| HB618 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a renewable fuels production refundable tax credit for the production of fuel-grade renewable fuels using less than one barrel of oil per ton. Repeals the ethanol facility tax credit. Applies to the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB745 | Intro
Sine Die | Gives various types of fiduciaries access to the digital assets of the principal. (HB745 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB1012 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires disclosure of Animal Welfare Act violations for a permit to import wild and exotic animals. Prohibits use, display, and performance of wild and exotic animals that have been confined in a mobile or traveling housing facility. (HB1012 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Kawakami, Oshiro voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB593 | Intro
Sine Die | Part II: Amends the primary mission of the agribusiness development corporation to be local food production. Part III: Requires the DOA and the ADC to submit annual reports regarding land dispositions to the legislature and to post a copy of the repo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB706 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation for the development of an electrolysis process hydrogen production, storage, and dispensing facility and appropriates funds for the operation of the facility. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB927 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts electric utilities acting as billing and collections agents for an on-bill program from various State taxes and State laws regulating financial institutions, escrow depositories, or collection agencies. Effective 7/1/2112.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1). |
| HB460 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes limited immunity for individuals who seek medical assistance for victims of overdoses of drugs or alcohol. (HB460 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB131 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes, beginning January 1, 2016, labeling requirements for any food or raw agricultural commodity sold in the State that contains a genetically engineered material, or was produced with a genetically engineered material; establishes exceptions...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/WAM. |
| SB1189 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals particular funds that have become dormant or unnecessary and transfers the unencumbered balances in those funds into the high technology special fund. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB723 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits members of a county council to jointly attend and speak at certain community meetings or presentations; provided that the meetings or presentations are events open to the public. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HB1512 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes performance-based regulation of electric utility companies by the Public Utilities Commission. (HB1512 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1). |
| SB1201 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a general excise tax exemption for a qualified owner or lessor who leases a residential dwelling to a low-income household earning below eighty per cent of the area median income. Requires the director of taxation and Hawaii public housin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB379 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to develop a new HHSC hospital in North Kona. Allocates a portion of the Transient Accommodations Tax to fund the bond issuance. (HB379 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Har, Jordan, Kawakami, Tokioka, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB1172 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an energy storage tax credit for energy storage properties that primarily supply utility customers with electricity for site-specific needs or serve the entire electric system; provided that the energy storage properties are advanced, gri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB642 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a GET exemption for the first $ in sales of food waste sold for animal consumption. (HB642 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB1362 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes provisions in sections 201H-121 and 201H-123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorizing use of the rental assistance revolving fund for interim construction financing to develop affordable rental housing. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB231 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent the fiscal flexibility previously granted temporarily to the Department of Education to allow the Department to continue to use its resources in a more cost-effective manner. (HB231 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| HB327 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits legislators, and persons acting on behalf of legislators, from holding any fundraiser or receiving campaign contributions during selected times of any regular legislative session. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB391 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the continuing education requirement for psychologists to include at least three credit hours of ethics training and at least two credit hours of domestic violence training.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| HB1515 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pelatron Q, LLC, with the development of waste-to-energy power plants in Hawaii. Effective 6/30/2020. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB870 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the Kapiolani Community College Food Innovation Center to produce prepared meals using locally grown food for organizations that need large quantities of meals on a daily ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1). |
| HB34 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows condominiums and cooperative housing corporations to adopt rules to prohibit smoking, including electronic smoking devices, in units, common elements, or limited common elements. (HB34 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Jordan voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB1202 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the homeownership revolving fund to assist households whose income does not exceed eighty per cent of the area median income by allowing the households to pay no debt service for the first sixty months and then pay interest on a graduated...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB481 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for the working disabled adults eligibility group to expand access to medicaid for workers with disabilities. Requires the department of human services to implement the group by July 1, 2015. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HCR44 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Affirm Its Commitment To Ending All Forms Of Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, And Stalking On Hawaii Campuses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
To House Higher Education Committee |
| SB899 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to continue the kids' savings project. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB104 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an association to offset any amount that it owes a unit owner against the amount of the assessment prior to an alternative power of sale foreclosure. Effective 01/01/2112. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB397 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys for positions and materials to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB695 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii medical board to convene a working group to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease at a board meeting before July 1, 2016. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| HB439 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to implement and operate a Hawaii One Program to allow agricultural producer to develop conservation plans online. (HB439 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB189 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Comptroller to annually adjust the threshold amount for which settlements for claims against the State must be approved by the legislature for inflation. (HB189 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Har, Oshiro voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB672 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds to the Pacific international space center for exploration systems to purchase its headquarters and test facility and appropriates funds to the Pacific international space center for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
| HB713 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to train and deputize volunteer investigators investigating public work projects. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit reports and adopt rules. Appropriates moneys...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Jordan voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB746 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts the Hawaii cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure security coordinator from civil service. Establishes one secretary position. Appropriates funds for the coordinator and hiring of the secretary. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB760 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a misdemeanor for knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself as the owner or trainer of a service dog. Effective 01/07/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB232 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the state public charter school commission to allocate to charter schools for facilities projects. Requires annual reporting to the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Ito excused (1). |
| SB1190 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires and appropriate funds for the director of public safety to contract for the planning and preliminary design for a priority correctional facility. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB375 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the threshold amount for the exemption of real property from attachment or execution and exempts a debtor who is not delinquent in income taxes, real property taxes, or mortgages. Bases the personal property exemption from attachment and execu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB891 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the establishment of secure broadband cable landing sites and completion of any necessary environmental impact studies. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB529 | Intro
Sine Die | For criminal cases resulting in no conviction: 1) prohibits commercial websites from collecting a fee for removing arrest booking photographs from the website; and 2) prohibits criminal justice agencies from posting arrest booking photographs on a we...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB101 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires state and county agencies to reasonably provide and maintain onsite methods for the collection of recyclable deposit beverage containers and for solid waste disposal. Requires DAGS to assist counties with implementation. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB592 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires farmers market vendors that direct-market potentially hazardous value added products to obtain a permit from the department of health. Exempts non-potentially hazardous value added products from department of health permitting or inspection....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
| SB1236 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the small business office to administer the state small business program. Establishes the state small business program and transfers certain duties of the chief procurement officer to the small business office, which under the state small...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB497 | Intro
Sine Die | Part I: Appropriates funds for the Kupuna Care Program and an Aging and Disability Resource Center. Part II: Removes hiring requirement by the Director of Health in accordance with Chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the Alzheimer's dise...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| SB302 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates immunity for individuals who prescribe, possess, or administer an opioid antagonist such as naloxone hydrochloride during an opioid-related drug overdose. Authorizes emergency personnel to administer naloxone hydrochloride. Requires medicaid ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| SB311 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a process to enable the Hawaii health systems corporation, a regional system, or a combined regional system of two or more regional systems or a facility or service to transition to a new healthcare management system organized under the l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| HB548 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to perform a program evaluation every two years to consider whether the College of Pharmacy should be continued. (HB548 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
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 Ito excused (1). |
| HB872 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that naturally occurring beach sand shall not be considered a water pollutant if used for beach erosion mitigation and certain related purposes. Effective 01/01/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on OMH/WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
| SB492 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a means by which a minor may petition the family court for emancipation, and directs the court regarding investigation of the petition, appointing counsel and a guardian ad litem for the petitioner, and the findings necessary to grant the pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL. |
| HB796 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an entity to send written notice to a health care provider at least thirty calendar days prior to initiating any recoupment or offset demand efforts. Prohibits an entity from initiating any recoupment or offset efforts more than twelve month...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Har, Jordan, McKelvey voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1). |
