| 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). |
| HB2411 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for rent subsidy payments, which sums shall be added to the Authority's base budget, and additional staff. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2526 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the operating budget of the department of human services for fiscal year 2020-2021. Takes effect on December 31, 2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2675 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires an appellate court to conduct a hearing when a conflict of interest pertaining to a judge or justice is alleged by motion of a party to any suit, action, or proceeding of the appellate court. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2687 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a downpayment loan loss reserve program to address downpayment loan defaults under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's downpayment loan assistance program. Establishes one downpayment loan loss reserve administrator p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1959 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a studio teacher to accompany, supervise, and advocate on behalf of a minor whenever the minor is on set and a variance from the work hour restrictions to allowable theatrical employment is granted, when employed for theatrical purposes. Req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 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). |
| HB2448 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that an exemption from the general excise tax established by section 201H-36, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that has been approved by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation shall be provided once the qualified person or firm has f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2449 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes cash payments made by developers in lieu of providing the required reserved housing units in the development of residential projects for the Hawaii community development authority to be deposited into the rental housing revolving fund. Eff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| 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 |
| HB2661 | Pass | Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Act 001, 05/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). |
| HB1782 | Engross
Sine Die | Limits the convictions that may be used in employment decisions from all convictions in the most recent ten years to felony convictions that occurred in a certain time period and misdemeanor convictions that occurred in a certain time period. Takes e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB1700 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that each EUTF trustee, in addition to the EUTF board, shall administer health and other benefit plans for the sole and exclusive benefit of EUTF beneficiaries. Repeals provisions requiring health and other benefit plans to be provided at a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2753 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the state YouthBuild Program to assist non-profit and public entities in applying and qualifying for federal YouthBuild Program grants. Authorizes DLIR to award grants to eligible non-profit or public entities to meet the matching funds r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
To Senate Ways and Means 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 |
| HB2533 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance plans for a state archives master plan. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 1/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To Senate Ways and Means 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 |
| HB2499 | Engross
Sine Die | Adding two members as at-large appointments to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Corporate Board, for a total of nineteen members. Reduces the number of Maui members on the Board from three to two members. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1662 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the statewide newborn hearing screening program to require reporting of diagnostic audiologic evaluation results of infants who do not pass the hearing screening test or are diagnosed as deaf or hard of hearing up to the age of three years to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2315 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the contractors license board and real estate commission to adjust, reduce, suspend, or cease collection of recovery fund and education fund fees to maintain a reasonable relation between the fees generated and the cost of services rendered by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1633 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts gross receipts from the sale of auditory devices, such as hearing aids, from the general excise tax. Amends the definition of "prosthetic device" to include hearing aids and devices worn on the body. Exempts gross receipts from the repair of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2181 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to establish a foreign agriculture small equipment pilot program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1882 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the powers and duties of nondepository trust companies. Amends the yearly assessment on nondepository trust companies by basing its calculation on total assets under management. Establishes a paid-in capital and surplus requirement for char...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2718 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for a climate change and human health adaptation coordinator within the department of health and related operating expenses. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2110 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the group of professionals who are prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Repeals landlord exclusion. Requires the Department of Health to triage complaint allegations bas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2726 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes certain spirits-based beverages in the definition of cooler beverage. Establishes a separate tax rate for qualified small brewers. Takes effect on 7/1/2112. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2532 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for its efforts to mitigate and control two-lined spittlebug infestations in the State. Takes effect on 7/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2041 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys to the Department of Agriculture for 3 full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) inspectors to perform meat inspection services. Takes effect on 7/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2624 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Office of Environmental Quality Control to establish, implement, and maintain an interactive website available to the public at no cost that provides certain information and notifications regarding environmental assessment and environmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2193 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires all habitat conservation plans to include an agreement for plan participants to enter into and maintain an annual service contract with a stand-by and response facility available to provide emergency medical and rehabilitation services to na...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2454 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of criminal trespass on critical electrical infrastructure. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2407 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires DOH to adopt rules to establish a classification system for composting facilities or operations for the purposes of regulating them for health purposes. Allows composting and co-composting in the agricultural district, including on lands wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Judiciary 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 |
| HB1654 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for feral pig control. Takes effect on 7/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2630 | Engross
Sine Die | Commence the transfer of the Oahu regional health care system in its entirety from the Hawaii health systems corporation to the department of health, beginning with the transfer of the Oahu regional health care system's budget and position count into...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1696 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least twice within a same calendar year at least six months apart. Effective upon approval. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2277 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the time that the Department of Agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural costs for purposes of the important qualified agricultural costs tax credit through the 2030 tax year. Effective 7/1/2020. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2151 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a cesspool compliance pilot grant project to assist low- and moderate-income property owners with the costs of upgrading or converting a cesspool. Applies to cesspools identified as failing by the Department of Health. Appropriates funds....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1861 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the sunset date for the Coffee Berry Borer Pesticide Subsidy Program until June 30, 2025, for the purchase of pesticides containing Beauveria bassiana to combat the coffee berry borer. Extends the program manager position to June 30, 2026. Ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means 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 |
| HB2563 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for cumulative voting and the removal of directors of planned community associations. Exempts planned community associations from certain requirements regarding cumulative voting for and the removal of directors under the Haw...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Judiciary 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 |
| HB1109 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies who may be granted a temporary permit to practice public accountancy. Specifies the requirements that must be met prior to obtaining a temporary permit to practice. Requires a person to obtain a temporary permit to practice from the board o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2674 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that any authorization by a county director of finance for an electronic method of motor vehicle registration, including the acceptance of any supplemental documents in electronic form, shall extend to all types of motor vehicles, intermodal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
