HI Legislation | 2011 | Regular Session | Bills | Engrossed

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB986	Engross Sine Die	Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish and collect a surcharge for each film permit application it processes; specifies that all surcharge revenues and other revenue sources are to be deposited into the Ha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-30 (S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
HB798	Engross Sine Die	Imposes the general excise tax on the gross income derived from a life settlement contract by a person unrelated to the insured. Effective July 1, 2011. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-30 (S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB815	Engross Sine Die	Requires the forfeiture of any equipment, article, instrument, aircraft, vehicle, vessel, business record, or natural resource used or taken in violation of the laws or rules applicable to the Kahoolawe Island Reserve. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-29 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
HB1319	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a task force within the Department of Taxation to reform Hawaii's tax laws. (HB1319 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-28 (S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
HB258	Engross Sine Die	Changes report filing deadlines and requires filing of a supplemental report by candidate and noncandidate committees. Effective January 7, 2050. (HB258 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-28 (S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB561	Engross Sine Die	Requires QUEST or QUEST-net vendors to notify the DHS when QUEST or QUEST-net enrollees are also covered by private health insurance. Requires private health insurance plans to be the primary insurer. Effective July 1, 2055. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1173	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds to be used by the department of education for a grant to provide space education programming services at the Barbers Point elementary school for fiscal year 20112012. Requires Challenger Center Hawaii to submit a plan to the legisl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB981	Engross Sine Die	Requires certain council, board, and commission members to take a training course offered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs relating to native Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, natural resource protection and access rights, and the public tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused.
HB980	Engross Sine Die	Transfers the small business regulatory review board from the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the department of commerce and consumer affairs, and authorizes the expenses of the board to be funded from the compliance reso... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB810	Engross Sine Die	Requires the department of education to establish high school diploma requirements that aim to establish college and career readiness. Requires the department of education to report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2012. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB993	Engross Sine Die	Creates the Hawaii Marine Highway System to be administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Creates the Hawaii Marine Highway System Fund. Requires DOT to adopt rules. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB993 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB824	Engross Sine Die	Makes null and unenforceable any portion of a motor carrier transportation services contract or agreement that requires the carrier to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the other party from any liability for that party's negligence or intentional a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB1007	Engross Sine Die	Creates the felony of disseminating material that is pornographic for minors. Amends the offense of promoting pornography to minors to extend the prohibition against disseminating pornographic material to minors to include disseminating pornographic ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB1220	Engross Sine Die	Designates the Lanai community-based fishery resource management area. Establishes the Lanai community-based fishery resource management area advisory committee to develop a community-based fishery resource management area program to implement tradit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB1239	Engross Sine Die	Establishes the Hawaii State Ferry System and the Hawaii State Ferry System Special Fund for the operation of a system to ferry people and cargo between the islands. Appropriates funds for start-up and operations of the Hawaii State Ferry System. Eff... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
HB1243	Engross Sine Die	Establishes price caps for the Hawaii workers' compensation insurance system for drugs, including repackaged drugs and compound medications; authorizes reimbursement of a dispensing fee to physicians who dispense prescription medications directly to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB261	Engross Sine Die	Establishes the Museum of Music, Dance, and Cultural Arts design committee. Authorizes the committee to invite developers to prepare plans, specifications, and designs for the construction of a museum, and to review for approval the proposed museum d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB1453	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes a working group composed of stakeholders and convened by the Healthcare Association of Hawaii to consider issues relating to prior authorization for prescription medication and to make recommendations for future legislation. Effective July... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused.
SB595	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a tax credit equal to per cent of the amount of medical malpractice insurance premium paid by a physician or clinic if at least per cent of their total patient caseload consists of patients on Medicaid. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB595 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused.
SB116	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to support traditional Hawaiian arts and cultural activities. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB116 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting no and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused.
SB605	Engross Sine Die	Restructures the Department of Education into two major divisions the academic achievement division and the administration division and establishes two senior deputy superintendent positions to head the divisions. Changes the salary cap for certain... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB1487	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the department of education to close or consolidate existing schools in conformance with applicable administrative rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, HRS. Requires the department of education to give notice to affected schools of closur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB1066	Engross Sine Die	Amends the appointment, composition, size and quorum requirements of the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund (EUTF). Permits the EUTF board of trustees to retain an attorney independent of the attorney general's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB823	Engross Sine Die	Reallocates fees collected from certain administrative processing costs to the judiciary computer system special fund and the general fund. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB654	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a non-refundable ohana residential housing income tax credit that includes a residential construction and remodeling tax credit, as well as a new home purchase tax credit. (SB654 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB231	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a two-year pilot project for increased safety and security at Mayor Wright homes. Appropriates funds. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1538	Engross Sine Die	Directs the Department of Health, State Civil Defense, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii's Emergency Management Program, and the emergency services departments of the respective counties to report to the Legislature on the progress of implementing... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB420	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Department of Human Services to expand certain health care services to qualified individuals and to finance projects at designated federally qualified health centers throughout the State. Effective J... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB1435	Engross Sine Die	Clarifies recommendations of the ignition interlock implementation task force. Allows repeat intoxicated drivers to install ignition interlock devices in any vehicle they operate by eliminating the requirement to surrender motor vehicle registrations... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB261	Engross Sine Die	Provides rulemaking authority to semi-autonomous county public transit agencies, thus allowing them to function as semi-autonomous agencies in their respective counties. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB123	Engross Sine Die	Exempts the general excise and use taxes on gross income or gross proceeds received after 6/30/2011 from fuel sold from a foreigntrade zone to common carriers for use in interisland air transportation. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1106	Engross Sine Die	Creates a workplace wellness pilot program. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB1106 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB154	Engross Sine Die	Permits a licensed real estate broker or real estate sales person to prepare broker price opinions for use in real estate transactions where an appraisal is not required by law or otherwise; clarifies that recovery from the real estate recovery fund ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB926	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds for various early childhood and school readiness programs. Prioritizes, for purposes of procurement, projects that also receive non-state funding. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB926 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB931	Engross Sine Die	Requires the early learning council, with assistance from the department of education, the department of health, and the department of human services, to develop a fiscal mapping study. Requires a report to the legislature no later than twenty days p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB745	Engross Sine Die	Includes the production of air conditioning from a seawater air conditioning district cooling system within the definition of "eligible business activity" under the State's Enterprise Zone program. Stipulates that gross proceeds received by a contrac... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB934	Engross Sine Die	Requires establishment and implementation of a bullying and cyberbullying policy for all public schools and charter schools. Establishes bullying and cyberbullying reporting requirements for all public schools and charter schools. Defines "bullying",... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting no and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused.
SB169	Engross Sine Die	Permits the establishment of a pilot program to use dogs to inspect incoming cargo for illegal fireworks and explosives, before the cargo has been transported from the harbors. Effective July 1, 2011. (SB169 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB755	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes events featuring peer-to-peer entertainment, including poker, in which each player receives the player's personal winnings but in which no other person or entity derives any proceeds based on the outcome. Authorizes issuance of not more th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Aquino, Ching, Cullen, Fontaine, Johanson, M. Lee, Marumoto, Pine, Rhoads, Saiki, Takumi, Thielen, Ward, Yamane voting no (14) and Representative(s) Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB769	Engross Sine Die	Provides a tax credit for qualified hotel and resort property construction and renovations costs incurred after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2015. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB548	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a task force, attached to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes, to identify problem areas on the various islands related to trespass over privately held or public lands as the result of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB777	Engross Sine Die	Establishes a prompt payment task force attached to DAGS to examine and resolve issues relating to state agencies' payments for goods and services purchased through nonprofit organizations. Effective 07/01/2112. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LMG with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
SB1164	Engross Sine Die	Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" in Hawaii's enterprise zone program to include the production of electric power from renewable energy and owning, controlling, operating, or managing a seawater air conditioning district cooling p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
HB562	Engross Sine Die	Enhances the State's authority to invest in state bonds by authorizing the use of non-general fund moneys for that purpose. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB562 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, English, Espero, Kahele, Kim, Kouchi, Tokuda, Wakai, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Ryan.
SB1178	Engross Sine Die	Exempts mortgage services licensed as mortgage loan originators pursuant to chapter 454F from additional licensure under chapter 454M; provides for voluntary surrender of a license through notice to the commissioner and compliance with applicable fed... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
HB973	Engross Sine Die	Repeals the changes that were made to taxation filing dates in Act 196, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, and Act 22, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010. (HB973 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, English, Espero, Kahele, Kim, Kouchi, Tokuda, Wakai, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Ryan.
SB814	Engross Sine Die	Converts certain revolving funds of the University of Hawaii into special funds; repeals or amends certain funds of the University of Hawaii and transfers the remaining balances of other specified funds. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB814 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Belatti, Chang, Tokioka excused (3).
SB238	Engross Sine Die	Allows the University of Hawaii to retain up to five per cent of its appropriated general funds and carry it over to the subsequent fiscal year. Requires reports to the Department of Budget and Finance and the Legislature. (SB238 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Belatti, Chang, Tokioka excused (3).
HB1303	Engross Sine Die	Allows the Hawaii public housing authority to assess a community facilities maintenance fee for the rental and use of common areas for private functions. Gives first preference for housing to certain categories of disabled veterans. Effective 07/01/2... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB1180	Engross Sine Die	Imposes conveyance tax on the transfer of a controlling interest of an entity with an interest in real property. Stipulates that the imposition of the conveyance tax on transfers of entity ownership shall not apply to any transfer of interest or acqu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-03-23 (S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, English, Espero, Kahele, Kim, Kouchi, Tokuda, Wakai, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fukunaga, Ryan.