HI Legislation | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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HB1072Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements, including that the prescribing psychologist practices in a county with a po...
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2016-05-04
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 715).
HB32Enroll

Sine Die
Clarifies when the driver of a vehicle must yield for a pedestrian crossing the roadway. Clarifies when pedestrians may enter a crosswalk equipped with a countdown timer. (HB32 CD1)
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2016-05-03
Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and none excused.
HB2638Enroll

Sine Die
Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to establish trust accounts to provide matching funds for tenants who rent dwelling units. Specifies tenancy termination requirements. Authorizes GO bonds. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1651Enroll

Sine Die
Removes the cap on the fine for providing false information in a signed affidavit in an application for voter registration during the late registration period or at an absentee polling place to make the maximum fine consistent with the maximum fine f...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 325.
HB2550Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to work with the department of agriculture to promote the department of agriculture's existing made in Hawaii brand program. Takes effect 2/19/2022. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2226Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for an unspecified number of full-time equivalent permanent positions within the Office of Language Access. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 229.
HB2727Enroll

Sine Die
Removes the sunset date of Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, thereby making permanent the requirements for a public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations in the State to provide...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:40PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2721Enroll

Sine Die
Requires DLNR to implement a management plan for Lipoa point on Maui. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 224.
HB2088Enroll

Sine Die
Extends the sunset date of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit until January 1, 2024. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2524Enroll

Sine Die
Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires, beginning with fiscal year 2017-2018, that such bonuses be separate line items ...
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2490Enroll

Sine Die
Exempts certain disabled veterans from county motor vehicle taxes and the state annual vehicle registration fee. Effective 7/1/16. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 312.
HB1703Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates moneys for the University of Hawaii to hire psychologists and case managers to provide student mental health services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 11:00AM in Conference Room 329.
HB2544Enroll

Sine Die
Requires the State Procurement Office, in conjunction with the Department of Accounting and General Services, to conduct an analysis and review of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, specifically with regard to the awarding of construction contracts....
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2016-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 at 5:35PM in conference room 309.
HB2744Enroll

Sine Die
Bases the amount of the state low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) on whether or not a building is financed by tax-exempt bonds. Increases funding for affordable rental housing development by making the state LIHTC more valuable by reducing the term...
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2016-04-29
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 711).
HB1787Enroll

Sine Die
Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program...
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2160Enroll

Sine Die
Establishes a dark night skies protection advisory committee to assist DBEDT in the development of a statewide dark night skies protection strategy to preserve dark night skies and reduce light pollution. Effective 2/19/2022. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 423.
HB813Enroll

Sine Die
Clarifies the fair treatment law by separating out certain limitations placed on task force members from those placed on legislators. Makes clear that legislators are not prohibited from making statements or taking action in the exercise of their leg...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:25PM in Conference Room 325.
HB2219Enroll

Sine Die
Establishes the impact loan fund for Hawaii (HI-impact loan program) in the High Technology Development Corporation to support dual-use technology small businesses. Establishes the HI-impact special fund. Appropriates funds. (SD2)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2453Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates moneys for start-up grants for newly approved, pre-opening public charter schools. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1713Enroll

Sine Die
Exempts extracurricular service of employees from the state ethics code if certain conditions are met. Defines detached remuneration and extracurricular service. (SD2)
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1653Enroll

Sine Die
Beginning with the primary election in 2018, requires the office of elections to implement election by mail in a county with a population of fewer than 100,000 and beginning with the 2020 primary election, implement election by mail in each of the ot...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:20 PM in Conference Room 325.
HB2289Enroll

Sine Die
Amends the eligible uses of community-based economic development grants to include technical assistance. Amends grant eligibility criteria. Reduces the size of community-based economic development advisory council. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 423.
HB767Enroll

Sine Die
Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public and amends criminal trespass in the second degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized entry or a violation of a written prohibition ...
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2051Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates an unspecified sum to the state building code council. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:25PM in Conference Room 309.
HB1847Enroll

Sine Die
Establishes the Sports and Entertainment Authority to coordinate and develop the entertainment and sports industry in the State, including attracting local, national, and international events, for the benefit of professional, amateur, and youth athle...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:35 PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2244Enroll

Sine Die
Makes appropriations to fund and support various housing programs. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-29
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2235Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the operation, administration, management, and maintenance of Honokohau small boat harbor to a public-private partnership, a private organization, or the County of Hawaii. Appropriates fu...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 224.
HB970Enroll

Sine Die
Expands authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor vehicle and motor carrier vehicle inspections in the State including the authority to adopt rules to set fees. (SD2)
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 225.
HB401Enroll

Sine Die
Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewed, or duplicate identification card be automatically registered to vote if t...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 325.
HB2263Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct an economic assessment study on the development and economic viability of a small satellite launch and processing facility on the Island of Hawaii. Takes ...
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2016-04-29
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-16 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 423.
HB2539Enroll

Sine Die
Authorizes insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to offer, sell, or renew, on or after January 1, 2017, a high deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings account to an employer subject to the prepai...
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2016-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB2266Enroll

Sine Die
Makes appropriations to the Executive Office on Early Learning for staffing and travel. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-28
The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB2291Enroll

Sine Die
Replaces the current renewable energy technology systems tax credit with tax credits for solar energy property, wind energy property, and energy storage property. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2016. (SD1)
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 4:10PM in conference room 225.
HB2472Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for five additional labor law enforcement specialist positions in the department of labor and industrial relations to protect Hawaii employees' wages and enforce Hawaii's labor laws, including wage and hour laws on public works con...
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 1:45PM in conference room 325.
HB1176Enroll

Sine Die
Beginning January 1, 2017, prohibits the sale of an e-liquid container for an electronic smoking device unless the container is child-resistant and prohibits the sale of an e-liquid container that includes e-liquid containing nicotine unless the e-li...
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2016-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB2740Enroll

Sine Die
Establishes preauthorization standards for all health insurers in the State, including health benefits plans under chapter 87A, HRS. Requires preauthorization requests for medical treatment or service to be consistent with known, published, and curre...
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2016-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB2741Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates moneys for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an Arts in the Military Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 3:15PM in conference room 312.
HB2042Enroll

Sine Die
Creates a water conservation rebate program for newly constructed water conservation systems under the commission on water resource management. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. Repealed on unspecified date. (SD2)
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 10:30AM in conference room 225.
HB1874Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates moneys for FY 2016-2017 for a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, rapid response emergency medical services unit for the County of Kauai. Effective 7/1/2075. (SD1)
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2016-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
HB1344Enroll

Sine Die
Allows journalists and newscasters, under the supervision of emergency management agency personnel, to cover the mitigation of hazardous situations and access areas that are closed pursuant to emergency management powers of the governor and mayor. Au...
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 10:01AM in conference room 312.
HB2617Enroll

Sine Die
Requires the counties to petition the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands. Provides flexibility to the Land Use Commission in addressing violations of representations made to the Commission or conditions imposed by the Commission in the Commissio...
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2016-04-28
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 2:00PM in conference room 224.
HB2179Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for the administration, operation, and community outreach expenses of the aha moku advisory committee. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
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2016-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 1:30PM in conference room 423.
HB2445Enroll

Sine Die
Ensures future ERS benefits for public employees who are terminated from public employment due to the privatization of the employees' positions. Effective 1/7/2059. (SD2)
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 1:50PM in conference room 325.
HB2388Enroll

Sine Die
Clarifies the Governor's authority to negotiate for the construction of correctional facilities and aligns environmental impact statement and assessment requirements as generally applicable requirements. Appropriates funds for jail facilities for an ...
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 10:00AM in conference room 312.
HB2161Enroll

Sine Die
Appropriates funds for the hiring of six identified hearings officer positions and support staff within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Disability Compensation Division and to provide the officers and staff with legal and medical tr...
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 1:45PM in conference room 325.
HB1849Enroll

Sine Die
Creates a three-year reclassification and recruitment pilot program within the Department of Human Resources Development to expedite the recruitment and hiring process for hard-to-fill positions. Makes an appropriation. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD...
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 1:45PM in conference room 325.
HB2636Enroll

Sine Die
Requires special permit approval in order to place solar energy facilities with a capacity of more than twenty-five kilowatts in certain lots within the agricultural district of a county that meets certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 10:30AM in conference room 225.
HB1851Enroll

Sine Die
Allows a commissioner to attend by teleconference or videoconference a public hearing of the public utilities commission, except for a contested case hearing, including allowing a commissioner who resides on an island other than Oahu to attend a publ...
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2016-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-16 10:30AM in conference room 016.
HB1683Enroll

Sine Die
Permits an employee to use leave under the Hawaii Family Leave Law to care for a sibling. Effective 7/1/2100. (SD1)
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2016-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-16 9:30AM in conference room 325.
HB1627Enroll

Sine Die
Requires the regulated industries complaints office to establish a division that specializes in the investigation of medical cases involving regulated professions and occupations. Appropriates funds from the compliance resolution fund for field inves...
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2016-04-27
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-16 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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