| HI | HB1842 | Pass | Increases the maximum fine for violations of the fire protection laws. Specifies that each day a violation exists or continues to exist shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of arson in the four...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-08
Act 201, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| HI | HB2107 | Pass | Appropriates funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position and for programming support for LEP community projects within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-08
Act 210, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| HI | HB2193 | Pass | Authorizes law enforcement and fire officers to enter and inspect any licensee's or permittee's premises, under certain conditions, to verify compliance with the State's Fireworks Control Law. Establishes procedures for the Department of Law Enforcem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-08
Act 208, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| HI | HB1832 | Pass | Authorizes a state department, division, or agency, rather than the Department of Human Resources Development, to conduct a minimum qualification review of applicants for vacant positions within the department, division, or agency. Requires the Depar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-05
Act 186, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). |
| HI | HB2298 | Pass | Beginning 7/1/2027, requires roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that contain Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed coffee blended with coffee of another regional origin to contain no less than fifty-one per cent coffee by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-05
Act 198, 07/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). |
| HI | HB1836 | Pass | Allows registered pharmacists during declared states of emergency to refill prescriptions for persons directly impacted by the emergency for up to a thirty-day supply if the practitioner is unavailable or cannot be contacted to authorize the refill a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 100, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). |
| HI | HB1830 | Pass | Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 093, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). |
| HI | HB1827 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath prog...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 089, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). |
| HI | HB2042 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to contract for the provision of youth mental health and wellness services to address the mental health and wellness needs of youth in the State. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 102, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). |
| HI | HB2553 | Pass | Authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons three years of age or older. Authorizes pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians under the direct supervision of a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to persons three years of age or older,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 104, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). |
| HI | HB2577 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Act 105, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). |
| HI | HB1974 | Pass | Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Act 018, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). |
| HI | HCR157 | Pass | Urging The United States And The State To Recognize And Address The Air Transportation Crisis On Molokai And Lna`i.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR125 | Pass | Requesting The Establishment Of A Telehealth Working Group To Examine The Impact Of Widespread Telehealth Adoption During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Identify Public Policy Initiatives At The Federal And State Level To Optimize Telehealth Utilization A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB2563 | Enroll
Sine Die | Exempts the Hawaii Convention Center from certain requirements regarding concessions on public property. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to sell or lease naming rights for the Hawaii Convention Center facility. Facilitates advertising and mar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). |
| HI | HCR71 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Stakeholder Working Group To Make Recommendations To Enhance Meaningful Access To Health Care In The State Through The Provision Of Language Assistance Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 826). |
| HI | HCR198 | Pass | Requesting The State's Congressional Delegation To Advocate For The Enforcement Of Existing International Laws To Reduce Ghost Nets Entering The State From International Waters And Take Other Actions To Reduce Marine Debris From Fishing Gear.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 826). |
| HI | HCR160 | Pass | Requesting The Women's Corrections Implementation Commission To Develop A Strategy And Make Recommendations To Reduce The Number Of Women Incarcerated At The Women's Community Correctional Center By Twenty-five Percent Over The Next Five Years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 826). |
| HI | HB1831 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Behavioral Health Crisis Center Pilot Program. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish or contract with behavioral health crisis centers in each county. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the pilot pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 329. |
| HI | HB1828 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the State's deadline to achieve its energy-efficiency portfolio standards target from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals for electricity use reduction to be achieved by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 329. |
| HI | HB1964 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a child care provider subsidy and bonus program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:55 PM; CR 329. |
| HI | HB2083 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325. |
| HI | HB2690 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I: Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator and other positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Declares that the general fund expenditur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 1:00PM in Conference Room 229. |
| HI | HB2131 | Engross
Sine Die | Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to mitigate and control the spread of the 2-lined spittlebug and to fund recovery efforts for areas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 9:15AM in conference room 325. |
| HI | HB2183 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
| HI | HB2184 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits contributions from persons convicted of various campaign finance, ethical, or lobbying offenses. Requires unlawful contributions to escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Authorizes the Campaign Spending Commission and State Ethics C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
| HI | HB2805 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization to conduct a multiethnic cohort study and develop and maintain a registry regarding the health effects of the August 2023 Maui wildfires. Declares that the general fund ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 772). |
| HI | HCR226 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures On The Upcoming Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary In 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Filed. |
| HI | HB1624 | Engross
Sine Die | For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2024, requires the insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons unde...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
| HI | HB1838 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the zoning powers of counties. Expands the scope of the transient accommodations tax law to include certain shelters and vehicles with sleeping accommodations. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
| HI | HB1950 | Pass | Designates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Act 008, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). |
| HI | HCR80 | Pass | Urging State Executive Departments To Review Minimum Qualifications And Compensation For Class Specifications For Job Postings And Provide Suggestions To The Department Of Human Resources Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR161 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Convene A Working Group To Review The Effectiveness Of The Relevant State Laws Governing Agricultural-based Commercial Operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR213 | Pass | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Renewable Liquid Fuels Working Group To Study Local Production, Development, And Incentives For Renewable Liquid Fuels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 757) in amended form (SD 1). |
| HI | HCR194 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Conduct A Study To Determine If Xylazine Testing Strips Should Be Excluded From The State's Definition Of Drug Paraphernalia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR77 | Pass | Requesting That The Governor Establish A Leadership Accelerator Program For Exceptional Managers In State Government.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR97 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Establish A Working Group To Plan And Construct A Hawaii First Responders Memorial.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR212 | Pass | Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures On The Upcoming Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary In 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR4 | Pass | Requesting The Current Members Of The Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement To Amend The Agreement To Allow Hawaii To Join As A Member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB2662 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires, and appropriates moneys for, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to establish a 2-year Recreation and Education Upward Mobility Pilot Program for youth tenants in public housing. Permits the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to contract with ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
| HI | HCR75 | Pass | Requesting The United States Department Of Defense, Including The Navy, Army, And Air Force, To Increase On-base Housing Availability For Active Duty Personnel And Their Dependents Assigned To Military Installations In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HCR5 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging Retail Stores And Pharmacies Doing Business In The State To Adopt A Policy On A National And Local Level Guaranteeing An Individual's Unhindered Access To All United States Food And Drug Administration-approved Contraceptives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HCR3 | Pass | Urging Each County To Establish An Emergency Zoning Code For Post-disaster Use.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB1899 | Pass | Designates certain snail species as official state snails.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
Act 004, 04/12/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). |
| HI | HB2509 | Enroll
Sine Die | Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges from seventy years to seventy-five years. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). |
| HI | HB2720 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate assistants employed by the University of Hawaii and community college system. Takes effect 7/1/2055. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). |
| HI | HCR201 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing A Candidate Advisory Committee For The Nomination Of The Auditor, Ombudsman, And Legislative Reference Bureau Director.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HCR76 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging State Departments And Agencies To Enable Employees To Telework To The Greatest Extent Possible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HI | HCR79 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Board Of Education, In Partnership With The State Public Charter School Commission, To Submit A Report On Increasing Access To Stable, Suitable, And Affordable Facilities For Public Charter Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HCR135 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Study And Recommend Solutions To Resolve Supply Chain Issues Caused By Barge Delays To Lanai.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
