| SB2788 | Pass | Amends eligibility requirements for membership on the Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board. Makes agents, officers, and employees of system users eligible and removes requirement that members be an active general excise tax licensee. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Act 175, 06/30/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277). |
| SB2560 | Pass | Requires and appropriates funds for the department of health to provide treatment and care for homeless individuals with serious and persistent mental health challenges as a part of its comprehensive mental health system. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Act 186, 07/01/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). |
| HB2084 | Pass | Prohibits all insurers in the State, including health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and health benefits plans under chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from discriminating with respect to participation and co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 135, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237). |
| HB1608 | Pass | Appropriates $750,000 for the UH Graduation Pathway System. (HB1608 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 150, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). |
| SB2680 | Pass | Clarifies and addresses inconsistencies within the fee schedule for financial institutions in chapter 412, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Repeals the credit union advisory board. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 149, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1251). |
| HB1654 | Pass | Allows a permanent absentee voter to temporarily receive a ballot at an alternate address for elections within an election cycle. Clarifies that certain conditions that normally lead to a termination of permanent absentee voter status do not apply if...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 168, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1270). |
| HB1814 | Pass | Appropriates funds for a full time position to provide training and track data on public school pupil punishment and use of restraints restrictions established by Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014. Requires report. Appropriates funds. (HB1814 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 151, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). |
| HB2305 | Pass | Authorizes the creation of Regional State Infrastructure Improvement Subaccounts within the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and the use of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to provide loans and grants to finance regional state infrastructure improvements...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 132, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). |
| SB2671 | Pass | Beginning 7/1/2018, establishes requirements for the regulation of veterinary technicians and the practice of veterinary technology. Establishes registration requirements and limitations on use of titles for veterinary technicians. Appropriates funds...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 147, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249). |
| SB2853 | Pass | Adopts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Model Act. Applies certain requirements for risk-based capital provisions, severability, and notice provisions to risk retention ca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 140, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242). |
| HB1044 | Pass | Amends the offense of sexual assault in the second degree to include a person who knowingly subjects to sexual penetration with a minor at least sixteen years of age and the person is contemporaneously acting in a professional capacity to instruct, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 153, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255). |
| SB2551 | Pass | Requires the judiciary to submit an annual report to the legislature on the judiciary's management of non-general funds and administratively created accounts or funds. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 166, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). |
| SB2863 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of massage therapy laws or rules by licensees. Establishes a process for licensees to contest the citation. Provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 146, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248). |
| SB2878 | Pass | Extends the application deadline for financial assistance for higher education available to foster or former foster youth, clarifies that financial assistance is for related higher education costs, and clarifies eligibility and program requirements o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 134, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). |
| SB2833 | Pass | Increases funding for affordable rental housing development by making the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit more valuable. Reduces State Tax Credit period from ten to five years. Repeals 12/31/2021. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 129, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). |
| HB1561 | Pass | Amends nuisance abatement laws to authorize civil suits to abate violations of trespass and other offenses that involve the unlawful occupation of real property. (HB1561 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 154, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256). |
| HB1055 | Pass | Requires on an application to register to vote, a Hawaii driver's license number or a Hawaii state identification card number or, if no license or identification card has been issued, the last four digits of the applicant's social security number. If...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 167, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269). |
| SB2566 | Pass | Transfers excess moneys from the rental assistance revolving fund to the rental housing revolving fund. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 128, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). |
| HB2293 | Pass | Enables the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop mixed-use developments in partnership with state and county departments and agencies. Eff. 7/1/2016. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 131, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1233). |
| SB2512 | Pass | Establishes penalties for the offense of pet animal or equine animal desertion. Imposes a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each desertion of each pet animal and equine animal and a fine not exceeding $2,000 for each recklessly caused death of or substan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 165, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267). |
| SB2106 | Pass | Increases the per diem payments for out-of-state witnesses in criminal cases. Increases the per diem payment supplement 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] | 2016-06-30
Act 159, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). |
| SB2076 | Pass | Establishes a durable medical equipment supplier license program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and related supplies through the office of health care assurance. Allows license fees to be deposited into the office...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 137, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239). |
| SB2439 | Pass | Establishes exceptions to the offense of obstructing government operations and the offense of violation of privacy in the second degree for a person making a video or audio recording or photograph of a law enforcement officer while the officer is in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 164, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266). |
| HB1669 | Pass | Redefines "peer review" to include reviews done by out-of-state public accountancy licensees. Increases deadlines for filing of peer review compliance reporting forms and appealing certain ratings from 10 days to 30 calendar days. Allows members of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 145, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). |
| SB3077 | Pass | Designates the Office of Planning as the lead state agency for transit-oriented development coordination. Establishes the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-oriented Development within DBEDT to coordinate effective and efficient transit-oriented ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 130, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). |
| SB2196 | Pass | Establishes the law enforcement officer independent review board within the department of the attorney general to investigate incidents of officer-involved death. Appropriates funds for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2017. Repeals June ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 161, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263). |
| HB1517 | Pass | Provides that the commission of certain offenses of assault, sexual assault, and abuse of a family or household member in the presence of a minor is an aggravating factor to be considered in the sentencing of the defendant convicted of the offense. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 157, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). |
| SB2812 | Pass | Amends Hawaii's charitable registration and solicitation law to require affirmative disclosures to donors by professional solicitors; clarify exemptions from registration; authorize the Department of the Attorney General to issue cease and desist ord...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 163, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1265). |
| HB2482 | Pass | Broadens the scope of health and health care data and other information submitted to the state health planning and development agency. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 139, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1241). |
| SB2298 | Pass | Adopts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, which provides authority to plan for the management and disposition of digital assets. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 162, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264). |
| HB1894 | Pass | Clarifies that under the Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program, when an institution ceases to operate, the student transcripts shall be kept permanently in a form prescribed by the director and other records requested and obtained by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 143, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245). |
| HB1943 | Pass | Provides an inflationary adjustment to the methodology used to reimburse facilities for the long-term care of medicaid recipients for fiscal year 2016-2017. Makes an appropriation. (HB1943 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 136, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238). |
| SB2854 | Pass | Makes various amendments in the Insurance Code relating to property insurance, market conduct, insurance premium taxes, insurance contracts, accident and health or sickness insurance, claim filing, captive insurance companies, duty to respond, mental...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 141, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). |
| HB2350 | Pass | Updates the wording from "foster boarding home" to "resource family home" and "foster parent" to "resource caregiver"; establishes qualified immunity for resource caregivers and child caring institutions adhering to the reasonable and prudent parent ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 133, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235). |
| SB2981 | Pass | Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language, and allows public school students who pass courses in American Sign Language to receive credit toward world language graduation requirements. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 152, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254). |
| SB2561 | Pass | Establishes a goal of developing or vesting the development of at least 22,500 affordable rental housing units ready for occupancy between 01/01/17 and 12/31/26. Establishes a temporary special action team on rental housing to make recommendations to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 127, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). |
| HB2671 | Pass | Requires the Chiefs of Police and state and county agencies that have the power of arrest to report crime incident reports and other crime information to the Attorney General. (HB2671 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 155, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257). |
| HB2326 | Pass | Makes numerous amendments to Hawaii's mortgage rescue fraud prevention act, chapter 480E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for consistency with the federal Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 142, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). |
| HB1878 | Pass | Appropriates funds for Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and for fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit a report to the Legislature no later than 60 days prior to the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 138, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). |
| HB1046 | Pass | Provides compensation and expungement of conviction to persons who can demonstrate they were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned when actually innocent. (HB1046 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 156, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). |
| HB1096 | Pass | Specifies that mortgage loan originator companies shall be open for business to the public during posted business hours, at least some of which shall be during regular business hours. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 144, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). |
| HB2247 | Pass | Authorizes the State and counties to pay the approved travel costs of their officers and employees directly to vendors or by cash advance to the officer or employee, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement or upon affirmative c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 158, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). |
| SB2108 | Pass | Amends the definition of "criminal process" to include administrative subpoenas issued by the attorney general and county prosecutors for the purposes of production of records. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 160, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). |
| SB2673 | Pass | Requires a travel agency that sells activities individually or as part of a tour package to register as an activity desk. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Act 148, 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250). |
| HB2501 | Pass | Requires that where an application has been made for a lease to continue a previously authorized disposition of water rights, a holdover may be authorized annually until the pending application for the disposition of water rights is finally resolved ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Act 126, 06/27/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228). |
| HB1700 | Pass | To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 201517 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Act 124, on 06/23/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). |
| SB2647 | Pass | Prohibits the sale, offer to sell, purchase, trade, possession with intent to sell, or barter of any part or product from various animal and marine species. Provides exceptions to this prohibition, including for traditional cultural practices protect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Act 125, on 06/23/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226). |
| HB2593 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds in the amount of $30,000,000 to assist Hawaii Renewable Resources, LLC, with the development of facilities for food crop, animal feed, and renewable non-fossil fuel production on Oahu. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23
Act 117, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218). |
| HB2559 | Pass | Repeals the authority of a law enforcement officer to take into custody and transport a person subject to an assisted community treatment order to any designated mental health program. Requires a court order stating probable cause to believe a person...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23
Act 114, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). |
| HB2669 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for TruTag Technologies, Inc. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-23
Act 118, 06/22/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). |
