| SB2997 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of education to prepare a report identifying any unused federal funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2970 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii at Hilo to collaborate with the department of education to establish professional qualifications and develop training programs for the Ka Papahana Kaiapuni program's...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2680 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the committee on weights to submit a report to the legislature detailing any changes to the funding formula within thirty days of the change. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2872 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a 5-year Hale Kokua pilot project under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to reduce homelessness by incentivizing and assisting private homeowners who set aside existing dwelling units, or construct new or improve exi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3106 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides three categories and twelve factors for the department of labor and industrial relations to apply to determine independent contractor status. Takes effect 1/1/2045. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2326 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires owners or operators of ticket issuing machines to list a customer service number on the machine. Requires a person who is parking in a stall that is paid for by a ticket issuing machine to contact the owner or operator of the machine if the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2011 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the University of Hawaii John A. Burns school of medicine with support from the department of health to collect data from voluntary qualifying patients, maintain a database, and conduct research and development regarding the efficacy of medica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2358 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits physician-dispensed prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims to the first 30 days from the work injury date. Lowers the reimbursement rates of prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims. Takes effect 1/1/2045. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2622 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires compliance with the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for enrollment in a state-supported post-secondary institution, qualify for state financial assistance for post-secondary education, or be eligible for state or county employm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Labor Committee |
| SB2327 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the global warming and erosion reserve branch within the insurance division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Beginning June 1, 2019, requires authorized property insurers that cover losses resulting from an environmenta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB694 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a purchaser or transferee to execute a sea level rise hazard exposure statement with every sale or transfer of real estate that acknowledges that the purchaser or transferee has looked at the appropriate sea level rise hazard exposure map an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2044 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to ensure participation of all political parties on the Reapportionment Commission by providing that if there are no members belonging to a minority party in a house of the legislature,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB2880 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the misdemeanor offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the fourth degree for first time offenders who possess smaller amounts of a dangerous drug. Amends related provisions for the promotion of the promotion of dangerous drugs in the se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2915 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly manufacturing, importing, installing, reinstalling, distributing, selling, or offering for sale any counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional airbag, or airbag that does not ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2323 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes procedures for a parent or legal guardian to obtain authorization to home school a child. Requires the complex area superintendent or the complex area superintendent's authorized representative to request child welfare services to conduct...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB3056 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority to enable the authority to continue its efforts in producing hydroelectric power for the State. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2826 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the definition of "drug" in chapter 291E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding the use of intoxicants while operating a vehicle. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2591 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the executive office on aging to biennially update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and to include information on progress made toward the goals of the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in it...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2210 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning on January 1, 2019, requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, limited purpose driver's license, limited purpose provisional dri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2179 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires persons arrested for certain felony offenses to provide a DNA sample. Provides for the destruction of DNA samples and expungement of a DNA database profile when appropriate. Makes an appropriation for the costs of DNA collection, processing,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2377 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the counties to designate an agency to inform the public and hold a hearing when lands included in a community master plan are proposed for sale and intended to be used for a purpose other than as proposed in the master plan. Takes effect on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2417 | Intro
Sine Die | Waives exaction requirements and zoning requirements for housing projects where all units are affordable to persons and families with household income at or below eighty per cent of the area median income. Makes such projects also eligible for additi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2301 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a rental motor vehicle surcharge dedicated to road improvements in the county in which the funds are generated.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB2240 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the owner of a vehicle, upon registration, to designate a beneficiary to whom ownership of the vehicle will be transferred upon the death of the owner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2877 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds and appropriates funds for the construction of the Hawaii early phase cancer clinical trials program at the University of Hawaii cancer center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2492 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of dental examiners to issue a license by credentials to a practicing dentist who is licensed in another state and meets other specific requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2220 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits an employer from suspending, discharging, or discriminating against an employee for testing positive for cannabis if the employee is a registered qualifying patient who is authorized for the medical use of cannabis. Provides certain excepti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2635 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires owners of vessels that are required to register with the State to obtain vessel insurance. Specifies the types of insurance coverage required. Exempts certain vessels from mandatory insurance requirement. Authorizes the chairperson of the bo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2885 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the intent of the small business regulatory review board's power when reviewing state and county administrative rules that impact small businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2722 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of obstructing county real property zoning enforcement operations. Makes the offense a class C felony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| SB2132 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of health to authorize companies to partner with medical cannabis dispensaries to participate in the manufacture of consumable manufactured cannabis products. Establishes additional requirements and amends existing requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2045 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "employer" in chapter 388, HRS, to include the State and counties when a provision in that chapter has no comparable provision in chapter 78, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Labor Committee |
| SB2780 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2054 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 procedures that prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3046 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a special fund to provide the State with self-insurance against the State's property and casualty risks. Appropriates moneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB2303 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a two-year Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program in partnership with private organizations to coordinate a network that youth can access for safety and where youth can obtain advice, guidance, program...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2123 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation to the department of accounting and general services to conduct a study relating to the rehabilitation and renovation of the state capitol reflecting pool.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB2959 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a condominium board to borrow money for the installation of equipment for the health and safety of residents in the event of a legislative mandate without the consent of owners where at least twenty percent of owners reside outside of the Unit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2781 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases from $2 to $4 the amount of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to the libraries special fund. Permits designation of check-off in the amount of $4 or $8 to the library...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2302 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds as a grant to the Hawaii Youth Services Network's transitional housing program, benefiting homeless youth, to bridge a temporary gap in federal funding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2006 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides interest-free loans to condominium associations to retrofit or install automatic fire sprinklers or sprinkler systems. Appropriates an unspecified sum to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the interest-free loans. Eff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2403 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires licensure for home inspectors in the State. Establishes the board of home inspectors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB2841 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds definition for highly intoxicated driver. Establishes evidence and sentencing parameters for highly intoxicated drivers. Establishes minimum and maximum administrative license revocation periods for highly intoxicated drivers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB2214 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes transit oriented development districts along transit corridors as a community development district, empowers Hawaii community development authority to develop infrastructure in transit oriented development districts, and allows Hawaii com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Housing Committee |
| SB3018 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Judiciary to implement a payment plan program that offers any person who is unable to pay any court-ordered fines, fees, surcharges, costs, or monetary assessments the option of entering into a payment plan. Prohibits the courts from tak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2446 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that a percentage of the Hawaii tourism authority's budget be transferred to the department of land and natural resources and the counties if the number of visitor arrivals in the State exceeds nine million, or if the number of visitor arriv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2226 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires specialized training in early childhood education for all teachers and educational assistants within the Executive Office on Early Learning Public Pre-Kindergarten Program. Effective July 1, 2022. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2043 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the attorney general to condemn parts of Auld Lane, Rawlins Lane, 'Iao Lane, and Akau Lane.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Transportation and Energy Committee |
| SB2288 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the employee's shift schedule at least ten calendar days before the employee is schedule to work, under certain conditions. Takes effect 1/1/2045. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2772 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies bond requirements for money transmitter licensees. Clarifies the powers of the commissioner of financial institutions relating to money transmitters. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
