| HCR16 | Intro
Sine Die | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 643 Papahehi Place, Honolulu, Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused. |
| SB809 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of taxable general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation for the construction and improvement of low- and moderate-income housing in the State. Makes an appropriation for debt service of taxable general obligation bonds....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HCR17 | Intro
Sine Die | Approving The Sale Of The Leased Fee Interest In 95-011 Kuahelani Avenue, No. 111, Mililani, Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused. |
| HB1142 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an electric utility company and a producer of renewable energy who enter into a power purchase agreement to contract for a maximum number of hours per calendar year that produced renewable energy can be curtailed by the utility company.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB1148 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the PUC to establish preferential rates for the purchase of energy that is used or consumed for agricultural activities and eligible agricultural activities of the Department of Agriculture. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1148 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB517 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits clotheslines in state and federal public housing projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on HMS deferred the measure. |
| HB1158 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Hawaii Public Housing Authority from considering a prospective tenant's conviction for a minor crime that occurred five years or more prior to the tenant's application date, except for crimes involving drugs, violence, and sexual offens...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Cheape, Fukumoto, Johanson, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| HB901 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the solid waste management surcharge for solid waste disposed of in landfills, shipped out-of-state, or disposed of at waste-to-energy facilities. Provides for no surcharge for small waste-to-energy facilities and for ash disposed that origina...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 22 |
| SB1198 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the renewable energy technologies income tax credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
| HB75 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a $25 annual motor vehicle registration fee and a 1.00 cent per pound annual vehicle weight tax for antique motor vehicles. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB75 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB1204 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a vehicle for conforming amendments to the Hawaii estate and generation-skipping transfer tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code made by Public Law 112-240.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB1205 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a vehicle for conforming amendments to the Hawaii income tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code made by Public Law 112-240.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HB596 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires noncandidate committee reports to include the name of each candidate whose nomination or election is supported, opposed, or otherwise intended to be influenced by an expenditure of the noncandidate committee, and the expenditure amounts corr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB595 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes applicable to noncandidate committees the present limit on campaign contributions to a candidate or candidate committee from nonresident persons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB300 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the publication of information on proposed constitutional or proposed charter amendments that appear on an election ballot in pamphlet and electronic form. (HB300 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB769 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants 20-year license for one stand-alone casino in Waikiki not in a hotel. Establishes Hawaii Gaming Control Commission. Imposes 15% wagering tax on gross receipts. Creates State Gaming Fund and Compulsive Gambler Program. Appropriates funds. Effec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on THA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-13-13 3:45PM in conference room 224. |
| HB1184 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop a food sustainability standard to promote local food production to help diversify the local economy. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1184 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB767 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes shipboard gaming on vessels in state waters. Establishes the Hawaii gaming board within DBEDT, an admission tax and a wagering tax, and a gaming fund for the deposit of fees, taxes, and fines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
To Senate Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB1195 | Intro
Sine Die | Transfers the responsibility of supervising elections from the office of elections to the office of the lieutenant governor. Eliminates the office of elections and the elections commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB318 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates a financial and management audit of the administration of the Department of Education. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB318 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 22 |
| HB1240 | Intro
Sine Die | Restricts reimbursement of repackaged prescription drugs and compound medications to amounts comparable to that of retail pharmacies under state law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on LAB/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB562 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on family school leave that examines the feasibility and potential impact of requiring employers to allow parents and guardians of school-aged children to take leave from their employment t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB1206 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the appointment of a House of Representatives member and a Senate member to serve as alternate members on the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness in the absence of the House and Senate member, respectively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB570 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the threshold value of property or services from $300 to $750 under the offense of theft in the second degree.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| HB930 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that all costs and expenses associated with the impoundment and disposal of an unauthorized vessel by the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall be borne by the vessel owner and clarifies circumstances when no vessel registration sh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused. |
| SB574 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the court to order forfeiture of any vehicle owned by the defendant if it was used in the commission of the excessive speeding offense and if the defendant has at least two prior excessive speeding convictions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| HB699 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes persons 21 years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana for personal use. Provides for the licensing of marijuana cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, safety testing facilities, and retail s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB698 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by (1) adding additional work and infrastructure incentive credits; (2) establishing a qualified persons crew training and advancement program rebate; (3) requiring the p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB644 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows temporary restraining orders against harassment and domestic abuse to be issued upon the submission of oral sworn testimony or complaint to a judge by electronic means.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB732 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the director of business, economic development, and tourism, or the director's designee, to the board of directors of the research corporation of the University of Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
| HB176 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the termination date of the Medicaid buy-in task force to 6/30/2014. Requires submission of an interim and final report.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB1253 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits eligible non-violent female offenders to be paroled into structured community placement programs monitored by private organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
| SB590 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the State's policy to promote and foster an atmosphere of acceptance for agricultural practices. Guarantees the rights of farmers and ranchers to engage in farming and ranching practices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on AGL deferred the measure. |
| HB660 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a working group to explore options for reducing the shipping time and costs for transporting goods from Molokai, Lanai, and Hana, Maui, to Oahu. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB660 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| HB945 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows designees be appointed to the panel that reviews applicants for the paroling authority and nominates members for the Governor's consideration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| HB947 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the intent of Act 139, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, by defining the quorum required to take action on matters before the Hawaii Paroling Authority, amending conditions for time served for a parole violation, and correcting the sunset sectio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB366 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits utilities from charging consumers a fee for interconnection studies. Requires approval of interconnection for photovoltaic systems with rated output of ten or fewer kilowatts, after necessary reviews or studies, if the total existing or pla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
| HB215 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent certain state and county protections from liability on improved lands. Makes permanent the protection from liability for county lifeguards, counties, and the State for damages resulting from rescue, resuscitative, or other lifeguard s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB1259 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that a licensee does not have a significant privacy interest in records that show relevant experience for licensure, trade examination results, or possession of adequate bonding and makes this licensing information public information subjec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB1309 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires helmet use for individuals under the age of eighteen operating or riding motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds, and all-terrain vehicles. Requires persons engaging in the business of renting these vehicles to furnish a safety helmet to renters...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB609 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health, to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian entre as part of a school lunch meal at least once a week. Req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| HB746 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies the purposes of the elections observer program and the duty of the chief election officer to implement and maintain the program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB21 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and makes appropriations to the department of accounting and general services for repairs and improvements to the state capitol reflecting pools. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB915 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes part II of chapter 501, HRS, relating to land recordings and deregistration of fee simple timeshare interests, permanent by repealing the applicable sunset provision in section 21 of Act 120, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| HB759 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits electric public utilities to delivering electricity. Prohibits acquisition of electricity by an electric public utility power purchase agreement with an affiliated entity. Requires electric public utilities to purchase lowest cost, nonfossil f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| HB965 | Intro
Sine Die | Assists with enforcement of cash economy laws by the Department of Taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| SB1108 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the directors of the Departments of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, of Health, of Human Services, and of Labor and Industrial Relations to delegate voting authority to their designees for a specified meeting or meetings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| HB1436 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the judiciary to support the Honolulu zero to three court. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB1436 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4). |
| HB1429 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Departments of Health and Human Services to maintain an inventory of all community-based care facilities licensed or certified under their jurisdiction and their vacancies to facilitate the placement of individuals in community-based faci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee(s) on HUS/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB11 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines solar energy property and wind energy property and classifies utility scale solar energy facility, competitively-big utility scale solar energy facility, and ordinary utility scale solar energy facility. Establishes a method for calculating t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-12
The committee on ENE deferred the measure. |
