| SCR68 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting That The City And County Of Honolulu Prohibit Electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles, And Electric Trikes On Sidewalks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR151 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Transportation, In Collaboration With The Hawaii Tourism Authority, To Develop A Travel Restriction Notification Procedure For Adoption By Any Passenger Airline Operating In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SR35 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting That The City And County Of Honolulu Prohibit Electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles, And Electric Trikes On Sidewalks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR174 | Pass | Requesting The Governor To Establish Advance Travel Quarantine And Statewide Stay-at-home Orders To Ensure Rapid And Effective Response To Any Resurgence Of The Coronavirus Disease 2019 In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SR144 | Pass | Requesting The Hawaii Department Of Education To Develop A Strategy To Implement A Reopening Plan For The Upcoming School Year Based On Guidelines Established By The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SR84 | Pass | Convening A Restaurant Reopening Task Force To Assist In The Safe Reopening Of Restaurants Throughout The State That Were Closed Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SR27 | Pass | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Provide To The Senate A Formal Plan And Monthly Accounting For Federal Funds Allocated To The Agency To Address The Coronavirus Pandemic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SR94 | Pass | Urging Restaurants Throughout The State To Adopt The Recommended Best Practices And Safety Guidelines Developed By The United States Food And Drug Administration And National Restaurant Association In Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| SCR243 | Pass | Relating To An Additional Date Of Recess For The Regular Session Of 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-20
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-20-20. |
| SR13 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging The Federal Aviation Administration To Take Action Regarding Commercial Helicopter Tour Operations In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SCR12 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging The Federal Aviation Administration To Take Action Regarding Commercial Helicopter Tour Operations In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR12 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The United States Congress To Authorize The National Transportation Safety Board To Adopt And Enforce Regulations For Increased Safety Standards For Helicopters And Small Aircraft That Charge Fees For Carrying Passengers On Recreational Fl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SCR11 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The United States Congress To Authorize The National Transportation Safety Board To Adopt And Enforce Regulations For Increased Safety Standards For Helicopters And Small Aircraft That Charge Fees For Carrying Passengers On Recreational Fl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR66 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct A Study Relating To Statutory Authority To Allow Collective Negotiation Between Physicians And Health Care Insurers In Hawaii To Restrain Or Balance The Monopsonistic Market Power Of Healthcare I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SCR102 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct A Study Relating To Statutory Authority To Allow Collective Negotiation Between Physicians And Health Care Insurers In Hawaii To Restrain Or Balance The Monopsonistic Market Power Of Healthcare I...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2249 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes it a civil and administrative violation for any person to knowingly and intentionally engage in certain archaeological activities without obtaining the required permission or approval from the department of land and natural resources, use explo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2975 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts applications for a class 1 license on land designated as agricultural by state or county zoning laws and for which the majority of the agricultural commodities used in the manufacturing of the liquor are grown and produced in the State by the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3035 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the ocean sciences research tax credit. Effective 7/1/2051. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2812 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that agriculture activities in non-agricultural park lands may include the care and production of pasture lands. Requires the transfer of certain lands from DLNR to DOA. Requires DLNR to accept and return to its land inventory, any parcel o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2061 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the no child left inside grant program for the awarding of grants promoting outdoor education and recreation programs. Establishes the no child left inside grant program special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2828 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies in the State Water Code that fire safety use is a beneficial use of fresh water. Requires the department of land and natural resources, in consultation with the Hawaii emergency management agency, to cooperate with the counties and reservoi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3073 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for programs, ceremonies, and activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Effective 7/1/51. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2548 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to create and implement a marine debris collection pilot program. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for research and development of specialized equipment for the effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3014 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an income tax credit for employers who create onsite early childhood facilities. Establishes and appropriates funds for 1.0 FTE on-site early childhood facility coordinator position. Effective 7/1/2051. Applies to taxable years beginning ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2513 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes use of a castration band to inhumanely neuter a dog, cat, or other pet animal, excluding caged birds, under the offense of cruelty to animals in the second degree. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2631 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the courts to enter into agreements with the parties where there is reason to believe the defendant has a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect that will or has become an issue in the criminal case. Requires either one psychiatri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2647 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the landlord incentive program special fund to reimburse land owners who participate in the section 8 housing choice voucher program for repair costs of tenant-caused property damage when the repair costs exceed the tenant's security depo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2485 | Engross
Sine Die | Broadens the purposes for which indirect costs incurred by the department of education, state public charter school commission, or a charter authorizer from federal grants may be reimbursed. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2788 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the lapse date of the appropriations made by Act 12, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, as amended by Act 35, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to June 30, 2023, for flooding disaster relief for Kauai and other areas of the State. Effective 6/29/2020. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2884 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the balance that may be retained in the public utilities commission special fund at the end of each fiscal year from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2736 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources for ornamental and landscape entomology specialist, plant pathologist extension specialist, and pesticide extension specialist positions. Effective...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2370 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates January as "Kalaupapa Month." Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3013 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes criteria for industry certification awards to public high schools and appropriates funds to the department of education to incentivize public high schools to encourage students to obtain industry-recognized certifications. Requires the de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2505 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Health to repurpose unused state facilities to provide short-term residential beds to allow the stabilization, triage, and assessment of patients in need of services for mental health conditions a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2342 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the proper implementation of the kupuna caregivers program. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2458 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the behavioral health services administration of the department of health to convene a working group to compile resources to inform and educate the public about the impacts of excessive digital image screen time on the mental health and rela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2942 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the governor's coordinator on homelessness, in conjunction with the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness, to develop plans for the city and county of Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui to coordinate the services and she...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2849 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies membership and certain powers and duties of the law enforcement standards board. Establishes deadlines for the completion of board responsibilities. Appropriates funds to enable the board to accomplish its mission. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2337 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the office of the long-term care ombudsman for an unspecified number of ombudsman specialist positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2888 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a statewide interoperable communications executive committee for public safety communications, statewide interoperable communications technical subcommittee to provide technical advice to the executive committee, and the position of the s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2992 | Engross
Sine Die | Permanently authorizes the Department of Transportation under certain conditions to designate shoulders upon which the Department may authorize the driving of motorcycles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2268 | Engross
Sine Die | Grants exclusive original jurisdiction in matters of divorce to the family court of the circuit in which an applicant is domiciled at the time the application is filed. Repeals the requirement that a person be domiciled or physically present in the S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2480 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Hawaii hope card program within the department of the attorney general to issue cards verifying a person's long-term protective order. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2052 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds early childhood education teachers, including public charter school teachers, to the Hawaii educator loan program and allows the education loans of participants to be forgiven after 5 years of teaching. Establishes a cap on the total loan forgiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3058 | Engross
Sine Die | Provide a three-year extension of the sunset provision in Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2259 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a workforce readiness diploma program within the department of education's community school for adults program or adult education program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3072 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii emergency management agency to inventory all designated emergency shelters and their ability to withstand a category one hurricane or higher. Requires Hawaii emergency management agency to provide a list of shelters and their resp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2692 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates money out of the land conservation fund for the acquisition of a portion of the Na Wai Eha watershed in Wailuku, Maui. Requires the County of Maui to provide matching funds for the land acquisition or for the purchase of the associated w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2264 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the number of days by which students must apply for free or reduced lunch and replenish the student's meal fund. Prohibits serving an alternative meal to students solely for failure to pay within thirty days of the first semester of a schoo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3011 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the purposes of restoration, repair, maintenance, operation, and one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent park caretaker II for Iolani Palace and nearby structures on palace grounds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
