| SB1277 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the minutes at public agency meetings to be kept by written or recorded by analog or digital means. If the minutes are recorded, requires that a written summary accompany minutes, and that the written summary include any significant actions ta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB540 | Intro
Sine Die | Converts the long-term care community living program specialist position within the executive office on aging from exempt to permanent civil service status.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB291 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the excise tax imposed on large cigars from fifty to seventy per cent of the wholesale price of any large cigar sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after January 1, 2018, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB830 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates an income tax credit based on real property taxes paid for landowners to incentivize leasing land for community food forests. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB938 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement that the Director of Finance deduct ten per cent of the gross proceeds of a respective county's surcharge on state tax to reimburse the State for the costs of assessment, collection, and disposition of the county surcharge on ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1136 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the land use commission to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) planner IV position to monitor and ensure compliance of any conditions required by the land use commission regarding land use within the four major land us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB12 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the household income level and unit availability eligibility requirements for the provision of low-income housing and mixed-income rental project loans and grants made from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB821 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an income tax credit to taxpayers who install or operate an electric vehicle charging system that is available for use by the public, unless otherwise required by law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB877 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop an intake and dispatch training program to enable the department to efficiently and effectively receive and respond to information and reports relating to conservation and resource enfo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB360 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts vehicles transporting asphalt or other high temperature loads from the requirement that their loads be covered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB148 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires applicants who submit contract proposals to operate a child care program to have necessary business licenses. Exempts applicants who submit proposals to operate a child care program or group living facility from having to obtain licenses to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB799 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a 3-year parametric disaster insurance pilot program within DAGS to be funded by the interest from the hurricane reserve trust fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB1067 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a bidder of a public works construction project with two working days after the closing of bids to provide the name of each joint contractor or subcontractor and the nature and scope of the work to be performed by each joint contractor or su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB897 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds the child support enforcement agency, the departments of taxation, human services, and labor and industrial relations, and the counties, to the list of entities that are authorized to conduct criminal history record checks on employees, prospect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB618 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the board of education to establish a process whereby the public may petition the board to add items to the agenda of the next meeting. (SB618 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB104 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the procedures to amend condominium association declarations, bylaws, and other governing instruments that are not of a material adverse nature to condominium owners or do not imperil the viability or stability of the condominium associatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB81 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Water Use. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB31 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Agriculture. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB579 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts housing projects where at least a portion of the units are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median income from county, highway, and school impact fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB13 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to supplement the base budget of the alcohol and drug abuse division of the department of health so that the division is able to increase service capacity to the mentally ill, in particular mentally ill individuals who are also str...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| 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] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB293 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a statewide interoperability executive board to guide and direct statewide interoperable public safety communications. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB795 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain large vehicles of more than 10,000 pounds from being driven on the far left lane of any roadway having three or more lanes, with certain exceptions. Establishes a fifty-five mile per hour speed limit for trucks having a gross vehicl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB673 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment and retention of justices and judges. Authorizes the senate to approve or reject subsequent terms of office for justices and judges. Changes the required time ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB972 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an American Sign Language interpreter to be licensed to work in Hawaii. Appropriates funds to implement the American Sign Language English Interpreter Licensing Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB300 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the chairperson of the board of agriculture to develop and implement a bioengineered food disclosure standard, in a manner identical with regulations adopted pursuant to the federal National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, P.L. No. 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB518 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires barber, beauty operator, and instructor licensees under the board of barbering and cosmetology to complete a one-time, three-hour training program on intimate partner violence awareness and education. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Intrastate Commerce Committee |
| SB774 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act tier II filing fee from $100 to $200 to provide needed preparedness resources to local area planning committees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB564 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $1,000,000 to the department of public safety for rehabilitation of incarcerated persons. Allows the department to contract with private service providers for rehabilitation services. Requires the department to report to the legislature ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB1216 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects by the Department for Water, County of Kauai, for the Kilauea water system, the Wailua/Kapaa water system, and the Kalaheo water system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1234 | Engross
Sine Die | Corrects an error in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2016 to clarify that the Kahoolawe island reserve commission is affiliated with the county of Maui, rather than the county of Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB806 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the UH college of tropical agriculture and human resources cooperative extension service for one full-time ornamental plant extension agent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1196 | Intro
Sine Die | Brings Hawaii law into compliance with federal law relating to the sale of organic foods by small organic farms and businesses. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2016. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB553 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes allocation of supplemental categorical funding to remote schools, subject to legislative appropriation. Appropriates funds. (SB553 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB499 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates unspecified funds for staff positions and various services to support the Hawaii zero to three court. Takes effect 2/28/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB443 | Engross
Sine Die | Deletes the requirement in section 11-322(a), HRS, of reporting contributions of more than $100 in the organizational reports of candidate committees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB97 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Taxation. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1307 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows county councils to establish Neighborhood Revitalization Boards to be administered by the counties for the purpose of developing neighborhood revitalization plans for areas in each county. Allows Neighborhood Revitalization Boards to request f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB415 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "water pollutant" as used in chapter 342D, HRS, to exclude locally sourced sand that meets certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB752 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DBEDT to create a state program for economic development in the fields of clean energy, high technology, and healthcare.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB840 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates $5,000,000 for the study, design, engineering, and land acquisition for a wastewater treatment plant for Pahoa, Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1042 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows students to enroll in career and technical education programs in schools outside the service area in which the student resides.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB887 | Engross
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB967 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public. Establishes requirements for signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB615 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the maritime industry grant program. Appropriates moneys to fund the grant program. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB817 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires, in places of public accommodation, a ratio of one electric vehicle parking stall per 100 stalls by 2018 and a ratio of two electric vehicle parking stalls per 100 stalls by the year 2023. Designates the appropriate county authority having j...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1064 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts certain affordable housing projects from the school-impact-fee requirement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB199 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Finance Committee |
| SB756 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the auditor to audit UH's management of faculty workload 1 year prior to the expiration of UHPA agreements. Requires the auditor to conduct an audit of UH's management of faculty workload and report to the 2018 legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB1055 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale of electronic smoking devices that contain nicotine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
