HI Legislation | 2015 | Regular Session

Filter View [Reset All]
Syndicate content
StanceBillStatusSummary/TitleLast Actionsort icon
HB278Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, upon request by a county, to establish and operate for the county, a county affordable housing subaccount within the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-30
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 10:30AM in conference room 229.
SB912Engross

Sine Die
Provides for an annual inflationary adjustment to long-term care facility prospective reimbursement rates for care provided to Medicaid recipients. (SB912 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-30
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 10:00AM in conference room 229.
SB144Engross

Sine Die
Increases the threshold value in controversy requirement for jury trials in civil cases at common law from $5,000 to $10,000. (SB144 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-30
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 2:00PM in conference room 325.
SB113Engross

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program. Establishes Hawaii Health Systems Corporation contract obligations for participants in the Program. (SB113 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-30
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 9:00AM in conference room 229.
HB171Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2015-2016 to be deposited into the hurricane reserve trust fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 2:00PM in conference room 309.
HB172Enroll

Sine Die
Provides for a deposit of general revenues into the emergency and budget reserve fund to comply with the constitutional mandate to provide a tax refund or credit or make such a deposit. Makes an appropriation for deposit into the emergency and budget...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 2:00PM in conference room 309.
SB139Engross

Sine Die
Amends language to require each director of central personnel agency for a jurisdiction to review state civil service positions exempted under section 76-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on or after July 1, 2002, and prior to July 1, 2014, to determine w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 10:05AM in conference room 325.
SB1155Engross

Sine Die
Assigns to the Hawaii Tourism Authority the responsibilities for film development and marketing. Transfers the Film Industry Branch within the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Hawaii...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 2:30PM in conference room 423.
HB1182Enroll

Sine Die
Amends the income tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment by changing the manner in which the taxpayer's applicable percentage is determined. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 2:00PM in conference room 309.
SB676Engross

Sine Die
Includes structures, machinery, equipment, and capital assets in the definition of capital infrastructure costs. Sets a new maximum amount of capital infrastructure tax credits that may be issued in any taxable year per qualified infrastructure tenan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 1:30PM in conference room 309.
HB496Enroll

Sine Die
Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to work with the department of labor and industrial relations to conduct an actuarial study on the cost of implementing a family leave insurance program that would allow employees to take up to 12 weeks ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
SB1011Engross

Sine Die
Repeals provision providing that arbitration shall not be available to resolve disputes regarding EUTF contributions by State and counties. Amends the selection of the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Effective 3/15/2038. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
SB1174Engross

Sine Die
Provides that an independent medical examination and permanent impairment rating examination shall be conducted by a qualified physician selected by the mutual agreement of the parties. Provides a process for appointment in the event that there is no...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 3:00PM in conference room 229.
SB1219Engross

Sine Die
Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for employee status. Includes 20 factors to be used as guidelines when determining whether an individual could be an employee. Retains the ability of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to deter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
SB754Engross

Sine Die
Provides cancellation rights to persons who contract to buy a short-term product in Hawaii. Allows disbursement of purchasers' funds to a developer; provided that the developer first posts a bond or letter of credit. (SB754 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 423.
HB676Enroll

Sine Die
Requires, for collective bargaining for unit (9), three votes for the governor, two votes for the HHSC board, and one vote for the chief justice. Effective 2/5/2060. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
HB561Enroll

Sine Die
Prohibits employers from requiring or requesting employees and potential employees to grant access to personal account usernames or passwords. Provides civil penalties and allows a civil action for injunctive relief or actual damages, or both. Effect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
HB683Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes the civil rights commission executive director to dismiss a discrimination complaint and issue a notice of right to sue after a determination of a reasonable cause of discrimination is made and conciliation fails. Amends the executive dire...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
HB1497Enroll

Sine Die
Requires employers, regardless of whether the employers contract with a professional employer organization, to keep a record of the physical addresses of the employer and the North American Industry Classification System code applicable to the employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 325.
SB214Engross

Sine Die
Establishes the exclusive jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court over cases in which the amount claimed is $1,000 or less. Expands the small claims division's jurisdiction over personal property cases to include any personal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 2:00PM in conference room 325.
SB364Engross

Sine Die
Establishes a process for the recounting of ballots cast in a contest. Authorizes that contests for cause challenging a contest result may also be based upon unlawful activity or force majeure. (SB364 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-15 2:00PM in conference room 325.
HB1356Enroll

Sine Die
Allows the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to invest moneys in the same manner as the Employees' Retirement System. Effective 1/7/2059. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 10:00AM in conference room 309.
HCR138PassUrging The Department Of Education To Examine All Possibilities To Enable Student Athletic Teams To Run And Train Off Campus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR182PassRequesting The Department Of Transportation To Conduct A Traffic Study And Make Recommendations To Alleviate Traffic Congestion On Kahekili Highway From The Likelike Highway Intersection To Kamehameha Highway.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR29PassRequesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services, After Consultation With The Department Of Transportation, To Determine The Cost Of Placing An Overpass Over The H-1 Freeway To Extend Between Nuuanu Stream And Queen Emma Street That Would...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR205PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Examine Existing And Alleged Violations In The Solid Waste Recycling Industry And Fairly And Equally Enforce Applicable Laws And Regulations For All Companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR212PassRequesting Federal And State Agencies To Consult With Hawaii Small Scale Farmers, Hawaii Small Scale Producers, And Affected Parties On The Offsetting Of Costs Associated With The Implementation Of The Food Safety Modernization Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB621Enroll

Sine Die
Gradually prohibits the manufacture and sale of personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads to protect marine life. Effective 7/1/2053. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-15 11:00AM in conference room 225.
HCR34PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waimanalo, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Use, Maintenance, And Repair Of The Existing Seawall And Steps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-28
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB143Enroll

Sine Die
Proposes an amendment to article I, section 13, of the Hawaii Constitution to increase the threshold value in controversy requirement for jury trials in civil cases at common law from $5,000 to $10,000. (SB143 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-27
Enrolled to Governor.
HB715Enroll

Sine Die
Clarifies the definition of "bicycles" for purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, statewide traffic code, and bicycle laws by adding "low-speed electric bicycles" and defining low-speed electric bicycles. Excludes low-speed electric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 225.
HB1360Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds for relocation of the Clear Channel antenna, including design and construction, equipment and appurtenances, and ground and site improvements. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-15 10:00AM in conference room 225.
HCR97PassRequesting That The Department Of Health Assure That Any Substantial Land Discharge Of Wastewater, Occurring By Injection Well Or Other Means, Is In All Cases, Adequately Reviewed And Permitted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR191PassCommending The Japanese Women's Society Foundation For Creating The "adopt-a-mom" Program And Encouraging All Families And Agencies Working With The Elderly Of Hawaii To Place "adopt-a-mom" Day On Their Calendars, As The Third Sunday Of May, In Obser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR145PassRequesting The Convening Of A Family Caregivers Working Group To Examine And Assess Legislation Relating To The Role Of Caregivers Of Patients Discharged From Hospitals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 668) in amended form (SD 1).
HCR68PassRequesting The Division Of Aquatic Resources And Division Of Conservation And Resources Enforcement To Collaborate With Federal Partner Agencies To Protect Important State Marine Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR130PassRequesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With Royal Hawaiian Golf Club To Develop A Plan For The Management And Maintenance Of Old Government Road.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1042Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for grants-in-aid to the counties for identifying and mapping important agricultural lands, preparing the final submission package to the land use commission, and assistance with exploring county incentives for important agricultur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-15 3:30PM in conference room 224.
SCR150Engross

Sine Die
Requesting The Federal Bureau Of Investigation To Report Crimes Of Domestic Violence Under The Uniform Crime Reporting System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 04-27-15 2:05PM in conference room 308.
SCR167Engross

Sine Die
Establishing Within The Department Of Accounting And General Services A Task Force To Plan And Coordinate The Celebration Of The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Hawaii State Capitol.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 04-27-15 2:05PM in conference room 308.
HCR55Engross

Sine Die
Requesting That The Barack Obama Foundation Establish A Presidential Center In Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-24
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB822PassClarifies the implementation schedule and calculation method for minimum number of days and student hours required for Department of Education schools in each school year. Applies the requirement for a 180 day, 1,080 hour school year to all school ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Act 021, on 4/23/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).
SB913PassRequires the department of public safety to collect data relating to the number of incoming offenders into the state correctional system who are parents, the number of children they have that are under the age of eighteen, and any other information t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Act 016, on 4/23/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
SB564PassExtends the reentry commission expiration date to December 1, 2019. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Act 015, on 4/23/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
HCR162PassRequesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Examine If And How Other States Regulate Tour Operators Within Their Jurisdiction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB1183PassDesignates the opeapea (aka Hawaiian hoary bat) as the state land mammal. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Act 013, 4/22/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
SB379Engross

Sine Die
Requires cottage food operators, who produce non-potentially hazardous food products in a home kitchen or farm kitchen for direct sale to consumers, to obtain a cottage food operation permit from the Department of Health. Establishes labeling require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 661).
HB940PassAmends Chapter 328J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices in places where smoking is prohibited. (HB940 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Act 019, on 4/23/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
HCR104Engross

Sine Die
Requesting An Audit Of The Department Of Human Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB320Engross

Sine Die
Permits composting in agricultural districts if a special use permit is obtained for composting materials from off-site. Restricts composting on lands in agricultural district with soil classified by the Land Study Bureau's detailed land classificati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss]
2015-04-23
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-15 3:40PM in conference room 224.
Syndicate content
feedback