| SB2080 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that counties may allow bicycle motocross activities at public skateboard parks. Specifies that counties are not prohibited from constructing or designating county facilities for bicycle motocross parks. Limits the liability of the counties,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-14
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| SB2516 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DLNR to adopt rules to designate areas where, and time periods during which, commercial watersports equipment may be operated. Prohibits persons from using commercial watersports equipment without a use permit issued by DLNR. Requires a perm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-14
(S) The committee on WLH deferred the measure. |
| SB2164 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens the definition of the offense of false reporting to include child welfare services and judicial authorities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-14
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2298 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of taxation to report tax revenue by island and annually report the previous tax year's tax revenue by island to the legislature no later than March 1 of each year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-14
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB2415 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers title of the land under the Manoa innovation center from the University of Hawaii to the high technology development corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
| SB2992 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends section 109-1(a), HRS, to make the president of the University of Hawaii, or the president's designee, a voting member of the stadium authority. Clarifies the total membership of the authority by including ex officio members in the member coun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
| SB2174 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state agencies to disaggregate data consistent with federal standards and requires publication of the data.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2389 | Intro
Sine Die | By January 1, 2014, requires businesses to implement a comprehensive, written policy and procedure to prevent identity theft, and to designate an employee to be responsible for protecting personal information. Requires businesses to train all employe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2201 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a preference for the use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, or repair of public works.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| SB2355 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the director of public safety, in collaboration with the department of planning and permitting of the city and county of Honolulu, to make plans to utilize a public-private partnership to develop additional incarceration space at the Halawa c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2898 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a grant-in-aid to the county of Hawaii office of prosecuting attorney for career criminal prosecution program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2566 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that public contractors are prohibited from making a campaign contribution during the duration of the contract by requiring all public contractors to explicitly agree through a provision in their public contracts to be subject to the prohib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB2254 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires internet dating services to provide safety awareness notification to their Hawaii members. Authorizes the AG to bring an action against violators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2338 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from the administrative procedures act the requirement that the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by any county agency shall be subject to the approval of the county mayor. Provides rule-making authority to the county semi-autonomous...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB2970 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes a grant-in-aid for the department of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Maui for the career criminal prosecution program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2331 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the agribusiness development corporation to implement the recommendations of "The Demand for Interisland Shipping and the Impact of Shipping Costs on Hawaii Agricultural Production" report, prepared for the agribusiness development corpora...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB3023 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows for the streamlining and facilitation of the permitting process if for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds (loko ia). Allows for the commercial use of the fishponds if the applicant is a lineal or cultural descendant of Native Hawaiians or a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| SB2302 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a community giveback fee to be assessed against solid waste violators. Requires State to distribute the fee into the environmental response revolving fund after deducting twenty-five per cent for distribution to high schools within a ten mile...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-13
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB2428 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals part I of chapter 667, HRS, relating to foreclosure by action or foreclosure by power of sale.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2230 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds representatives of health care provider organizations to the prepaid health care advisory council. Increases maximum membership from 7 to 9.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2170 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a tax credit equal to five per cent of the amount of medical malpractice insurance premium paid by a physician who provides on-call services to emergency departments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2258 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits duration of cellular phone service contracts to one year. Allows renewals thereafter in one-year increments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| SB2257 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes credit unions to offer savings promotion raffles. Amends the Hawaii penal code to clarify that savings promotion raffles do not constitute gambling or a lottery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Galuteria, Green, Nishihara, Solomon, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| SB2938 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires real estate appraisers acting as arbitrators to provide information about the arbitration proceedings to any person upon request. Requires unresolved questions of law to be submitted for judicial relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2346 | Intro
Sine Die | Effective 1/1/13, increases the vehicle weight tax and repeals the state portion of the fuel tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB2978 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a tax deduction for the amount of interisland airplane carrier landing fees and terminal facility lease rents paid in any county with a population of less than 500,000 persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB2018 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits dental service organizations, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a dentist who provides services to its subscribers to provide services for a fee unless they are covered services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2442 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an alternate power of sale process for condominium and planned community associations. Revises provisions on condominium liens for unpaid assessments and establishes similar provisions for planned community associations. Specifies the jur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2440 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the board of dental examiners to issue a specialty license in the specialty areas of dentistry recognized by the American Dental Association. Establishes requirements for applicants for specialty licensure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-10
(S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2407 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of human services to implement certain cost-savings programs and technologies in the medicaid, QUEST, and children's health insurance programs. Requires report to legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| SB2006 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends rate filing requirements for general casualty and property insurance. Allows general casualty insurance rate filings or property insurance rate filings in which the average rate of increase or decrease is no more than an unspecified per cent t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2937 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the asset limit for Hawaii's temporary assistance for needy families program eligibility. Exempts the value of an additional motor vehicle for each employed member of the household when determining eligibility for Hawaii's temporary assista...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2490 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires pet dealers to be responsible for the cat or dogs that they sell by having them confirm in writing whether or not the cat or dog being sold has deformities or illnesses. Provides consumers certain options should a licensed veterinarian certi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2485 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of a child to report the death of a child or location of the corpse of a child to law enforcement as soon as is reasonably possible after learning of the death or locat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2975 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the loss or theft of a firearm to be reported to the police within a certain time after discovery. Exempts persons who comply with the reporting requirement from the penalties for improper storage and other firearms violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| SB2456 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires lessors of commercial and industrial property to afford lessees the option of renewing their leases. Requires, in leasehold renegotiations, that a rent based on fair market value shall apply even if that value is lower than existing rent and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2301 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits family court to award reasonable visitation to grandparents if the denial of visitation would cause significant harm to the child. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that visitation decisions made by a parent are in the best interests of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB2802 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Department of Human Services to charge reasonable fees to obtain a child care license or certificate of registration and establishes a special fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-09
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2004 | Intro
Sine Die | Reestablish the governor's authority to nominate and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii by repealing the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the Unive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
| SB2603 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates health insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under accident and health or sickness insurance and group hospital and medical services contracts and health maintenance organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| SB2902 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to assess the feasibility of landfill alternatives and landfill reuse.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
| SB2963 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the salary of the director of finance to be the same as the salary for the attorney general or administrative director of the State, whichever is greater.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB2979 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of transportation to reduce terminal rental rates for turbo propeller air carriers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on TIA deferred the measure. |
| SB2211 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that draft and final environmental assessments include a cultural impact assessment. Requires that draft and final environmental impact statements include a cultural impact statement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on HWN deferred the measure. |
| SB2537 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows local school boards of charter schools and exclusive representatives to enter into master agreements separate from any other master agreement collectively bargained for between the exclusive representatives and department, as defined in chapte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
| SB2219 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes government agencies to publish notices electronically or online on the state or county official government websites in lieu of publication in a newspaper or other written publication.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-08
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
| SB2413 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires solicitations for procurement of construction to require offerors to list subcontractors if the value of the contract is in excess of $500,000 and the work to be performed by the subcontractor is in excess of $25,000. Allows substitution of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-07
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure. |
| SB2147 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the licensing of all clean and sober homes and halfway houses. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules that regulate these dwellings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-07
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| SB2625 | Intro
Sine Die | Abolishes requirement that all motor vehicles obtain annual certificate of inspection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-07
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. |
| SB2384 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of human services to implement certain cost-savings programs and technologies in the medicaid, QUEST, and children's health insurance programs. Requires report to legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-02-07
(S) The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
