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SB2496Engross

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Allows adults with autism spectrum disorders to receive appropriate applied behavior analysis treatment, while simultaneously providing safeguards for consumer protection. Exempts from licensure requirements for behavior analysis certain individuals ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2149Engross

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Increases the number of district judges in the Second Circuit from three to four judges. (SB2149 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2931Engross

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Amends the ethics continuing education requirement for dentists to require six hours of ethics training within each biennial renewal period instead of three hours annually. (SB2931 HD2)
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2018-03-23
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2055Engross

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Requires the Governor to provide written notice to the Senate within a certain time period during the regular legislative session of the name of any gubernatorial nominee for an executive branch position that is subject to the Senate's advice and con...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB1177Engross

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Establishes the leasehold common interest agricultural community pilot program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to authorize a minimum of three leasehold common interest agricultural community projects....
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2665Engross

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Codifies in state law the goal relating to quality education of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Indicators. (SB2665 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB3068Engross

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Implements the recommendations of the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report issued by the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Makes appropriations. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB1805Engross

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Requires UH community colleges to establish energy systems and technology training courses for county officers and employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, and approving construction projects and an advisory committee of industry ...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2678Engross

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Codifies Sustainable Development Goals 9, 10, 16, and 17 based on the United Nations' Sustainability Development Guidelines and indicators. (SB2678 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB3097Engross

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Establishes the Statewide Rat Lungworm Disease Working Group for research and education for the prevention, treatment, and eradication of rat lungworm disease. Requires a report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2019. Appropriates fu...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2563Engross

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative. (SB2563 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB3006Engross

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Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on construction projects in the State. Appropriates funds for the study. Allows state projects to be designed and constructed using the International Plumbing Code in lieu of the Uniform Pl...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2211Engross

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Expands the scope of the concussion educational program to include middle- and elementary-school students. Appropriates funds. (SB2211 HD1)
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2018-03-23
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HB2163Engross

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Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning for additional operational costs, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. (HB2163 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2659Engross

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Updates transdermal patches to transdermal devices in section 329D-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thereby including non-patch devices that deliver through the dermis. Adds cannabinoid suppositories to the list of cannabis products that may be manufactu...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB7Engross

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Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Health, to review the progress of the Hawaii Pathways Project pilot and continue efforts to use Medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeles...
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2018-03-23
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SB222Engross

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Exempts the sales of mobility enhancing equipment, durable medical equipment, prosthetic devices, prescription drugs sold pursuant to a doctor's prescription, diabetic supplies, medical oxygen, and human blood and its derivatives from the general exc...
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2018-03-23
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SB2601Engross

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Requires procurement officers to complete periodic performance evaluations of certain contractors. Establishes factors to be included in any evaluation, consideration, or review of past performance, and ratings standards for those factors. Requires p...
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2018-03-23
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SB2778Engross

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Creates a chargeable transient quarters revolving fund into which billet fees are to be deposited. Effective June 15, 1215. (SB2778 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2380Engross

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Amends the Board of Education membership by requiring the Board to invite the exclusive representative for Bargaining Unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the Department of Education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative t...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2415Engross

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Raises the conveyance tax rates for residential investment properties with a value of at least $2,000,000. Exempts affordable housing qualified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from the conveyance tax. (SB2415 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2620Engross

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Removes $10,000 maximum limit on a cash or protest bond that must be posted for a procurement award protest. (SB2620 HD1)
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2018-03-23
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SB2843Engross

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Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco products. (SB2843 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2924Engross

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Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up for and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return, subject to certain exceptions. Sunsets on 12/31/2023. (SB2924 ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB3079Engross

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Establishes an unspecified number of full-time equivalent lieutenant positions in the Kona unit of the sheriff division within the department of public safety. Appropriates funds for the initial six-month hiring period and for one-time costs for the ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2520Engross

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Appropriates funds to the department of education for behavior analysis services performed by licensed behavior analysts for public school students. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB2460Engross

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Authorizes the establishment of a Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) microgrid demonstration project for the generation, storage, and distribution of renewable energy on property controlled by NELHA. (HB2460 HD2)
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2938Engross

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Permits the insurance commissioner to approve applications for health insurer no action letters, waivers, or variances with respect to specific requirements of the health insurance laws or its rules when certain conditions are met. (SB2938 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2501Engross

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Requires the Governor to identify available state land for the establishment of ohana zones where homeless persons may reside and sets preliminary milestones that shall be met by the Department of Human Services. Provides limitation on liability for ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2242Engross

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a Workforce Development Microgrant Program that awards grants to students who are enrolled in public high schools and are applying for technical or workforce training related to certain o...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2660Engross

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Expedites workers' compensation claims by firefighters by requiring the injured firefighter's private insurance to pay the costs of a controverted claim, subject to reimbursement upon a later finding that the claim is compensable. Requires reimbursem...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2988Engross

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Requires the Executive Office on Aging to include in its annual report to the legislature a section that details outcomes of the Kupuna Caregivers Program. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to offer a plan to maximize the number of participants ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2393Engross

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Requires the Department of Education to create a comprehensive plan to establish alternative learning schools in each complex area in the State. Requires the Department of Education to submit the plan to the Legislature prior to the 2019 Regular Sess...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2304Engross

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Prohibits the issuance of new retail tobacco permits, beginning 11/1/18, for businesses that are located within 500 feet of a preschool, school, or public playgrounds. Enunciates that a business holding a valid retail tobacco permit prior to 11/1/18,...
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2018-03-23
To House Judiciary Committee
SB2594Engross

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Requires that new construction of publicly funded residential housing developed or financed on or after January 1, 2019, under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation or Hawaii Public Housing Authority incorporate housing visitability ...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB2225Engross

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Requires certain information technology projects to adhere to statewide information technology governance and be reviewed in a manner established by the Chief Information Officer for the information technology project. Provides the Chief Information ...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2839Engross

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Establishes a new agricultural enterprise program within the department of agriculture to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to suppor...
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB1328Engross

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Allows greater flexibility in conditions placed on eligibility requirements for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Amends the amount of the total tax credit that may be claimed per qualified production. Amends t...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HB2368Engross

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Appropriates funds for permanent civil service positions and equipment for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to provide services historically and customarily performed by civil service employees in connection with refuse collection. Requires the de...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HB1801Engross

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Requires the public utilities commission to study the technical feasibility of establishing renewable portfolio standards for gas utility companies in Hawaii. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 1/28/2045. (SD1)
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HB2283Engross

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Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the designs, plans, materials, construction, and equipment for three capital improvement projects in the H-1 corridor: the widening of Kualakai Parkway to Waiawa Interchange; the widening of Wah...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2134Engross

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Requires certain additional government decision-makers at the state and county levels to attend OHA training courses on Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights. (SB2134 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2168Engross

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Implements Act 183, SLH 2005, in accordance with the State's constitutional duty to protect important agricultural lands by providing funds to the counties for the identification and mapping of important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB2696Engross

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Appropriates funds for the establishment of one full-time equivalent cybersecurity analyst position within the state Department of Defense. (HB2696 HD2)
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2196Engross

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Repeals the requirement that the County of Kauai contract with the Kauai Humane Society to provide certain animal services. (SB2196 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
SB2092Engross

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Adds knowingly making a false statement to a county inspector a crime within the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
HB1942Engross

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Authorizes the issuance of limited purpose driver's licenses, limited purpose provisional driver's licenses, or limited purpose instruction permits to applicants who voluntarily choose to obtain a REAL ID compliant State Civil Identification Card. (H...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB2559Engross

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Requires the Invasive Species Council to maintain a list of high-risk priority invasive species and diseases. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to include species on the list without adopting rules under chapter 91 when the Board dee...
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2018-03-23
To House Judiciary Committee
HB2611Engross

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Appropriates moneys for Department of Health to fund substance abuse treatment programs relating to persons with multiple chronic conditions, a centralized referral system, case management programs, and a peer mentoring or coaching program. (HB2611 H...
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2018-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
SB2085Engross

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Establishes a Grant Program to be administered by the Agribusiness Development Corporation to provide grants for agriculture-related improvements to existing and emerging farms and agribusiness operations. Makes an appropriation. (SB2085 HD1)
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2018-03-23
To House Finance Committee
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