Bills Pending Hawaii Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee

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HISB3058Intro
25%
Amends section 210D-10, HRS, to increase the maximum interest rate on Community-Based Economic Development loans to ten percent.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2980Intro
25%
Establishes the Cultural Corridor Authority to develop plans to redevelop areas affected by disaster while maintaining historic and cultural preservation. Establishes an income tax credit to incentivize the voluntary relinquishment of real property l...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3023Intro
25%
Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements for tax credits for research activitie...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3044Intro
25%
Extends the sunset date for the research activites income tax credit. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements. Requires the certification based on the date a complete application is received subject to certain conditions. Clarifies qua...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2982Intro
25%
Establishes the regenerative tourism program with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to increase regenerative tourism. Establishes a grant program. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state gene...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3055Intro
25%
Repeals the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force.
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2024-01-26
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HISB2984Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii Capital Loan Revolving Fund to be used to make loans to businesses located in nationally-declared disaster areas relating to the 2023 Maui wildfires and to, in part, administer the Maui Business Bridge Grants Program. Declares ...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3056Intro
25%
Clarifies that the party responsible for Renewable Portfolio Standards support and reporting on certain energy matters shall be the Chief Energy Officer, following Act 122, SLH 2019.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2578Intro
25%
Requires the Hawaii clean energy initiative program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the energy security special fund to advance the State's goals of ...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2140Intro
25%
Prohibits any person from charging any fees on a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation interest, plan, or unit that were not disclosed before the time of purchase. Requires a person to clearly and conspicuously display in each adverti...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2625Intro
25%
Permanently excludes businesses within a federally designated opportunity zone from required unemployment insurance contributions and temporarily excludes those businesses from general excise and income tax for five years.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2576Intro
25%
Prohibits lodging establishments from providing personal care products in small plastic containers within sleeping room accommodations, any space within sleeping room accommodations, or bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalt...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2858Intro
25%
Requires qualified productions claiming the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit to submit call sheets and payroll information. Specifies that individuals listed on a qualified production's call sheet who are hired or ...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2875Intro
25%
Establishes the Office of Streaming within the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to help content creators increase the scale of their respective productions. Appropriates moneys. Declares th...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2763Intro
25%
Establishes the position of the Tourism Liaison Officer within the Office of the Governor. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2674Intro
25%
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish a two-year Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program to provide 50% matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department o...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2577Intro
25%
Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a state-wide blanket environmental impact statement for geothermal exploration and development.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2372Intro
25%
Redefines power-generating facility to include those that rely on the combustion of any fuel source which exceeds 5.0 megawatts.
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2024-01-22
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2357Intro
25%
Establishes a Green Environmental Fee Program that requires certain users to purchase an annual license for the use of a state beach, park, forest, trail, or other natural area on state land, to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural R...
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2024-01-22
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2367Intro
25%
Clarifies the definition of "power-generating facility" for the purposes of environmental impact assessments to include new combustion electricity-generating facilities operating beginning January 1, 2024, that were not previously operational. Includ...
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2024-01-22
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2206Intro
25%
Repeals the maximum tax rate of the county transient accommodations tax.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2171Intro
25%
Provides a general excise tax exemption on gross proceeds received from the construction, sale, or installation of electrical vehicle charging infrastructure in certain circumstances. Repeals on 1/1/2030.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2110Intro
25%
Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Requires a qualified high technology business to be registered to do business in the State an...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB515Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, requires the Department of Business, Economic Develo...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1489Intro
25%
Amends the statutory duties of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Requires the Authority to conduct certain activities in a culturally sensitive and environmentally appropriate manner and to engage in community outreach and education....
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1460Intro
25%
Provides rebates for eligible electric vehicle ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing. Beginning with calendar year 2024, requires that electric vehicle ready parking for new construction be integrated as a criterion in the l...
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2023-12-11
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HISB704Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1233Intro
25%
Authorizes state facilities to wheel electricity that is produced by their own facility from renewable energy sources to another state facility pursuant to administrative rules established by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires a report by the ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB661Intro
25%
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a feasibility study on the State's ability to achieve its renewable energy goals by 2045 and to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the conve...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB533Intro
25%
Relating To Economic Development. Short form bill.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1349Intro
25%
Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources the visitor green fee program to collect a fee from visitors through an environmental license and allocate the revenue to protect, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources. Est...
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2023-12-11
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HISB658Intro
25%
Establishes a visitor green fee program that requires that visitors purchase a license which is valid for one year for the use of a state park, beach, state-owned forest, hiking trail on state-owned land, or other state-owned natural area, to be admi...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1004Intro
25%
Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB624Intro
25%
Prohibits the Director of Finance from issuing general obligation bonds to fund the design, development, or construction of a stadium facility that replaces Aloha Stadium. Prohibits any moneys in the Stadium Development Special Fund from funding the ...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB815Intro
25%
Establishes an accelerator program within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Amends the reporting requirements for Hawaii Technology Development Corporation's manufacturing and development program. Requires the Hawaii Technology Developme...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB418Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Hawaii Hydrogen Energy Industry Program to design, implement, and administer activities to further the State's ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1610Intro
25%
Establishes an income tax credit for qualified media facilities and infrastructure projects. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Increases the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit for qualified productions that...
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2023-12-11
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HISB501Intro
25%
Establishes the Digital Equity Grant Program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Appropriates funds.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1193Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a grant program to assist persons who use albizia trees to create usable commercial products or are developing ways to use albizia trees to create usable products. Re...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HIHB913Engross
50%
Amends the statutory duties of the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority. Requires the authority to conduct certain activities in a culturally sensitive and environmentally appropriate manner and to engage in community outreach and education....
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB348Intro
25%
Limits public funding to beach replenishment projects in resort zoned areas to twenty per cent.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB705Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Manufacturing Assistance Program.
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2023-12-11
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HISB443Intro
25%
Limits the tax credits for research activities each taxpayer may receive to $1,500,000 per taxable year. Requires that every qualified high technology business be registered to do business in the State and occupy a business location and address in th...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1109Intro
25%
Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1285Intro
25%
Amends section 201-13.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to collect and analyze employer information and data.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1616Intro
25%
Beginning 1/1/2024, requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to administer a workforce development incentive rebate program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1106Intro
25%
Increases the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit for qualified productions when certain percentages of its below-the-line positions are persons who file income tax returns in the State.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1105Intro
25%
Requires original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make documentation, parts, and tools available to independent repair providers and owners for the purposes of diagnosis, maintenance, and repair on fair and reasonable terms...
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2023-12-11
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HISB59Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for its manufacturing assistance programs.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1060Intro
25%
Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
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