| SB2426 | Intro
25% | Part II: Requires certain priority level 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035, and priority level 2 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2045, rather than before 1/1/2050. Part III: Appropriates ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2574 | Intro
25% | Establishes a tax credit for the import of renewable fuel, including sustainable aviation fuel. Expands the provisions of the renewable fuels production tax credit. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2358 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to support the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to ensure its long-term viability and prevent future problems. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3370 | Intro
25% | Appropriates moneys to the Department of Human Resources Development to establish permanent full-time equivalent Human Resources Specialist V Positions and to fund the operating, equipment, supplies, promotional materials, marketing, advertising, tra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2867 | Intro
25% | Temporarily transfers certain lands in West Maui to the Department of Accounting and General Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB2886 | Intro
25% | Prohibits the State or any of its branches, political subdivisions, or agencies from requiring a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment. Establishes exemptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| SB3296 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to: (1) conduct a remote work study; (2) review any recent remote work studies done by the counties; (3) develop and administer a remote work program; and (4) submit the study to the Legislature ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2180 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Human Services' program requirements for chore services to include an assessment of whether the applicant has a family member who is available and capable of providing necessary chore services for the applicant. Requires th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2359 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funding for the Hawaii Ant Lab to support little fire ant mitigation and eradication efforts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2806 | Intro
25% | Allows all-terrain vehicle to drive on streets with posted speed limits of not more than 45 miles per hour. Allows all-terrain vehicles to drive in the evening and night if they are equipped with headlights and tail lights. Allows drivers of all-terr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2431 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Agricultural Emergency Loan Revolving Fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture, to fund Class "D" loans. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2414 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Sustainable Food Systems Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Establishes an unspecified number of positions within the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2361 | Intro
25% | Establishes two permanent full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) grant specialist positions within the Department of Agriculture. Declares that the general expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2083 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Agriculture's Aquaculture Development Program to conduct a feasibility study to identify potential sites in the State for restorative aquaculture activities. Requires a report to the Legislature. Declares that the general f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3024 | Intro
25% | Reduces and sets fixed interest rates for loans under the Agricultural Loan Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2246 | Intro
25% | Establishes an Expanded Crisis Intervention and Diversion Activities Program within the Department of Health to expand existing activities to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Defines "crisis intervention off...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3375 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish a Central Oahu Wildfire Protection Plan, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, community stakeholders, and n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2794 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for a meat inspection program and for costs for meat inspection services, including one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) inspector program supervisor position and three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB560 | Intro
25% | Transfers the Workforce Development Division from being directly part of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Workforce Development Council, an entity that is administratively attached to the Department of Labor and Industrial Rela...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2538 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Health to fully fund programs and services under its jurisdiction and fill vacant positions on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Mak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2479 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program and Hawaii Food Assistance Program Special Fund to alleviate food shortages in the State. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii F...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2363 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a two-year agricultural crime pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural crimes, including agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism, in the City and County of Honolu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2465 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Health to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Requires DOH to respond to reports about persons having severe mental illness wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2100 | Intro
25% | Prohibits landlords from discriminating against a potential tenant based on the tenant's credit history, credit score, or creditworthiness. Expands prohibition on employers from discriminating against an individual in compensation or in the terms, co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2411 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to mitigate and control the spread of the two-lined spittlebug and to fund recovery efforts for areas affected by it. Requires a report to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2097 | Intro
25% | Establishes a task force to study the regulation of motor carriers in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2711 | Intro
25% | In an event of a divestiture of a covered establishment, requires the successor employer to employ incumbent employees under certain circumstances. Establishes a penalty. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB760 | Intro
25% | Requires the Board of Psychology to grant prescriptive authority to qualified psychologist applicants statewide. Requires a report to the Legislature. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2559 | Intro
25% | Establishes a pest placard program. Requires the Department of Agriculture to inspect certain establishments that are at risk of spreading pests. Establishes correction and quarantine procedures. Declares that the general expenditure ceiling is excee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2752 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Office of Elections Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee to provide voter education and outreach services for individuals with accessibility needs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2123 | Intro
25% | Exempts psychiatric services and chronic renal dialysis services from certificate of need requirements. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3090 | Intro
25% | Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education sponsored work-based learning programs. Takes effect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3115 | Intro
25% | Clarifies when a relative seeking to be a resource caregiver for a child is entitled to an administrative appeal for denial of a foster home license issued by the Department of Human Services. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2976 | Intro
25% | Requires each county board of water supply or water board to prioritize the sustainable recharge of aquifers, ensure the health of watersheds, and, when allocating water for new development, prioritize the development of affordable housing over other...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| SB3127 | Intro
25% | Clarifies that the Department of Health has the legal authority and obligation to prevent nuisances that affect environmental health and public health. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2613 | Intro
25% | Amends the duties and sunset date of the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| SB2088 | Intro
25% | Makes appropriations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Transportation for vegetation management projects to reduce the risks of wildfires across the State. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2309 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Hawaii Age-Appropriate Design Code to promote privacy protections for children and ensure that online products, services, or features that are likely to be accessed by children are designed in a manner that recognizes the distinct nee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB545 | Intro
25% | Amends the definition of "community care foster family home" to allow one additional Medicaid individual to be cared for in the same community care foster family home. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB2932 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects per the agricultural infrastructure of the State, a food and product innovation network, and outstanding debt on the Waiahole water system. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2603 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a Child Care Provider Subsidy and Bonus Program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers and group child ca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2412 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Aquaculture Advisory Committee within the Department of Agriculture. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3297 | Intro
25% | Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Human Resources Development to submit an annual report on vacancies, recruitment efforts, and retention policies in the State's Executive Branch. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceilin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3027 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, to update and supplement the 2020 strategic plan to increase Hawaii's food production and food security. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit a report...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2187 | Intro
25% | Specifies that the Labor Education Advisory Council shall be advisory to the President of the University of Hawaii on all activities and programs of the Center for Labor Education and Research. Requires written responses addressing the Council's advi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2897 | Intro
25% | Requires each public employer to pay for the employer's employees' professional license renewal fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| SB2572 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Office of Artificial Intelligence Safety and Regulation within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence technologies in the State. Prohibits the deploy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2598 | Intro
25% | Requires the Director of Human Resources Development to revise rules, policies, and guidelines to limit state employees' telework to a maximum of uncertain number of days per week, and set forth supervision and accountability standards to ensure appr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2259 | Intro
25% | Requires each employer group health policy, contract, plan, or agreement and each individual and group hospital or medical service plan, policy, contract, or agreement issued or renewed by health insurers in the State after December 31, 2024, that pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB3384 | Intro
25% | Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each actual day of attendance at court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
