HI Legislation | 2024 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB3087	Pass	Authorizes early learning programs to be established on public school campuses and other available public buildings. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 152, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253).
SB2991	Pass	Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units. Requires certain employees or any employer or exclusive representative proposing a new bargaining unit to submit a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 143, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
SB2974	Pass	Establishes a Business Revitalization Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including the mitigation of regulator... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 142, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
SB3305	Pass	Requires all public charter schools that exclusively offer prekindergarten programs to adhere to the public charter school law, with certain exceptions. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 154, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255).
SB2342	Pass	Increases the penalties for violations of repeated driving without motor vehicle insurance and, beginning 1/1/2026, increases required motor vehicle insurance minimums. Clarifies the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 138, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).
SB2497	Pass	Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years' expens... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 139, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240).
SB2070	Pass	Exempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Requires the Department of Education to acquire three written quotes for career and technical education purchases that... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 150, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1251).
SB2257	Pass	Authorizes the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to consider qualified individuals with at least an associate's degree or high school diploma with comparable education and coursework, industry experience, and content expertise to teach career and techni... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 151, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252).
SB2475	Pass	Establishes a harm to students registry, for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State, that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 156, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257).
SB2305	Pass	Establishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 158, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259).
SB2245	Pass	Adds a definition for "exigent circumstances" and amends the definitions of "harm" and "imminent harm" under the Child Protective Act. Clarifies when the police may take protective custody of a child and when the Department of Human Services may assu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 144, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).
SB3207	Pass	Removes the salary cap of the Superintendent of Education. Makes permanent the annual performance evaluation requirements for the Superintendent of Education. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 149, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).
SB2516	Pass	Clarifies that centralized computer information management and processing services shall be provided through the Chief Information Officer. Specifies that the Chief Information Officer shall be appointed by the Governor and report to the Comptroller.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 140, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241).
SB2718	Pass	Allows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to admit and consider hearsay evidence. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 141, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242).
SB3116	Pass	Establishes that the priority of selection for participation in the Preschool Open Doors Program applies only during the priority application period that occurs prior to the start of each state fiscal year. Establishes that applications received afte... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-02 Act 153, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).
SB2591	Pass	Imposes a fine on any private landowner that fails to disclose or record with the Bureau of Conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, the existence of burial or archaeological sites on their property that the landowner knew o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 119, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220).
SB2659	Pass	Incorporates a regenerative framework into the Hawaii State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires periodic updates to the Tourism Functional Plan, specifies elements to be included in the Tourism Functio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 128, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).
SB3109	Pass	Establishes the Act 279 Special Fund until 6/30/2026. Deposits certain unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated through Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, that are set to lapse on 6/30/2024 into the Act 279 Special Fund and appropriates fund... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 125, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).
SB3123	Pass	Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to access vital records for purposes of verifying Native Hawaiian ancestry for beneficiary programs. Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to enter into a Memorand... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 122, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223).
SB3154	Pass	Clarifies that failure to comply with approved mitigation commitments, conduct an archaeological inventory survey, or comply with other administrative requirements pertaining to archaeology approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources sha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 129, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230).
SB2289	Pass	Requires the Department of Health to include in its annual report regarding Kalaupapa Settlement details and updated information, as available, regarding the permanent transfer to other governmental or qualified non-governmental entities of the power... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 118, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219).
SB2657	Pass	Amends the date of Makahiki Commemoration Day. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 120, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).
SB2937	Pass	Repeals the sunset date for the exemption of laboratory school programs of the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo from state English-medium standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff traini... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 127, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
SB3236	Pass	Clarifies that if no personal property designation appears in a recorded instrument, the interests of the beneficiaries shall be real property. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-07-01 Act 121, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).
SB2119	Pass	Authorizes out-of-state pharmacies to transfer prescription information for the initial fill of an out-of-state prescription in the State. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 096, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197).
SB3191	Pass	Permanently authorizes the University of Hawaii to continue to regulate conflicts of interest and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 115, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1216).
SB3122	Pass	Authorizes the Director of Health to issue public health standing orders for patients to self-refer to certain health care screening services. Establishes requirements for the provision of items or services pursuant to a public health standing order.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 090, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191).
SB2443	Pass	Establishes the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program, to be implemented by the State in only those locations where a photo red light imaging detector system has been implemented. Creates a new offense of noncompliance with maximum speed limit ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 112, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213).
SB2536	Pass	Establishes a new accounting services procurement preference for certain Hawaii accounting service businesses and adds it to the list of selection criteria for the procurement of professional services. Clarifies that the existing reciprocity procurem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 113, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214).
SB3094	Pass	Establishes a Peer Support Specialist Working Group within the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop and make recommendations for a framework for peer support specialists in the State. Requires the working group to submit a report to the Legis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 088, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
SB2529	Pass	Amends the definition of "patient's provider" in State law governing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment by removing language that requires the provider to examine the patient. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 098, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199).
SB3279	Pass	Establishes within the Office of Wellness and Resilience the State of Well-Being Project to assess and enhance Tier 1 and Tier 2 mental health support services for all key stakeholder communities across the State. Makes appropriations to implement th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 106, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207).
SB3125	Pass	Authorizes minors who are at least fourteen years old to consent to medical care and services for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and family planning services, including the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Requires confiden... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 091, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192).
SB3192	Pass	Makes permanent the Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program established within the University of Hawaii. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 116, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217).
SB2476	Pass	Authorizes licensed dental hygienists to perform preventive dental sealant screenings and apply dental sealants on individuals, under certain conditions, in a school-based oral health program. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 097, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198).
SB3139	Pass	Establishes a Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program within the Department of Health to expand existing services to divert certain persons experiencing mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 086, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).
SB3220	Pass	Transfers the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation. Makes conforming amendments. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 117, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218).
SB63	Pass	Effective 1/1/2025, allows the Board of Nursing to issue temporary permits to out-of-state licensed registered nurses and practical nurses and nurses who hold a multistate license issued by another state, territory, or country, under certain circumst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 095, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196).
SB3157	Pass	Authorizes disposition of public land leases by direct negotiation for commercial or industrial use on parcels of up to five acres. Repeals 6/30/2029. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 114, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215).
SB2837	Pass	Requires the transfer of the Maui State Veterans Home to a state agency having a Maui affiliation, in a manner and to an extent that may be negotiated between the Oahu Regional Health Care System or state agency having a Maui affiliation and the Depa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-28 Act 099, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200).
SB3083	Pass	Amends various sections of article 11 of the Insurance Code to adopt revisions to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Model No. 440, Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-24 Act 084, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185).
SB2731	Pass	Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-24 Act 083, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
SB2287	Pass	Requires the Information Technology Steering Committee to assist the Chief Information Officer to develop a plan to enhance the mobile application developed to enable the public to access the State's website. Requires the Chief Information Officer's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-24 Act 082, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).
SB3312	Pass	Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-24 Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
SB2753	Pass	Clarifies that no state or county building code shall prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant allowed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency if the applicable equipment is listed and installed in compliance with the latest safety s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-21 Act 057, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).
SB2537	Pass	Clarifies that the Chief Energy Officer is responsible for supporting the renewable portfolio standards and reporting on certain energy matters. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-21 Act 055, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155).
SB2504	Pass	Repeals Part II of Act 66, SLH 2023, which requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to work with the University of Hawaii on workforce development activities that support the development of the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-21 Act 056, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).
SB3091	Pass	Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for its food service operations. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-20 Act 051, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151).
SB3092	Pass	Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for charter school operations. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-20 Act 052, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152).
SB2725	Pass	For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023, adds a definition for "qualified member" and repeals the definitions for "direct member" and "indirect member" as used in the State's passthrough entity taxation election law. Amends the passthrough entit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-06-20 Act 050, 06/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150).