| SB2646 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates two Hawaii surfing reserves, comprising surf breaks off Waikiki from Ala Wai to the War Memorial Natatorium and the north shore of Oahu from Alii beach in Haleiwa to Sunset beach. (CD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
(H) Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 667). |
| SB2405 | Engross
Sine Die | Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; takes effect when the State becomes a party to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; with section 32, creating a committee to oversee the department...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-29
(H) Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and none excused. |
| SB1611 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of transportation to pursue a comprehensive six-year modernization program and provides it sufficient resources to implement the plan by amending the state liquid fuel tax, state vehicle registration fee, state vehicle weigh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2452 | Engross
Sine Die | If funds are available, authorizes the Department of Education to provide or subsidize the cost of suitable transportation to and from school for public school students in kindergarten to grade 12 and special education classes, except for those who a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2502 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii civil air patrol for its missions in Hawaii, including its tsunami warning operations. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB2502 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-23-10 at 5:30pm in Conference Room 312. |
| SB2533 | Engross
Sine Die | Directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the Department of Public Safety's contract with the Corrections Corporation of America. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB2533 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-23-10 at 1:30pm in Conference Room 312. |
| SB62 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires independent medical and permanent impairment rating examinations to be performed by physicians agreed upon by employers and employees, or appointed by the director of labor and industrial relations. Removes services performed by certain pers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2571 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the members of the Board of Education to be nominated and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed by the Governor from lists of qualified candidates presented to the Governor by the Board of Education Selection Advisory Council...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2863 | Engross
Sine Die | Enables encumbrance of motor vehicle titles for outstanding judgments payable to the State or a county by allowing recordation in a county director of finance's "tax lien and encumbrance record" with an exemption for state or county agencies from pay...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2903 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaiian Language College at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Department of Education, and Charter School Administrative Office to enter into an agreement regarding the Hawaiian Language College's functions related to Nawahiokalaniopuu ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB2144 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends Tax Credit for Research Activities for an additional year. Requires Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Revolving Fund to be used to fund Community-Based Economic Development Program and Enterprise Zone Program operating costs. Amends...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-23
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 at 5:00PM in conference room 423. |
| SB2942 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to determine the feasibility and economic effects of dissolving the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) and transferring various functions of ATDC to the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Department of Tra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-22
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
| SB2527 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I broadens definition of "agricultural commodity." Establishes Agriculture Inspection and Certification Special Fund for inspection, certification, weighing, or grading of agricultural commodities. Deposits DOA fees and penalties into the fund. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-22
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-10 11:15AM in conference room 224. |
| SB2532 | Engross
Sine Die | Incorporates the definitions, guiding principles, and goals of the Hawaii 2050 sustainability task force report into the Hawaii state planning act, codified as chapter 226. (SB2532 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-22
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-10 11:00AM in conference room 224. |
| SB2726 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes specific time frames for a commitment or release on conditions when unfit defendants are charged with non-violent petty misdemeanors (60 days) or non-violent misdemeanors (120 days). Effective July 1, 2025. (SB2726 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-10 1:00PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2488 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits an electric utility from unreasonably denying, burdening, or delaying net energy metering service requested by an eligible customer-generator. Permits the PUC to specify separate generating capacity requirements or limits for each specified...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-10 10:00AM in conference room 225. |
| SB2493 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends sunset date in Act 264, relating to tobacco fund settlement, for continued use by John A. Burns School of Medicine. Requires reporting by the Department of Health and the University of Hawaii. (SB2493 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 1:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2494 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires EUTF health benefits plans to allow enrollees to continue the same prescription drug coverage for current enrollees, and applies this provision retroactively to the 2009 EUTF open enrollment period. Prohibits the Department of Human Services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-10 1:00PM in conference room 229. |
| SB2578 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a refundable Hawaii residential housing income tax credit for qualified taxpayers who purchase a qualified principal residence on or after 4/1/2010, and before 1/1/2012, that is payable to the qualified taxpayer in two equal installments ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 2:30PM in conference room 329. |
| SB2593 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires Department of Taxation to periodically review housing projects certified for a general excise tax exemption to determine whether the projects met eligibility criteria. Requires Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to adopt rule...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 2:30PM in conference room 329. |
| SB2109 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a program for granting low-income housing tax credit loans in lieu of low-income housing tax credits administered by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the loans...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-10 2:30PM in conference room 329. |
| SB2378 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the election of the office of Hawaiian affairs board members through a system of nonpartisan primary and general elections to begin with the 2014 elections. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2378 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-10 6:00PM in conference room 325. |
| SB2408 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes HCDA to substitute reserved housing projects on DHHL lands. Imposes a retroactive reserved housing requirement for residential and commercial planned development permit projects greater than 45 feet in height or containing a floor area rat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-21
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-10 3:30PM in conference room 224. |
| SB2695 | Engross
Sine Die | Addresses the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget shortfall by transferring to the general fund a total of $7,000,000 in excess balances from certain non-general funds. (SB2695 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-20
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-10 11:00AM in conference room 309. |
| SB2709 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds the Design for the Environment Program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a program whose approved cleaning and maintenance products will be given first preference by public schools in the purchase and use of environmentally...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-16
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-21-10 2:00PM in conference room 329. |
| SB2570 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Hawaii Constitution to provide for a Board of Education whose members are to be appointed by the Governor, as provided by law, and to remove the nonvoting student member. (SB2570 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-14
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-16-10 1:45PM in conference room 329. |
| SB2402 | Engross
Sine Die | Suspends temporarily the exemptions for certain persons and certain amounts of gross income or proceeds from the general excise tax and requires the payment of the tax at a one-half of one per cent rate. Effective July 1, 2010, and sunsets on June 30...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-14
(H) Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Carroll, Har, Herkes, Marumoto, Souki, Takumi excused. |
| SB2685 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires holders of unclaimed property to remit all property with their November 1 report and deletes reference to a specific number of days in which claims must be acted upon. Makes a technical correction to a reference to the Unclaimed Property Tru...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-12
(S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 557). |
| SB107 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes administrative director of the courts to permit administrative driver's license revocation hearings to be held in county other than county of arrest and to permit hearings by video. Effective December 21, 2058. (SB107 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-12
(S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 557). |
| SB1315 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Conservation and Resources Enforcement Special Fund administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enforce natural, cultural, and historic resources protection laws and rules. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB1315 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-12
(S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 557). |
| SB2174 | Engross
Sine Die | Increase the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System to ten with a member selected by the Council of Mayors who is confirmed by the Senate and adding an additional member who belongs to the system. (SB2174 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-08
(H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 534). |
| SB2175 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires one trustee of the employer-union health benefits trust fund to be occupied by a representative appointed by the Hawaii council of mayors to represent county interests. Effective upon its approval. (SB2175 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-08
(H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 534). |
| SB2884 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides employer contribution amounts for Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund health benefits plan premiums for plan years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 for employees of collective bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-08
(H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 534). |
| SB1141 | Engross
Sine Die | Restores the law with regard to non-ceded lands controlled by the State to that in effect prior to the passage of Act 167, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB1141 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-06
(H) Recommitted to FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Aquino, Bertram, Hanohano excused. |
| SB2626 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a temporary freeze on the hiring of individuals to perform work that has traditionally been done by State civil service employees. Requires every state agency to report to the legislature regarding all non-civil service, temporary employees f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-06
(H) Recommitted to FIN with Representative(s) Har, Manahan, M. Oshiro, Tokioka, Yamane voting no and Representative(s) Aquino, Bertram, Hanohano excused. |
| SB696 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties to use a portion of their share of the transient accommodations tax for coqui frog eradication. Requires each county to adopt an ordinance to exercise the authority granted by this measure. Effective July 1, 2020. (SB696 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-04-06
(H) Recommitted to FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Hanohano excused. |
| SB2749 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for the statutory ordering of income tax credits, which requires the claiming of refundable credits first, followed by nonrefundable credits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2543 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates the Hawaii broadband commission and the Hawaii broadband commissioner to promote and maximize the availability of broadband services in the state. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB2543 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2549 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the appropriation from the UI trust fund and the amounts allocated to the workforce investment boards on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii; amends the appropriation to be used by the workforce development council; repeals the approp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2559 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires businesses in the State to collect a 5 cent offset fee for each plastic or paper disposable checkout bag provided to a customer. Allocates the offset fee: 2 cents to the business and 3 cents to the general fund. Effective 7/1/2010.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB76 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes the allocation of an amount received in partial payment of an assessment of taxes to interest, penalties, and principal in equal amounts, rather than to the three categories by priority. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1272 | Engross
Sine Die | Replaces the first $1,000,000, with an unspecified amount, of Transient Accommodation Tax deposited into the Tourism Special Fund that is to be distributed by unspecified percentages into the State Parks Special Fund and Special Land Development Fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2887 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends income tax code regarding the withholding of tax on the disposition of real property by nonresident persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2143 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the use of moneys from the Works of Art Special Fund for State Foundation on Culture and the Arts personnel costs; use of the fund for personnel costs sunsets June 30, 2015. Effective January 1, 2112. (SB2143 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-30
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2286 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends sunset date and reporting dates to legislature of long term care commission. (SB2286 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-25
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2818 | Engross
Sine Die | Reduces the membership of the environmental council from 15 to 9 and establishes the environmental review special fund. (SB2818 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-25
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2164 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that notice of amendments to project documents be provided to owners and potential purchasers and that amendments that effect a material change trigger a purchaser's right of rescission. Requires that the developer set aside a percentage of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-24
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| SB2617 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the notice requirement of public agency meetings to allow for notification of meetings and transmittal of meeting minutes by electronic mail. Requires concurrence from office of information practices rather than the attorney general for board ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-23
(H) Re-referred to JUD, referral sheet 54 |
| SB2222 | Engross
Sine Die | Conforms planned community association laws with respect to proxies to comparable provisions regulating condominium associations. (SB2222 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-19
(H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) M. Lee, Yamane voting no and Representative(s) Carroll, Chang, Har, Manahan, Morita, M. Oshiro, Tokioka, Ward excused. |
| SB2752 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for a cost recovery order issuable by the court for investigation costs when a taxpayer is convicted of tax crimes. Effective December 21, 2058. (SB2752 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-03-19
(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Carroll, Chang, Har, Manahan, Morita, M. Oshiro, Tokioka, Ward excused (8). |
