HI Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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SB212Intro

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Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident of the State in the last preceding U.S. census and requires reapportionment to be done using data on the total number of permanent residents in...
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2012-03-06
(S) Recommitted to JDL.
SB2003Intro

Sine Die
Increases fees for service of civil process. Repeals authority of the sheriff or police chief to retain a percentage of service of process fees or expenses from salaried and non-salaried process servers. Effective 07/01/50. (SD1)
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2012-02-29
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2945Intro

Sine Die
Authorizes the revocation or suspension of a liquor license for a continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct, or disorder.
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2012-02-29
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB236Intro

Sine Die
Reconfigures the composition of the contractors licensing board to include exclusive representatives of collective bargaining units, and reduce from 5 to 3 members representatives of both general and speciality contractors.
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2012-02-29
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2296Intro

Sine Die
Requires motor vehicles to be insured prior to release from auction. Amends requirements to obtain a dealer license. Amends bond requirements in lieu of a flooring line of credit.
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2012-02-29
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2908Intro

Sine Die
Requires counties to more strongly consider negative impacts on beaches when assessing developments within special management areas and shoreline setback variance applications and to establish guidelines for the granting of variances.
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on PGM deferred the measure.
SB3072Intro

Sine Die
Transfers title to the Waiahole valley agricultural park and residential lots subdivision from the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to the agribusiness development corporation. (SD1)
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2583Intro

Sine Die
Prohibits a person from being eligible to serve as an adjutant general unless the person has held a commission of a grade 05 or above and has served as a commissioned officer in one or more of the armed forces for at least 10 years, of which five hav...
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB226Intro

Sine Die
Authorizes an arresting officer to place or caused to be placed at the time of the arrest a wheel clamp or wheel boot of the vehicle used by the person in the course of committing certain crimes of prostitution. Provides for additional fine to be dep...
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2940Intro

Sine Die
Appropriates funds as a grant to the Kalihi YMCA, Parents and Children Together, and Susannah Wesley Community Center to support youth services.
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2487Intro

Sine Die
Makes abusive conduct against a public employee by another public employee a workplace safety and health violation. Effective 7/1/50. (SD1)
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2647Intro

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Restricts hunting to places of formal hunting, defined as private or public land where the landowner has granted written permission to an individual to use the land for hunting or target shooting. Makes it a misdemeanor to violate provisions relating...
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2996Intro

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Authorizes the issuance of $20,000,000 in general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation for planning, design, and construction for Kihei High School, a new high school in Kihei, Maui.
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2012-02-28
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB1042Intro

Sine Die
Makes housekeeping amendments to the law that establishes the State of Hawaii's popular name as the "Aloha State".
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2012-02-27
(S) The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
SB2704Intro

Sine Die
Enables the Attorney General to retain and deposit fifteen percent of any recovery from any civil action or settlement of a civil claim initiated or prosecuted by the Attorney General to be used for staffing, expenses, equipment, and training. (SD1)
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2012-02-27
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2100Intro

Sine Die
Amends the offense of assault in the second degree to include intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to certain medical services providers and staff. (SD1)
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2012-02-24
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2045Intro

Sine Die
Prohibits moped drivers from using bicycle paths where bicycle lanes are provided.
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2012-02-23
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB2700Intro

Sine Die
Makes emergency appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees that were submitted during the regular session of 2011 but were not funded. (SD1)
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2012-02-23
(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
SB3046Intro

Sine Die
Requires the department of human services to comply with the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2010.
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2012-02-23
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2643Intro

Sine Die
Requires deposit beverage redemption centers to be located at least one hundred feet from any residence.
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2012-02-23
(S) The committee on ENE deferred the measure.
SB2010Intro

Sine Die
Prohibits adoption of bylaws that require owner to obtain approval of association to rent or lease or for a particular tenant, provided that rental or lease agreement requires tenant to comply with bylaws and owner indemnifies association for any los...
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2012-02-22
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2173Intro

Sine Die
Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to adopt rules by 7/31/13, for any disinterment of human burials that is done for the purpose of removing the dedication of a cemetery.
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2012-02-22
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2519Intro

Sine Die
Requires motor vehicle insurers to report to the insurance division all existing and newly issued motor vehicle insurance policies, as well as all terminations of and changes to any reported policy, no later than 12/31/2013, and to electronically rep...
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2012-02-22
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2453Intro

Sine Die
Establishes a process by which licensed or certified, unbiased real estate appraisers are used for arbitration proceedings to determine the fair market value, fair market rental, or fair and reasonable rent of real property. Requires the DCCA to prov...
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2012-02-22
(S) The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB2450Intro

Sine Die
Establishes mandatory minimum prison terms for certain offenses committed against persons 60 years of age or older. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2012-02-22
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2473Intro

Sine Die
Establishes a preference for the procurement of polyvinyl chloride-free intravenous products for Hawaii health systems corporation. (SD1)
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2012-02-21
(S) The committee(s) on JDL deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-24-12 10:00AM in conference room 016.
SB2425Intro

Sine Die
Requires cigarettes and tobacco products to be stored for sale behind a counter. Requires advertisements that promote or encourage the purchase or use of cigarettes or tobacco products to be placed at least ten feet away from children's products, toy...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to EDT.
SB2142Intro

Sine Die
Establishes that if a protective order is issued to prevent felony sexual offenses or felony child abuse or a recurrence of such acts would constitute a felony between family or household members, the court shall issue a permanent protective order. A...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2855Intro

Sine Die
Broadens the conditions under which emergency rules may be adopted to include instances of imminent threat to natural resources or the health of the environment.
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
SB2404Intro

Sine Die
Creates an offense of excessive discipline of a minor by using certain disciplinary actions against a minor under the age of eighteen years. Makes it punishable by a first, second, or third degree assault, depending on severity of injury to the minor...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2038Intro

Sine Die
Requires solar water heaters on new duplex buildings. Requires counties to administer applications for a variance from solar water heater requirements for new residential construction. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WLH.
SB2608Intro

Sine Die
Requires the department of human services to provide information on the prospective population eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the feasibility of allowing supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2197Intro

Sine Die
Adds lands with soil classified as productivity rating class B or class C to the agricultural lands exempt from subdivision requirements for purposes of leases or easements for renewable energy facilities. Adds provision that requires ongoing activit...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WLH.
SB2369Intro

Sine Die
Requires all public landscaping, highway beautification, and road construction and improvement projects to include native Hawaiian land plants from a list compiled by DLNR. Restricts the use of wild plants. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2366Intro

Sine Die
Changes the Hawaii community development authority to the Hawaii community planning authority. Establishes planning districts. Creates a process for developers to apply for residential and commercial planning projects. Allocates general excise tax re...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB3059Intro

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Requires the office of planning to convene a workgroup for sustainability guidelines, establish benchmarks for measuring sustainability progress, and coordinate sustainability progress made by the State and counties. Authorizes the office of planning...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB3057Intro

Sine Die
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that joint custody should be awarded if certain factors exist. Permits the family court to award reasonable visitation rights to grandparents of a minor child if denial of visitation would cause significant demons...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2573Intro

Sine Die
Requires an employer with twenty or more employees to make reasonable efforts to provide a clean location for breastfeeding employees to express breast milk in privacy. Requires covered employers to post a notice pertaining to this provision in a con...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2351Intro

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Requires the DOA to establish and maintain an online system of licensure for commission merchants, dealers, brokers, agents, processors, and retail merchants of farm products. Establishes the department of agriculture operations special fund. Effecti...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2569Intro

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Prohibits smoking within a presumptively reasonable minimum distance of twenty feet from all public transportation stops and stations. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB3047Intro

Sine Die
Amends computer fraud statutes to capture a broader range of crimes committed through the use of a computer, computer system, or computer network, and increases penalties for all degrees of computer fraud. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2483Intro

Sine Die
Requires, by the end of the 2013-2014 school year, that: (1) Every public school, charter school, and the University of Hawaii shall have one automated external defibrillator (AED) situated in a permanent location on campus; (2) Public schools and ch...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB3022Intro

Sine Die
Increases the excise tax on cigarettes and small cigars. Directs portions of the tax revenue to be deposited into the Hawaii cancer research special fund, trauma system special fund, community health centers special fund, and emergency medical servic...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2539Intro

Sine Die
Establishes an offense of harassment by cyberbullying as a class C felony. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
SB2055Intro

Sine Die
Requires tolling of one-year conditional release period upon filing of motion for revocation of conditional release or motion to modify conditions.
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2012-02-17
(S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB2524Intro

Sine Die
Establishes the Haiku Valley cultural preserve commission to provide policy and management oversight of the Haiku Valley cultural preserve. Initiates process of conveying Haiku valley in fee simple to the department of land and natural resources. (SD...
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2507Intro

Sine Die
Requires 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. Effective 7/1/50. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2498Intro

Sine Die
Allows interest to be collected on unfunded settlements against the State, its officers, or its employees. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2290Intro

Sine Die
Requires the state building code to include code provisions based on the latest edition of the International Green Construction Code and the latest edition of the International Green Construction Code Water Efficiency Provisions. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB2289Intro

Sine Die
Allows hydroelectric facilities that meet certain conditions to be constructed on agricultural lands that meet certain conditions. (SD1)
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2012-02-17
(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WLH.
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