| HI | SB976 | Enroll | Establishes a pilot program to generate revenue through the lease of public library lands to meet the mission of the public libraries. Establishes the library facilities fund. Requires the Board of Education to report to the Legislature. Appropriates...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-07
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB33 | Enroll | Increases the annual rolling cap for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit. Requires the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus and HTDC to execute a memorandum of understanding that commits the parties to enter int...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB25 | Enroll | Amends various portions of the Hawaii Insurance Code under title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to update and improve existing Insurance Code provisions. Establishes requirements for proposed name changes and use of a trade name or assumed name, effect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB522 | Enroll | Creates the plastic source reduction working group to make recommendations to reuse, reduce, recycle, and recover plastic waste. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB535 | Enroll | Authorizes pharmacists, acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care, to prescribe and dispense an opioid antagonist to patients at risk of overdose, and family members and caregivers of patients at risk of overdose. Sunsets 6/30/2024. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB409 | Enroll | Establishes an annual vehicle registration surcharge fee for electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles to be deposited into the State Highway Fund. Effective 1/1/2020. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB767 | Enroll | Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,000 to $1,500 and makes it applicable only to the cost of labor and materials. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB693 | Enroll | Clarifies what pedestrians are required to do when in a crosswalk while a countdown timer is operating. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB991 | Enroll | Caps annual utility rate increases without PUC approval for counties with a population of less than 500,000. Provides telecommunications service providers with flexibility from certain regulatory oversight requirements including issuance of securitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1039 | Enroll | Permits persons convicted of certain prostitution offenses to file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not convicted of another offense under the Penal Code within three years of the prostitution offense and without regard to the de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB981 | Enroll | Repeals the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Special Fund and transfers the remaining balance to the general fund. Amends related HRS sections. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1303 | Enroll | Part I: Allows the Department of Education to lease public school lands for a term of not more than ninety-nine years per lease. Part II: Amends Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow the City and County of Honolulu to transfer lands under ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1442 | Enroll | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider the value of improving electric power systems data access and transparency in order to make informed decisions. Establishes guiding principles. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1353 | Enroll | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a permanent industrial hemp program pursuant to federal law, and a corresponding special fund. Reduces or repeals certain regulatory requirements under the existing industrial hemp pilot program. Es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1037 | Enroll | Amends the offense of abuse of family or household member by amending the type of physical abuse that constitutes strangulation to include blocking the nose and mouth or applying pressure to the chest. Clarifies that infliction of a visible bodily in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-03
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SR177 | Intro | Informing The House And Governor That The Senate Is Ready To Adjourn Sine Die.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-02
Adopted. |
| HI | SR176 | Intro | Regarding Completion Of The Work Of The Thirtieth Legislature, Regular Session Of 2019, Subsequent To The Adjournment Thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-02
Adopted. |
| HI | SB242 | Enroll | Establishes a task force to review policy issues and opportunities relating to the navigation, access, and coverage of medicaid services by individuals with autism or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and make a recommendation on whether a waiver or ot...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968). |
| HI | SB1033 | Pass | Establishes licensure of midwives. Temporarily exempts birth attendants and exempts Native Hawaiian healers from licensure requirements. Establishes task force. Appropriates funds. (SB1033 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
Act 032, 04/30/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). |
| HI | SR166 | Pass | Requesting The United States Postal Service To Issue A Commemorative Postage Stamp In Honor Of Alfred Aholo Apaka.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-30
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| HI | SB1378 | Pass | Clarifies that owners of chassis used for transporting shipping containers are exempt from the requirement to keep a certificate of registration within the chassis. Authorizes these businesses to keep the original certificate of registration, motor v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-29
Act 031, 04/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). |
| HI | SB130 | Engross | Appropriates funds for the judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low-income and moderate-income persons. (SB130 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:20PM in conference room 325. |
| HI | SB752 | Engross | Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources for research and prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens. (SB752 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:01AM in conference room 224. |
| HI | SCR204 | Pass | Urging The Establishment Of A Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Task Force To Develop A Sui Generis Legal System To Recognize And Protect Native Hawaiian Cultural Intellectual Property, Traditional Cultural Expressions, And Genetic Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 957). |
| HI | SB219 | Engross | Requires the Chief Information Officer, in conjunction with the Information Technology Steering Committee, to review, refresh, and submit the State Information Technology Strategic Plan to the Governor and Legislature on 2021 and every four years the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-19 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
| HI | SB485 | Engross | Increases the amount of barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund. (SB485 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 954). |
| HI | SR120 | Pass | Requesting The University Of Hawaii Office Of Internal Audit To Conduct An Audit Of Various Programs At The University Of Hawaii West Oahu That Receive Extramural Funding, Including Title Iii Grant Funding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Report and Resolution Adopted. |
| HI | SCR174 | Pass | Requesting A Study On The Significance Of Traditional Hawaiian Practices, Including The Makahiki, And Their Effect On The Perpetuation Of Native Hawaiian Culture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR164 | Pass | Authorizing The Amendment Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Spreckelsville, Wailuku, Maui, For The Existing Seawall And Boulder Revetment And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-23
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR205 | Pass | Urging The State Board On Geographic Names To Consult With Community Members Who Have Direct Traditional, Cultural, And Familial Ties To The District Of Puna To Establish Appropriate Names For The Fissure 8 Vent And Other Features Of The 2018 Eruptio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SB197 | Enroll | Exempts candidates who are deemed elected, running unopposed, or unsuccessful after a primary or special primary election from the prohibition on donating excess campaign funds for charitable or scholarship purposes before the general election date. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-18
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB774 | Engross | Requires the Board of Dentistry to adopt rules for the regulation of dental assistants using certification options based on education level and permitted duties. Requires the Board to report to the Legislature on the progress of any rules adopted. (S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 920). |
| HI | SB856 | Engross | Requires the Auditor to perform an operational audit of the academic and financial plans of the Department of Education. Requires the Department of Education to contract with a third-party consultant that specializes in school finance to study the ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 920). |
| HI | SCR175 | Engross | Requesting The State To Convene An Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee To Investigate How To Implement, Develop, And Regulate Artificial Intelligence In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-18
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB50 | Enroll | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the Hawaii Nutrition Employment and Training Program to include materials and supplies and the hiring of seven full-time equivalent instructional and student support positions. (SB50 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-17
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1034 | Engross | Clarifies that the existing health insurance mandate for coverage of low-dose mammography includes coverage for advancing methodologies of digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis. Sunsets June 30, 2024. (SB1034 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 907). |
| HI | SB1025 | Enroll | Requires the Executive Office on Aging (EOA) to develop and implement a plan to maximize the number of Kupuna Caregivers Program (Program) participants and submit a copy of the Program plan to the 2020 Legislature. Authorizes EOA to adopt administrat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-16
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB76 | Engross | Establishes a non-refundable tax credit for the purchase of a personal emergency response system, under certain conditions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB76 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901). |
| HI | SB725 | Pass | Specifies that a condominium association's proxies and ballots may be destroyed ninety days, rather than thirty days, after an association meeting, unless the election is contested, in which case the documents shall be retained until resolution of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
Act 007, 04/12/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). |
| HI | SCR12 | Engross | Requesting Members Of The United States Congress To Amend Federal Law To Ensure That Victims Of Sexual Harassment And Sexual Assault Who Might Otherwise Be Forced Into Arbitration And Silence Instead Have Access To The Courts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR50 | Engross | Renaming The Natural Energy Laboratory Of Hawaii Authority As The George R. Ariyoshi Natural Energy Lab.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Tourism & International Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR180 | Engross | Supporting The Development Of A Hawaiian Language Plan, Including Goals, Benchmarks, Strategies, And Outcomes, To Build Upon Accomplishments And To Accelerate The Normalization Of olelo Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR153 | Engross | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Study And Make Recommendations On How To Increase Compliance With The Various Requirements For Agricultural Lands And To Prevent Abuse Of Agricultural Land Leases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SCR184 | Engross | Requesting The United States Army Corps Of Engineers, State Of Hawaii, And City And County Of Honolulu To Establish A Working Group To Explore Matters Related To The Ala Wai Watershed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR190 | Engross | Requesting The Department Of Education To Conduct A Study To Assess The Adequacy Of The Department's Vocational Education Programs To Prepare Students For A Career In A Vocation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR111 | Engross | Requesting The Medical Cannabis Insurance Reimbursement Working Group To Continue Its Work To Address The Complexities Surrounding Medical Cannabis Reimbursements By Health Insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR188 | Engross | Requesting The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs To Complete The 2017 Independent Financial Audit And Management Review Of The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs And Its Subsidiaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SR14 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Study On The Necessity Of Vehicle Safety Inspections In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-12
Report and Resolution Adopted. |
| HI | SR15 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Hawaii Tourism Authority To Report To The Legislature On The Processing Of State Of Hawaii Plant And Animal Declaration Forms, Including The Costs Involved, And Convene A Task Force To Review The Efficacy ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-12
Report and Resolution Adopted. |
| HI | SCR20 | Engross | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Hawaii Tourism Authority To Report To The Legislature On The Processing Of State Of Hawaii Plant And Animal Declaration Forms, Including The Costs Involved, And Convene A Task Force To Review The Efficacy ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-12
The committees on TIA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Holt, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Creagan, DeCoite, Perruso, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
