HI Legislation | 2019 | Regular Session

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB402	Engross Sine Die	Requires that all grants and contracts awarded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall be subject to be individually approved by the board of trustees. Reduces the University of Hawaii's portion of receipts from the use, sale, lease, or other disposi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 868).
HB439	Engross Sine Die	Exempts lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the primary purpose of developing affordable housing from classification as public land subject to DLNR management. Requires lands set aside by the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:30PM in conference room 312.
HB18	Engross Sine Die	Repeals statutory limitations on the time period in which a survivor of childhood sexual abuse may file suit. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:21PM in conference room 325.
HB626	Engross Sine Die	Requires vacancies in the office of United States Representative to be filled by special election that is conducted using ranked choice voting. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:20PM in conference room 325.
SB130	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds for the judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low-income and moderate-income persons. (SB130 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:20PM in conference room 325.
SB1257	Engross Sine Die	Amends the various fees the Department of Land and Natural Resources may charge for the usage of state small boat harbors. Amends the manner in which those fees are applied. (SB1257 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 10:30AM in conference room 312.
HB164	Engross Sine Die	Requires all persons and committees that make electioneering communication expenditures to a single vendor of more than $2,000 in aggregate within one week to file a report with the Campaign Spending Commission within thirty days of a primary electio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 5:00PM in conference room 325.
SB427	Engross Sine Die	Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats. (SB427 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:20PM in conference room 325.
HB533	Engross Sine Die	Establishes the Hawaii Broadband Office within HTDC. Establishes the position of State Broadband Strategy Officer. Renames the Broadband Assistance Advisory Council as the Broadband Advisory Council and amends its purpose and membership. Requires the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 2:22PM in conference room 224.
SB1343	Engross Sine Die	Requires compliance with the federal 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 4:00PM in conference room 016.
HB713	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a three-year Homeless Employment Grant Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature prior to t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 2:15PM in conference room 225.
SB1047	Engross Sine Die	Creates new petty misdemeanor for the abuse of a family or household member. Repeals June 30, 2022. (SB1047 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-26-19 3:45PM in conference room 225.
HB1405	Engross Sine Die	Adjusts the operating budget for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 for certain Department of Land and Natural Resources programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:00PM in conference room 312.
HB1146	Engross Sine Die	Requires procurement officers to complete past performance evaluations of contractors. Requires past performance to be considered in all sole source procurement and any competitive contracts that exceeds the small purchase threshold. Establishes an i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 1:00PM in conference room 325.
SCR112	Engross Sine Die	Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Comprehensive Performance And Management Audit Of The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Environmental Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-25 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 962).
HB486	Engross Sine Die	Permits persons convicted of certain prostitution offenses to file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not convicted of another offense under the Penal Code within three years of the prostitution offense. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 3:15PM in conference room 325.
SB365	Engross Sine Die	Changes the annual $35,000,000 rolling cap and $15,000,000 per qualified production cap for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit. Authorizes an additional percentage of the Tax Credit for certain qualified post-pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 4:01PM in conference room 224.
HB316	Engross Sine Die	Requires, as a prerequisite for a vehicle to be deemed derelict, that the removal of a part must render the vehicle inoperable. Includes vehicles valued at less than $1,000 in the list of derelict vehicles that may be removed by a county or Hawaii Pu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 3:15PM in conference room 325.
HB114	Pass	Repeals unnecessary or redundant provisions of the income tax law. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 017, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
SB1211	Pass	Removes the requirement that a vehicle protection product warrantor and a service contract provider submit to the Insurance Commissioner a copy of each warranty or service contract form proposed for use in the State. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 016, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117).
HB31	Pass	Amends the voter information requirements for election nomination papers and the withdrawal of a nominating voter's signature by requiring only the month and date portions of a voter's date of birth. Repeals the social security number requirements. (... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 022, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123).
HB1343	Engross Sine Die	Provides grandparents with 1 week of family leave to care for a grandchild with a serious health condition. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 10:00AM in conference room 423.
HB889	Engross Sine Die	Establishes the publicprivate partnership working group and requires an annual report to be submitted to the legislature. Adds public-private partnership project delivery methods and related conditions and requirements to the Hawaii Public Procuremen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:15PM in conference room 423.
SCR38	Pass	Urging Restaurants To Donate Any Leftover Food To Homeless Shelters At The End Of Their Business Day And Urging The Department Of Health To Develop And Disseminate Temperature Controlled For Safety Food Donation Guidelines. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 957).
SB978	Engross Sine Die	Amends the disposition of unclaimed funds in the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to allocate funds under a certain amount to the Libraries Special Fund and to amend the threshold amount for funds transferred to the General Fund. Amends the time limit f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
SB638	Pass	Adds unlicensed sale of liquor and unlicensed manufacture of liquor as offenses for which property is subject to forfeiture and increases the grade of the offense of unlicensed sale of liquor to a class C felony. Amends definitions of "organized crim... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 015, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
HB558	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for employing lifeguards and purchasing life-saving equipment at Kua Bay in Kekaha Kai State Park on the island of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 10:30AM in conference room 312.
SB1288	Pass	Permits a condominium board to direct the use of an electronic voting device at any condominium association meeting regardless of whether a secret ballot is used or required. Requires a condominium board to take reasonable steps to ensure secrecy and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 014, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
HB764	Pass	Clarifies that the requirement for a motor vehicle insurer to maintain a complete sales and claims service office does not apply to the county of Kalawao. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 019, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
SB990	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to engage a consulting firm to conduct a study to evaluate policies and organizational changes needed within DBEDT that will enable the State to successfully execute a tec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 12:46PM in conference room 224.
SB380	Pass	Imposes the transient accommodations tax on mandatory resort fees and requires that those fees be included in gross rental or gross rental proceeds. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 020, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).
HB754	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a framework for the Department of Transportation and the counties to regulate electric foot scooters. Amends definitions of moped to exclude electric foot scooters. Prohibits use of electric foot scooters to individuals under the age of f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 10:35AM in conference room 225.
HB122	Pass	Abolishes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Trust Fund of the Department of Defense and transfers the unencumbered balance to the general fund. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 018, 04/23/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
HB267	Engross Sine Die	Requires drug manufacturers to notify prescription drug benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a sixteen per cent or more price increase over a twoyear period. Requir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-19 4:00PM in conference room 229.
SB752	Engross Sine Die	Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources for research and prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens. (SB752 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:01AM in conference room 224.
HB615	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Board of Education 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 to the Board. Effective 7/1/2050.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 958).
SB1167	Engross Sine Die	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 960).
HB720	Pass	Requires firearm owners to report lost, stolen, or destroyed firearms. (HB720 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Act 023, 04/24/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124).
SB1048	Engross Sine Die	Makes confidentiality clauses in employment contracts unenforceable as to sexual harassment claims. Bans mandatory arbitration agreements as to sexual harassment claims. Makes mandatory confidentiality clauses in an arbitration agreement unenforceabl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-19 2:00PM in conference room 423.
SB983	Engross Sine Die	Renames the teacher national board certification incentive program the national certification incentive program. Expands program eligibility to include school psychologists. Clarifies requirements and incentives of the program. Clarifies that teacher... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
SCR204	Pass	Urging The Establishment Of A Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Task Force To Develop A Sui Generis Legal System To Recognize And Protect Native Hawaiian Cultural Intellectual Property, Traditional Cultural Expressions, And Genetic Resources. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 957).
HB1188	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2019-2020 to the State Procurement Office to advance the Small Business Assistance Initiative established by Act 42, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017. Effective 1/1/2061. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:15PM in conference room 423.
SB1041	Engross Sine Die	Prohibits written nondisclosure agreements involving sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of an employee's conditions of employment. Prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or se... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-19 2:00PM in conference room 423.
HB1043	Engross Sine Die	Replaces the tax boards of review with a single tax appeal review panel comprised of members who shall devote full time to their duties. Amends the grounds upon which an appeal to the administrative appeals and dispute resolution program may be made ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 2:00PM in conference room 309.
HCR161	Pass	Requesting The Hawaii Community Development Authority To Study Properties In Or Around Kakaako To Recommend Appropriate Sites For A New Fire Station Or, Alternatively, To Identify Existing Fire Stations That May Be Relocated Or Expanded To More Effec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Resolution adopted in final form.
SB821	Engross Sine Die	Requires all places of public accommodation and state building construction constructed or substantially modified after December 31, 2020, to provide baby diaper-changing accommodations and baby feeding accommodations that are equally accessible to m... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 9:20AM in conference room 325.
SB995	Engross Sine Die	Requires HTDC to adopt rules to require businesses to return a technology research and development grant award if the recipient business relocates its principal place of business within 5 years of receiving the grant. Appropriates funding through the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 12:47PM in conference room 224.
SB1291	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds into and out of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide grants. (SB1291 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 12:48PM in conference room 224.
HB221	Engross Sine Die	Establishes minimum requirements for dental assistants. Clarifies the allowable and prohibited practices by dental assistants. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
SB1515	Engross Sine Die	Establishes the Hawaii three to six out-of-school program for grades kindergarten through twelve. Authorizes the department of education to contract with private providers to furnish out-of-school programs for grades kindergarten through twelve, cond... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.