| HB150 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows board members to transmit certain government records to each other provided that no commitment to vote is made. Authorizes a board member present by interactive conference technology to waive the termination of a meeting because of technical p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1160 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the State or any county from burdening any person's right to exercise religion absent that burden being the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling governmental interest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB44 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to public safety.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Public Safety Committee |
| HB479 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for equipment, training, and ongoing operations necessary to establish hydrogen purity testing capability in Hawaii to verify that the hydrogen purity meets SAE Internationals J2719 standard for fuel cell vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. |
| HB359 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that corrections officers for correctional facilities administered by DPS are eligible for overtime compensation only for work performed in excess of forty hours per week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Public Safety Committee |
| HB367 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an earned-time program under which a person may be eligible for parole prior to the expiration of the person's minimum term of incarceration. The person must show progress toward rehabilitation with improved social skills or participation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Public Safety Committee |
| HB21 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB881 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the establishment of a veterans services counselor IV position within the Office of Veterans' Services to assist all veterans, with a primary focus on female veterans. (HB881 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1233 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands and creates new categories for homemade food processing for sale to the public. Takes effect on 1/1/2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| HB558 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits overtime compensation to those hours worked in excess of forty hours in a workweek. Excludes those hours taken as paid time off from the calculation of the forty hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| HB699 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals and transfers the unencumbered balances of various non-general funds and accounts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1244 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals particular special and revolving funds that have become dormant or unnecessary and transfers the unencumbered balances in those funds into the high technology loan revolving fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| HB1472 | Intro
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] | 2015-12-17
Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. |
| HB239 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals Act 3, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB1290 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a moratorium on the construction or operation of any new municipal solid waste landfill unit on the leeward coast of Oahu.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HB75 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the Senate President and House Speaker be notified in writing upon the receipt of any federal aid money for expenditure by the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB910 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fisc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| HB922 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a moratorium on benefit enhancements that increase other post-employment benefits liability. Amends the definition of "dependent-beneficiary." (HB922 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB903 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of the Attorney General for retention of expert witnesses and specialized legal counsel in major litigation against the State of Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1336 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes unilateral differential pay for certain teachers. Authorizes DOE to hire adjunct teachers who shall be exempt from teacher licensing requirements and collective bargaining rights. Establishes a limitation on how many adjunct teachers may b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Labor & Public Employment Committee |
| HB879 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the DOH to establish a comprehensive suicide prevention program for veterans. Appropriates moneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. |
| HB1120 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that a percentage of the annual purchasing expenditure of the State set-aside for small businesses be awarded to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, in addition to any other preferences provided under the Procu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| HB617 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to energy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HB266 | Intro
Sine Die | Entitles the small business regulatory review board to a separate line item within the budget of the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB235 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to tourism.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Tourism Committee |
| HB1400 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Human Services to develop a farmers market matching incentive program for beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Human Services Committee |
| HB1184 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the definition of "tobacco products". Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes or tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| 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] | 2015-12-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HB762 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the kindergarten entry cut-off date from July 31 to December 31 of the school year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Education Committee |
| HB776 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOH to implement a pilot project to monitor radiation levels in seafood and seaweed over the next 5 years and to post periodic reports on its website. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Health Committee |
| HB1009 | Intro
Sine Die | Redefines "special interest vehicle" to mean a motor vehicle that, based on its model year, is at least 25 years old. (HB1009 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1038 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires automatic recounts of election votes for narrow margins of victory.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB220 | Intro
Sine Die | Short form bill relating to agriculture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HB42 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the elections commission to conduct a performance evaluation of the chief election officer after each election and submit a written report regarding the evaluation to the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB597 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Board of Regents to adopt a sexual assault policy that includes an affirmative consent standard.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-12-17
To House Higher Education Committee |
