| HI | HB2797 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a working group to investigate the existence and environmental dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and related chemicals. Requires a report to the Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HB2803 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Higher Education & Technology Committee |
| HI | HB1878 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "thrill craft" in the state boating law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1887 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the counties to determine the proper requirements for fire sprinkler systems in residences.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1874 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends state boating law policy to include a provision to promote and attain every person's right to a clean and healthful environment. Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from renewing a commercial use permit if renewal would caus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1867 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases penalties for bribery, under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1851 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys to the City and County of Honolulu Department of Land Management and Department of Design and Construction for compliance with Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1853 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Director of Health from assessing any fees for the issuance of municipal separate storm sewer system permits to county governments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1860 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that a maximum time period to grant or deny a business or development-related permit, license, or approval shall only apply if a request for a contested case has not been filed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1882 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies and modernizes the way the State Ethics Commission provides advice and conducts investigations pursuant to sections 84-31 and 97-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1859 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes any board that is subject to state open meetings law to hold a closed meeting for the purpose of providing training to new and current board members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1868 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime to include violation of privacy in the first and second degrees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1875 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the maximum tax rate of the county transient accommodations tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1864 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes a county to initiate a land use boundary amendment to implement the county's general plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1854 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals existing law that provides that all local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are preempted and that existing local laws and regulations conflicting with the state l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB1872 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "advance gambling activity".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1863 | Intro
Sine Die | Applies permissible uses within agricultural districts to counties having specific population levels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1885 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "lobbying" to include certain communications regarding procurement decisions, staffing or appointment decisions, the development of an administrative agencys written report or statement of policy, and ex parte communications ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1876 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Est...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB1850 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the vesting period to 5 years for tier 2 government employees of the Employees' Retirement System who are in service on the effective date of the Act or return to service after the effective date of the Act, and for employees who become a memb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB1862 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the minimum amount for purchases constituting small purchase procurements from $25,000 to $50,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB1873 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent exposure from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor if the victim is less than 16 years of age. Provides that the state of mind requirement is not applicable to the fact that the victim is les...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1855 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Est...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB1871 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence for the offenses of fraud, false claims, and false statements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1847 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to prohibit state and county elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the state...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1877 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend the procurement code to require County Council approval for contracts awarded by a county under its statutory authorization for sole source procurement if the contract amount exceeds $30,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB1858 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that supplemental information received within 48 hours of a meeting of a board subject to state opening meetings law may be added to the board packet; provided that the public is promptly provided access to the supplemental information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB2073 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain entities from distributing unsolicited mail that is reasonably likely to cause the recipient to believe that a governmental agency has approved of the distribution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1168 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the most recent decennial United States census.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1063 | Intro
Sine Die | Making the nursing facility sustainability program and exemptions from the special fund assessments permanent. Make changes to strengthen the nursing facility sustainability program and other nonsubstantive changes for consistency and clarify. Approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB1047 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the department of education's quarterly report on autism spectrum disorder to a semiannual report. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1076 | Intro
Sine Die | Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Appropriates funds. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to the sale of tobacco products. Effective January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB984 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits firearms in certain locations and premises and provides for enhanced sentencing. Requires possession and disclosure of a license to carry. Prohibits leaving an unsecured firearm in a vehicle unattended. Prohibits consuming or being under th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. |
| HI | HB381 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the cutoff date of Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, that allowed the use of funds in the condominium education trust fund initially dedicated to support voluntary binding arbitration to be used for other educational purposes. Effective 6...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | HB1042 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for teachers working in collaboration with a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Removes the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Education Committee |
| HI | HB376 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires associations to maintain and operate the property to ensure conformance with all laws, ordinances, and rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1157 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the office of information practices to issue written guidance to resolve disputes under the State's Uniform Information Practices Act and sunshine law. Appropriates funds for two new permanent positions in the office of information practices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB377 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes from the standard condominium proxy form the option of giving a proxy vote to the board of directors of a condominium association as a whole. Removes the authority of a board to use association funds to solicit proxies as part of the distribu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB1051 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources the visitor green fee program to collect a fee from visitors through an environmental license and allocate the revenue to protect, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources. Est...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1164 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires cash or protest bonds to be returned to the initiating parties, minus administrative costs, except in cases where the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB721 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1166 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires firearms owners to obtain firearms insurance. Effective 1/1/2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1069 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, clarifies access to services, provides a definition of homeless youth; expands the age of youth that may be served; establishes two full-time equivalent positions; and makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1029 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the public utilities commission to use electronic filing processes, including electronic service of documents, under the statutory chapters regulating public utilities, motor carriers, and water carriers. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1483 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces and eliminates the general excise tax for the sale of groceries that are eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children over a four-year period. Reduces ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Economic Development Committee |
| HI | HB1019 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates general funds for federal broadband programs matching fund requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Higher Education & Technology Committee |
| HI | HB985 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds a new section to chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of government fraud.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1016 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends section 87A-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exclude medicare reimbursement by the State and counties for the spouses of retired employees hired after June 30, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HB119 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the offense of negligent concealment of a firearm by a licensee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1017 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends section 87A-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exclude medicare income related monthly adjustment amounts reimbursement by the State and counties for retired employees hired after June 30, 2023, and their spouses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee |
