HI Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session | Senate

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SB2341PassAuthorizes, within an agricultural district, agricultural tourism activities, including overnight accommodations of twenty-one days or less, for any one stay within a county; provided that the activities coexist with a bona fide agricultural activity...
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2012-07-11
(H) Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 329, 7/10/2012, (Gov. Msg. No. 1446).
SB2424VetoAdds powers and duties to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations regarding the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations. Authorizes various penalties for noncompliance; amends definitions and bond level requirements;...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1396).
SB2261PassMakes an appropriation for the Weed and Seed Program for fiscal year 2012-2013 to maintain the current operation of the Program in areas currently designated for the Program. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 264, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367).
SB2412PassShortens the time by which subcontractors are to receive progress and final payments from contractors on private construction projects. Provides interest penalties for late payments. Effective July 1, 2012. (SB2412 HD2)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 260, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363).
SB2402PassRequires new and replacement state outdoor light fixtures in counties with a population of at least 100,000 to be fully shielded and to have a correlated color temperature of 4,000 Kelvin or less beginning July 1, 2014, with certain exemptions. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 287, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1404).
SB2236PassAmends Part VI of section 39A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include special purpose revenue bonds for assisting utilities serving the general public in providing telecommunications. Authorizes the issuance of $100,000,000 in special purpose revenue bo...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 242, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345).
SB2239PassExempts grants made under the community-based economic development program from the Hawaii public procurement code; clarifies that moneys in the hydrogen investment capital special fund shall be expended by the Hawaii strategic development corporatio...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 240, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343).
SB2378PassAllows the board or appropriate agency receiving an easement to exempt easement requirements. Adds the department of land and natural resources, department of agriculture, agribusiness development corporation, and public land development corporation ...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 284, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1387).
SB2876PassEstablishes a State harbors civil violations system and general administrative penalties for violations of laws and rules governing Hawaii's harbors. Provides that penalties and fines are deposited into the Harbor Special Fund. Allows the Department ...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 313, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1430).
SB2778PassEstablishes a childhood obesity prevention task force. Appropriates funds to the department of health to support early childhood development, including the collection of obesity data, childhood obesity awareness, and promotion of best practices to im...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 269, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1372).
SB2103PassAmends the definitions of "the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse" and "the practice of nursing as a registered nurse" to include carrying out the orders of a licensed physician assistant practicing with physician supervision as requir...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 255, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1358).
SB2158VetoRequires law enforcement agencies to accept cash bail, certified copies of pre-filed bail bonds, and original bail bonds when the court is closed, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Specifies from whom bail may be accepted. Requires prompt rel...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1394).
SB3062PassEnacts the Life Settlements Model Act, which establishes consumer protections in life settlement transactions in which the owner of a life insurance policy transfers the death benefit for compensation that is more than the policy's cash surrender val...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 256, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).
SB2769PassRequires the Insurance Commissioner to publish a list of homeowners insurers and homeowners insurance annual premiums, and motor vehicle insurers and motor vehicle insurance annual premiums on the Insurance Division's official website. Clarifies the ...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 258, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).
SB1276PassRequires legislative authorization for the establishment of a basic health program, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires the insurance division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to undertake a feasibil...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 254, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1357).
SB2946VetoExtends until June 30, 2016: the increase in the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $7.50 per day; the deposit of a portion of the tax into the general fund; and the suspension of the rental motor vehicle customer facility charges. Allocates a por...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1399).
SB2767PassUpdates provisions of the insurance code governing guaranty associations in conformity with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Model Act and the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 250, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).
SB2766PassUpdates the insurance code by removing or revising certain provisions that relate to the licensing and regulation of mutual benefit societies, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations; updates financial regulatory requirement...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 251, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354).
SB2765PassAmends Hawaii's captive insurance company law to ensure that risk retention captive insurance companies comply with the accreditation standards of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 253, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356).
SB2344PassMakes an appropriation for the Hawaii health authority. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 280, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1383).
SB2763PassAmends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act to reflect recent changes to federal law and to adjust fees in consideration of the new regulatory requirements. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 252, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355).
SB2958PassAppropriates moneys as a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children to establish an apheresis stem cell collection program to serve all young children to adulthood. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 274, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1377).
SB2630PassAuthorizes a liquor commission in a county with a population of over seven hundred thousand to establish a pilot program that uses both the dBA and the dBC weighting system for the purpose of community noise control. (SB2630 HD2)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 297, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1414).
SB2827PassAdds to the uses of the moneys in the Trauma System Special Fund the costs to staff, operate, and continue the services of the injury prevention program. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 276, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1379).
SB2335PassRequires the counties to concurrently process subdivision and special management area use permits under certain conditions to ensure that a special management area use permit is processed before final subdivision approval. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 239, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).
SB2825PassAuthorizes the department of health to allow limited health insurer access to the Hawaii immunization registry and authorizes the Hawaii immunization registry to store minimal demographic information for individuals who have elected to refuse inclusi...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 275, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1378).
SB2655PassEstablishes provisions for the sale of portable electronics insurance; requires vendors to hold a limited lines license to sell or offer coverage under a policy; establishes sanctions for violations; establishes requirements for termination of insura...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 321, 7/10/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1438).
SB3017VetoClarifies that the daily $10 tax on transient accommodations furnished on a complimentary or gratuitous basis includes transient accommodations furnished as part of a travel package, but does not include transient accommodations furnished as part of ...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1400).
SB2536VetoEstablishes a temporary clean and sober home and halfway house task force that shall, among other things, establish a pilot clean and sober home and halfway house for a county with a population over 900,000. Requires the task force to submit a report...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1397).
SB2534PassEstablishes the School Facilities Special Fund to accept revenue generated from the non-permanent disposition of public school lands and facilities to fund school facility construction and upgrade to meet twenty-first century school standards. Includ...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 309, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1426).
SB2640VetoAllows counties to permit the use of an otherwise authorized individual wastewater treatment system, except cesspools in a special management area, when it pre-dates a county-operated wastewater treatment system and the county determines that allowin...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1398).
SB2214VetoClarifies provisions that negotiations relating to contributions to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund shall be to agree upon amounts that the State and counties shall contribute toward the payment of costs for a health benefits pla...
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2012-07-10
(S) Vetoed on 07-10-12 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1395).
SB3008PassAllows impoverished family court plaintiffs and petitioners to serve notice by posting pleadings at the courthouse in lieu of notice by publication, subject to order of the court, demonstration of a diligent search, and mailing of the pleadings to th...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 290, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1407).
SB3006PassEstablishes a task force to study ways to prevent or control the problem of abandoned tires. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 271, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1374).
SB3002PassAmends provisions relating to the licensing and penalties of real estate brokers and salespersons by requiring the real estate commission to consider whether a licensee relied in good faith on information provided by other persons or third parties. (...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 257, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1360).
SB2816PassPermits the department of health the option of recognizing full accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as evidence of hospital compliance with all licensing inspection for the duration of the accreditation....
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 273, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1376).
SB2813PassClarifies that all moneys collected as application fees or fees for continuing education units shall be deposited into the disability and communication access board special fund and that moneys in the fund shall be used to defray costs of administeri...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 272, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
SB2745PassCreates a climate change adaptation policy for the State of Hawaii by amending the Hawaii State Planning Act to include climate change adaptation priority guidelines. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 286, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1403).
SB2506PassTransfers the non-driver's, or civil, identification program from the Department of the Attorney General to the Department of Transportation. Requires civil identification cards to be issued by the examiners of drivers in each county to comply with t...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 310, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1427).
SB2873PassPermanently amends chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify current exemptions for secondary actions and require the Office of Environmental Quality Control to determine which agency has the responsibility for determining whether an environme...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 312, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1429).
SB2742PassAmends the composition of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) board to include nine voting members for each established district. Extends the HCDA's authority to lease all or a portion of the real or personal property constituting a pro...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 323, 7/10/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1440).
SB2871PassProhibits driving a commercial motor vehicle without possession of commercial driver's license; prohibits the use of mobile electronic devices, including for texting, while operating a commercial motor vehicle. Exempts certain drivers and "911" commu...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 311, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1428).
SB1500PassRequires a person to whom an anatomical gift passes to accept or reject the gift if it is medically suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (CD1)
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 270, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1373).
SB824PassDeems void and unenforceable any provision of a motor carrier transportation services contract or agreement that requires a motor carrier to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the indemnitee from any liability for the indemnitee's negligence or inte...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 298, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1415).
SB2739PassAuthorizes the small business regulatory review board with good cause to request a written response from the agency explaining the rationale used to deny the public concerns; establishes requirements to be included in the written response; reduces th...
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2012-07-10
(S) Act 241, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344).
SB2238PassMandates that nonprofit organizations receive notice before denial of general excise tax benefit; limits liability of persons having control of certain amounts held in trust for nonprofit organizations. Defines "nonprofit organization". (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 219, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322).
SB2383PassExtends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds until 6/30/2018 to assist The Queen's Health Systems contained in Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, and as amended by Act 86, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. Takes effect on 7/1/2013. ...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 228, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).
SB2780PassExpedites implementation of the business reengineering process and technology initiatives as a foundation for the transformation activities proposed in the State's information technology strategic plan by providing a twelve-month, expedited process f...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 222, 7/5/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325).
SB2779PassAuthorizes the establishment of, and appropriates funds for, aging and disability resource center sites in each county to streamline access to long-term supports and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers. (CD1)
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 237, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340).
SB2576PassAuthorizes a person convicted of committing the offense of prostitution to file a motion to vacate the conviction under certain circumstances. Establishes procedures for the motion to vacate. Establishes minimum fines for the commission of the first ...
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2012-07-06
(S) Act 216, 7/3/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).
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