| SB1035 | Pass | Exempts from the general excise tax those medical and dental services provided by health care providers to patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE benefits. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03
Act 047, 06/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). |
| SB2337 | Pass | Expands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-use developments. Applies to bond proceeds ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Act 045, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). |
| SB2600 | Pass | Authorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Act 044, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144). |
| SB2726 | Pass | Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on how certain other states approach the following subjects as they relate to condominiums: an ombudsman, licenses for management, alternative dispute resolution, governmental regulation, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Act 043, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143). |
| SB3202 | Pass | Part I: Requires the counties, no later than 12/31/2026, to adopt or amend an ordinance to allow at least two accessory dwelling units, subject to certain restrictions, on all residentially zoned lots. Prohibits private covenants for residentially zo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 039, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139). |
| SB2834 | Pass | Amends the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to provide for a process to dispose of the tenant's personal property and surrender the dwelling unit to a landlord when there is a death of a tenant. Takes effect 11/1/2024. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 033, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). |
| SB2133 | Pass | Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to issue bonds for housing project infrastructure and finance the development of regional state infrastructure projects. Exempts bonds issued by HHFDC for improvements by assessments, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 034, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). |
| SB2132 | Pass | Amends the deadline related to the repair of conditions that constitute health or safety violations. Increases the amount deducted from a tenant's rent for the tenant's actual expenditures to correct health or safety violations and defective conditio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 032, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). |
| SB1170 | Pass | Requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits for affordable housing units that are constructed under the various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 031, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). |
| SB2066 | Pass | Establishes another means for a housing project to seek an exemption from laws and rules of the State that are developed under various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 038, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). |
| SB1099 | Pass | Clarifies the authority of the counties to use county surcharge on state tax revenues for housing infrastructure costs for county-appropriated housing infrastructure costs. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Act 030, 05/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). |
| SB2333 | Pass | Allows the Chief Election Officer to use accurate copies of paper ballots, rather than the originals, when conducting a precinct audit of an electronic voting system's tally. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
Act 027, 05/23/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127). |
| SB2841 | Pass | Designates May 15 of each year as Water Safety Day. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Act 024, 05/15/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124). |
| SB116 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15
Act 025, 05/15/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125). |
| SB582 | Pass | Appropriates funds to support the State's response to the August 2023 wildfires that affected the County of Maui. Makes an appropriation to the One Ohana Bank Trust Account to compensate victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires. Temporarily lifts various r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Act 010, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). |
| SB2919 | Pass | Clarifies the counties' authority to regulate the time, place, manner, and duration in which uses of land and structures may take place. Clarifies that uses that include the provision of transient accommodations are not considered residential uses an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Act 017, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117). |
| SB2927 | Enroll
Sine Die | Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment of justices and judges. Makes the appointment and senate consent procedure for district court judges the same as the appointment and senate consent procedure f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| SB2520 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:35 PM; CR 325. |
| SB2322 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Health to continue water sampling and analysis of Tier 1 beaches during brown water advisories, with certain exceptions and under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:25 PM; CR 329. |
| SB2159 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to prepare a report on freshwater and saltwater aquatic organisms regarding their agricultural and economic impact on the State's food se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325. |
| SB2885 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a working group to develop a Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program within the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions in the Department of Human Services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:55 PM; CR 329. |
| SB2345 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:45 PM; CR 016. |
| SB2285 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the functions and duties of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Clarifies the definition of "health care". Establishes a task force known as the Hui Hoomana. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 329. |
| SB2556 | Engross
Sine Die | Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:40 PM; CR 325. |
| SB2913 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a new regulatory framework for the sale of travel insurance in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 2:05PM; Conference Room 224. |
| SB2922 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a process for electric utilities to develop and submit wildfire protection plans to the Public Utilities Commission for approval and allow the recovery of related costs and expenses through securitization, while avoiding a disproportionate im...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). |
| SB3021 | Engross
Sine Die | Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:44PM in Conference Room 224. |
| SB2329 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for mullet production for fishponds and stock enhancement, including for new positions, equipment, maintenance, and operating costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325. |
| SB3183 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning 7/1/2025, establishes a county mileage-based road usage charge for electric vehicles. Clarifies the collection and disposition of funds of the state and county mileage-based road usage charges. Establishes the maximum state mileage-based ro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:45 PM; CR 224. |
| SB2513 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a 3-year new wastewater system and individual wastewater system technology demonstration and implementation pilot program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater and cesspo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 329. |
| SB2615 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to require contractors to disclose information regarding its employees' wages, benefits, hours, and employment status and deny, revoke, or suspend a building permit application for violating laws relating to wages, benefits, h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:20 PM; CR 016. |
| SB2362 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for statewide research into ornamental ginger pathogens, prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens, production and distribution of pathogen-free ornamental ginger plants, and outreach to ornamental producers. Effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 3:30PM in conference room 325. |
| SB3103 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires an attestation or declaration regarding project labor standards, including adherence to state-approved apprenticeship programs and prevailing wage requirements, for large-scale renewable energy generation covered projects. Effective 7/1/3000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 329. |
| SB3010 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to work with utility companies and other renewable energy developers on leasing processes to expedite the development of renewable energy. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 822). |
| SB3025 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the requirement for additional rules by the Department of Agriculture to address nuisance issues, including smell, noise, and excessive lighting arising out of the activities of hemp growers. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture shall...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-25-24 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 325. |
| SB3128 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System (Oahu Region) from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health to 12/31/2026. Requires the working group established by Act 212, SLH 2021, to submit a report to the Le...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 3:10PM; Conference Room 329. |
| SB3176 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides deadlines for taxpayers under audit to comply with demands to produce documents and evidence. Requires the Tax Appeal Court to preclude documents or evidence not produced pursuant to a demand from being introduced in evidence in a tax appeal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 309. |
| SB2735 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessively speeding or habitually driving while i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 814). |
| SB3344 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires the Corporation's board to report to the Legislature. Mak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816). |
| SB2518 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a geothermal resources characterization program under the direction of the Hawaii Groundwater and Geo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 10:30AM in conference room 325. |
| SB2502 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 3:30PM; Conference Room 229. |
| SB1590 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary for the State to supplement federal authority to perform meat inspections within the State. Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary to transfer full aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 768). |
| SB2951 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish positions to maintain and improve the East Kauai irrigation system and for maintenance of and improvements to the system. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 10:50AM in conference room 229. |
| SB2948 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning 1/1/2025, permits residential uses in certain areas zoned for commercial use under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2026, each county to adopt or amend ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial building...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 803). |
| SB3159 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that a contested case hearing is not required for matters that are identical or arising from the same factual situation as another administrative matter that has been finally adjudicated. Includes administrative contested case proceedings w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-24 1:35PM; Conference Room 325. |
| SB2505 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes system resilience as a metric to be monitored and considered by the Public Utilities Commission. Authorizes the use of amounts collected through the Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge by the Commission to perform certain duties. Eff...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 729). |
| SB3234 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the laws relating to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and Hawaii Property Insurance Association by: imposing a different transient accommodation tax rate for transient vacation rentals, a property insurance surcharge on conveyance tax, and a t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| SB2727 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows condominiums to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| SB2354 | Pass | Expands the definition of "beer" under the intoxicating liquor law to mean any alcoholic beverage containing not less than 0.5% alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, including alcohol seltz...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 009, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). |
| SB2562 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's animal or animals. Provides a violation for unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine is a misdemeanor subject to a fine of no more than $1,000, or im...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728). |
