HI Legislation | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB361	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Governor, Legislature including the Joint Legislative Access Committee, and Judiciary to ensure public access to information, services, and proceedings of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, respectively. Authorizes the Go... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Thursday 02-14-13 at 2:00 pm in conference room 325.
SB1263	Intro Sine Die	Requires employers, under certain circumstances, to provide meal breaks for any employee who works more than five consecutive hours. Imposes penalties on employers who fail to provide meal breaks. Clarifies that the employer's liability is based on a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB22	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that the sale, transfer, or exchange of a legal entity's stock, to the extent that the sale, transfer, or exchange of stock reflects changes in ownership or control of realty located in the State, shall be deemed a transfer or conveyance of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB1096	Intro Sine Die	Establishes framework for the development of twenty-first century schools through the redevelopment of public school lands by the Hawaii Community Development Authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee on EGH deferred the measure.
SB73	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the department of public safety to hire retired adult corrections officers to contracts for periods of eighty-nine days or less to reduce overtime expenses of the department. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB670	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits persons from engaging in the business of check cashing without a registration issued by the commissioner of financial institutions. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB219	Intro Sine Die	Subjects PLDC to laws regarding land exchanges, land use, zoning, and OHA's pro rata portion of the public land trust. Requires PLDC to consult with OHA. Increases membership of the board of directors of PLDC from 5 to 7. Requires the Hawaii public l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Johanson, Cullen, Hashem, Ing, Jordan, Kobayashi, Lowen, Morikawa, Onishi, Takayama, Tokioka, Woodson, Yamashita, Fukumoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
SB1110	Intro Sine Die	Amend Act 217, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to continue the Hospital Sustainability Program by extending the sunset date of the Act, updating the referral dates in the statute, and to revise the funding amount for the hospital sustainability program ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee on HTH deferred the measure.
HB970	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies fees that are subject to the transient accommodations tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee(s) on TOU recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB971	Intro Sine Die	Eliminates the sunset of the Transient Accommodations Tax rate of 9.25 per cent and raises the rate to 11.25 per cent beginning July 1, 2013, and also eliminates the sunset date for the amounts to be distributed to the tourism special fund and the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 The committee(s) on TOU recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB78	Intro Sine Die	Creates the offense of resisting arrest in the first degree as a class C felony if the person intentionally prevents a law enforcement officer acting under color of the law enforcement officer's official authority from effecting an arrest by removing... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-11 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
SB884	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the board of trustees to procure certain services with an exemption from the procurement code. Establishes trust fiduciary duties, prohibits certain transactions, and establishes liabilities for breaching a fiduciary duty. Amends the membe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB790	Intro Sine Die	Extends reporting requirements to commercial co-venturers, allows for penalties to be imposed on commercial co-venturers who fail to comply with the reporting requirements, and clarifies the exemption from registration for organizations who receive l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-11-13 3:30PM in conference room 325.
SB881	Intro Sine Die	Repeals specific monetary amounts of employer contributions to the EUTF for each enrolled employee beneficiary. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB400	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a preference for allowing a child to remain in the family home if it is more likely than not that the child will be safe from harm in the family home. Provides that in certain circumstances, the court must consider whether the alleged or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB795	Intro Sine Die	Updates the Hula Mae Single Family mortgage loan program to allow for broader program participation by potential homeowners, add downpayment assistance as a program feature, and make housekeeping and conforming amendments. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB23	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies the activities custodians or caretakers may engage in under chapter 467, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 1/1/2112. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB1401	Intro Sine Die	Reestablishes the temporary income tax credit for research activities. Requires a qualified high technology business that claims the tax credit for research activities to file annual survey information with the department of taxation by June 30 of ea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee(s) on EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB22	Intro Sine Die	Adopts Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. Establishes procedures and remedies for use in actions for partition of real property involving heirs property (real property held in tenancy in common that meets certain requirements). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB412	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the documentation that is required when requesting the Department of Health to issue a new birth certificate with a gender designation change and addresses related confidentiality issues. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB412 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Cheape, Cullen, Fale, Fukumoto, Johanson, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cabanilla voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB1394	Intro Sine Die	Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who maintain permeable surfaces on their property. Permits a taxpayer to deduct from state income taxes the costs of certifying an organic agricultural operation or determining a qualifying property's ne... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB1383	Intro Sine Die	Appropriates funds to address the shortage of primary care physicians in the State through a comprehensive primary care workforce development plan that addresses the critical areas of loan repayment, diversity programs, and primary care workforce exp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
SB649	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the sale, transfer, distribution, and use of any product containing any amount of glyphosate within the State. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on HTH deferred the measure.
SB451	Intro Sine Die	Repeals exclusion of owners or operators of aerial transportation enterprises from the definition of a public utility. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
HB1352	Intro Sine Die	Exempts owners of kuleana lands from all state, county, and municipal taxation, fees, and charges of every kind for water usage in connection with the kuleana landowner's appurtenant water rights. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB1352 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB874	Intro Sine Die	Ensures that the Department of Human Services provides the necessary services to Hawaii's youth who are victims of sex and labor trafficking. Effective July 1, 2050. (HB874 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HR17	Intro Sine Die	Urging The City And County Of Honolulu And Oahu Transit Services To Construct Public Restroom Facilities At The Alapai Transit Center. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 To House Transportation Committee
SB488	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to make grants through an agreement for the development of visitor industry products and programs, rather than through a contract. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
SB962	Intro Sine Die	Requires departments and agencies to share information to prevent fraud and waste unless otherwise prohibited by law. Requires the chief information officer to oversee the sharing of the information. Appropriates funds. Effective 07/01/2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on EGH deferred the measure.
HB234	Intro Sine Die	Creates standards and procedures for income-withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders. Extends victims' access to adult probation records for purposes of enforcing restitution orders. Applies bail court-ordered restitution case. Approp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
SB968	Intro Sine Die	Permits a summons for service by publication in a civil action to be published on a state website maintained by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Specifies the term "general circulation" as it refers to a newspaper for purposes of serv... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
HB474	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies that an association's duty to report to the department of taxation is limited to the relevant information an association actually receives from a transient accommodation operator. Limits the fines imposed on an association while also holdin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-11-13 3:30PM in conference room 325.
HCR32	Intro Sine Die	Urging The City And County Of Honolulu And Oahu Transit Services To Construct Public Restroom Facilities At The Alapai Transit Center. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 To House Transportation Committee
HCR35	Intro Sine Die	Encouraging The Department Of Public Safety To Continue And Expand Its Structured Community Placement Programs. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 To House Public Safety Committee
HB1145	Intro Sine Die	Establishes minimum food, water, cargo hold temperature, cargo transfer, and certification requirements for the air transport of live pet animals or animals used for the pet trade. (HB1145 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB135	Intro Sine Die	Clarifies the relationship between the Uniform Commercial Code article 4A and the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB136	Intro Sine Die	Establishes working group to assist in development of motor vehicle insurance verification program. Establishes special fund. Creates annual state vehicle emblem fee. Amends insurance identification card and safety inspection requirements. Mandates f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB904	Intro Sine Die	Amends and expands the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling and Recovery Act. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB904 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
SB1202	Intro Sine Die	Eliminates the sunset of the Transient Accommodations Tax rate of 9.25 per cent and raises the rate to 11.25 per cent beginning July 1, 2013, and also eliminates the sunset date for the amounts to be distributed to the tourism special fund and the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen.
HB1271	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the twenty-four hour marketplace task force to develop strategies to encourage visitor and resident spending through the establishment of twenty-four hour open-air cultural marketplaces across the State and recommend viable locations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee(s) on EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB748	Intro Sine Die	Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii constitution to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist agricultural enterprises. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB1270	Intro Sine Die	Allows the Department of Health to share records with other State departments and agencies upon authorization of a person with a tangible interest in the record. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
HB241	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the county fire chiefs to require that various types of construction comply with the fire code. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-11-13 at 3:30 pm in conference room 325.
HB1260	Intro Sine Die	Adds milk, poultry eggs, poultry carcass, poultry meat, beef, beef carcasses, goat meat, goat carcasses, lamb meat, lamb carcasses and aquaculture and aquaponic products to be consumed in the State to GET exemption for the loading, transporting, or u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
HB1186	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits persons convicted of cruelty to animals in the first degree and second degree from possessing, owning, or residing with any pet animal for a minimum of five years and one year, respectively, from the conviction date. Effective 01/01/2112. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 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 Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3).
SB1029	Intro Sine Die	Amends section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by deleting the Internet-only distribution exclusion for advertising messages; clarifying the definitions of qualified production costs to exclude state and county facility and location fees that are no... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on EGH deferred the measure.
HB638	Intro Sine Die	Repeals eligibility for ERS, EUTF, and cafeteria plan benefits for officers and employees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs who are paid in whole or in part by funds derived from the public land trust described in section 10-3, HRS. States that all e... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee(s) on OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
SB1247	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits: (1) a public employer from wilfully implementing or attempting to implement any term of a collective bargaining proposal without the exclusive representative's agreement; and (2) a public employee or employee organization from wilfully imp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
SB1248	Intro Sine Die	Requires that a complaint not resolved within 30 days by the Hawaii labor relations board be deemed resolved in favor of the complainant. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
HB693	Intro Sine Die	Requires real estate appraisers, acting as arbitrators, to record arbitration awards, the records of the awards, if separately issued, and any supplementary, dissenting, or explanatory opinions with the bureau of conveyances within 90 days of the det... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-02-08 This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-11-13 3:30PM in conference room 325.