| HI | HB2758 | Engross
Sine Die | Facilitates the control and eradication of invasive species and pests. Establishes a plant nursery registration program. Requires the Board of Agriculture to designate certain species as pests for control or eradication. Imposes certain limits on imp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1608 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for four deputy public defender positions within the Office of the Public Defender and requires that one of the positions be assigned to the family court section. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Take... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1652 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a state income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred by certain individuals employed by the Department of Education, a public charter school, the Hawaii State Public Library System, or as part of a head start program in a school. Eff... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1834 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to increase the base budget of the Department of Human Services' Homeless Programs Office. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1776 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends income tax brackets. Temporarily amends the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses for which the child and dependent care income tax credit may be claimed and permanently provides for a disallowance period when there is a fin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2215 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to increase the funding of certain Medicaid home and community-based services, including adult day programs and residential services offered in community care foster family homes and expanded adult residential care homes. Requires ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2552 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends, under certain conditions, the family leave period under state law, for up to eight additional weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1651 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1841 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to DLNR for operating expenses, equipment, the establishment of positions, and capital improvement projects to support wildfire emergency response. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | HB1840 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to support long-term water quality monitoring and pollution source detection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | HB1843 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to direct fire protection efforts statewide. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1959 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Takes effect 1/1/2060. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2261 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "historic property" used in historic preservation laws to only include property listed on the Hawaii or National Register of Historic Places or built before 8/21/1959. Require historic review for proposed projects on existing... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | HB2548 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Loan Program under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide loans for the development of accessory dwelling units. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2771 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | HB1653 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | HB1771 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1769 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a refundable Family Caregiver Tax Credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to report to the Legislature before the convening of each Regular Session. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2230 | Engross
Sine Die | 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
Sine Die | 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 | HB1945 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for a leave cash-out pilot program for eligible department of corrections and rehabilitation employees who work in any state correctional facility. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB2292 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for the establishment and hiring of project manager III positions to aid in the development of affordable housing options in the State. Declares that the general fund expend... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2515 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | HB2133 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an invasive species grant pilot program to provide grants through DOA to individuals, businesses, and organizations for the eradication of invasive species on property located in Hawaii that is owned by the individual, business, or organi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2134 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions within the Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2590 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | HB1956 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a business revitalization task force to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including by mitigating regulatory and tax burdens. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/30... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1534 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program, to be administered by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1630 | Engross
Sine Die | Part II: Prohibits county zoning ordinances from not allowing two or more additional dwelling units per residential lot within an urban district. Prohibits private covenants for residential lots within a state urban land use district from including c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1636 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | HB1655 | Engross
Sine Die | 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
Sine Die | 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
Sine Die | 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
Sine Die | 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 | HB1782 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 | HB1773 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the law enforcement standards board to develop training materials related to the recognition and signs of Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia. Requires law enforcement officers to review training materials for at least one hour... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1835 | Engross
Sine Die | 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 |
| HI | HB1774 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB1904 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides a process for school placement for a child whose parent or guardian has transferred or is pending transfer from another state to a military installation in Hawaii while on active military duty pursuant to an official military order. Effectiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB1960 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for temporary positions within OPSD to support the activities of a district organization for a statewide economic development district. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1957 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years expense... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB2091 | Engross
Sine Die | Exempts from the school impact fees the development of certain housing developments with income restrictions and additional or accessory dwelling units. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Housing Committee |
| HI | HB2113 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Special Fund to support pharmacist workforce assessment and planning efforts. Establishes the pharmacist workforce assessment fee. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HI | HB2005 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires taxpayers be given notice of and an opportunity to cure any failure to meet the requirements for the tax credit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1988 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-income projects and mixed-use developments.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Housing Committee |
| HI | HB2043 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a harm to students registry for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation, a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB2140 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for statewide research into ornamental ginger pathogens, prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens, production and distribution of pathogen-free ornamental ginger plants, and outreach to ornamental producers. Effectiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | HB2196 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes requirement of a college degree for any state position, unless the degree is relevant to licensing or certification as it relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position or when the position requires specialized knowledge, skills, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| HI | HB2222 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to convene a staggered school start times task force to study and evaluate the issues and implications of instituting a staggered school start times program, including effects on school bus schedules. Requires a r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | HB2331 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a dam and reservoir working group to ensure and enhance the continued availability and safe operation of dams and reservoirs in the State and consider their role in drought mitigation and the maintenance of a dependable water supply. Appr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Water and Land Committee |