| SB2848 | Engross
Sine Die | Ensures that any rules adopted by the department of land and natural resources relating to bottomfishing are supported by the current status of stocks and scientific evidence. Takes effect on 3/15/2099. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB2111 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Agriculture Committee |
| SB2243 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires insurers to provide a choice to the insured consumer of authorizing a repair provider to utilize a like kind and quality crash part or the original equipment manufacturer crash part. Specifies that an insured consumer who chooses the use of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Intrastate Commerce Committee |
| SB3014 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies requirements for public works projects for a bidder who is a party to an apprenticeship agreement. Requires that, the procurement agency shall verify that the apprenticeable trade in which the bidder qualified for the preference is a trade ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| SB2879 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to establish a working group to study the Department of Education's information technology infrastructure, operations, and services. Establishes... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Education Committee |
| SB2561 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operational expenses and staffing costs of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB2749 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the child support guidelines requirements to provide for more opportunity for the public to be involved in the review of the guidelines and to require consideration of additional factors relating to the situation of the parents. Appropriates f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-08 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB2712 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes distilled beverages containing spirits and added blending materials that contain less than twelve per cent of alcohol by volume in the cooler beverage definition. Deletes definition of draft beer. Applies the tax rate on draft beer to all be... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-06 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2823 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the limit on revenues collected by the special enforcement section that are deposited into the tax administration special fund. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-06 To House Finance Committee |
| SB384 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature prior to the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-06 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB2963 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a 1-time amnesty program for certain delinquent transient accommodations and general excise tax obligations. Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as a tax collection agent for its operators and plan managers. Requires regis... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-01 To House Tourism Committee |
| SB2506 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the taxes withheld on the amount realized by nonresidents from the disposition of Hawaii real property from 5% to 7.25%. Applies to real estate dispositions that occur on or after 9/15/18. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-21 To House Finance Committee |
| SB937 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 39-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow premiums received from the sale of general obligation bonds to be used for eligible capital expenditures pursuant to section 39-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-21 To House Finance Committee |
| SB2086 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires individuals to report use tax liabilities on their individual income tax return and remit payments of the use tax with their individual income tax returns, if applicable, or report use tax liabilities on use tax returns and remit payments wi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-21 To House Finance Committee |
| SB2484 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases estate taxes for Hawaii net taxable estates valued at over $10,000,000. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-21 To House Finance Committee |
| SB2344 | Engross
Sine Die | Automatically imposes a restraining order upon parties filing for annulment, divorce, or separation to preserve the financial assets of the parties and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-20 To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB461 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires persons registering to vote to acknowledge that voter fraud is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-20 To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2145 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the deadlines for filing nomination papers, nominations, and notification to the chief election officer with respect to a vacancy in the state senate. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-20 To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2771 | Engross
Sine Die | Augments the Commissioner of Financial Institutions ability to adapt chapter 454M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requirements as reasonably necessary to use in NMLS. Authorizes the commissioner to enter into consent orders, and to issue cease and desist o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-15 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB1129 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a medical aid in dying act that establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease may obtain a prescription for medication to be self-administered to end the patient's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-02-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB1221 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to DBEDT in each of fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to address the FDA's industry guidance on the use of color additives in sea salt products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB975 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a misdemeanor offense for unauthorized sale or purchase of a disability parking permit. Clarifies law enforcement authority to confiscate altered, invalid, or unauthorized disability parking permits. (SB975 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB739 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the scope of practice of behavior analysis. Clarifies who may provide behavior analysis and applied behavior analysis services regardless of licensure status, including licensed individuals working within an overlapping scope of practice, i... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB954 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes various updates to title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including: requiring health care providers to continue providing services during a health insurer insolvency; moving the short-term health insurance preexisting disclosure requirement to a m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB891 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the income withholding requirements to impose a fine against any employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent subject to income withholding, or who fails to comply wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB534 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the executive office on aging to establish the kupuna caregivers program, subject to available funds, to assist community members in obtaining care for elders while remaining in the workforce. Makes establishment of the kupuna care program m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB21 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases monetary penalties for violating the laws relating to child care facilities. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to refer to the Attorney General or respective county police department any intentional, knowing, or reckless violation... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB261 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a person under the age of eighteen is present. Requires the department of health to report on the enforceability of this Act and coordination of related data collection activities of the respective law en... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Transportation Committee |
| SB510 | Engross
Sine Die | Formally establishes the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn program and special fund within the Department of Education. Appropriates funds for positions and a vision screening and eye assessment tool, and to implement, expand, and sustain the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB401 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows advanced practice registered nurses with a psychiatric specialization to offer care and services to patients in assisted community treatment programs similar to care and services offered by physicians and other health care service providers. A... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB147 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals Section 325-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires United States citizens or nationals to submit a medical examination report to the Department of Health within sixty days of returning to the State under certain conditions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB964 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that emergency shelters may provide partitioned space for homeless persons or families based upon Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines. Extends by one year, the emergency shelter compliance requirements per Act 234, Session Laws of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB453 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for one ambulance unit each for the County of Kauai and the County of Hawaii, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB27 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services (DHS) to restore basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees. Requires DHS to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for this expenditure. (SB27 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB422 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a finding that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to the child as a condition of awarding grandparent visitation rights. Clarifies procedures for an order awarding reasonable grandparent visitatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB373 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that acute care hospitals are covered under the clean claims statute, section 431:13-108, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB530 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to support the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program on Oahu by establishing one full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) permanent program specialist IV position for the City and County of Honolulu and for contracted services through the Office... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB748 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Human Services to post its inspection records of child care facilities that involve substantiated complaints on a public website and submit an annual report to the legislature of certain information from inspection records ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB971 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund and deposits moneys from the fund's revenue sources into the general fund, and appropriates an equivalent amount of general funds for the Department of Health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB500 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the R.E.A.C.H (Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health) Program in the Department of Education (DOE) to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools. Req... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB2 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Auditor, with the assistance of the Department of Human Services, to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment for homelessness. Requires the Auditor to submit a report to the Legi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB343 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the required qualifications that applicants may fulfill as part of the requirements for dental licensure to include passage of any other nationally recognized clinical dental examination recommended by the American Dental Association and dent... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB308 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing an annual inflationary adjustment in the methodology used to reimburse facilities for the long-term care of Medicaid recipients beginning with fiscal year 2017-2018. Appropriates funds to provide an inflationary adjustment to long-term care... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB371 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the composition of the Board of Dental Examiners to add an additional dental hygienist member and specify that two hygienist members shall reside in the City and County of Honolulu and one shall reside in the County of Hawaii, Maui, or Kauai. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB503 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires health insurance coverage for case management services by qualified mental health providers for victims of sexual violence and abuse. Takes effect on 6/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB519 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that citizen complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic violence against a family or household member on the part of the police officer shall not be required to be in writing or sworn to by the complainant. (SB... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB533 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Aging and Disability Resource Center. (SB533 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB399 | Engross
Sine Die | Ties the authorized benefit for acupuncture treatments allowed under personal injury protection benefits provided through motor vehicle insurance to the workers' compensation supplemental medical fee schedule. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB223 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a naturopathic physician to prescribe testosterone consistent with naturopathic medical practice. Clarifies that narcotic drugs shall not be included within the naturopathic formulary. (SB223 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| SB344 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices requirements for dental assistants. Clarifies that rules shall not infringe upon, overlap with, or conflict with the duties and scope of practice for other licensed professionals. Prohibits persons fro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-01-17 To House Health & Human Services Committee |