HI Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session

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SB2009PassRegulates the use of claims history information for homeowners insurance by insurers. (SB2009 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 080, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181).
HB2152Enroll

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Requests the auditor to conduct a study on various aspects of the workers' compensation system in the State, including the sufficiency of current rates to provide access to the State's physicians that are willing to serve workers' compensation patien...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 325.
HB2174Enroll

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Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to maintain public records in a searchable database. Amends reporting requirements for persons and organizations. Authorizes the Commission to monitor and penalize all persons failing to report campaign spend...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:40pm in Conference Room 325.
HB2668Enroll

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Amends the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit to allow an additional fifteen per cent credit for drought mitigation from 1/1/2012 to 12/31/2020 and change the tax credit cap to $5,000,000 per year for the 2012 tax year...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:41PM in Conference Room 229.
SB2235Engross

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Requires the State and counties to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all broadband-related permits within sixty business days or the application will be deemed approved on the sixty-first business day. Prior to any public notice and p...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 5:15PM in conference room 423.
HB2819Enroll

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Prohibits the sale of Kakaako makai lands by HCDA. Exempts certain parcels from section 206E-31.5, HRS, which prohibits the HCDA from approving any plan or proposal for any residential development in that portion of the Kakaako community development ...
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2012-04-27
(H) Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).
HB2524Enroll

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Establishes the communications commission within the DCCA; directs the commission to regularly study the regulatory framework and provisions governing telecommunications carriers and cable operators to develop and update comprehensive policies and re...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 3:15PM in conference room 423.
SB2397PassProhibits counties from requiring installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers in (1) new or existing one- or twofamily dwelling units used only for residential purposes; and (2) non-residential agricultural and aquacultural buildings an...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 083, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
SB2784Engross

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Makes general fund appropriations of unspecified amounts for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 to recapitalize the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB2784 HD1)
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 4:30PM in conference room 309.
HB2798Enroll

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Establishes the temporary Hawaii veterans treatment court within the first judicial circuit court. Makes appropriation to the judiciary. Effective 1/7/2059, and repealed on 6/30/2021. (SD2)
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:35PM in conference room 312.
SB2386PassRequires the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to be responsible for verification documents from individuals seeking to be included in the roll of qualified Native Hawaiians. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, requires verification document...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 084, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185).
SB1312PassAuthorizes the Chairperson of the Natural Area Reserves System Commission to designate a representative from the Natural Area Reserves System Commission to serve on the Legacy Land Conservation Commission and authorizes the members of the Legacy Land...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 082, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).
SB2842PassGrants the right to file a civil action for housing discrimination within two years of occurrence or termination of an alleged discriminatory practice. Directs the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to issue a right to sue on a complaint if a similar civ...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 085, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
HB1689Enroll

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Establishes a task force to ascertain if there is public sentiment for a mandatory tax to implement a long-term care insurance program for all residents of the State. Requires an actuarial analysis and a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds ...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229.
HCR85PassRequesting The Board Of Education And Department Of Education To Comply In Full With The Findings And Recommendations Of The Office Of The Auditor's Management Audit Of The Department Of Education's Hawaiian Studies Program.
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2012-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2709PassAllows the Department of Health to disclose the dates of vital events to governmental agencies within the State that seek verification of information contained in vital statistics records for the purpose of updating official lists. (SB2709 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 086, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).
SB2248Engross

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Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to assess and refer inmates to the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) for possible medical release. Provides that an inmate in DPS's custody shall be eligible to be considered for medical release if the inm...
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2012-04-27
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2766Enroll

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Establishes the Wage and Hour for Public Works Projects Special Fund and establishes and funds additional labor law enforcement specialist IV positions to assist the enforcement of Hawaii's wage and hour law on public construction projects. Specifies...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:35PM in Conference Room 325.
SB2579Engross

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Establishes a new chapter for the safe harbor of sexually exploited children. Expands the scope of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund annual report to the legislature. Establishes that persons who are under eighteen and suspected o...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229.
SB1142Engross

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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to audit and certify that producers are following good agricultural practices. Specifies that the program is voluntary for producers. Requires the charge of fees and expenses. Establishe...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 5:42PM in conference room 229.
SB2568Engross

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Establishes the return-to-home program to assist eligible homeless individuals return to their home state if there is a support network available and the support network is able to receive them. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB2568 HD2...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:45PM in conference room 229.
HB2262Enroll

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Amends the ethanol facility income tax credit to apply to various types of renewable transportation fuel, with production and minimum required capacity to be measured in British thermal units. Increases maximum available amount of tax credit availabl...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:15PM in conference room 225.
HB2145Enroll

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Issues general obligation bonds to fund the repair and maintenance or capital renewal and deferred maintenance projects of various departments, the University of Hawaii, Hawaii health systems corporation, and the judiciary. Applies small purchase pro...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 309.
HB2417Enroll

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Eliminates the maximum available amount of the tax credit for solar electricity generating systems, unless the primary purpose of the solar energy system is to use energy from the sun to heat water for household use. Establishes a tax credit for sola...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:15PM in conference room 225.
SB3031PassAmends section 281-78(b), HRS, to clarify that a licensee who timely suppresses unlawful activity, including by means of detaining and reporting an offender to the police, occurring on the licensed premises shall not be in violation of that section. ...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 088, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
HB2246Enroll

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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. Eff...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:00PM in conference room 224.
HCR99PassRequesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Work With Stakeholders And Appropriate Agencies To Create An Efficient Tracking Method For Deoxyribonucleic Acid (dna) Rape Kits.
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2012-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1941Enroll

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Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for agricultural inspection biosecurity facilities and related infrastructure at the Honolulu international airport, Kona international airport, Kawaihae harbor, Kamuela vacuum cool...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:40pm in Conference Room 229.
HCR82PassSupporting Efforts By Non-governmental Organizations That Assist In Finding Opportunities And Solutions To Address Homelessness In Hawaii.
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2012-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2822PassCreates the Hawaii electric device recycling task force to make recommendations for a workable recycling program for electric devices. Requires report to the Legislature. Dissolves task force on June 30, 2013. (SB2822 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 078, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179).
HB1724Enroll

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Requires the department of human services to temporarily provide medicaid presumptive eligibility to patients who have been waitlisted for long-term care, and to conduct a study of a computerized medicaid applications system. Requires reports to the ...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229.
SB2820PassAmends statutory provisions of the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to provide for more focused attention in addressing the issue of substance abuse as a public health issue. (SB2820 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 087, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
SB2818PassRepeals the authority of the Department of Health to deliver or distribute an unclaimed dead human body to a university, hospital, or institution for medical education and research purposes. Clarifies the responsibilities of the person who has posses...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 075, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176).
SB2528Engross

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Places the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund under the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the University of Hawaii to extend its current land lease with the high technology development corporation for no ...
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2012-04-27
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2361Enroll

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Allows the Attorney General to assume the collection of accounts delinquent for more than ninety days for executive departments, except for the department of taxation and University of Hawaii. Establishes a civil recoveries fund into which shall be d...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:30pm in Conference Room 325.
SB2123Engross

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Requires establishments to post in a conspicuous place a poster that provides specified information relating to human trafficking and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline. Defines "establishment". Establishes penalties for violation...
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2012-04-27
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-12 4:00PM in conference room 229.
HCR178PassRequesting A Report Of State Expenditures Relating To Energy Conservation Contracts And Power Purchase Agreements.
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2012-04-27
(S) Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
SB2747PassClarifies the electric vehicle parking requirement. Allows an electric vehicle parking space with a charging system to be located anywhere in the parking lot or structure. Prohibits parking spaces designated for electric vehicles from displacing or r...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 089, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190).
HCR115PassUrging The United States Congress To Repeal The Mandatory Military Detention And Indefinite Detention Provisions Of The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2012 And Amend The Authorization For Use Of Force.
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2012-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB2875Enroll

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Requires the DOE to develop annual assessments in the Hawaiian language in language arts and mathematics to be administered to students in grades three through six of the DOE's Hawaiian language immersion program and in science to be administered to ...
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:10PM in Conference Room 016.
HB2872Enroll

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Authorizes the establishment of an aerospace high technology district in Hilo. Provides tax incentives to qualified businesses. Repeals 6/30/2022. (SD2)
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2012-04-27
(H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 5:10PM in conference room 423.
HB1868PassLimits to retail basic exchange services the services for which a telecommunications carrier must obtain approval from the Public Utilities Commission to charge a rate higher than the filed tariff rate. (HB1868 HD1)
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2012-04-27
(S) Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 074, 4/25/2012, (Gov. Msg. No. 1175).
SB2013PassRequires a dental hygienist's certificate of licensure to be prominently displayed in the workplace. Requires a dental hygienist's pocket identification card to be available for viewing upon request. (SB2013 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 081, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182).
SB2167PassClarifies 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". (SB2167 HD2)
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 079, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).
SB2866PassEstablishes the Offender Reentry Office within the Department of Public Safety to address the goals of Chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Reconstitutes the Reentry Commission under Act 24, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, with the added duty ...
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2012-04-27
(S) Act 076, 4/26/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
HCR140PassRequesting The Director Of The Office Of Aerospace Development To Coordinate Comments And Identify A Lead Entity To Prepare A Proposal, On Behalf Of The State, For Hawaii To Be Selected As One Of The Federal Aviation Administration's Six Unmanned Air...
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2012-04-27
(H) Resolution adopted in final form.
HB2133PassDesignates October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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2012-04-26
(S) Act 073, 4/25/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).
SB1197Engross

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Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to establish a grid reliability rate surcharge to electric utility companies to encourage the negotiation of new or existing power purchase agreements with renewable energy producers that do not contai...
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2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-12 5:40PM in conference room 225.
SB2398Engross

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Restricts the sale of tattoo supplies. Requires blood borne pathogen test as a prerequisite for tattoo licensure beginning January 1, 2013, and every two years after initial test to continue to hold a license. Prohibits tattoo trade shows under the a...
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2012-04-26
(S) Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-12 5:00PM in conference room 312.
SB1332Engross

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Extends the exemption granted to the University of Hawaii (UH) from certain provisions of the Hawaii public procurement code to December 31, 2012. Requires additional reporting requirements. Permits review and investigation of complaints of UH procur...
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2012-04-26
(S) The conference committee deferred the measure.
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