an annual report to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB245 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires each unit of government of the State and its political subdivisions to exercise reasonable care in the maintenance of all government records under its control that are required to be made available for public inspection. (SB245 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1170 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires any report of a study or an audit enacted with a legislative appropriation and conducted by an executive department or agency, including the Hawaii health systems corporation, and by the legislative reference bureau, auditor, judiciary, or O...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Legislative Management Committee |
| SB1101 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows, in cases where the Department of Education directly expends its own funds for disaster relief to be directly credited with any federal disaster relief reimbursement. Clarifies that the Department of Education may carry over funds received as ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1169 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity loss do not apply with respect to claims for the state low-income housing tax credit. Appropriates funds to establish one p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1072 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds from the issuance of those bonds for plans and design for a Waikiki Aquarium master plan to address public health, safety, compliance, and infrastructure issues; and repair, m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1292 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the redevelopment of the Hilo area by establishing the framework, requirements, and conditions for redevelopment districts and specifically designating the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, appropriates funds for the implementati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB195 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys from the general fund for two specialist II positions within the Hawaii teacher standards board. (SB195 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB60 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Tuition And Fees. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB1086 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by providing additional tax credit options for payroll costs and 35 percent of qualified production costs for qualified productions employing local workers in a county wi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB391 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I: Purpose section. Part II: Clarifies that when a unit owner and association reach a payment plan to cure a nonjudicial foreclosure, completion of the payment plan is required to cure the default; specifies that if a unit owner and an associati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB993 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows holders of a mooring permit within state small boat harbors to transfer their permit under certain terms and conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB368 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires operators of child care facilities, including family child care homes, group child care centers, and group child care homes, and infant and toddler child care centers that care for children one year of age or younger to implement and maintai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB504 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits initial prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to a maximum of seven consecutive days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB217 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOT to implement a vision zero program in Hawaii by July 1, 2018.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB617 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the research and technology grant program within the high technology development corporation to provide grants to qualified research and technology companies in Hawaii for eligible projects. Establishes program guidelines and eligibility ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB1215 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to DHS for the housing first program and the rapid re-housing program to assist chronically homeless individuals and individuals who require financial assistance to avoid homelessness. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1060 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by providing an additional credit amount for qualified production costs in a county with a population of 700,000 or less, provided that certain hiring criteria are met; r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB598 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases maximum fines for violations of the fireworks control law. Appropriates funds for the Department of Public Safety, Sheriff Division, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and other federal and state ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB477 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes DOT to include information about a person's disability on the person's driver's license or civil identification card.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1298 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes the one-year residency requirement for all appointed officers who are department heads and deputies or assistants to a department head. (SB1298 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB601 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the membership, mission, and purpose of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission. Adds representation for the island of Lanai. Authorizes the Chairperson to appoint an advisory committee for historical and archival matters. Authorizes the Co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB405 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the procurement of, and maintenance and training for, a web-based data system in the department of health's early intervention section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB171 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer the housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB558 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife for invasive species technician positions to control invasive plants and animals statewide. (SB558 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1308 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to support basic operations, staff salaries and benefits, and continued hospitalist physician services at Wahiawa general hospital. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for financing capital improv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1167 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows consumers to obtain unpasteurized milk by entering herdshare agreements with producers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB289 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of $3,300,000 in general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the construction of a new ferry pier at Lahaina small boat harbor. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB38 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Insurance. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB489 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the clerk of the court to grant a single extension of no more than fifteen days for filing with the supreme court a response to an application for writ of certiorari upon timely written request of a party. Clarifies what constitutes a time...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
