HI Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session | House | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB879	Enroll Sine Die	Authorizes a planned community association or a condominium association to pursue nonjudicial foreclosure for outstanding liens; authorizes payment plans for outstanding liens under certain conditions; allows an association to acquire a unit through ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1312	Enroll Sine Die	Provides that state fast lands and submerged lands may be leased. Provides for the lease of fast lands and submerged lands of the Ala Wai boat harbor pursuant to requests for proposals. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1570	Enroll Sine Die	Appropriates funds to reimburse livestock producers for feed costs. Makes goat farmers with a herd of at least 25 lactating milking goats eligible for the livestock revitalization program. Effective July 1, 2030. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB169	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes a temporary total unemployment rate trigger pursuant to P.L. No. 111-5. Appropriates an unspecified amount for an automated extended benefit claims system. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1858	Pass	Requires the Director of Human Resources Development to annually report workforce demographic information to the Legislature. Effective July 1, 2012. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Act 016, 4/12/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
HB758	Enroll Sine Die	Appropriates unspecified funds for the department of human services, vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division to upgrade equipment and facilities for the Hoopono program. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1322	Enroll Sine Die	Converts certain revolving funds of the University of Hawaii into special funds. Repeals certain funds of the University of Hawaii and transfers the remaining balances to specified alternate funds. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1326	Enroll Sine Die	Amends provisions relating to benchmark reporting. Requires the University of Hawaii to periodically review state needs related to higher education outcomes and indicators and monitor and report biennially on its progress toward achieving performance... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1092	Enroll Sine Die	Makes the deduction for state taxes paid inoperative for corporate taxpayers and: (1) An individual filer with federal adjusted gross income of $70,000 or more; (2) A head of household with federal adjusted gross income of $105,000 or more; and (3) A... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB638	Enroll Sine Die	Provides for instant runoff voting for all elections in which no primary election is held; authorizes the chief election officer or the county clerk to use the instant runoff voting method in special elections that would normally require a separate r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1203	Enroll Sine Die	Removes the cap on expenditures from the John A. Burns school of medicine special fund; specifies that the physician workforce assessment fee shall be used to support physician workforce assessment in collaboration with residency programs in this Sta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 548).
HB306	Enroll Sine Die	Amends the method of computing the estate and transfer tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, and the estate tax for noncitizens. Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" in the State's enterprise zone program to include production of ce... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB640	Enroll Sine Die	Requires any final action taken in an executive meeting to be reported when the board reconvenes at the open meeting, provided that the information reported shall not be inconsistent with the purpose for which the executive meeting was convened. Effe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1330	Enroll Sine Die	Extends until June 30, 2015, the portion of Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys allocated for annual operating expenses of JABSOM, and annually reduces these amounts by a certain percentage beginning in FY 2012-2013. Increases the portion o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB526	Enroll Sine Die	Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism and the high technology development corporation to plan for a high technology park or technology incubator facility on Oahu. Requires DBEDT to submit preliminary and final reports... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1063	Enroll Sine Die	Increases the limit the department is currently authorized to borrow or guarantee on loans from $50,000,000 to an unspecified amount to cover the department's guarantee requirements for its housing program. Effective 7/1/2117. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB902	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide loan repayments on behalf of eligible physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in any county having a shortage of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, with ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB2143	Pass	Provides the Hawaii Public Housing Authority resident advisory board the flexibility to submit a list of no less than three but no more than five names of nominees to fill the resident member seat on the Hawaii Public Housing Authority Board of Direc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Act 019, 4/12/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
HB324	Enroll Sine Die	Part I establishes the South Kona Wilderness Area to be administered by DLNR; part II authorizes the Legislature to designate a contiguous geographical area in the State as a historical district, and establishes the Pearl Harbor-Honouliuli historical... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 548).
HB1221	Enroll Sine Die	Exempts a liquor licensee from liability for certain violations if the licensee has in place a security plan approved by the liquor commission to prevent consumption of liquor by a minor and the licensee acts in good faith to implement the plan. Effe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB326	Enroll Sine Die	Provides for telehealth services coverage for medicaid and QUEST patients using Kona hospital's medical van program. Establishes the Hawaii patient centered health home pilot program. Establishes the Hawaii medicaid modernization and innovation counc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB786	Enroll Sine Die	Increases the solid waste management surcharge. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB916	Enroll Sine Die	Creates an accessible parking special account within the disability and communication access board special fund. Increases the state vehicle registration fee by $1, to be deposited into the accessible parking special account; excess funds to be trans... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 548).
HB79	Enroll Sine Die	Repeals, terminates, or closes certain revolving and trust funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB793	Enroll Sine Die	Suspends from 1/1/2012, to 6/30/2015, the exemptions for certain persons and certain amounts of gross income or proceeds from the general excise and use tax and requires the payment of the tax at a rate of 4%. Appropriates funds to expedite implement... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 548).
HB1483	Enroll Sine Die	Requires the department of agriculture to provide water at a reduced rate to Molokai irrigation system users who lease tracts of land under section 207 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended. Authorizes the department of agriculture t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB338	Enroll Sine Die	Sets the terms and conditions of a student voting member on an appointed Board of Education. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB798	Enroll Sine Die	Repeals the temporary suspension under Act 105, SLH 2011, on the general excise tax exemption on sales of computer hardware, computer software, and telecommunications equipment sold to the federal government and state-chartered credit unions. Amends ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 547).
HB341	Enroll Sine Die	Requires certain employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick and safe leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 547).
HB550	Enroll Sine Die	Directs the auditor to analyze the allocation of cable operator franchise fees to certain cable operators; to review past audits and reports of financial, technical, and operational condition and ownership of Olelo Community Television; and to submit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 548).
HB1041	Enroll Sine Die	Eliminates medicare part B reimbursements for employee-beneficiaries or spouses of employee-beneficiaries who are hired after 6/30/11. Clarifies the amount to be paid to the EUTF by public employers for the medicare part B premiums of certain benefic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB678	Enroll Sine Die	Requires a government agency that maintains personal information systems to include mandatory training programs for agency personnel; requires a business that maintains personal information to implement an information security program; adds a definit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1626	Enroll Sine Die	Permits the county of Hawaii to appropriate the county's share of fuel tax revenue for the maintenance of substandard private subdivision roads that are used by the public. Provides that neither the State nor the county shall be required to install i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1248	Enroll Sine Die	Reduces the new farmer program loan interest rate. Increases the loan limits and reduces the number of credit denials required to qualify for the program. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2117. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1746	Pass	Applies requirement for separate utility metering of nonresidential and residential condominium units to all condominium projects, regardless of when constructed. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (S) Act 018, 4/12/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
HB354	Enroll Sine Die	Prohibits discovery and limits the award of costs and fees in controversies involving small claim tax appeals. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB814	Enroll Sine Die	Limits the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to providing group life insurance benefits only to retired employees who retired before July 1, 2011. Maintains the flat dollar contribution for the group life benefit of retired employees and repe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB563	Enroll Sine Die	Prohibits the ethanol facility tax credit from being claimed prior to January 1, 2014. Amends the conditions for eligibility to claim the tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB569	Enroll Sine Die	Creates a wellness pilot program within medicaid; appropriates funds. Establishes a joint legislative task force to examine issues relating to medicaid. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB235	Enroll Sine Die	Establish a new chapter in the Hawaii Revised Statutes to authorize the creation of and establish policies and procedures for the governance of sustainable business limited liability companies. Effective July 1, 2112. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1513	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes a permanent weed and seed program within DLIR. Appropriates funds. Effective 07/01/2117. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB1642	Enroll Sine Die	Requires a qualified high technology business that claims the tax credit for research activities to file annual survey information with the department of taxation by June 30 of each year; requires the department to report to the legislature by Septem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-13 (H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
HB2527	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Department of Education to establish a performance management program that includes an evaluation component for teachers and educational officers. Requires that teachers entering the service of the Department of Education for the first t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-12 (S) Recommitted to WAM.
HB2576	Pass	Amends the procedure for rate determination to clarify that the department's determination must be appealed to the referee and not directly to circuit court. Effective July 1, 2012. (HB2576 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-11 (S) Act 013, 4/10/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
HB2573	Pass	Amends the state apprenticeship law to conform to new federal regulations on apprenticeship in 29 Code of Federal Regulations part 29. (HB2573 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-11 (S) Act 014, 4/10/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
HB2272	Engross Sine Die	Clarifies the definition of "landscape architect". Replaces the existing definition of "surveyor" or "land surveyor" with definitions for "land surveying" and "professional surveyor", "professional land surveyor", or "land surveyor". (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-10 (S) Recommitted to CPN.
HB1133	Engross Sine Die	Makes intentional or knowing performance of a veterinary procedure on a pet animal by an unlicensed person a class C felony. Clarifies that accepted veterinary practices and the cropping of ears or the docking of a tail of a pet animal are exempt fro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-10 (S) Recommitted to JDL.
HB2639	Pass	Amends the University of Hawaii college-credit equivalency program to require the award of college credit for service in the United States armed forces. Requires the program to develop a learning assessment to determine eligibility. Effective July 1,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-09 (S) Act 012, 4/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112).
HB2019	Engross Sine Die	Requires a court to find the fair market value of the real property or interest in real property prior to issuing a money judgment following a power of sale foreclosure. Prohibits deficiency judgments on certain purchase money mortgages, when a mortg... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 (S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB2769	Pass	Amends the definition of "public safety agency" to refer to state and county divisions and not federal government entities. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-04-04 (S) Act 009, 4/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).