| SB946 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to examine the unfunded liabilities of Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Establishes the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Captive Insurance Company to effectively manage the administration and financi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-05-02
Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 4. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero. Noes, 20 (Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Dela Cruz, English, Gabbard, Galuteria, Green, Ihara, Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Kouchi, Nishihara, Ruderman, Shimabukuro, Solomon, L. Thielen, Tokuda, Wakai, Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). |
| SCR122 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Implement A Schedule Of Reduced Irrigation Water Toll Rates And Charges For The Island Of Hawaii And Hamakua District That Differentiates Among Different Irrigation System Areas And Agricultural Users To Pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-30
Deferred one day 05-02-13. |
| SB1057 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes employer contribution amounts for plan years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 for EUTF health benefit plan premiums for the employees of collective bargaining units (9) and (10) and their excluded counterparts. Applies retroactively to 7/1/11 (CD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-30
Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and none excused. |
| SCR15 | Engross
Sine Die | Urging The Formation Of A Work Group To Develop Nutrition Guidelines For Government Agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-30
Deferred one day 05-02-13. |
| SCR170 | Engross
Sine Die | Directing The Director Of Taxation To Review Section 237-25(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, To Determine If There Is A Rational Basis For The Apparent Disparity Between The Application Of That Provision And Other Sections Of Chapter 237, Hawaii Revised ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-29
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SCR133 | Engross
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of Budget And Finance To Create A Task Force For Responsible Fiscal Action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-29
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB879 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the per diem payments for out-of-state witnesses in criminal cases. Provides an additional per diem payment for witnesses from any island other than the island on which the court is located, when that witness is required to stay overnight. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:15PM in conference room 325. |
| SB668 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorder treatments. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB668 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB873 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates standards and procedures for income-withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders. Amends the definition of "debt" relating to the recovery of money owed to the State to include court-ordered restitution subject to civil enforcemen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:15PM in conference room 325. |
| SB666 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to assess the scope and feasibility of establishing an emergency services patient advocate program to provide assistance to and advocate on behalf of individuals receiving emergency medical care. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB66...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB665 | Engross
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] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB199 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a two-year Hawaii colorectal cancer screening awareness pilot program using the Hawaii comprehensive breast and cervical cancer control program as a model. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB199 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB1289 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires payors of non-wage payments for construction services to report the payments to the department of taxation. Establishes penalties for failure to report. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1289 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-13 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 309. |
| SB343 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits dental hygienists to apply preventative sealants, in consultation with a licensed dentist, in a school-based dental sealant program or federally qualified health center. Requires the Department of Health to establish and administer a school-b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB815 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the judiciary for the Honolulu Zero To Three Court Program to fund staffing-related, program, and service costs. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB815 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB948 | Engross
Sine Die | Expands application of the general excise tax to business activities in the State that are significantly associated with a seller's ability to establish or maintain a market in the State. Creates a presumption under the general excise tax law for sel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-13 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 309. |
| SB524 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes an agricultural development and food security program. Establishes state planning objectives to increase demand and access to locally grown foods. Establishes state planning objectives to increase production of locally grown foods. Makes ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 224. |
| SB1010 | Engross
Sine Die | Permits a deputy attorney general, except for the Attorney General's First Deputy, to provide pro bono legal services in the sole discretion of the Attorney General. (SB1010 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:15PM in conference room 325. |
| SB49 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends or repeals various provisions of Hawaii's public education law to resolve conflicting and inconsistent language and for housekeeping and efficiency. Repeals the Department of Education's authority to create temporary positions and to transfer ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB753 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to enter into leases and other land transactions with the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) for food production or organic livestock feed development. Creates a program under the ADC, with assistance ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 5:00PM in conference room 224. |
| SB105 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Fall Prevention and Early Detection Program within Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch. Appropriates unspecified sums for FY 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB105 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB1254 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to increase the on-call availability of emergency medical services and ambulance services in Ewa Beach. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1254 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:30PM in conference room 229. |
| SB1258 | Engross
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 ninety days of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB381 | Engross
Sine Die | Changes funding formula for the comprehensive public funding pilot project to the average of the amount spent by the winning candidates in the previous two county council elections of every district. Limits the number of candidates in the pilot progr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:15PM in conference room 325. |
| SB1261 | Engross
Sine Die | Defines "barrel" and "small brewery or brewpub." Establishes a tax rate of $0.23 per wine gallon on draft beer and beer other than draft beer that are brewed or produced by a small brewery or brewpub. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1261 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 2:30PM in conference room 016. |
| SB1095 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Early Childhood Education Program within the Early Learning System. Effective July 1, 2030. (SB1095 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:00PM in conference room 329. |
| SB910 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2013-2015 for public employees in collective bargaining unit (3) and for employees excluded from collective bargaining that are on the same compensation plans as those officers and employees within collective ba...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB391 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the office of youth services to coordinate a two-year safe places for youth pilot program to establish a network of safe places where youth can access safety and services. Establishes the position of safe places for youth program coordinator...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB1100 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Human Services to draw from other funds appropriated by the legislature to maintain the level of general assistance benefits payments set at the beginning of each fiscal year for the entire fiscal year. Requires a report ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB1101 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Interim Assistance Reimbursement Special Fund into which interim assistance reimbursements from the Social Security Administration will be deposited for reimbursements for state-funded financial assistance payments for qualified recip...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB331 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the hourly minimum wage to $7.75 on January 1, 2014, $8.25 on January 1, 2015, $8.75 on January 1, 2016, and $9.00 on January 1, 2017. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB331 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 4:00PM in conference room 325. |
| SB1141 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Penal Code to establish limits to the length of conditional release for certain charges, clarifies circumstances under which conditional release may be tolled, and requires information-sharing among public agencies. Requires report to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Rhoads, Morikawa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino. |
| SB1361 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Banyan Drive Community Development Board to advise the DLNR on the redevelopment and maintenance of Banyan Drive in Hilo on Hawaii Island. Effective through June 31, 2020. (SB1361 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 1:00PM in conference room 224. |
| SB858 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the governor or appointing authority to strive for equal gender representation when appointing members to boards and commissions. Prohibits members of boards and commissions whose reappointment to a second consecutive term has failed to rece...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB853 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the elections commission to conduct a performance evaluation of the chief election officer every six months. (SB853 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. |
| SB1293 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires any sole proprietor electrical contractor, pole and line contractor, high voltage electrical contractor, or electronic systems contractor to possess a trade license to perform electrical work in the State. Exempts employees of a public utili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-13 5:30PM in conference room 016. |
| SB623 | Engross
Sine Die | Replaces the current renewable energy technology systems tax credit with tax credits for solar energy property and wind energy property. Requires the Department of Taxation and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to report tax c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 11:30AM in conference room 225. |
| SB506 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies and establishes various professional and vocational licensing requirements for military veterans. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB506 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-13 5:00PM in conference room 016. |
| SB803 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a four-year pilot program requiring DAGS to implement irrigation water conservation best management practices, as established by the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii and report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation. Effective Jul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 1:00PM in conference room 224. |
| SB930 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to support the investigative stage of the Pacific international space center for exploration systems sustainable concrete initiative. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB930 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 9:00AM in conference room 312. |
| SB750 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a media infrastructure project tax credit for qualified media infrastructure projects in West Oahu or on the most populous island in a county with a population between 100,000 and 175,000. Provides for recapture of the media infrastructur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-13 11:00AM in conference room 423. |
| SB573 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a state income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred by educators. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB573 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB66 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes the financial disclosure statements of members of state boards and commissions available for public inspection and duplication. Clarifies the fair treatment law by separating out certain limitations placed on task force members from those place...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB286 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires reapportionment to be based in part on population data of the total number of permanent residents in the State. Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident in the last preceding ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SB71 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes an appropriation to the Department of Public Safety to contract with community-based non-profit organizations to provide education, mentoring, restorative circles, farming, artisan skills, cognitive behavioral therapy, and cultural healing serv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 10:30AM in conference room 312. |
| SB15 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to examine changing the 10 percent ethanol requirement for gasoline to a locally-produced biofuels and biodiesel requirement. Establishes Biofuels Production Income Tax Credit. Repeals Ethanol Facility Tax Credit. (SB15 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 11:30AM in conference room 225. |
| SB8 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits pet animal owners and owners' employees from performing surgical procedures on pet animals, with certain exceptions. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB8 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-25
Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 741). |
| SB1357 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that a government agency does not assume ownership or jurisdiction over a disputed road solely through maintenance activities. Authorizes State to quitclaim ownership of roads in favor of counties. Effective July 1, 2050. Repealed December ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-24
The conference committee deferred the measure. |
| SCR123 | Engross
Sine Die | Expressing Concern About The Use Of Hydraulic Fracturing In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-24
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cheape voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fale voting no (1) and Representative(s) Brower, Har, Oshiro excused (3). |
| SB965 | Engross
Sine Die | Limits licensure by endorsement or reciprocity for military spouses to those spouses who are present in the State for at least one year pursuant to United States Armed Forces orders. Exempts certain categories of professional licenses. (SB965 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-13 9:30AM in conference room 312. |
