| HB134 | Pass | Reauthorizes the counties' authority to establish a county surcharge on state tax for a limited time period, with the surcharge to be effective until 12/31/2027, if adopted. Requires counties to adopt an ordinance to establish or extend a surcharge p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Act 240, 07/14/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1349). |
| SB118 | Pass | Requires, and appropriates funds for, DBEDT, with the assistance of DOTAX, to study the impact of real estate investment trusts in Hawaii. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 239, 07/14/2015, (Gov. Msg. No. 1348). |
| SB1291 | Pass | Prohibits discrimination against medical marijuana patients and their caregivers by schools, landlords, courts with regard to medical care or parental rights, planned community associations, condominium property regimes, or condominiums. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Act 242, 07/14/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1351). |
| HB541 | Pass | Requires each UH campus to prepare an operations plan, to be reviewed by the President and VP for Budget and Finance and CFO of UH, for each fiscal year. Requires the moneys in the UH Tuition and Fees Special Fund for each UH campus to lapse to the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 236, 07/14/2015, (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). |
| SB1297 | Pass | Amends the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law by changing the amount allocated to the trauma system special fund, and establishing maximum dollar amounts that shall be distributed among certain non-general funds after 6/30/2015. Annually lapses excess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 238, 07/14/2015, (Gov. Msg. No. 1347). |
| SB273 | Pass | Requires the examiner of drivers to accept a sworn statement from a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, correctional institution staff, a medical or health professional, or a verification letter from a homeless service ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Act 243, 07/14/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1352). |
| SB1092 | Pass | Repeals or reclassifies various non-general funds in accordance with the Auditor's recommendations in Auditor's Report Nos. 14-05 and 14-13. (SB1092 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 237, 07/14/2015, (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). |
| HB321 | Pass | Establishes a licensing system for medical marijuana dispensaries. Prohibits counties from enacting zoning regulations that discriminate against licensed dispensaries and production centers. Allows a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, or an owner...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-15
Act 241, 07/14/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350). |
| HB206 | Pass | Subject to exceptions, requires all plans, designs, and specifications for new or renovated landscaping of State-developed buildings, complexes, facilities, or housing to incorporate specified percentages of Hawaiian plants. (HB206 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 233, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342). |
| HB782 | Pass | Requires the Department of Health to establish a public education program to inform and educate women about cytomegalovirus. (HB782 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 232, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). |
| HB770 | Pass | Authorizes restaurants with a liquor license to sell beer, malt beverages, or cider for off-premises consumption, under certain conditions. Authorizes retail dealers with a liquor license to sell beer, malt beverages, or cider in non-original package...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 227, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). |
| HB1251 | Pass | Requires state departments, upon the closure of facilities, to consider the facility's suitability for use by public charter schools or early learning programs that are affiliated with a public charter school, and to notify the Superintendent and Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 234, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343). |
| SB961 | Pass | Amends hearing requirements for petitions for assisted community treatment, including for deadlines, notice, court-appointed counsel, and examinations. Requires treating providers to provide information for purposes of the Department of Health's annu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 231, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340). |
| HB1394 | Pass | Requires DOT airports division to conduct a water scalping feasibility study and, if funds are available, authorizes development of a process design for the processing portion of the implementation of water scalping technology. Requires DOT airports ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 229, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338). |
| HB1273 | Pass | Includes hydroelectric facilities that generate up to 500 kilowatts of electricity as a permissible use on agricultural lands if the hydroelectric facilities are accessory to agricultural activities for agricultural use only and if certain other cond...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 228, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337). |
| HB393 | Pass | Waives DOH water quality certification requirement for restoration, repair, and operation of Hawaiian loko ia (fishponds) that are permitted under the Statewide Programmatic General Permit process, administered by the DLNR. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 230, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). |
| HB631 | Pass | Establishes the documentation required when requesting the Department of Health to issue a new birth certificate with a sex designation change. (HB631 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 226, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1335). |
| SB791 | Pass | Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for autism diagnosis and treatment. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-14
Act 235, on 07/13/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344). |
| SB226 | Pass | Adds the definition of "business day" to the offense of abuse of a family or household member. Repeals the 48-hour no contact provision and specifies that the period of separation a police officer orders for the person whom the police officer reasona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 221, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). |
| SB756 | Pass | Establishes a mortgage license exemption for seller-financed mortgage loans, if certain conditions are met. Requires the seller to provide to the buyer the terms of the financing. Requires the seller to provide a disclaimer, to be initialed by the bu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 225, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1326). |
| HB538 | Pass | Requires wireless telecommunications service providers to release domestic violence victims from shared service plans upon request and with documentation. Authorizes the family court to order wireless providers to transfer billing authority for or re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 219, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). |
| HB858 | Pass | Permits the termination of residential rental agreements in cases of domestic violence. Specifies additional procedures under the residential landlord-tenant code for instances of domestic violence. (HB858 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 220, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). |
| HB830 | Pass | Creates an exemption from DLNR historic review for proposed projects on privately-owned single-family detached dwelling units or townhouses that meet certain criteria. Defines "dwelling unit", "single-family detached dwelling unit", and "townhouse". ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 224, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). |
| SB555 | Pass | Increases the refundable food/excise tax credit. Repeals credit for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $30,000 or above and for heads of households, married couples filing jointly, and married couples filing separately, with adjusted...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 223, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1324). |
| SB387 | Pass | Establishes an affirmative consent task force to review and make recommendations on the University of Hawaii's executive policy on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-10
Act 222, 07/09/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1323). |
| SB376 | Pass | Establishes and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Farm to School Program and a Farm to School Coordinator position. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-08
Act 218, 07/07/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). |
| SB1001 | Pass | Establishes and appropriates funds for the manufacturing development program, through which the high technology development corporation shall distribute grants to Hawaii manufacturers for various activities. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-08
Act 215, 07/07/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). |
| SB982 | Pass | Establishes limited immunity for individuals who seek medical assistance for themselves or others experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose. (SB982 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-08
Act 217, 07/07/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318). |
| HB1069 | Pass | Authorizes and appropriates funds for HTDC to provide grants to businesses with a federal small business innovation research phase II or III award. (HB1069 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-08
Act 216, 07/07/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317). |
| SB661 | Pass | Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to hire a Hawaii unmanned aerial systems test site chief operating officer to, among other things, serve on the Pan-Pacific Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Range Complex management t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 208, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| HB589 | Pass | Requires DOH to participate in a stroke system of care. Requires certain acute care hospitals to report data for the stroke database and requires DOH to participate in the stroke database. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 211, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). |
| SB40 | Pass | Establishes the Behavior Analyst Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires the licensing of behavior analysts for the practice of behavior analysis beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2021. Appropriates...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 199, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). |
| HB119 | Pass | Establishes the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program by authorizing the Director of Finance to establish savings accounts that empower individuals with a disability and their families to save private funds to support the individual with a disability. Creates ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 206, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
| SB1312 | Pass | Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general revenues into the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund in FY 2014-2015 to comply with article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution, which requires, under certain economic conditions, that the legisla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 202, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). |
| SB1096 | Pass | 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. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 201, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| HB10 | Pass | Authorizes Department of Education employees and agents to volunteer to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis in an emergency situation and to assist in the testing and management of diabetes for students. Allows studen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 214, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). |
| HB467 | Pass | Requires birthing facilities to perform a pulse oximetry test or other medically accepted screening on newborns to screen for critical congenital heart defects. Requires birthing facilities to report certain critical congenital heart defect screening...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 212, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). |
| HB174 | Pass | Requires health insurance coverage of orthodontic treatment for orofacial anomalies. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 213, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). |
| HB448 | Pass | Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct reviews of domestic violence fatalities, near-deaths, and suicides. Authorizes DOH to enter into memoranda of understanding to obtain information relating to near-deaths resulting from intimate partn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 203, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). |
| HB1010 | Pass | Authorizes the counties to adopt an ordinance requiring employers to offer employees specified commuter benefits options. (HB1010 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 205, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). |
| SB521 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds up to $45,000,000 to Waimea Nui Community Development Corporation, a private not-for-profit corporation, for the planning, acquisition, and construction of agriculture, renewable energy, and ed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 207, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). |
| HB1343 | Pass | Appropriates moneys for the establishment of a business recovery center within the Department of Defense. (HB1343 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 210, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| SB464 | Pass | Requires persons charging a consumer's credit or debit card or account for automatic renewal or continuous service offer to first obtain the consumer's affirmative consent. Requires acknowledgment of terms, cancellation policy, and information on how...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 200, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). |
| HB261 | Pass | Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to post and update information on drug formularies via a public website and toll-free number for the benefit of insureds, potential insureds, and providers. Esta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 197, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). |
| HB1491 | Pass | Strengthens reporting requirements for organizational reports, noncandidate reports, and late contributions reports submitted by noncandidate committees making or receiving large contributions. (HB1491 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 209, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). |
| HB268 | Pass | Authorizes the board of dental examiners to summarily suspend a license. Establishes procedures for the summary suspension of a license. Specifies that continuing to practice dentistry, or attempting to do so, while the summary suspension is in effec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 198, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). |
| SB519 | Pass | Authorizes fines to be deposited into the tax administration special fund. Increases the balance that may be retained in the tax administration special fund in each fiscal year. Authorizes DOTAX to enforce civil penalties for operators and plan manag...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-06
Act 204, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). |
| HB1432 | Pass | Establishes the interim assistance reimbursement special fund, into which reimbursements received from the U.S. Social Security Administration will be deposited for state-funded financial assistance payments and programs to assist individuals to qual...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-02
Act 196, 07/01/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). |
| SB1049 | Pass | Prohibits the approval of an electronic device manufacturer's recycling plan that provides only a mail-back option for the collection, transportation, and recycling of a manufacturer's covered electronic device. Authorizes the approval of an electron...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-02
Act 189, 07/01/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). |
| SB211 | Pass | Clarifies that the penalty for the offense of intentionally or knowingly failing to provide DNA samples is a misdemeanor. Downgrades reckless failure to provide such samples to a petty misdemeanor and deletes negligent failure to provide such samples...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-07-02
Act 193, 07/01/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
