HI Legislation | 2024 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB2487	Engross 50%	Exempts drug paraphernalia for marijuana from certain penalties under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Lowers the penalties for the possession and transfer without remuneration of certain amounts of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijua... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-22 Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 9. Noes, 15 (Senator(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee).
SB2831	Engross 50%	Authorizes the Department of Taxation, under certain circumstances, to assist a county in levying, assessing, collecting, and otherwise administering the county transient accommodations tax, including delinquencies and penalties, for a 6-year period ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 704).
SB459	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds from the Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount within the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling System Rebate Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
SB458	Engross 50%	Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, departme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 702).
SB2652	Engross 50%	Expands items that may be contained in the state budget to include information related to vacant positions for reclassification or abolishment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 704).
SB2560	Engross 50%	Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends shall authorize DOA to enter the leased premises with prior notification to survey for, identify, investigate, control, or eradicate pests; work cooperatively... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 774).
SB2605	Engross 50%	Beginning 1/1/2026, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for various sexual and reproductive health care services. Applies this coverage to health benefits plans... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
SB2747	Engross 50%	Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to have aircraft liability insurance coverage no less than $20,000,000 per person per incident. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
SB2758	Engross 50%	Authorizes civil claims to be made against a business, owner of a business, or operator of a business that profits from sexual exploitation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759).
SB3142	Engross 50%	Authorizes the Governor or a state official with authorization from the Governor to transfer federal capitalization grant funds between the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund, in accordance wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694).
SB2757	Engross 50%	Aligns state sex trafficking laws with federal law by making the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor a form of sex trafficking. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759).
SB2908	Engross 50%	Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency. Clarifies when proclamations take effect. Prohibits residential rent increases in areas subject to emergency declarations or severe weather warnings. Shorten... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759).
SB2503	Engross 50%	Requires all places of public accommodation and state building constructions constructed after 7/31/2025, to provide universal changing accommodations that are equally accessible regardless of gender. Beginning 7/1/2025, requires bids for state build... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694).
SB3126	Engross 50%	Establishes an Emergency Aeromedical Services Partnership Program to be administered by the Department of Health in counties with a population less than 500,000. Requires cost-sharing for program operations and maintenance and revenue sharing between... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694).
SB3002	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of Task Force on Mobility Management, established pursuant to Act 214, SLH 2013, in consultation with the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Executive Of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 694).
SB2122	Engross 50%	Extends the State's energy efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals, and clarifies procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759).
SB2640	Engross 50%	Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to authorize the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide cash awards to beneficiaries on the waiting list in lieu of a lease. Amends the Hawaiian Home Loan Fund to be allow for the use of cash award payme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690).
SB1473	Engross 50%	Requires DOH, DHS, and DOE to research rules, policies, and plan amendments necessary to ensure that medically necessary services, including applied behavior analysis services, for individuals twenty-six years of age or younger with neurodevelopmenta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690).
SB2405	Engross 50%	Allows campaign funds to be used for a candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690).
SB1594	Engross 50%	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 center" and "cri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Garrett, Lamosao, Garcia.
SB1596	Engross 50%	Establishes and appropriates funds for a Maui campus housing pilot program. Requires the School Facilities Authority and Department of Education to submit reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737).
SB3226	Engross 50%	Provides that a maximum time period to grant or deny a business or development-related permit, license, or approval shall only apply if a request for a contested case has not been filed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737).
SB2143	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds to the Wildfire Management Branch of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife to provide nonprofit organizations with grants for wildfire preparedness and mitigation programming. Effective 7/1... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 684).
SB3036	Engross 50%	Clarifies the definition of "profits from prostitution" to include money or property received regardless of expenditures or if it was a reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Amends the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737).
SB2236	Engross 50%	Requires law enforcement to post notice that a warranted or warrantless search has been conducted on a property. Requires a law enforcement officer to secure any entrance used by an officer in the search. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2546	Engross 50%	Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2836	Engross 50%	Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between st... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2308	Engross 50%	Authorizes additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2291	Engross 50%	Establishes advisory boards, focused on workforce development, for the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2286	Engross 50%	Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Human ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB1532	Engross 50%	Establishes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor persons from Hawaii who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and who serve as an inspiration to others. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2553	Engross 50%	Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Repeals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2387	Pass	Corrects erroneous references in chapters 520 and 520A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Act 003, 04/11/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103).
SB2170	Engross 50%	Establishes a new regulatory framework for combat sports contests in Hawaii by establishing the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii and repealing existing law governing mixed martial arts contests in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 673).
SB2630	Engross 50%	Authorizes pedestrians to cross roadways in a manner contrary to the statewide traffic code under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-09 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670).
SB3289	Engross 50%	Amends the definition of Hawaii taxable estate to provide that the marital deduction under section 2056 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to the passage of any interest in property to any immediate family member. Amends the state generation-sk... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee
SB3194	Engross 50%	Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission, should the Public Utilities Commission de... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB3329	Engross 50%	Requires the disclosure of any little fire ant infestation as part of any sale of residential real property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2450	Engross 50%	Authorizes the Department of Transportation to weigh any ocean transport container offloaded at any harbor in the State and fine any company that offloads an ocean transport container having an excessive gross weight. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB1291	Engross 50%	Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in cooperation with each state agency having operational responsibilities over state facilities to develop a standardized process to conduct vulnerability assessments for facilities at risk... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB449	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the governor to plan and coordinate the festival of pacific arts and culture to be held in Honolulu from 6/6/2024 to 6/16/2024. Requires the department of busines... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB224	Engross 50%	Allows for noise control infractions to be processed under the traffic and emergency period infractions adjudication process. Grants the district court concurrent jurisdiction over noise control infractions committed by minors. Effective 6/30/3000. (... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB445	Engross 50%	Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB667	Engross 50%	Clarifies the application of the general excise tax law with regard to gross income derived from unrelated trade or business activities of nonprofit organizations. Effective 6/30/3000. Sunsets 12/31/2028. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB516	Enroll 75%	Requires that the identity statement used for labeling or advertising hemp products identify the percentage of Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed hemp and hemp of other origins contained in hemp products. Allows the use of the term "All Hawaiian" for ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB86	Engross 50%	Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to update the State Agriculture Functional Plan to include other agricultural economic updates that expand the State's priority on food b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB129	Engross 50%	Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB1543	Engross 50%	Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State, to begin with the 2026 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit a progress a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB844	Engross 50%	Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB164	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program for health care professionals. Requires funds to be expended in coordination with the John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).