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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SB2845 | Engrossed | Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition, with exceptions. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24. |
| #2 | SB3234 | Engrossed | Amends the laws relating to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and Hawaii Property Insurance Association by: imposing a different transient accommodation tax rate for transient vacation rentals, a property insurance surcharge on conveyance tax, and a t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| #3 | HB2315 | Engrossed | Repeals provisions governing the use of electronic voting devices at condominium association meetings. Clarifies the procedure for electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24. |
| #4 | HB1912 | Engrossed | Establishes one additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 721). |
| #5 | SB2553 | Engrossed | Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Repeals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). |
| #6 | HCR115 | Engrossed | Requesting The Department Of Health To Assess The Registration And Monitoring Of Clean And Sober Homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 |
| #7 | SR53 | Passed | Urging The Department Of Health To Convene An Informal Working Group To Assess The Registration And Monitoring Of All Group Living Facilities As Described In Section 46-4(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, Including Clean And Sober Homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| #8 | SB2715 | Engrossed | Makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting that communicates ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Garrett, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #9 | SB2529 | Engrossed | Amends the definition of "patient's provider" in under the law governing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment by removing language that requires the provider to examine the patient. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama, Tarnas, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #10 | SCR46 | Engrossed | 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] | 2024-04-15 |
| #11 | SB2143 | Engrossed | Appropriates funds to the Wildfire Management Branch of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife to provide nonprofit organizations with grants for wildfire preparedness and mitigation programming. Effective 7/1... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 684). |
| #12 | HB2570 | Engrossed | Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court or arbitration proceeding to be supported by certain evidence to ensure that both the applicant and local counsel will pay all state income tax and general excise tax due for Haw... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
| #13 | SB2070 | Engrossed | Exempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Requires the Department of Education to acquire three verbal or written quotes for career and technical education purc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Matayoshi, Morikawa, La Chica, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #14 | HB159 | Enrolled | Exempts the notarization requirement for renewals of liquor licenses. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782). |
| #15 | HB2231 | Enrolled | Establishes as a goal of the State the increased representation of female law enforcement officers in the State by 2030 and nonbinary law enforcement officers in the State. Requires each law enforcement agency to recruit law enforcement officers from... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 764). |
| #16 | SB2497 | Engrossed | 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' expens... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 9:35AM; Conference Room 325. |
| #17 | SB2245 | Enrolled | Adds a definition for "exigent circumstances" and amends the definitions of "harm" and "imminent harm" under the Child Protective Act. Clarifies when the police may take protective custody of a child and when the Department of Human Services may assu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Enrolled to Governor. |
| #18 | SB2991 | Engrossed | Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units. Requires certain employees or any employer or exclusive representative proposing a new bargaining unit to submit a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016. |
| #19 | SB2532 | Engrossed | Clarifies that the definition of "dwelling", as it relates to offenses against property rights, includes multi-unit buildings and connected parking or storage areas that are restricted to residents. Allows the owner of a multi-unit building, an owner... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #20 | HB1577 | Engrossed | Authorizes tow operators to charge an additional reasonable amount if the tow involves overturned vehicles. Requires that a towing company that charges fees to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property to accept payment by the vehic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 772). |
| #21 | HCR3 | Passed | Urging Each County To Establish An Emergency Zoning Code For Post-disaster Use. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| #22 | HB1903 | Engrossed | Expands access of early learning programs to other state properties and public lands besides public school campuses. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 The committee on WAM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-04-24 10:15AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. |
| #23 | SB2502 | Engrossed | Requires the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnera... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 3:30PM; Conference Room 229. |
| #24 | SB2861 | Engrossed | Makes certain long-term exclusive listing agreements for the sale of residential real property void and unenforceable under the state law that governs unfair and deceptive practices. Prohibits the recording or filing of exclusive listing agreements o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 2:05PM; CR 224. |
| #25 | SB3191 | Engrossed | Permanently authorizes the University of Hawaii to continue to regulate conflicts of interest and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Tarnas, Morikawa, Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #26 | SB3153 | Engrossed | Establishes the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program Special Fund to receive moneys for the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program. Appropriates funds for the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant P... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:15AM; Conference Room 229. |
| #27 | HB2463 | Enrolled | Amending the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's Wage and Hour Law to exclude any employee who receives guaranteed compensation totaling $4,000 or more a month. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782). |
| #28 | HB2581 | Engrossed | Removes the ability of the Governor or a mayor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 1:32PM in conference room 016. |
| #29 | SR15 | Passed | Urging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-01 Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| #30 | HCR59 | Engrossed | Urging The Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Work With The Honolulu Police Department To Increase Enforcement Efforts Against Illegal Electric Bicycles And Dirt Bike Motorcycles To Make Sidewalks And Public R... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 |
| #31 | HCR75 | Passed | 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 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 693). |
| #32 | SCR76 | Engrossed | Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Feasibility Study On The Implementation Of Continuous Monitoring And Sampling Technologies In Waste Combustion Facilities And Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #33 | SR44 | Passed | Urging The Hawaii Community Development Authority To Establish A Multiagency Working Group To Update The Maps, Tier Tables, And Inventories Of State Lands Suitable And Available For Affordable Housing Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| #34 | SCR70 | Engrossed | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Install A New Emergency Siren Near The Intersection Of Aumakua Street And Auhuhu Street In Upper Pacific Palisades. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #35 | HR98 | Passed | Urging The County Of Maui To Adopt A Financially Prudent Budget For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 That Maintains Current Operational Levels Except For Certain Mandatory Or Critical Increases. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| #36 | SCR99 | Engrossed | Requesting The United States Department Of Transportation To Conduct An Investigation Regarding The Safety Of The Bridges Along Hana Highway. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #37 | HCR226 | Engrossed | 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. |
| #38 | HR193 | Passed | 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] | 2024-04-04 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| #39 | SR158 | Passed | Requesting The Department Of Human Resources Development To Conduct A Sample Survey Of Organizations In The State Within The For-profit, Nonprofit, And Government Sectors That Have Successfully Implemented Remote Work, Hybrid Work, Or Telework Arrang... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| #40 | SR179 | Passed | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development And County Of Maui To Inventory And Map Existing R-1 Water Delivery Systems And Reservoirs In Maui County. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). |
| #41 | HCR182 | Introduced | Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct A Study Of Statutes And Regulations Related To Prior Authorization Requirements And The Timely Delivery Of Health Care Services In The State And Include An Analysis Of Prior Authorization Reform,... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 |
| #42 | SCR23 | Passed | Urging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| #43 | HB2802 | Enrolled | Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Transmitted to Governor. |
| #44 | HB1964 | Engrossed | 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] | 2024-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 1:50PM in conference room 329. |
| #45 | HB2192 | Engrossed | Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to appoint an organization as the limited owner of a cemetery, under certain circumstances, for the purposes of filing complaints and engaging in certain security and perpetual care activities ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
| #46 | HB2619 | Engrossed | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for programs and positions in agricultural biosecurity. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 5:00PM in conference room 309. |
| #47 | HB2480 | Engrossed | Requires the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to set a fee for the issuance of an apostille or a non-apostille certification by administrative rules. Establishes the Apostilles and Certifications Special Fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Lamosao, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| #48 | SB2630 | Engrossed | Authorizes pedestrians to cross roadways in a manner contrary to the statewide traffic code under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670). |
| #49 | HB1896 | Engrossed | Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and pol... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). |
| #50 | SB3344 | Engrossed | Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires the Corporation's board to report to the Legislature. Mak... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816). |
