HI Legislation | 2021 | Regular Session | House | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB869	Pass	Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Luana Kai A Life Plan Community with the development and operation of a continuing care retirement community. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 086, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
HB631	Pass	Provides courts with greater discretion to adjust the payment of fees or fines for violations of certain traffic offenses based on the person's inability to pay or financial circumstances. Decreases the imprisonment term to contumacious nonpayment ra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 081, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).
HB552	Pass	Part I: Establishes clean ground transportation goals for state agencies to achieve a one hundred per cent light-duty motor vehicles zero-emission fleet by December 31, 2035. Part II: Authorizes the department of accounting and general services to ap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 074, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176).
HB424	Pass	Requires all agencies of the State, when renting a vehicle on behalf of a state employee conducting official government business, to adopt a preference for renting electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles; provided that such a vehicle is suitable for the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 073, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175).
HB929	Pass	Clarifies benefits to alternate payees, advisory review determinations of Hawaii domestic relations orders and the priority of multiple orders. Applies to domestic relations orders submitted on or after its effective date. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 070, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172).
HB352	Pass	Clarifies that the secondhand dealers law applies to a secondhand dealer's operation of an automated recycling kiosk that only accepts handheld electronic devices for recycling. Specifies the retention requirements for secondhand dealers that operate... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 079, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181).
HB247	Pass	Amends certain land subdivision and condominium property regime laws related to agricultural land, as recommended pursuant to Act 278, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to ensure certain condominium property regime projects within the agricultural distric... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 077, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179).
HB78	Pass	Eliminates the requirement for a public utility to seek approval from the public utilities commission for the underground construction of high-voltage electric transmission lines if certain conditions are met. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 065, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
HB77	Pass	Exempts the sale of the leased fee interest in certain affordable leasehold developments by the HHFDC from legislative approval. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 064, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).
HB73	Pass	Requires the department of human resources development to review the classification and compensation schedules for telephone and emergency dispatchers and similar employees and to submit a report to the legislature recommending modifications to those... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 063, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164).
HB345	Pass	Mandates appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of a mentally ill individual in assisted community treatment proceedings. Eliminates the requirement for the office of the public defender to participate in the proceedings. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 058, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159).
HB136	Pass	Applies liquor licensing provisions related to the transfer of licenses and the denial of licenses to limited liability companies. Effective 1/5/2022. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 066, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).
HB940	Pass	Mandates reporting of suspected financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults in relation to securities. Provides immunity for good faith reporting. Authorizes the delay of disbursements and transactions in situations of suspected financial ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-21 Act 054, 06/16/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154).
HB1192	Pass	Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for installment loans. Beginning 1/1/2022, requires licensure for installment lenders that offer installment ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-21 Act 056, 06/16/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).
HB1376	Pass	Extends the required period for a notice of termination of the rental agreement from five days to fifteen days. Requires landlords to provide notice with specified terms and enter into mediation. Delays when a landlord may seek possession of a dwelli... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-21 Act 057, 06/16/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).
HB1020	Pass	Authorizes the board of land and natural resources (BLNR) to temporarily adopt, amend, and repeal certain natural resource rules by formal action at a public meeting if BLNR finds that such adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary to implement eff... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 049, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).
HB1017	Pass	Repeals section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which prohibits the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 044, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).
HB1022	Pass	Clarifies that any conservation and resources enforcement officer of the Department of Land and Natural Resources may, in the performance of official duties, stop and temporarily detain any person who the officer reasonably believes is, or recently h... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 047, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147).
HB553	Pass	Establishes an offense of intentionally or knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, and provides penalties and fines. Provides certain exemptions. Allows the department of land and natural resources to establish rul... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 051, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151).
HB125	Pass	Establishes the Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act that protects from employers and educational institutions, online accounts maintained by employees, unpaid interns, independent contractors, prospective employees, students, p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 039, 06/07/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139).
HB1019	Pass	Establishes the ocean stewardship special fund and ocean stewardship user fee for the collection and use of moneys for the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of the State's marine resources. Sunsets the special fund on 1/1/2029. Delays collec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 046, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146).
HB1018	Pass	Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and provisions for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for non... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 045, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).
HB1023	Pass	Establishes a nonresident recreational marine fishing license requirement and fees to enable the department of land and natural resources to more effectively manage the marine fisheries resources of the State. Prohibits nonresidents, with certain exc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 048, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148).
HB1036	Pass	Authorizes the department of public safety to maintain a list of independent civil process servers and amends several statutes to allow process servers to serve specific types of legal documents. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 041, 06/07/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141).
HB1016	Pass	Provides that a single valid commercial marine vessel license satisfies the licensure requirement for all persons aboard the licensed vessel. Requires any person who provides fishing charter services to obtain a commercial marine license. Allows any ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 043, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143).
HB204	Pass	Appropriates funds for Fiscal Biennium 2021-2023 for the Office of the Trustees (OHA150), Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administration (OHA160), and Beneficiary Advocacy (OHA175). Amends Act 37, SLH 2019. Effective 7/1/2021. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-02 Act 029, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).
HB975	Pass	Adds immunity from civil and criminal liability for individuals who provide information or assistance in child abuse investigations. Effective 6/30/2021. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 026, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1126).
HB311	Pass	Extends the nursing facility sustainability program to 2024. Specifies that the nursing facility sustainability fee limit is 5.5 per cent of overall net patient service revenue. Removes the per resident daily maximum fee of $20 for each facility. Spe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 024, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124).
HB954	Pass	Converts the executive officer, public information officer, civil defense administrative officer, branch chiefs, and emergency operations center state warning point personnel in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 025, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).
HB181	Pass	Updates the definition of "property" as it relates to offenses against property rights under the penal code to expressly include property stored in an electronic medium. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 021, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).
HB1237	Pass	Clarifies that the effective period of a temporary restraining order, protective order, or injunction for a minor may extend to a reasonable date after the minor has reached the age of eighteen. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 027, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).
HB250	Pass	Includes as offenses of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual assault in the third degree, offenses against a person who is stopped by a law enforcement officer and a person who is accompanied by a law enforcement officer for official purpos... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 022, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
HB171	Pass	Changes the state of mind required for section 486M-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, penalties to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 020, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
HB282	Pass	Clarifies the definition of "provider" as it relates to the entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to a consenting minor to include certain organizations who are not considered child placing organizations or child... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-01 Act 023, 05/28/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123).
HB961	Pass	Exempts dependents of military service members from state residency requirement for government employment if the military service member is in Hawaii on bona fide military orders. Allows a spouse of an active duty service member in the military who a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-05-26 Act 018, on 05/25/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
HB391	Pass	Establishes a process for the early termination of a rental agreement for certain active duty servicemembers who receive military orders to vacate civilian housing and move into on-post government quarters. Effective 11/1/2021. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-05-26 Act 019, on 05/25/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
HB723	Pass	Authorizes use of funds appropriated from the emergency and budget reserve fund, from the amounts received by the State from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, for the purchase and distribution of personal protective equipment an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-05-24 Act 017, 05/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117).
HB357	Pass	Establishes the statute of limitations for all claims against the state founded upon article I, section 20, of the Hawaii State Constitution, regarding eminent domain, shall be two years. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-05-20 Act 016, 05/20/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
HB1377	Enroll Sine Die	Creates an electronic citation program under the judiciary and establishes a temporary electronic citation surcharge. Effective 1/1/2022. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-28 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 634).
HB103	Enroll Sine Die	Clarifies that the powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be inconsistent with the state constitution. Provides parameters for the duration of suspension of laws and requires justification for the suspension. Specifies parameters for when a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-27 Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) LoPresti excused.
HB224	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the department of health to perform the duties required of the state health planning and development agency. Requires the state health planning and development agency or department of health to update the state health services and faciliti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-27 Recommitted to Conference Committee.
HB189	Pass	Authorizes the Chief Justice to designate circuit court judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to temporarily fill a vacancy on the Intermediate Court of Appeals. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-26 Act 010, 04/26/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110).
HB325	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representativ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Received from Governor re: Request for Appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 7).
HB333	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes peer-to-peer car-sharing and establishes regulations thereof. Establishes the peertopeer car-sharing surcharge tax on the operator of the peer-to-peer program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-23-21 at 2:30PM in Conference Room CR 329.
HB712	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes and appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments and Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs negotia... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Received from Governor re: Request for Appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 9).
HB921	Engross Sine Die	Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (7) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Received from Governor re: Request for Appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 8).
HB550	Engross Sine Die	Requires and establishes deadlines for state facilities, except smaller facilities and facilities within the stadium development district, to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures. Allows the department of accounting and general service... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-21 10:00AM in conference room CR 325.
HB1115	Pass	Provides for the deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund of moneys received by the State through a civil action in which the State is a party and no other law or court order specifically provides for the deposit elsewhere of moneys receive... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Act 009, 04/22/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
HB133	Engross Sine Die	Increases the capital gains tax threshold from 7.25% to 9%. Increases the alternative capital gains tax for corporations from 4 to 5%. Applies for tax years beginning after 12/31/2020. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-21 11:30AM in conference room CR 325.
HB608	Engross Sine Die	Requires the board of education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county. Requires the board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the legislature on i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-22-21 at 5:00 PM in CR 309.