| SB791 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a separate offense for criminal property damage by graffiti. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB177 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts gross proceeds from the sale of certain medical services from the general excise tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB346 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the pesticide licensing fee and requires annual renewal of the license. Amends authorized uses for moneys in the pesticide use revolving fund. Requires memorandum of understanding between the department of agriculture and the University of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB1143 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a conservation fee of $20 per person for any length of continuous stay at a hotel or condominium, to be deposited into the special land and development fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB1132 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the general excise tax by 0.5% to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education and the University of Hawaii. Increases the use tax by 0.5%. Reduces the amount deducted from the county surcharge on state tax to reimburs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB348 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a public service loan forgiveness program and revolving fund in the University of Hawaii. Establishes eligibility and repayment requirements for individuals who complete an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree program within the University...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB675 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the grounds under which an employer may take employment action without committing a discriminatory practice. (SB675 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1151 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the seventh senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1302 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii airport authority. Transfers the administration of airports and the general aviation commuter portions of other airports to the Hawaii airport authority. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB1065 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires supervising electricians, as a condition of licensure, to submit satisfactory evidence of completed training on the most recent edition of the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB116 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for 2 FTE positions in the disability compensation division of DLIR.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB668 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a 50% tax credit to a maximum of $250,000 for costs involved in projects that provide housing for low-income and very-low-income residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB1295 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 17th senatorial district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1075 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the pilot program for lease of public school land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. |
| SB525 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that sewage treatment plants that produce energy using clean energy technology or determine that clean energy technology is not viable or feasible at the plant, rather than sewage treatment plants that use sewage to produce clean energy, ar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB61 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Homelessness. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB1241 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes residency requirements for eligibility for public assistance and state low-income housing, includes exemptions to requirements under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| SB644 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the acquisition of raw milk and raw milk products by consumers through a raw milk subscription program if certain conditions are met. Requires program subscribers to sign a waiver of understanding that raw milk and raw milk products are not p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB995 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes what is commonly known as "special duty" services, wherein deputy sheriffs serve the community by providing off-duty law enforcement services for monetary compensation to persons, organizations, and government entities other than the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB1238 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation as a grant for a two-year temporary patient navigation program at Molokai General Hospital for patients with chronic disease in medically underserved rural communities. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB418 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies purposes for which moneys from the electronic device recycling fund may be expended. Makes an appropriation as a grant-in-aid to the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui for expenses related to the collection services associated with handlin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB83 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To State Parks. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB622 | Intro
Sine Die | Alters the definition of "business" or "engaging" in business under the general excise tax laws to exclude casual sales and businesses that have a worldwide web site as a third-party content provider on a computer physically located in the State but ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB667 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires mortgage servicer licensees to establish an education program that includes development of internal policies, procedures, and controls and a continuing education program for its employees. Defines "nonprofit organization" and lowers the appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Intrastate Commerce Committee |
| SB445 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the treasurer of a candidate or noncandidate committee to maintain itemized records showing the name and address of each contributor, regardless of the contribution amount. Requires that the information regarding the employer and occupation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB247 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires recounts of election votes when the margin of victory is less than two hundred fifty votes or less than one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less. Takes effect on 01/07/59. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB531 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program to further the program's important role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1152 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the executive office on early learning to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Hawaii state public charter school commission to administer charter school prekindergarten classrooms. Appropriates moneys to continue funding of pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB988 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies procedures for an exemption from building permit and building code requirements pursuant to section 46-88, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and clarifies that section 46-88 does not exempt any new or existing agricultural buildings, structures, rel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB1191 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit sunset date to January 1, 2029. Requires productions claiming the credit to contribute to creative media programs within the University of Hawaii, and the University of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB660 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the energy storage market acceleration program and energy storage rebate program to be administered by the public benefits fee administrator. Establishes an energy storage system rebate for energy storage system providers and allows for rebat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB684 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance capital improvements to the Waiahole Irrigation System. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB156 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the legislative broadcast program to make an audio or audiovisual recording of all public hearings and informational briefings held at the State Capitol, and maintain an archive of the recordings to be made available to the public. Appropria...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology Committee |
| SB151 | Engross
Sine Die | Enables condominium associations to adopt rules and regulations that: require unit owners to prohibit smoking inside a condominium unit as part of a lease agreement; and prohibit smoking on a lanai of a condominium unit and in all common elements. Ta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB787 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts management fees to an amount that reflects a reasonable value for services rendered. Requires that condominium property managers, associations of apartment owners, and planned community associations make association documents available to o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1203 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Technical Literacy for Incarcerated Individuals Pilot Program to be administered in one men's and one women's correctional facility in the State. Appropriates funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB1149 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the range of manufactured medical marijuana products that may be produced and sold to include certain edible products. Authorizes eight companies to partner with medical marijuana dispensaries to produce manufactured marijuana products, subje...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB487 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows counties to submit their general plans to LUC for review and to request land use boundary amendments in conformance with those plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB1230 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "adjuster" and "public adjuster" to clarify who may not be considered an adjuster or public adjuster under Article 9 of the Insurance Code. Adds definitions of "insurance appraiser" and "insurance umpire".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB1106 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a Family Self-Sufficiency Program to provide matching funds to enable tenants of certain public housing dwelling units to purchase housing units. Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to impose maximum rental periods and conditio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB1094 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that in order to qualify for the renewable energy technologies income tax credit, solar water heater systems meet the standards for solar water heater systems established by the public utilities commission. Requires the public utilities comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB703 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows use of the special land and development fund for the management, maintenance, and development of state parks, beaches, and other natural resources. Allocates two per cent of the transient accommodations tax to the special land and development ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB846 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the retail sale of unpasteurized milk under certain conditions. Permits the sale of unpasteurized milk for animal consumption. Defines unpasteurized milk. Permits milk producers to establish cow share programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB342 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the remote sale and shipment of cigarettes and tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to consumers except to licensed wholesalers or dealers and permit-holding retailers. Makes violation of the prohibition a class C felony ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB281 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the department of education for completing the planning, design, and construction for the second phase of the new high school in Kihei, Maui.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB95 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating To Taxation. Short form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB227 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the hiring of a coordinator and for interisland travel and operating expenses of the P-20 Agriculture Education Working Group within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Outline...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SB807 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the farm to school grant program to provide grants to farmers participating in the Hawaii farm to school program. Creates the farm to school grant program special fund. Makes appropriations. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB906 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the "renewable portfolio standard" calculation to more accurately reflect the amount of grid-connected renewable energy generation in Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB440 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the amounts of fines that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to recover its costs from violators. Directs moneys co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-11-30
To House Judiciary Committee |
