Hawaii Representative Nicole Lowen [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HI	HB566	Pass	Adds coercive control between family or household members to the pilot program to strengthen state and county responses to domestic violence and increase violator accountability established by Act 19, Regular Session of 2020. Sunsets 6/30/2026. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-08 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 238, 07/06/2021, (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).
HI	HB33	Pass	Amends the terms and composition of members of the information technology steering committee. Requires the chief information officer to present an annual report to the information technology steering committee for public comment prior to submitting t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 186, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314).
HI	HB80	Pass	Clarifies when and how members or partners of a taxpayer may claim the low-income housing tax credit. Requires a Form 8609 for purposes of claiming the tax credit. Specifies the application of tax provisions with respect to buildings or projects plac... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 226, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354).
HI	HB79	Pass	Establishes an affordable homeownership revolving fund within HHFDC to provide loans to nonprofit community development financial institutions and nonprofit housing development organizations for the development of affordable homeownership housing pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 227, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355).
HI	HB243	Pass	Requires the Office of Planning, in cooperation with each state agency having operational responsibilities over state facilities, to: identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazard... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 178, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306).
HI	HB817	Pass	Requires and establishes benchmarks for each state department to ensure that a certain percentage of the produce purchased by that department consists of fresh local agricultural products or local value-added, processed, agricultural, or food product... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 176, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304).
HI	HB863	Pass	Appropriates funds for the forest stewardship program of the department of land and natural resources to build and expand facilities of the state tree nurseries. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 192, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320).
HI	HB1176	Pass	Allows the governor to designate the department of land and natural resources to administer or enter into agreements for the administration of a green job youth corps program that provides temporary work and training opportunities to help address the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 181, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309).
HI	HB1191	Pass	Establishes the broadband infrastructure grant program to award grants to applicants to extend deployment of infrastructure used to provide broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of the State. Renames the Hawaii technology loan revolving... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 225, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).
HI	HB1276	Pass	Allows the board of land and natural resources to adopt, amend, or repeal administrative fee schedules for certain activities related to state parks through regular or special board meetings rather than through administrative rulemaking. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-07 Act 194, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322).
HI	HB546	Veto	Requires complex area superintendents to report directly to the superintendent of education. Requires reports. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-06 Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
HI	HB72	Pass	Establishes a framework for the regulation of electric foot scooters by the State and counties. Amends definitions of "moped" to exclude electric foot scooters. Retains personal injury protection benefits for any individual sustaining injuries while ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-02 Act 174, 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276).
HI	HB31	Pass	Raises the maximum age of minors for which safe storage of firearms is required from sixteen to eighteen years. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-02 Act 148, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).
HI	HB1149	Pass	Reorganizes and integrates the land use commission within a modified office of planning, which is renamed as the office of planning and sustainable development. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-02 Act 153, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255).
HI	HB1291	Pass	Allows applicants to the University of Hawaii who earned a high school diploma from a public high school in the State with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and also provides evidence that they qualified for and received special education servi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-02 Act 156, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258).
HI	HB1318	Pass	Establishes the Environmental Advisory Council. Transfers the rights, powers, employees, appropriations, and other personal property from the Office of Environmental Quality Control to the Office of Planning. Transfers all rules adopted or developed ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-02 Act 152, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).
HI	HB237	Pass	Appropriates $350,000 for fiscal year 2021-2022 to the department of agriculture for the mitigation and control of the two-lined spittlebug and recovery of the rangelands damaged by the invasive pest. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-01 Act 137, on 06/30/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).
HI	HB601	Pass	Amends the statewide traffic code to allow for the county chiefs of police to designate county employees to issue citations for traffic violations. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-07-01 Act 128, on 06/30/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230).
HI	HB1333	Pass	Requires the Hawaii natural energy institute, in consultation with the department of health, to conduct a comprehensive study to determine best practices for disposal, recycling, or secondary use of clean energy products in the State. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-28 Act 092, on 06/25/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).
HI	HB247	Pass	Amends certain land subdivision and condominium property regime laws related to agricultural land, as recommended pursuant to Act 278, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to ensure certain condominium property regime projects within the agricultural distric... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 077, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179).
HI	HB552	Pass	Part I: Establishes clean ground transportation goals for state agencies to achieve a one hundred per cent light-duty motor vehicles zero-emission fleet by December 31, 2035. Part II: Authorizes the department of accounting and general services to ap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 074, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176).
HI	HB561	Pass	Requires the public utilities commission to determine whether analysis of the effect of the State's reliance on fossil fuels is necessary for proceedings involving water, wastewater, or telecommunications providers on an individual basis. Provides th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 082, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
HI	HB1142	Pass	Allocates three cents of the barrel tax to fund the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems. Establishes a subaccount in the public utilities commission special fund for the EV charging system rebate program. Reallocates a portion of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-25 Act 075, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
HI	HB78	Pass	Eliminates the requirement for a public utility to seek approval from the public utilities commission for the underground construction of high-voltage electric transmission lines if certain conditions are met. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 065, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
HI	HB77	Pass	Exempts the sale of the leased fee interest in certain affordable leasehold developments by the HHFDC from legislative approval. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-24 Act 064, 06/23/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).
HI	HB1376	Pass	Extends the required period for a notice of termination of the rental agreement from five days to fifteen days. Requires landlords to provide notice with specified terms and enter into mediation. Delays when a landlord may seek possession of a dwelli... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-21 Act 057, 06/16/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).
HI	HB553	Pass	Establishes an offense of intentionally or knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, and provides penalties and fines. Provides certain exemptions. Allows the department of land and natural resources to establish rul... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-06-10 Act 051, 06/08/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151).
HI	HCR11	Pass	Requesting The Hawaii State Commission On The Status Of Women To Convene A Task Force To Study Missing And Murdered Native Hawaiian Women And Girls. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR81	Pass	Urging The United States Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, And Hawaii Department Of Transportation To Take Every Action Necessary To Address Rapidly Increasing Safety Risks And Community Disruption Resulting From Insufficient Regulation Of T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR154	Pass	Condemning All Forms Of Anti-asian Sentiment As Related To Covid-19; Urging Greater Investment In Federal, State, And Local Resources To Develop And Support Communitywide Solutions; And Requesting The Civil Rights Division Of The United States Depart... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-23 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HB608	Engross Sine Die	Requires the board of education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county. Requires the board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the legislature on i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-22-21 at 5:00 PM in CR 309.
HI	HB550	Engross Sine Die	Requires and establishes deadlines for state facilities, except smaller facilities and facilities within the stadium development district, to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures. Allows the department of accounting and general service... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-21 10:00AM in conference room CR 325.
HI	HB570	Engross Sine Die	Expands the time period by which a civil action for childhood sexual abuse may be initiated. Extends the period during which a victim of childhood sexual abuse may bring an otherwise time-barred action against the victim's abuser or a legal entity ha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-21 2:45PM in conference room CR 329.
HI	HB1324	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a commercial rent relief grant program to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires that the commercial rent relief grants be given priority for moneys received through federal funding. App... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-21 9:50AM in conference room CR 229.
HI	HB558	Engross Sine Die	Creates the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund in the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority. Amends the purpose of the revolving sub-fund to expand financing for s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-20 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 842).
HI	HB722	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a statewide coordinator and program overseen by the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to commercially sexually exploited children and victims of human trafficking. Requires the attorney general to submi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-20 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 2:40PM in conference room CR 329.
HI	HB1130	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Office of Planning to hire a contractor to, among other things, identify and assess alternative financing, project delivery, and cost recovery mechanisms to recapture the State's upfront investment in transit-oriented development infrast... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-20 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 842).
HI	HCR27	Pass	Urging The Department Of Health's Environmental Management Division To Ensure That Destinations To Which The State's Recyclable Waste Is Transported For Out-of-state Processing Abide By The Environmental Standards As Outlined By The Basel Convention. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-20 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR45	Pass	Urging The United States Congress To Grant Additional Authority To The Federal Communications Commission To Stop Unwanted And Illegal Robocalls. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-20 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HB95	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for recognition and protection of the State's natural resources. Effective 7/1/2051. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560).
HI	HB606	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds with the funds to be deposited into the dwelling unit revolving fund and the rental housing revolving fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-20-21 3:31PM in conference room CR 329.
HI	HB826	Engross Sine Die	Makes unlawful the sale of flavored tobacco products, mislabeling of e-liquid products containing nicotine, and sale of tobacco products other than through retail sales via inperson exchange. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 2:00PM in conference room CR 329.
HI	HB1088	Engross Sine Die	Bans the import for profit, sale, and offer for sale of any cosmetic in the State if the final product or any component of the final product was developed or manufactured using animal testing performed on or after 1/1/2024. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560).
HI	HB1326	Engross Sine Die	Allows a narrow hearsay exception for statements made by domestic violence victims during the course of the first interaction with the responding law enforcement officers and before the arrest of the defendant, as long as the statement bears sufficie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560).
HI	HCR68	Pass	Requesting The Department Of Education To Create A Landscape Management Plan With Goals To Increase Tree Canopies On Public School Grounds, Document Existing Inventory And Talent, And Identify Additional Resources Required To Implement And Sustain Th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR95	Pass	Urging Hawaii Helicopter Companies To Avoid Conducting Nonemergency Flights Over Residential Neighborhoods. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-19 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR161	Pass	Supporting And Adopting The Goals Set Forth In The Digital Equity Declaration For Hawaii Adopted By The Broadband Hui. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-16 Resolution adopted in final form.
HI	HCR80	Engross Sine Die	Requesting The United States Food And Drug Administration To Promote Transparency And Enforcement By Providing Individual Premarket Tobacco Product Application Applicant Information Of Hawaii Sellers To The Department Of The Attorney General For Law ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-09 To Senate Health Committee
HI	HB46	Engross Sine Die	Requires all habitat conservation plans to include an agreement for plan participants to enter into and maintain an annual service contract with a stand-by and response facility available to provide emergency medical and rehabilitation services to na... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-04-06 The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
HI	HR12	Pass	Requesting The Hawaii State Commission On The Status Of Women To Convene A Task Force To Study Missing And Murdered Native Hawaiian Women And Girls. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2021-03-31 Resolution adopted in final form.