| HI | HB309 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance capital improvements to various irrigation systems. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB432 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows parties aggrieved by an order of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to appeal to the intermediate appellate court within 90 days of issuance and service of the order fixing the minimum term of imprisonment. Establishes the standard of judicial revi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee |
| HI | HB394 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the Commission on the Thirteenth Festival of Pacific Arts to plan for the Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in Honolulu from June 6 to June 16, 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB616 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1232 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes certain inmates to either directly breastfeed any of the inmate's eligible children or to express milk for delivery to the child and to elect to be committed to a correctional facility in the inmate's home county. Requires the Hawaii Parol... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee |
| HI | HB780 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of establishing and implementing a kauhale pilot program based on specified criteria to provide shelter and other services to homeless individuals in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1187 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that a government agency does not assume ownership or jurisdiction over a disputed road solely through maintenance or repair activities. Authorizes the State to transfer ownership of roads in favor of counties by quitclaim if requested by t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB649 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for three program specialist positions within the Executive Office on Aging for Hawaii's State Health Insurance Assistance Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB1135 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces, then later exempts, the tax collected on the sale of groceries that are eligible under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, regardless of the means of purch... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB261 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Child Care Accreditation Program to assist licensed and registered child care providers in obtaining accreditation. Authorizes the use of the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund for Child Car... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB958 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires recycling of construction and demolition materials and use of recycled materials to factor into priority offeror selections for competitive procurements of construction or demolition services by the State or any county. Requires the State Bu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HB959 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the mitigation of the climate effects of commercial air transportation task force to identify, analyze, and make recommendations to mitigate the carbon load of, contributions to global warming made by, and effects on the climate caused by... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Transportation Committee |
| HI | HB782 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes health care providers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and faith-based organizations to distribute supplemental nutrition assistance program applications to anyone interested in applying for program benefits. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1383 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to identify the top ten fruits or vegetables that are imported into the State but may be commercially grown in the State. Creates an income tax credit to incentivize the production of those fruits or vegetables to obviate the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB322 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Alzheimer's working group to create a public health campaign for awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia. Appropriates funds. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB539 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage at any time throughout the year and prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or make any premium rate d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB653 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of transportation to perform routine inspections of highways in the state highway system that are at risk of rockslides every five years and after major rainfall events. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1261 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning 1/1/2024, establishes a program for the licensure, regulation, and oversight of special purpose digital currency companies. Extends operations of companies in the digital currency innovation lab under certain circumstances. Appropriates fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | HB657 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the department of agriculture to hire a consultant to work with hemp farmers to identify the infrastructure needs of hemp farmers and the hemp industry in Hawaii. Requires report to the legislature, governor, and chairperson of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB444 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches shall be protected ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB618 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an exemption from mediation in paternity proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse if the party alleging domestic abuse does not wish to participate. Prohibits a mediator from engaging in mediation where there are allegati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1146 | Intro
Sine Die | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB746 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the department of agriculture plant industry division relating to the State's aquaculture program to the animal industry division. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HB965 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for medication used for the treatment of obesity or weight loss management for a covered individual who is overweight and has one or more rel... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB482 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes licensed osteopathic physicians and physician assistants, in addition to physicians and advance practice registered nurses, to provide minor-initiated medical care and services. Requires the licensed health care provider to ensure that the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB568 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to issue interim rules that exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, HRS, after beneficiary consultation is conducted by the Department of H... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB602 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that an employee who earns an hourly wage shall be entitled to one-half hour of a paid break for every eight hours of labor performed within a warehouse. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB875 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for the Hawaii teacher apprenticeship program to support, recruit, develop, and retain teachers for Hawaii public schools. Establishes the Hawaii teacher apprenticeship program special fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB784 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to review and recommend specific actions to ensure that Hawaii's food imports are sourced, transported, stored, and distributed in compliance with the federal Food Safety Modernization Act, and develop specific recommendation... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HB302 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the state YouthBuild program to assist nonprofit and public entities in applying and qualifying for federal YouthBuild program grants. Authorizes the department of labor and industrial relations to award grants to eligible nonprofit or pu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| HI | HB331 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated as a petty misdemeanor. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB827 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the DOE to develop and maintain a communication strategy and outreach plan for emergency management and disaster preparedness. Requires the DOE to provide updated information to parents and guardians about its communication strategy and outr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB949 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for a solar energy storage system loan program to provide asset limited, income constrained, employed households with low-interest loans to purchase and install solar energy storage systems. Establishes and appropri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. |
| HI | HB399 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows employers to obtain a tax credit for offering positions to qualified interns in work-based learning programs that have been approved by the department of education or University of Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB395 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the small business innovation research program under the Hawaii technology development corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB652 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Executive Office on Aging to establish a Workforce Development and Support Center. Requires the Center to develop a Workforce Pilot Project. Requires the Workforce Pilot Project to terminate on 6/30/2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1268 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii sea grant college program to contract with an independent consultant for the development of a statewide strategic five-year plan for aquaculture. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB693 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies reimbursement for services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system. Defines "interactive telecommunications system". Clarifies that, for services furnished for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB1292 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to enter into a publicprivate partnership to develop a waste-to-energy generating facility on land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HB614 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1266 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows wild game to be donated as food. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1423 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Establishes a tax of ten per cent for the wholesale price for electronic smoking devices. Allocates a portion of funds ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB595 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "electronic device" to clarify the scope of devices covered under the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB654 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires state agencies to process the aggregated energy and water data of certain properties through the federal ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and submit the benchmarking data to the Hawaii state energy office. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/300... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB821 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits pet dealers and retail pet stores in the State from selling, offering to sell, leasing, offering to lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of any dog, cat, or rabbit. Effective 1/1/2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB738 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits commercial operators of surfing tourism, instruction, and lesson companies from providing, or allowing the wearing of, footwear during lessons taking place on or above certain submerged reefs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB608 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an organic foods production tax credit applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Sunsets 12/31/2033. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1185 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for statewide planning and coordination for transit-oriented development projects identified in the state strategic plan for transit-oriented development. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB648 | Intro
Sine Die | Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legisl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB400 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an employer-provided or employer-sponsored child care income tax credit for employers that pay for certain available child care services to their employees. Establishes an employer child care property income tax credit for the cost of chi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11 To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |