| HI | HB388 | Pass | Adopts the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard. Requires the Department of Education to obtain instructional materials in accessible formats for eligible students. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 254, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1357). |
| HI | HB834 | Pass | Recognizes American Sign Language as a fully developed, autonomous, natural language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and cultural heritage. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 246, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1349). |
| HI | HB819 | Pass | Designates limu kala (Sargassum echinocarpum) as the official Hawaii state limu. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 230, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333). |
| HI | HB953 | Pass | Requires DLNR to develop and publish a website and mobile application that includes the application processes, including a means of collecting any fees, for a permit, license, or reservation needed to conduct recreational and commercial activities in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 182, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). |
| HI | HB954 | Pass | Increases the household and dependent care services tax credit for five years. Increases the refundable earned income tax credit for five years. Increases the income thresholds and credit amounts of the refundable food/excise tax credit for five year...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Act 163, 06/30/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266). |
| HI | HB950 | Pass | Authorizes psychiatrists or advanced practice registered nurses, after examination of a person for assisted community treatment indication, to request assistance from the attorney general to file an assisted community treatment petition. Authorizes t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Act 153, 06/29/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256). |
| HI | HB1205 | Pass | Specifies that exclusive representatives of public employees are not required to provide grievance representation to collective bargaining unit members who do not pay dues or dues equivalents and who decline to pay reasonable costs of the representat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-30
Act 150, 06/29/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). |
| HI | HB1294 | Pass | Requires the office of elections and campaign spending commission to include a candidate's legal name wherever the name requested to be printed on the ballot is used, except on the ballot. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Act 117, 06/23/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218). |
| HI | HB660 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Pacific Health and one or more of its nonprofit affiliates in financing the costs of the construction of, improvements to, and equipping of their health care facilities at Stra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Act 105, 06/22/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). |
| HI | HB1369 | Pass | Repeals the sunset dates of Act 156, SLH 2012, and Act 124, SLH 2014, to make the nursing facility sustainability program permanent and permanently exempt the nursing sustainability program special fund from the central service and administrative exp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Act 109, 06/22/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). |
| HI | HB1397 | Pass | Establishes a supportive housing pilot program in the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions. Appropriates funds. Declares that appropriations exceed general fund expenditure ceiling. Effective 7/1/2023. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Act 095, 06/21/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). |
| HI | HB580 | Pass | Expands the victim-counselor privilege under the Hawaii Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the University of Hawaii. Increases the minimum number of hours of training a domestic violence victims' counselor must complete t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Act 084, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). |
| HI | HB579 | Pass | Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Act 083, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). |
| HI | HB581 | Pass | Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years. Requires individuals to submit a letter or certificate of completion to the family cour...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Act 085, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). |
| HI | HB948 | Pass | Establishes a two-year child and adolescent crisis mobile outreach team pilot program on Oahu and one neighbor island site to expand existing crisis response services. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 12/31/2025. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Act 089, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). |
| HI | HB1183 | Pass | Exempts parking lot operations at state parks and the operation of concessions at certain state parks from the bidding requirements for concessions operating on public property. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-08
Act 072, 06/08/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). |
| HI | HB968 | Pass | Appropriates funds to establish positions for the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-07
Act 064, 06/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). |
| HI | HB494 | Pass | Subjects organizations that receive motor vehicles as charitable donations to the rights, responsibilities, and liabilities of transferees of the motor vehicle title or interest. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-05
Act 060, 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160). |
| HI | HB1329 | Pass | Requires the Department of Education to work with certain organizations to develop and implement an active shooter training program in all public and charter schools. Allows public and charter school students to decline to participate in active shoot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
Act 053, 06/02/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). |
| HI | HB650 | Pass | Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to practice medical-aid-in-dying. Authorizes licensed advanced practice registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists with psychiatric or mental health training and licensed marriage and family therap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
Act 043, 06/01/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143). |
| HI | HB610 | Engross
50% | Establishes the farm workforce retention tax credit for farm employers or owners of farm employers who employ eligible farm employees. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 309 |
| HI | HB694 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds to support the Aquaculture Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Division Veterinary Laboratory Services Branch, in partnership with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB617 | Engross
50% | Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve the State's oral health infrastructure. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050 and 7/1/205...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB607 | Engross
50% | Creates an income tax credit for transportation costs incurred by certain taxpayers who ship produce and agricultural goods between counties. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 04:30pm in Conference Room 309. |
| HI | HB872 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging of the Department of Health for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB1263 | Engross
50% | Repeals language that gives the director of finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund if the director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE program manager. A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB1301 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to conduct a multiethnic cohort study focusing on the social determinants of health, lifestyles, environmental exposures, and resilience factors of Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 4:30pm in Conference Room 309. |
| HI | HB1442 | Engross
50% | Amends the Criminal Justice Diversion Program including allowing examination of defendants via telehealth. Requires the Judiciary, in consultation with other stakeholders, to submit monthly and annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB1408 | Engross
50% | Establishes the digital equity grant program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309. |
| HI | HB406 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Health and Oahu Regional Health Care System to develop a strategic plan for the utilization of all Oahu Regional Health Care System facilities and report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2024. Extends the de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-28-23 3:00PM in conference room 329. |
| HI | HB1194 | Engross
50% | Establishes the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization. Designates the Hawaii Economic Development District Planning Organization as the district organization for purposes of implementing the United States Economic Development Adm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 883). |
| HI | HB1340 | Engross
50% | Requires the Director of Health to establish a Temporary Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advisory Council within 3 months of certain breakthrough therapy designation approvals by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:30PM in conference room 329. |
| HI | HB522 | Engross
50% | Removes the ability of the governor or a mayor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 983). |
| HI | HB1385 | Engross
50% | Part I: Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources shall not unilaterally amend the terms and conditions of any lease of public lands being extended pursuant to Act 149, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as otherwise provided therein; a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 863). |
| HI | HB951 | Engross
50% | Deposits funds into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be used to provide grants or loans to mixed-income rental projects or units qualifying individuals and families. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). |
| HI | HB1409 | Engross
50% | Extends under certain conditions, the family leave period for up to eight weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Requires the Civil ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Aquino, Kim Co-Chairs; Fevella. |
| HI | HCR200 | Pass | Urging The President Of The United States To Publish The Equal Rights Amendment As The Twenty-eighth Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States Of America.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR125 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Identify Resources Needed To Execute A Plan To Repair Homes For Safe Habitation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR7 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services Med-quest Division, In Collaboration With The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs, To Expand The Types Of Qualified Providers Allowed To Provide Lactation Consultant Services For The Medicaid Popula...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB852 | Engross
50% | Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" to include the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone and the development or production of renewable energy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 914). |
| HI | HCR28 | Pass | Designating The Month Of March As Hawaii Kidney Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR103 | Pass | Urging All Branches Of The United States Military Operating In Hawaii To Implement Changes In Their Policies To Reduce, To The Extent Possible, The Use Of Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR207 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene An Early Lung Cancer Screening Working Group To Continue The Efforts Of The Early Lung Cancer Screening Task Force Established Pursuant To Act 162, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR205 | Pass | Recognizing And Supporting Ongoing Collaborative Efforts By State Agencies And Private Organizations To Implement The "hep Free 2030" Statewide Strategy To Eliminate Viral Hepatitis Types A, B, And C In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB1217 | Engross
50% | Prohibits any person other than those authorized pursuant to chapter 329, part IX or chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from cultivating, producing, manufacturing, distributing, possessing, or dispensing cannabis for medical use. Clarifies that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909). |
| HI | HB1250 | Engross
50% | Imposes labeling requirements for mamaki tea grown in the State. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to administer the mamaki tea labeling requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 903). |
| HI | HB1327 | Engross
50% | Establishes a state income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred by certain individuals employed by the Department of Education, Hawaii state public library system, or as part of a head start program in a school. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-14
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). |
| HI | HCR203 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Department Of Human Services' Med-quest Division To Take Steps Necessary To Ensure That Adequate Provider Rates Are Established For Applied Behavior Analysis Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HR204 | Pass | Urging The President Of The United States To Publish The Equal Rights Amendment As The Twenty-eighth Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States Of America.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR207 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services' Med-quest Division To Take Steps Necessary To Ensure That Adequate Provider Rates Are Established For Applied Behavior Analysis Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
Resolution adopted in final form. |
