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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB1179 | Passed | Expands the types of rental housing projects that can be exempt from general excise taxes. Allows the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to exempt certain affordable rental housing projects from general excise tax and use tax costs. A... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 054, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). |
| #2 | HB89 | Passed | Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years. Increases the cap on the inpatient and outpatient hospital sustainability fees to not more than three and one-half percent of the hospital's net inpatient and outpatient service revenue, re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 059, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). |
| #3 | SB1240 | Enrolled | Requires DLNR to submit proposed legislation to the legislature by the 2019 regular session including a definition of "sustainable", a policy for sustainable collection practices of near shore aquatic life, a process for determining limits on collect... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #4 | HB916 | Passed | Makes an appropriation for the health care provider loan repayment program administered through the John A. Burns School of Medicine. (HB916 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 058, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). |
| #5 | HB511 | Passed | Clarifies the laws governing lobbyists by amending the definitions of "expenditure," "lobbyist," and "lobbying." Allows a former employer of a lobbyist to file a notice of termination of employment. Amends requirements for expenditure reports coverin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 051, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). |
| #6 | SB718 | Passed | Establishes a community court outreach project in the City and County of Honolulu, subject to the availability of funds. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 055, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155). |
| #7 | SB950 | Passed | Updates requirements relating to licensed mortgage servicers by requiring approval by the commissioner of financial institutions for a change in control; and clarifying which persons associated with a mortgage servicer are presumed to exercise contro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 046, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146). |
| #8 | HB1382 | Passed | Assists small business in the state procurement process by establishing a temporary small business assistance initiative, small business advisory group, small business office, and small business procurement coordinator position within the State Procu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 042, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). |
| #9 | SB611 | Passed | Extends the prohibition on county requirements for automatic sprinklers or sprinkler systems in one- and two-family detached dwelling units and non-residential agricultural and aquacultural structures located outside urban areas. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 053, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). |
| #10 | HB727 | Enrolled | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to allow motorcycles and motor scooters on shoulder lanes, as determined by the Department, in times of traffic congestion. (HB727 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #11 | HB508 | Passed | Increases the maximum administrative fines for ethics violations. Clarifies the assessment of fines in the context of a settlement agreement. (HB508 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 050, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). |
| #12 | HB957 | Passed | Authorizes the Department of Education to borrow moneys interest-free from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Loan Program for heat abatement measures at public schools. Requires the Department of Education to make payments on the loan from revenues sav... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Act 057, on 06/21/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). |
| #13 | SB713 | Enrolled | Requires the six-year program and financial plan and budget to include information on tax expenditures. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #14 | SCR32 | Passed | Requesting That The Department Of Health, Office Of Language Access, And Disability And Communication Access Board Jointly Convene A Working Group Of Stakeholders To Examine The Need For Possible Regulation And Oversight Of American Sign Language Int... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #15 | SR57 | Passed | Encouraging The Department Of Education, Department Of Health, Department Of Human Services, Department Of The Attorney General, And Judiciary To Incorporate Research And Strategies Regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences Into Their Work With Childre... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #16 | SCR74 | Passed | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Lahaina, Maui, For The Maintenance And Repair Of The Existing Concrete Seawall, And For The Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #17 | SR12 | Passed | Requesting Additional Funding For Education From The United States Department Of Education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #18 | HB2 | Enrolled | Authorizes tiny homes of less than 500 square feet for farm workers in agricultural districts in a county with a population of more than 180,000 but less than 250,000. County council may adopt ordinances for the oversight of tiny homes, as defined in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #19 | HB942 | Passed | Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission an artist to design and build a monument to honor and commemorate Filipino veterans of World War II, with all costs to be expended from the Works of Art Special Fund. (HB942 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 035, 06/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1135). |
| #20 | HB1534 | Passed | Allows a waiver of the one-year residency requirement for certain appointive officers when the officer is employed as the head of a county police department. Clarifies that all appointed officers in the service of state or county government, other th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 036, 06/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1136). |
| #21 | SB850 | Passed | Requires the Chief Information Officer to identify the information technology projects of the executive branch, including DOE and UH, that shall be subject to independent verification and validation. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 037, 06/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). |
| #22 | HB425 | Passed | Makes certain sections of the Code of Ethics inapplicable to technology transfer activities sponsored by University of Hawaii if the activities comply with the regulatory framework and research compliance program approved by the Board of Regents. Req... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 038, 06/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). |
| #23 | SB149 | Passed | Repeals the requirement that certain applicants for procurement contracts for health and human services possess all licenses necessary to conduct the subject business. Repeals the requirement that all contracts include only costs, fees, and taxes ref... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-08 Act 034, 06/07/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). |
| #24 | SB1073 | Enrolled | Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #25 | SCR22 | Passed | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 41-659 Inoaole Street, Waimanalo, Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #26 | SCR27 | Passed | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 94-950 Meheula Parkway, No. 367, Mililani, Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #27 | SCR25 | Passed | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 94-946 Meheula Parkway, No. 264, Mililani, Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #28 | SCR30 | Passed | Approving Action Taken By The Board Of Land And Natural Resources On A Land Exchange. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #29 | HB1309 | Enrolled | Adds grants for planning, design, construction, renovation, operations, and equipment of facilities to the types of grants for which repayment to the State is required if the grantee discontinues the activities or services approved in the grant. Desi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #30 | SCR42 | Passed | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Maintenance And Repair Of The Existing Seawall, Boat Ramp, And Pier, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #31 | SR26 | Passed | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture And Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify Economic, Environmental, And Regulatory Consequences Of Crop Degradation Caused By Invasive And Endangered Species In Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #32 | SR37 | Passed | Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Upgrade And Modernize Its Communication System. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #33 | SR33 | Passed | Requesting The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs To Convene A Task Force Of Hawaiian Leaders, Legal Scholars, And A Broad Representation Of Members Of The Hawaiian Community To Review And Consider Whether Its Fiduciary Duty To Better The Conditions Of Hawai... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #34 | SR53 | Passed | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Develop A Master Plan For The Hilo International Aerospace And Technology Park. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #35 | SR61 | Passed | Urging The Board Of Education To Restrict Any Person From Applying For The Position Of Superintendent Of Education If That Person Was A Member Of The Board Of Education When The Search And Hiring Process Was Developed Or Initiated. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #36 | SR71 | Passed | Requesting The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs To Convene A Study Group To Make Recommendations To The Legislature On An Appropriate Means To Honor Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox, Hawaii's First Elected Delegate To The United States Congress. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #37 | SCR121 | Passed | Urging The Development Of A Hawaii Green Fuels Initiative To Coincide With Increased Local Food Production. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #38 | HB1444 | Passed | Requires pharmacy benefit managers to register with the Insurance Commissioner. (HB1444 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 044, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144). |
| #39 | SR83 | Passed | Requesting The Task Force Established To Study Effective Incarceration Policies To Improve Hawaii's Correctional System, Also Identify In Its Final Report Sites For A New Correctional Facility That Are Ten Acres Or Less In Size. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #40 | SCR41 | Passed | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Sixty-five Year Term, Non-exclusive Easement For Repair And Maintenance Of The Existing Seawall Seaward Of And Fronting Tax Map Key Number: (2) 3-9-11:7; Waiohulu-keokea Homesteads And Beach Lots, Waiohulu-keokea (kihei)... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #41 | SR34 | Passed | Urging The United States Army Corps Of Engineers, Department Of Land And Natural Resources, And Others, To Collaborate To Research And Develop A Plan For Increasing Water Circulation And Improving Water Quality In Pokai Bay On Leeward Oahu. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #42 | SB949 | Passed | Clarifies the money transmitters law, including updating requirements for money transmitter license and change in control applications, criminal background checks, security devices, permissible investments, records, and voluntary surrender of license... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-22 Act 045, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). |
| #43 | SCR19 | Passed | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 41-529 Inoaole Street, Waimanalo, Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #44 | SB1074 | Enrolled | Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to fund celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii state capitol. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-23-17 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161) |
| #45 | SR81 | Passed | Urging The Department Of Education To Establish A Vocational Education Out-of-school Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #46 | SB559 | Passed | Requires the State to expand strategies and mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide in alignment with the principles and goals adopted in the Paris Agreement. Renames the Interagency Climate Adaptation Committee as the Hawaii Climate ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-08 Act 032, 06/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). |
| #47 | HB1578 | Passed | Establishes the Carbon Farming Task Force within the Office of Planning to identify agricultural and aquacultural practices to improve soil health and promote carbon sequestration in the State's agricultural and aquacultural sectors. Appropriates fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-08 Act 033, 06/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). |
| #48 | SCR43 | Passed | Authorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Maintenance And Repair Of The Existing Pier, And For The Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #49 | SR30 | Passed | Recognizing April 15 Through April 22, 2018, As Volunteer Week In The State Of Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
| #50 | SCR141 | Passed | Establishing A Task Force To Plan And Coordinate The Celebration Of The One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary Of The First Arrival Of Japanese Emigrants To Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-30 Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17. |
