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HB236Intro

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Extends the sunset date for the coffee berry borer pesticide subsidy program and the program manager position, including the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption, to 06/30/2024. Provides that no single coffee grower shall...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1055Intro

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Provides the director of transportation with authority to acquire real property on behalf of the State for roads and streets without review or approval by the board of land and natural resources and specifies that, upon acquisition, jurisdiction over...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB8Intro

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Amends Act 151, SLH 2019, to make identifying lands for producing food crops that may be grown locally using conventional, sustainable, and regenerative practices to replace imports one of the goals of the Department of Agriculture's strategic plan f...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB654Intro

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Provides that every judgment for child support is enforceable until paid in full. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB245Intro

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Amends the definition of "historic property" under the historic preservation law to include the requirement that buildings, inclusive of privately owned homes, meet the criteria for being entered into the Hawaii register of historic places. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB726Intro

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Requires every person to wear a face covering when in a public setting, subject to certain exceptions. Establishes a civil fine for failure to wear a face covering. Sunsets December 31, 2021, or when the last emergency proclamation related to the COV...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB984Intro

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Increases ceiling of the office of health care assurance special fund to meet expanding program needs and diminish dependence on the general fund. Permits the office of health care assurance to use the special fund to enhance the office of health car...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB944Intro

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Adopts certain provisions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Producer Licensing Model Act, Public Adjuster Licensing Model Act, Reinsurance Intermediary Model Act, and Independent Adjuster Licensing Model Guidelines to provide co...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB672Intro

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Amends certain parts of the conflicts of interests law in the state ethics code to include members of the legislature. Clarifies that the conflicts of interests law does not prohibit legislators from introducing legislation, serving on a committee, m...
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2021-02-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HB227Intro

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Clarifies the group of professionals who are prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Repeals the landlord exclusion. Requires the department of health to prioritize complaint allegat...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1109Intro

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Requires that prior to the adoption or repeal of a rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request of the adopting agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings.
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB285Intro

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Requires the auditor to conduct an impact assessment report on the social and financial impacts of prohibiting health insurance companies from denying coverage for certain types of health care on the basis of gender identity if the policy, contract, ...
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2021-02-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HB288Intro

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Increases the minimum and potential maximum fine for violating certain provisions relating to the installation of a noisy muffler. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB90Intro

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Transfers the state fire council, for administrative purposes, from DLIR to DCCA. Places the boiler and elevator safety law under the jurisdiction of DCCA rather than DLIR and creates a boiler and elevator safety appeals board. Transfers administrati...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB61Intro

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Reclassifies or repeals non-general funds of the department of Hawaiian home lands or judiciary. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB353Intro

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Requires a county that provides tax credits or tax exemptions to report to the legislature with a calculation of revenues that the county did not receive as a result of each tax credit or tax exemption provided by the county in the preceding fiscal y...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB472Intro

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Exempts telehealth-related gifts from procurement requirements. Codifies the authorization of advanced practice registered nurses to use telehealth to assist a patient, including those advanced practice registered nurses who are not licensed in the S...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB972Intro

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Authorizes contested case hearings to be conducted through the use of interactive conference technology. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB203Intro

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Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund construction costs of a water storage and distribution system and related improvements on agricultural lands owned by the office of Hawaiian affairs in Wahiawa, Oahu, surrounding the Kukanil...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB838Intro

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Clarifies the meaning of "program or activity receiving state financial assistance". Excludes cases within the scope of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act from the jurisdiction of the Hawaii civil rights commission. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB143Intro

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Clarifies that candidates do not need to file preliminary general reports if they are either unsuccessful or are elected to office in the primary election. Clarifies the aggregate contribution and expenditure amounts that trigger the requirement for ...
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2021-02-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HB1308Intro

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Establishes June 19 of each year as Juneteenth Day. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HB1146Intro

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Extends the period in which a county may adopt a surcharge on state tax, under certain conditions, from 3/31/2019 to 12/31/2021. Authorizes the use of county surcharge revenues for affordable and workforce housing infrastructure. Effective 1/1/2055. ...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1054Intro

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Amends the cash or protest bond amount for a party initiating an administrative proceeding for review under the Hawaii public procurement code. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1170Intro

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Establishes the state venture capital program that provides venture capital investments in early stage small businesses in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Economic Development Committee
HB1261Intro

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Requires DLNR to lease to the Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community the property located at 29-169 Kulaiwi road in south Hilo on Hawaii island for twenty years for a certain amount per year. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB75Intro

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Allows an organization to qualify for grants under chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, if the organization is registered with the department of commerce and consumer affairs and in possession of a valid certificate of vendor compliance issued by th...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1114Intro

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Repeals or reclassifies certain non-general funds of the Hawaii public housing authority pursuant to the recommendations of the auditor in auditor report no. 21-02. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB779Intro

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Requires the department of agriculture, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and implement a one-time pesticide disposal collection program, for a duration to be determined by the department. Requires the department of agricultur...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB540Intro

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Makes immune from civil or criminal liability a health care provider who acts in good faith during a state of emergency or local state of emergency and adheres to crisis standards of care. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1288Intro

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Excludes non-voting ex-officio board members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the HART Board of Directors from being counted for purposes of quorum.
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB983Intro

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Amends the spouse and child abuse special fund to allow up to a certain amount of federal reimbursements received from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, in the year following the fisc...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB22Intro

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Increases the fines assessed against noncandidate committees for violations of organizational report requirements. Increases the fines for violations of campaign advertisement notice requirements. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD2)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB592Intro

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Requires the public utilities commission to explore, through its docket process, solutions to the problems posed by siting of above-ground electrical infrastructure in high-risk areas. Requires the public utilities commission to submit a report to th...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB229Intro

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Designates the fourth day in January of each year as United States Senator Daniel K. Akaka Day. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HB32Intro

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Prohibits the manufacture for sale, sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or distribution of certain animal fur products in the State. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB643Intro

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Makes harassment against an essential worker during an emergency a misdemeanor. Defines essential worker. Amends various definitions in the emergency management laws to address pandemics. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1066Intro

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Adds the University of Hawaii to the list of agencies that are authorized to conduct criminal history record checks on current or prospective employees whose positions or duties are related to public safety. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1391Intro

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Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to retain independent legal counsel as needed. Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to use the services of the Attorney General as needed and when the interests of the State and the Department ...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB894Intro

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Provides authority for the Hawaii criminal justice data center to set and collect fees for services provided.
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB372Intro

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Requires the auditor to perform an annual operational audit of the academic and financial plans of the department of education. Requires the department of education to contract with a third-party consultant that specializes in school finance to study...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB63Intro

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Reclassifies the notaries public revolving fund and criminal forfeiture revolving fund as special funds. Reclassifies the litigation deposits trust fund as a trust account. Abolishes the national mortgage settlement trust account and the criminal jus...
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB555Intro

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Requires retailers of household appliances to conspicuously display available energy efficiency rebates funded by the public benefits fee and state-specific energy operation costs. Requires the public benefits fee administrator to create and update t...
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2021-02-19
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HB865Intro

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Directs the auditor to perform a comprehensive performance and management audit of the state historic preservation division. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1014Intro

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Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to amend and extend existing pasture leases and to issue new pasture leases by negotiation in furtherance of public purposes the department of land and natural resources is responsible for promoting....
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB900Intro

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Enables the use of funds from the brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund for environmental site assessments and for sub-grants to eligible entities for assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB1164Intro

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Appropriates funds to support the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, including the hiring of necessary staff. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)
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2021-02-19
To House Finance Committee
HB611Intro

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Establishes maintenance of effort provisions for free education. Establishes a public education stabilization trust fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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2021-02-18
To House Finance Committee
HB730Intro

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Requires a purchasing agent to give a preference to an applicant that is a qualified medicaid provider when evaluating competitive purchase of health and human services contract proposals. Specifies that if two otherwise equally qualified applicants ...
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2021-02-18
To House Finance Committee
HB521Intro

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Requires the committee on weights to submit a report to the legislature detailing any changes to the funding formula within thirty days of the board of education approving any changes to the funding formula. (HD1)
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2021-02-18
To House Finance Committee
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