| SB1241 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the health care transformation program within the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Outlines the strategies that the department shall develop in regards to the program. Allows the department to informally consult with any stake...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-26
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB168 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of Hawaiian home lands to enter into public-private partnership agreements with any individual or private entity to create revenue for the department. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-21
The committee(s) on THA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-25-13 2:45PM in conference room 224. |
| SB198 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends section 457-8.5(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by recognizing the National Council of State Boards of Nursing's advanced practice registered nurse consensus model and clarifies language relating to advanced practice registered nurse educational ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-20
To House Health Committee |
| SB448 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires executive branch departments to share information to improve government operations unless otherwise prohibited by law. Requires the CIO to oversee the sharing of the information. Appropriate funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-20
To Senate Technology and the Arts Committee |
| SB531 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires premises licensed under chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to have a sign posted on or about the premises, including but not limited to the women's restroom, that provides customers with a warning of the risks of birth defects and fetal a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-20
To House Health Committee |
| SB1014 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a class C felony for any person who intentionally or knowingly refuses or fails to provide a required blood specimen, buccal swab sample, or print impression for forensic identification. Effective 07/01/50. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-20
To House Public Safety Committee |
| SB1116 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands the definition of "public housing project", "housing project" or "complex" to include all potential properties that could be managed by a public housing agency under HUD regulations. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-20
To House Housing Committee |
| SB751 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an urban growth commission within the office of planning to establish standards for density, building design, and infrastructure, and other standards the commission deems necessary to mitigate adverse impacts of development on the surroun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-19
To Senate Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing Committee |
| SB138 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the planning, design, and construction of a new health care facility for the Kaheleaulani Native Hawaiian health program in north Hawaii. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB1304 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates the funds to the city and county of Honolulu for sewer infrastructure improvements. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB876 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the employer and provider of services to notify the director of labor and industrial relations in the event of a reasonable disagreement relating to specific medical service charges. Requires that the notice of dispute is done in writing a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB875 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends section 386-79, HRS, to require independent medical examinations and permanent impairment rating examinations for workers' compensation claims to be performed by physicians mutually agreed upon by employers and employees or appointed by the di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB667 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a pharmacy benefit management company contracting with an auditing entity to submit a report annually to each group health plan consisting of specified types of information relating to providing prescription drug coverage. Requires a pharmac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB1308 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a new rule of evidence that statements or conduct that expresses apology that are made by a health care provider concerning an unanticipated medical care outcome are inadmissible to prove liability for any claim arising out of the event. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB1348 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of health to classify and recognize qualified hospitals and health care facilities that provide care to stroke patients. Allows hospitals and health care facilities to publicly advertise their recognition. Requires hospitals a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB1285 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants immunity to state and county agencies and employees from liability for injury or damage to persons or property arising out of hazardous recreational activities. Specifies the recreational activities giving rise to injury or damage from which p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM. |
| SB650 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits doctors, nurses, and physician's assistants from prescribing long-acting opioid painkillers in emergency rooms. Prohibits doctors, nurses, and physician's assistants in emergency rooms from prescribing more than a seven-day supply of opioid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB637 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds definition for "aspartame". Requires a warning label for all food products containing aspartame that are offered for sale or distribution in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. |
| SB1295 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the governor to achieve or maintain gender equity in the composition of boards and commissions when making nominations and appointments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB1315 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits officers of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service to make arrests for certain offenses under state law when the offense occurs on or immediately adjacent to property owned or possessed by the United States governmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB473 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that electronic copies shall be construed in the same manner as an original document for purposes of chapter 1, HRS. Requires that electronic copies are acceptable for all purposes as intended by the particular statute that references an or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB834 | 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] | 2013-02-15
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB620 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires food service businesses to provide customers with an option to use compostable or reusable food containers provided by the restaurant for food. Requires signs to be posted informing customers that compostable food containers are available at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB483 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state agencies to comply with county rules to grant or deny permit applications for development-related permits within a specified time as contained in county rule; provided that if a county agency has not adopted such a rule and a state law...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB615 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale or distribution of genetically engineered whole food in the State beginning 7/1/2014 unless appropriately labeled as genetically engineered or produced or partially produced with genetic engineering. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB964 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits dental service organizations, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a dentist who provides services to its subscribers to provide services for a set fee unless they are covered services. Takes effect ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB1182 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of public safety to form a working group to define and delineate the duties and responsibilities of process servers under its jurisdiction, create a process to obtain certification for the sheriff division from the Commission ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB950 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes various amendments regarding the disposition of transient accommodations tax collections. Transfers $400,000, out of the amounts deposited into the special land and development fund pursuant to this measure, for fiscal year 2013-2014 to the bea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB943 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after a reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities or a law enforcement officer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB1227 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires certain insurance contracts and plans to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2014 for treatment of brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatment, and necessary post-acu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB932 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a mental health and firearms task force to research current state laws, both locally and nationally, relating to mental health and firearms and recommend legislation to address the issue of mental health and firearms. Designates members o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM. |
| SB207 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits employers from requiring employees and applicants for employment to disclose their personal account usernames or passwords, divulge information in a personal account, or access a personal account in the presence of the employer. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB1030 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an emergency appropriation of $145,000 from the Energy Security Special Fund to staff and support the Hawaii Refinery Task Force.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB318 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the sale of any plastic carryout bag that is labeled inconsistently with ASTM International standards for the degradability of plastic products and other requirements. Requires manufacturers and suppliers to furnish the department of health...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB755 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the exemption from required legislative approval for the sale or gift of non-ceded lands conveyed to UH after December 31, 1989, to which UH holds title. Exempts from legislative approval the sale or gift of certain lands of the UH West Oahu ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB64 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the public utilities commission to include in its annual report summary information on all power purchase agreements in effect during the fiscal period of the annual report. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
| SB568 | Intro
Sine Die | Deletes the "one-gallon per person per day" exception to the prohibition against the removal of sand and other beach or marine deposits, except for materials inadvertently taken, such as those carried away on the body, clothes, toys, recreational equ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB1386 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires members of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to file an annual disclosure of financial interests with the state ethics commission. Makes the disclosures public record and available for inspection and duplication.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
| SB43 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds definitions for "qualifying diagnosis" and "severe and persistent mental illness." Requires the adult mental health division of the department of health to provide services to people with a qualifying diagnosis, including services that are not c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB235 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a member to the King Kamehameha celebration commission to represent the Daughters of Hawaii. Changes the representation of the appointed, non-organization representatives on the commission from residents of the islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB236 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that all letterheads, symbols, and emblems of the State and counties include accurate and appropriate Hawaiian names and language. Establishes references for accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, including proper Haw...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB322 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds as a grant to Best Buddies Hawaii to support its Hawaii chapters and to provide services to youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| SB1374 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows an employer to remit the amount of an employee's union dues to a personal representative selected by the employee in the event the employee's union decides not to represent the employee's position in a grievance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| SB1372 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DLNR, in consultation with the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust and notwithstanding board approval, to engage in efforts to acquire the parcel of land located at Lipoa Point, identified as TMK 2-4-1-001-010-0000. Requires DLNR to invite participa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB1085 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages. Establishes the obesity and chronic disease prevention special fund and the Hawaii interagency obesity prevention council to support obesity prevention programs. Makes an appropriation from the obesity and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB702 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an internet crimes against children fee upon each felony or misdemeanor conviction. Requires deposit of the fees into an internet crimes against children special fund to provide training and resources for local law enforcement agencies' a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB394 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes limited immunity for individuals who seek medical assistance for victims of drug-related overdoses. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| SB75 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a two-year parole pilot program for no more than twenty inmates to be subject to high-intensity parole supervision. Requires the Hawaii paroling authority to report to legislature. Makes an appropriation for the program. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB402 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the office of Hawaiian affairs to conduct a financial review of the State's compliance with section 5 of Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006. Mandates that each department or agency respond to all financial review-related requests made by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB689 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that the medical use of marijuana is considered to be consistent with the pain patient's bill of rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-02-15
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL. |
