HI Legislation | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1226	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies the appointment requirements and qualifications for child custody evaluators. Requires the judiciary to establish a complaint process regarding a child custody evaluator appointed by the court. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
SB519	Intro Sine Die	Extends the repeal date of Act 88, SLH 2006, from 01/01/2016, to 01/01/2021. Extends tax credits for qualified film production costs incurred before 01/01/2021. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee on TEC deferred the measure.
HB900	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a tiered glass advanced disposal fee system based on the capacity of a glass container. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SR13	Intro Sine Die	Requesting The United States Congress To Rename The Kilauea Point Lighthouse Located On The Island Of Kauai, Hawaii, In Honor Of The Late Senator Daniel K. Inouye. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Offered.
SB777	Intro Sine Die	Provides additional acts that qualify as impersonation of a law enforcement officer in the first degree. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB1266	Intro Sine Die	Allows for agricultural tourism including overnight accommodations coextensive with bona fide farming operations. Authorizes counties to adopt rules and ordinances. (HB1266 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cabanilla, Cheape, Fale, Hanohano, Johanson, Kawakami, Morikawa, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) Har, Tokioka excused (2).
SB1012	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the existing protest procedures in chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and replaces them with a procedure governing the award of health and human services contracts that will not involve the exercise of adjudicatory authority by the execut... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HTH/HMS/JDL deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-14-13 1:20PM in conference room 016.
HB911	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the Environmental Information Technology Office within the Department of Health. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB911 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Re-referred to EEP/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 24
HB735	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the development, testing, propagation, release, importation, planting, or growing of genetically engineered Hawaiian taro in the State. Establishes limited prohibitions on the engineering, testing, and cultivation of non-Hawaiian taro in th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on AGR/OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB920	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board to establish a $30 fee for the filing of appeals and fees for other administrative expenses. Establishes a Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board Special Fund. Effective July 1, 2013. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB172	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a rebuttable presumption that visitation decisions made by a parent of the child are in the best interests of the child. Presumption can be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence of demonstrable harm to the child. Provides factors th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB923	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a Disability Compensation Division Special Fund and authorizes the Disability Compensation Division to establish fees for subpoenas, injury reports, and hearings applications; establishes and funds two full-time positions. Effective July ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB752	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the agricultural land acquisition special fund for the purchase of agricultural land by the agribusiness development corporation for the protection of agricultural lands, land banking, promotion of farm ownership, and agricultural diversi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
HB1073	Intro Sine Die	Limits the Board of Regents to appointing only one University General Counsel. Requires the University General Counsel to report directly to the Board of Regents. Authorizes the hiring of staff attorneys. Authorizes the Board of Regents to contract w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Hanohano voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Tokioka excused (2).
SB1383	Intro Sine Die	Repeals the president of the University of Hawaii's authority to serve as the chief procurement officer for construction contracts for the University of Hawaii and requires the state administrator of the state procurement office of the department of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ige, Tokuda.
HB700	Intro Sine Die	Amends the definition of child abuse or neglect to include acts or omissions of any person or legal entity. Clarifies reporting duty to be based on a reasonable suspicion. Expands medical personnel's duty to report to include reporting injuries suffe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB340	Intro Sine Die	Requires the parents of a minor mother or minor father to contribute to the support of their grandchild. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB935	Intro Sine Die	Amends the conveyance tax on certain real estate transactions and allocates a portion of conveyance tax revenues to the Natural Area Reserve Fund for watershed protection and invasive species control and to the Rental Housing Trust Fund. Effective Ju... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cheape, Fukumoto, Hanohano, Johanson, Morikawa, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fale, McDermott voting no (2) and Representative(s) Har, Tokioka excused (2).
HB938	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that any equipment, article, instrument, aircraft, vehicle, vessel, business record, or natural resource used or taken in violation of the rules applicable to the Kahoolawe Island Reserve may be seized and subject to forfeiture pursuant to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Re-referred to JUD, referral sheet 24
SB241	Intro Sine Die	Allows department of education employees and agents to volunteer to administer epinephrine to a student in anaphylactic shock. Requires the department of health to provide proper instruction and training to every employee or agent who volunteers to a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB657	Intro Sine Die	Imposes an excise tax equal to $3.20 per ounce of tobacco in each article or item of tobacco products, other than large cigars. Allocates monies generated to certain special funds and the general fund. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB657 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Evans, Hanohano, Ing, McKelvey, Rhoads voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fale, McDermott voting no (2) and Representative(s) Har, Tokioka excused (2).
SB1255	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds to demolish the Ewa Beach fire station and construct a LEED certified EMS facility at the same location. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
HB1469	Intro Sine Die	Exempts bars and nightclubs that hold dispenser or cabaret licenses to allow smoking by posting "smoking permitted" signs. Provides that county ordinances shall not prohibit or restrict smoking in these establishments. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Re-referred to HLT/CPC, referral sheet 24
HB955	Intro Sine Die	Amends the penalties imposed for failure to comply with Act 326, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, by establishing civil penalties that shall be imposed no more than once per year instead of criminal penalties. (HB955 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Har, Tokioka excused (2).
SB1097	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies and confirms counties' ownership of and responsibility for certain existing sewer transmission lines and facilities servicing Hawaiian Home Lands. Requires the counties to accept dedication of and to own, operate, improve, maintain, and rep... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
HB364	Intro Sine Die	Changes the State's automatic deduction of ten per cent of the gross proceeds of a county's surcharge on state tax to a deduction of an unspecified amount to reimburse the state for costs associated with handling the assessments, collection, and disp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD2 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Har, Tokioka excused (2).
HB1035	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits nonprofit or for-profit medicaid health insurance contractors and the MedQuest division of DHS, from modifying reimbursement policies and guidelines without providing written notice of the change. Prohibits retroactive application of change... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB963	Intro Sine Die	Makes permanent the Transient Accommodations Tax rate of 9.25 per cent and the amounts to be distributed to the Tourism Special Fund and the counties. Repeals the limit on deposits into the Tourism Special Fund and certain additional taxes. Adjusts p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Hanohano, Ing, McKelvey, Morikawa, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fale, McDermott voting no (2) and Representative(s) Har, Tokioka excused (2).
SB695	Intro Sine Die	Allows private funded industrial hemp research to be conducted under certain conditions; requires monitoring by the DPS; requires reporting to the respective county law enforcement; exempts agronomic data derived from research from public records dis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
HB257	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an earned-time program under which a person may be eligible for parole prior to the expiration of the person's minimum term of incarceration. The person must show progress toward rehabilitation with improved social skills or participation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB382	Intro Sine Die	Requires financial institutions to report suspected financial abuse of an elder to an appropriate police department and allows reporting to the Department of Human Services. Mandates information sharing with the police or prosecutor. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB1120	Intro Sine Die	Eliminates the incarceration of eighteen year olds in a youth correctional facility. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-14 The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
HB1417	Intro Sine Die	Expands the application of mandatory mortgage foreclosure dispute resolution by requiring mortgagees, at the mortgagor's election, to participate in mediation to avoid foreclosure or mitigate damages from foreclosure prior to filing a judicial forecl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Coffman, Har, Say excused (3).
SCR14	Intro Sine Die	Urging Hosptials Within The State Of Hawaii To Increase The Rates Of Exclusive Breastfeeding At Hosptial Discharge. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 To Senate Health Committee
SB1281	Intro Sine Die	Makes an appropriation for operating expenses of the Kahilu theatre in Waimea, Hawaii, in the form of a grant from the state foundation on culture and the arts. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB869	Intro Sine Die	Amends crime victims' bill of rights to include notice as to an offender's unfitness to stand trial, transfer to the state hospital or other psychiatric facility, or regaining fitness to proceed. Requires the department of health to provide notice of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 To Senate Health Committee
HB1021	Intro Sine Die	Requires the director of health to set the deposit beverage container fee at one cent per container until DOH addresses all of the recommendations of the auditor pursuant to the State of Hawaii Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund Financia... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 The committee(s) on EEP/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB1283	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the director of finance to issue GO bonds to finance improvements to Ka'u and Waiahole irrigation systems. Appropriates funds to improve Kekaha ditch system and East Kauai irrigation system. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB19	Intro Sine Die	Deletes the requirement that a landlord place a newspaper advertisement before selling or donating abandoned tenant property. Allows landlords to sell a tenant's property abandoned after the tenant is removed pursuant to a writ of possession. Effecti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Coffman, Har, Say excused (3).
HB60	Intro Sine Die	Amends the definition of "student instructional hours" for elementary and secondary schools. Clarifies that specified student instructional hour requirements are minimum requirements. (HB60 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Fale, Hanohano voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Coffman, Har, Say excused (3).
HB812	Intro Sine Die	Inserts new position titles within existing statutes describing the civil service status of Public Utilities Commission staff and repeals existing position staff descriptions for the Commission under Act 177, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Coffman, Har, Say excused (3).
HB1114	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes Federal Protective Service officers to arrest a person for an offense under the Hawaii Penal Code without a warrant under specified conditions. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1114 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Hanohano voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Coffman, Har, Say excused (3).
SCR3	Intro Sine Die	Urging The Governor And The Legislature Of The State Of Hawaii To Preserve The Counties' Share Of The Transient Accommodations Tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
SB1287	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an employer income tax credit for taxpayers who maintain employee insurance coverage for national guard members for the duration of the national guard members' active duty. Expands the powers of the governor and governor's designee in cal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB855	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies the authority of counties to adopt gambling laws that do not conflict with state laws. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
SB1334	Intro Sine Die	Requires retailers that provide phone-based customer service and support to disclose to consumers if customer service and support agents are located outside the United States and provide contact information and Hawaii standard time hours of operation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB1328	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds to the DOD for the civil air patrol. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SCR13	Intro Sine Die	Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct A Study To Advise The Special Action Team On The Optimal Number Of Forensic Examinations Necessary For Felony Cases. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 To Senate Health Committee
HB64	Intro Sine Die	Repeals mail order pharmacy exemption from controlled substances act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SR6	Intro Sine Die	Requesting The United States Congress To Fund Abortions For Servicewomen In Cases Of Rape Or Incest And Lift The Ban On Private Funding Of Abortions At Military Bases. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-13 To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee