| HI | HB1815 | Engross
50% | Includes agritourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support businesses engaged in agritourism. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2246 | Engross
50% | Transfers the awarding and administration of certain cultural grants from the Hawaii Tourism Authority to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and establishes a standing selection committee within the Foundation to review and award the cultur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
The recommendation was not adopted. |
| HI | HB2622 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for the State's Gun Buyback Program. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2042. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2771 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds for the continued administration of the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Declares that the general fund expenditu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HCR47 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Convene A Working Group To Inform The Public About The Options Available To Address The State's Feral Chicken Population.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HR36 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Convene A Working Group To Inform The Public About The Options Available To Address The State's Feral Chicken Population.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HR23 | Intro
25% | Declaring Disinformation And Digital Hate Speech As Threats To Democracy And Urging Departments And Agencies To Address These Threats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HCR34 | Intro
25% | Declaring Disinformation And Digital Hate Speech As Threats To Democracy And Urging Departments And Agencies To Address These Threats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HR179 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify All Appropriate Sites At State Parks At Which A Water-bottle Filling Station Could Be Installed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HCR199 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify All Appropriate Sites At State Parks At Which A Water-bottle Filling Station Could Be Installed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1653 | Engross
50% | Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5), provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers and educational officers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1662 | Engross
50% | Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2230 | Engross
50% | Requires the Law Enforcement Standards Board to develop, and each department employing law enforcement officers to implement, a structured health intervention program to support law enforcement officers' physical and mental health. Takes effect 7/1/2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1833 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds into and out of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to provide loans or grants for mixed-income rental projects or units in mixed-income rental projects for qualifying individuals and families. Appropriates funds for an unspecified n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2515 | Engross
50% | Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Takes effect 7/1/2042. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HCR149 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Education To Provide Students, Parents, Principals, Teachers, Staff, And The General Public With The Department's Bullying Procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR147 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Establish A Sustainable Food Systems Working Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HCR146 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Establishment Of A Working Group To Discuss Agriculture-related Issues.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HR128 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Education To Provide Students, Parents, Principals, Teachers, Staff, And The General Public With The Department's Bullying Procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR199 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Contract With A Qualified Nonprofit Organization To Establish An Aquatic Safety Education Program For Elementary School Students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR195 | Intro
25% | Urging The President Of The United States And The United States Congress To Call For An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza; Facilitate The De-escalation Of, And End To, Hostilities; And Provide To The Area Fuel, Food, Water, Medical Supplies, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HCR219 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Contract With A Qualified Nonprofit Organization To Establish An Aquatic Safety Education Program For Elementary School Students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR215 | Intro
25% | Urging The President Of The United States And The United States Congress To Call For An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza; Facilitate The De-escalation Of, And End To, Hostilities; And Provide To The Area Fuel, Food, Water, Medical Supplies, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HR184 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Create A Subsection Of Social-emotional Learning Standards For Grades K-12 Under Its Current Health Standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR204 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Create A Subsection Of Social-emotional Learning Standards For Grades K-12 Under Its Current Health Standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR216 | Pass | Honoring And Commending Judge Michael A. Town For His Lifetime Achievements And Expressing Its Deepest Gratitude For His Service To The State Of Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB2242 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds for full-time equivalent career foundations certificate program teachers for McKinley Community School for Adults. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB2590 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds for food bank purchases from local farmers, to be expended by the Department of Agriculture via requests for proposals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HCR40 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Relating To The Use Of Preferred Names For Students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR39 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Increase Access To Arts And Cultural Instruction In Public Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR30 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Education To Provide A Report To The Legislature Regarding Public-school Class Sizes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR28 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Education To Increase Access To Arts And Cultural Instruction In Public Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR37 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HR29 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Relating To The Use Of Preferred Names For Students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HR26 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HCR41 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Education To Provide A Report To The Legislature Regarding Public-school Class Sizes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HCR56 | Intro
25% | Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Support Efforts To Improve The Aquaculture Development Program Strategic Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HI | HB1591 | Engross
50% | Establishes a regulatory framework for microenterprise home kitchens. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding microenterprise home kitchens; grant and revoke permits; issue food safety manager certificates; charge fees; and condu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1602 | Engross
50% | Authorizes a forty-eight-hour grace period after a missed initial court appearance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1588 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HI | HB1566 | Engross
50% | Establishes requirements, including additional disclosures and consumer consent, regarding the collection, use, and sharing of consumer health data information. Establishes rights for consumers regarding their health data, including the right to have...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | HB1660 | Engross
50% | Taxes capital gains income at the same rate as ordinary income. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1655 | Engross
50% | Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2027-2028 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-12 English language arts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1654 | Engross
50% | Establishes the qualified internship grant program within the Department of Education to provide grants to businesses and organizations that employ qualified interns participating in work-based learning through a qualified internship program. Appropr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1657 | Engross
50% | Requires all public schools to implement universal screenings for students in kindergarten through third grade to identify and support students who are at risk of dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1650 | Engross
50% | Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1677 | Engross
50% | Specifies conditions for exemptions for the University of Hawaii from sections 87A-39(a) and 88-125(a), HRS. Amends the formulation of general fund budget appropriation in proportion to the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues estimated...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HI | HB1782 | Engross
50% | Makes a conforming amendment to allow the Department of Health, or its designee, to conduct criminal history record checks on applicants for hemp processor permits. Sunsets 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1775 | Engross
50% | Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1835 | Engross
50% | Establishes the distribution management advisory board to develop and advise on the statewide distribution management plan. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
