| HI | SB116 | Engross 50% | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos. |
| HI | SB2735 | Engross 50% | Requires driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessively speeding or driving while intoxicated to r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Holt. |
| HI | SB3242 | Engross 50% | Requires the Department of Transportation or county transportation agency having jurisdiction over roads, highways, or similar infrastructure to evaluate high-risk or dangerous corridors or intersections and plan strategies for mitigation. Provides t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos. |
| HI | SCR155 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Hawaii Professional Chapter Of The Society Of Professional Journalists To Establish A Process To Evaluate And Identify Sources Of News That Adhere To Ethical And Objective Journalistic Standards To Help The Public Distinguish Those Tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 [Hearing: Apr 1 @ 10:30 am] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SR129 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SCR145 | Intro 25% | Requesting Stakeholders To Update To The East-west Center Study Titled "hawaii As An East-west Bridge: A Survey Of The Economic Value Of Non-tourist International Activities In Hawaii". [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 [Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm] To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | SR132 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Hawaii Professional Chapter Of The Society Of Professional Journalists To Establish A Process To Evaluate And Identify Sources Of News That Adhere To Ethical And Objective Journalistic Standards To Help The Public Distinguish Those Tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 [Hearing: Apr 1 @ 10:30 am] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SCR151 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SR123 | Intro 25% | Requesting Stakeholders To Update To The East-west Center Study Titled "hawaii As An East-west Bridge: A Survey Of The Economic Value Of Non-tourist International Activities In Hawaii". [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 [Hearing: Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm] To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB384 | Engross 50% | Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. Authorizes officials app... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB1543 | Engross 50% | Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State, to begin with the 2026 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit a progress a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB1068 | Engross 50% | Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the promotion of statewide beach assessments and beach and shoreline adaptation, restoration, and conservation and the pursuit of compatible relationsh... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB1532 | Engross 50% | Establishes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor persons from Hawaii who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and who serve as an inspiration to others. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB971 | Engross 50% | Requires the department of education and state public charter school commission to collect certain data on county bus pass usage for public high school and charter high school students. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB304 | Engross 50% | Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other stat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB445 | Engross 50% | Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB129 | Engross 50% | Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB693 | Engross 50% | Requires the auditor to conduct an assessment on the social and financial impacts of mandating health insurance coverage for care provided by a participating registered pharmacist practicing within the scope of the pharmacist's license. Requires a re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB2487 | Engross 50% | Changes the minimum amount of marijuana necessary for a person to commit the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree from one ounce to thirty grams. Increases the amount of marijuana a person may have for the offense of promoting... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm] To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2601 | Engross 50% | Expands the time period by which a civil action for childhood sexual abuse committed on or after July 1, 2024, may be initiated. Authorizes a court to require personnel of legal entities to undergo training on trauma-informed response. Effective 7/1/... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm] To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB2706 | Engross 50% | Establishes the Clean Slate Expungement Task Force to develop a state-initiated record clearing program. Requires the Task Force to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm] To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2747 | Engross 50% | Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to have aircraft liability insurance coverage no less than an unspecified percentage of the highest minimum similar coverage required by a United States inter... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm] To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SCR152 | Intro 25% | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Collaborate With The State To Expand Community Gardening Opportunities For Residents. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:30 pm] To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SR130 | Intro 25% | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Collaborate With The State To Expand Community Gardening Opportunities For Residents. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:30 pm] To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SB2560 | Engross 50% | Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends shall authorize the DOA to enter the leased premises with prior notification to survey for, identify, investigate, control, or eradicate pests; work cooperati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2710 | Engross 50% | Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to Hawaii and serve as inspirations to others. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3021 | Engross 50% | Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3194 | Engross 50% | Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission, should the Public Utilities Commission de... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB3239 | Engross 50% | Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaii... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3265 | Engross 50% | Establishes the Hawaii Film Advisory Council. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to: (1) Clarify and amend the requirement for an independent third-party certification; (2) Expand the definition of "qualif... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SR127 | Intro 25% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Research And Develop A Plan To Implement Chess As A Competitive Sport In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR140 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Research A Green Highway Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SB3335 | Engross 50% | Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority and Cannabis and Hemp Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Beginning 1/1/2026, legalizes the personal adult use of canna... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR148 | Intro 25% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Develop Art, Branding, And Narratives For An Appropriate Selection Of Hawaii's Unique Communities, Landmarks, Parks, And Other Similar Areas. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SR121 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Research A Green Highway Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SR124 | Intro 25% | Urging The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Recommend The Initiation Of A Sister-state Relationship Between Hawaii And The Spanish Province Of The Balearic Islands. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SR118 | Intro 25% | Requesting That A Task Force Be Convened To Develop A Norwegian-based Public Facility Model Designated To Ensure The Well-being And Safety Of Dementia Patients. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SR119 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaption Commission To Develop Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Strategies And Make Related Recommendations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm] To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SR125 | Intro 25% | Requesting The State To Begin Planning To Collaborate With Partners In Japan To Appropriately Recognize The Eightieth Anniversary Of The End Of World War Ii, Including The Atomic Bombings And Lives Lost In Japan And Hawaii Throughout The War, And Rea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SR126 | Intro 25% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Develop Art, Branding, And Narratives For An Appropriate Selection Of Hawaii's Unique Communities, Landmarks, Parks, And Other Similar Areas. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR146 | Intro 25% | Urging The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Recommend The Initiation Of A Sister-state Relationship Between Hawaii And The Spanish Province Of The Balearic Islands. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR149 | Intro 25% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Research And Develop A Plan To Implement Chess As A Competitive Sport In The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR137 | Intro 25% | Requesting That A Task Force Be Convened To Develop A Norwegian-based Public Facility Model Designated To Ensure The Well-being And Safety Of Dementia Patients. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SCR147 | Intro 25% | Requesting The State To Begin Planning To Collaborate With Partners In Japan To Appropriately Recognize The Eightieth Anniversary Of The End Of World War Ii, Including The Atomic Bombings And Lives Lost In Japan And Hawaii Throughout The War, And Rea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:02 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR138 | Intro 25% | Requesting The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaption Commission To Develop Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Strategies And Make Related Recommendations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:00 pm] To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SB2575 | Engross 50% | Prohibits the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed in all state marine waters, with certain exemptions. Prohibits the issuance of any permit for or in connection with the development or operation of any facility or infrastructu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB2746 | Engross 50% | Requires the Department of Transportation to require that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. Sunsets 7/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SR120 | Intro 25% | Requesting A Task Force Be Convened To Develop Options To Reduce Cost And Return Increased Value To Residents From Funds Made Available By The State For Public Mass Transit. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:05 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SCR139 | Intro 25% | Requesting A Task Force Be Convened To Develop Options To Reduce Cost And Return Increased Value To Residents From Funds Made Available By The State For Public Mass Transit. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 [Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:05 pm] To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SB699 | Engross 50% | Establishes a state capitol tours program within the office of the governor. Establishes two full-time equivalent positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |