| HB1985 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Mauna Kea Management Authority and membership of the Authority. Establishes and specifies duties of the Mauna Kea candidate advisory council. Limits the number of telescopes that may be authorized on Mauna Kea. Authorizes the renegoti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801). |
| SB2576 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to equip all classroom doors with interior locks by January 1, 2019. Authorizes the Department of Education to establish an emergency management plan for all schools to prepare for and respond to an emergency or a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 802). |
| HB2165 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds to establ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801). |
| HB2556 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the research and development program in the Hawaii technology development corporation to help Hawaii-based small businesses optimize research and development performed in Hawaii. Establishes the research and development special fund. Appr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801). |
| SB2891 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Health to conduct a telehealth pilot project and publish an evaluation report on the pilot project outcomes. Exempts the pilot project from the State Procurement Code for a period of twelve months. Clarifies that the period...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-19
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-18 9:05AM in conference room 229. |
| HB2358 | Engross
Sine Die | Excludes from the definition of "public lands" lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority or lands to which the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department of Education, Hawaii State Public Library System, or Hawaii Health...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793). |
| HB2238 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Safe Keiki Grant program to award funds to qualified DOE schools to purchase supplies for students to remain at school shelters for 48 hours in the event of an emergency. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793). |
| HB2747 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the annual contribution and deduction amounts, aggregate contribution amount, and deadline for distributing the entire interest for individual housing accounts established after 12/31/2018; allows community development financial institutions ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793). |
| HB2679 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the Department of Education all property upon which a public elementary or intermediate school is situated. Gives the Department of Education power to acquire and hold title to real, personal, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793). |
| SB2383 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes payment of National Certification Incentive bonuses to school psychologists. Amends provisions for bonuses for teachers and school psychologists at targeted, high-turnover, and hard-to-fill schools, including such schools that have improve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| SB2381 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a school's principal to close the school without consulting the complex area superintendent in the event of an emergency created by a natural disaster if the principal deems it unsafe for students and faculty. (SB2381 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| HB2332 | Engross
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. Caps the state low-income housing tax...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787). |
| SB2903 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for continuance and administration of the manufacturing development program. (SB2903 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| HB2073 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Kanoelehua industrial area and Banyan drive region as a redevelopment district until June 30, 2028. Authorizes a local redevelopment agency to contract with a developer for construction of non-residential uses on public land within th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787). |
| SB2833 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. (SB2833 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). |
| HB860 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that where a quiet title action involves kuleana land, at the request of any defendant at the time the action was brought, the court shall order: mandatory mediation with a goal of resolving the dispute, including any issues that might need ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| HB1977 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, along with the Board of Land and Natural Resources as support, to convene a working group composed of representatives from appropriate county, state, and federal agencies to develop strategic regional ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR154 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Workplace Safety Working Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR91 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Report To The Legislature On How To Incorporate Renewable Fuels Into The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2207 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes minimum requirements for all dental assistants hired on or after 7/1/2018. Requires dental assistants employed on or after 7/1/2018 to successfully complete the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.'s (DANB) National Entry Level Dental As...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785). |
| SCR86 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Board Of Education To Redistrict Students Who Will Be Living In The Koa Ridge Development To The Pearl City-waipahu Complex Area.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR26 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Federal Communications Commission To Establish Regulations To Require All Cellular Phones To Receive Emergency Alerts Without An Option To Opt Out Of Receiving Emergency Alert Messages And Without Any Added Costs To Service Plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB2745 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the rental assistance program by increasing the minimum percentage of affordable units a rental housing project is required to maintain for eligible tenants from 20 percent to 30 percent. Decreases the qualifying maximum ceiling from 80 perce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR92 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Submit A Report On Unutilized, Lapsed Federal Grant Revenue For Public Education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR13 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Convene A Working Group To Review Afterschool Programs In Hawaii's Public Schools And To Establish An Afterschool Program Advisory Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR68 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Environmental Council To Submit A Report To The Legislature On The Revision Of Environmental Impact Statement Rules, Title 11, Chapter 200, Hawaii Administrative Rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2610 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds a definition of "intern" to the State Ethics Code and includes interns among state employees to whom the code applies. (SB2610 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610). |
| HB2578 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes biennial requirements of forty credit hours in specified continuing medical education programs for renewal of physician assistant license, beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium on 2/1/2020, and every biennial renewal there...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR108 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Work With The Federal Communications Commission, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, And The National Weather Service To Make Necessary Updates To Ensure That Textual And Audible Information From ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR160 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Explore Student Aid Options For Students Who Attend A Department Of Education Community School For Adults And Opt To Enroll In And Complete The Competency-based Community School Diploma Program To Earn A Hawa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR69 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging School Administrators, Teachers, Parents, And Students To Be Educated About The Potential Health Impacts Of Heavy Backpacks And To Take Proactive Measures To Avoid Injury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2399 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the definition of "drug" in chapter 291E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding the use of intoxicants while operating a vehicle. Takes effect 7/1/2035. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SB901 | Engross
Sine Die | Eliminates the requirement for the Governor to appoint certain representative members of the Aerospace Advisory Committee. (SB901 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610). |
| HB2703 | Engross
Sine Die | Allocates a portion of the conveyance tax revenues to the rental assistance revolving fund to be used to subsidize rents for persons who meet certain income requirements. Increases the income tax credit for low-income household renters to an unspecif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR73 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The United States Congress To Amend The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act To Ensure That The Act Receives Permanent Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR176 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Department Of Transportation To Assess The Dangers Of Pedestrian Use Of The Shoulder Of Haleakala Highway Between Upper Kimo Drive And Ainakula Road And To Examine Potential Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| HB538 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates the intellectual and developmental disabilities medicaid waiver administrative claiming special fund into which federal moneys may be deposited from Department of Health's participation in the waiver program under section 1915(c) of the Socia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR143 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism And Applied Research Laboratory At The University Of Hawaii To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations Regarding The Safe, Legal, And Beneficial Use Of Unmanned Aircr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2746 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Act 127, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, to clarify the duties of the Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing and add additional members to the Special Action Team for the purpose of addressing issues related to extremely low-income hous...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| HB1943 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.00 FTE) permanent program specialist positions within the office of language access to assist state agencies and state-funded agencies in implementing the requirements of Hawaii'...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR181 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Chairperson Of The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Rename The Mauna Kea Recreation Area In The County Of Hawaii As The Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR65 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Honolulu Police Department To Report On How Much Funding Is Required For On-campus School Resource Officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR158 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Governor And Legislature To Convene A Joint Task Force To Identify And Examine Potential Sources Of Increased Revenue And Measures To Reduce State Costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR25 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Report To The Legislature On The Status Of Physical Education In Hawaii's Public Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2643 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires an insurer to provide privacy notices on a biennial basis rather than an annual basis. (SB2643 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786). |
| HB2107 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the plastic pollution initiative with the mission to eliminate plastic waste impacting native species and polluting the State's environment. Establishes the Plastic Pollution Advisory Council to collect data regarding plastic pollution an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609). |
| SCR159 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Convene A Computer Science Task Force To Review Computer Science Programs In Hawaii's Public Schools And To Support, Strengthen, And Establish Partnerships Among Educational Institutions, Industries, And Busi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SB872 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the State Ethics Commission to employ or retain its own attorneys. (SB872 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610). |
| SCR52 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The State To Include In Its List Of First Responders A Network Of Organizations Contracted To Immediately Provide Food, Beverages, And Ice To Citizens During A Natural Disaster.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR185 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging Statewide Support For Traffic Safety Legislation To Reduce Motor Vehicle Fatalities And Injuries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To House Finance Committee |
