| HB31 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes it a disorderly conduct offense to lie down at a bus stop shelter or structure in a manner that interferes with use of the bus stop. Establishes a fine of $50 for a violation. Effective January 1, 2014. (HB31 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-05-02
Recommitted to Conference Committee. |
| HCR163 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing A Pilot Program For The Creation Of Urban Art On State-owned Property Under The Direction Of The Hawaii State Foundation On Culture And The Arts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR10 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The United States Congress To Propose A Constitutional Amendment To Overturn The United States Supreme Court's Holding Relating To Corporate Independent Expenditures In Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-22
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL, with Senator Slom voting "No". |
| HCR116 | Engross
Sine Die | Encouraging The Hawaii State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Utilize The Art In Public Places Program To Include More Art Programs For Children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR239 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Governor To Facilitate The Deployment Of Renewable-energy Technologies, Including Waste-to-energy, In Hawaii And To Attract Foreign Direct Investment And International Trade From The Republic Of Korea.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-22
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HCR60 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The State Department Of Defense To Establish A Veteran Women Services Coordinator Position Within The Office Of Veterans Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-19
Report adopted, referred to WAM. |
| HB815 | Engross
Sine Die | Directs the public utilities commission and the division of consumer advocacy to specifically consider the ownership structure and interests of an electric cooperative. Authorizes the public utilities commission to waive or exempt an electric coopera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 695). |
| HCR162 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Provide A Report To The Legislature Regarding The Status Of The Ka Makana Alii Project And Act 187, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2010.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HCR8 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The United States Department Of State, The Department Of Homeland Security, And The United States Attorney General To Ease Visa Restrictions For The Peoples Republic Of China.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR69 | Engross
Sine Die | Expressing Commitment To The Constitution Of The United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HCR158 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting A Study Of The Fairness Of Hawaii Taxation Law With Regard To Itemized Deductions, Especially In Light Of The Recent Enactment Of The American Taxpayer Relief Act Of 2012.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HCR173 | Engross
Sine Die | Encouraging The Department Of Public Safety To Expand Community Drug Treatment And Mental Health Programs For Nonviolent Offenders And Move Low-risk Offenders Into Community Programs That Directly Address Their Pathways To Incarceration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HCR169 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu And Homeless Service Organizations To Provide And Maintain Portable Toilets In The Downtown Honolulu Area, Including Kakaako And Chinatown.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| HCR140 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Establish A Program To Award Grants To Farmers Who Implement Natural Farming.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| HCR139 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Chairperson Of The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Establish A Coastal Memorials Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HCR132 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing The Week Of October 6 Through 13, 2013, As "hawaii Fishing And Seafood Week".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing Committee |
| HCR122 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Convene A Working Group To Evaluate The Feasibility Of Imposing A Sales Tax On Non-essential Food Items.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HCR36 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Hawaii Public Housing Authority And The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Create A Redevelopment Master Plan And More Housing Units For Kukui Gardens And Mayor Wright Homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Human Services Committee |
| HCR89 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Hawaii State Civil Defense To Conduct A Study Regarding What Actions Should Be Taken When People Refuse To Leave Their Homes Or Close Their Businesses Located In Evacuation Zones During Natural Disasters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HCR90 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Various Branches Of The United States Armed Services In The State Of Hawaii, In Cooperation With The Military Affairs Council Of The Chamber Of Commerce Of Hawaii, To Establish A Working Group To Assess The Feasibility Of A Consolidated Mi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HCR54 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Develop An Action Plan To Eliminate Diesel Cremators In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR117 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The United States Congress To Include Resident Citizens Of The Freely Associated States As "qualified Aliens" Under The Personal Responsibility And Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act In Recognition Of Their Unique Historic And Ongoing Sacrifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR98 | Engross
Sine Die | Expressing Support For Ongoing Efforts To Plan And Develop A Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math (stem) Research And Education Center In Kakaako Makai.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| HCR22 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish A Task Force To Develop Legislative Recommendations That Include Health As A Priority In Land Use Planning And Transportation Decisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR102 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Implement Differentiated Water Toll Rates And Charges For The Hamakua District Irrigation System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| HCR106 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The United States Congress To Grant Full Voting Rights For Residents Of The District Of Columbia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HCR221 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Health To Issue Certificates Of Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Or Death Containing Names In The Hawaiian Language As Accurately And Timely As Certificates Containing Names That Are Not In The Hawaiian Language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Health Committee |
| HCR217 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Convening Of A Task Force To Study The Social, Economic, And Religious Impacts Of Enacting Marriage Equality In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HCR214 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Establishment Of A Task Force To Study And Make Recommendations Regarding The Creation Of A Crowdfunding Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Technology and the Arts Committee |
| HCR212 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The High Technology Development Corporation To Establish A Hydrogen Fueling Station Demonstration Project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing Committee |
| HCR114 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Study On The Potential Effects Of Allowing Graduate Students Of The University Of Hawaii To Unionize.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HCR206 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Board Of Agriculture To Convene An Agricultural Tourism Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| HCR44 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Taxation, With The Cooperation Of The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism, To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of Offering A Solar Water Heating System Tax Credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Energy and Environment Committee |
| HCR195 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing And Supporting The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association For Their Efforts In Preparing For The Designation Of Waikiki - Kauhale O Ho`okipa As A Hawaii State And National Scenic Byway.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HCR71 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Education To Support A Student Exchange Program For Students In Hawaii Public Schools And Students In Provinces In The Republic Of The Philippines With Which The State Has State-province Relationships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| HCR152 | Engross
Sine Die | Recognizing And Commending The United States-indonesia Comprehensive Partnership And The Global Significance Of Enhanced Cooperation Between The United States And Indonesia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-09
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR95 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Board Of Education And Department Of Education To Incorporate The Comprehensive Plan For Teaching Reading In Hawaii Schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| HCR142 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Department Of Transportation To Examine Alternative Ways To Redesign The H-1/h-2 Freeway Merge To Alleviate Traffic Congestion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-09
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR141 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Department Of Transportation To Make The Necessary Accommodations To Allow The Eastbound Shoulder Lanes From The Makakilo Drive On-ramp To The Kunia Off-ramp On The H-1 Freeway During Peak Morning Traffic Hours To Assist In Alleviating Tra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-09
To Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee |
| HCR127 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Mayor Of The County Of Kauai, The Kauai County Council, Kauai Planning And Action Alliance, West Side Kauai Communities, And The Waimea Sports Complex Steering Committee To Collaborate To Expedite The Construction Of The Waimea Sports Comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-09
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HB903 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a separate Water Pollution Control account and authorizes the Director of Health to prescribe fees to help fund the operations of the Department of Health in managing pollution from nonpoint sources and individual wastewater systems. (SD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-05
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Dela Cruz, English, Espero, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kouchi, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Tokuda, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Chun Oakland; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HB343 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends a definition in the gambling law to provide that gambling activities offered incident to the purchase of goods or services, or any entries, credits, or play points that extend or permit the privilege of playing a game of chance without charge,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-03
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| HB760 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires lessors of rental motor vehicles to include an option to the lessee in the motor vehicle agreement to contribute a sum to the department of land and natural resources for the preservation and protection of the environment beginning July 1, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-03
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HB489 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides, under certain circumstances, an exemption from building code and permit requirements for nonresidential buildings or structures on farms. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB489 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-01
The committee(s) on AGL/PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 04-02-13 2:30PM in conference room 224. |
| HB964 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends general excise tax exemption for scientific contracts with the United States. (HB964 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-01
The committee on EGH deferred the measure. |
| HB1027 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires absentee voters to affirm by signature that the ballot was completed without influence from others. Requires absentee ballots to include information regarding election fraud, voter fraud, and related penalties. Prohibits employers, unions, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-28
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| HB813 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to convene the power purchase agreement task force to recommend methods to ensure that power purchase agreements, whether bilaterally negotiated or through competitive bid, reflec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-22
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| HB71 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii to extend the current land lease with the high technology development corporation for no less than ten years from the date of expiration of the existing lease. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-22
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB494 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a pilot program for the creation of urban art under the direction of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, to be repealed on June 30, 2016. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB494 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-22
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| HB910 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Penal Code to establish limits to the length of conditional release for certain criminal charges, to clarify circumstances under which the one year conditional release may be tolled, and to require information-sharing among public agencies...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-03-22
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
