| SB376 | Pass | Repeals chapter 269, part VIII, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the interisland transmission system. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-13
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 205, 07/12/2017, (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). |
| SB724 | Pass | Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to submit to the Legislature before the 2019 regular session a report with estimates for fiscal year 2018-2019 and fiscal year 2019-2020 of general fund appropriations and expenditures for non-discretiona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-13
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 210, 07/12/2017, (Gov. Msg. No. 1324). |
| SB322 | Pass | Provides that circuit and family courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction over certain felonies under certain circumstances involving the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, endangering the welfare of a minor in the se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 188, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| SB292 | Pass | Repeals chapter 514A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to condominium property regimes, and ensures that all condominiums in the State are governed under chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to condominiums. Effective 1/1/2019. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 181, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1295). |
| SB609 | Pass | Requires that peer reviews performed on public accounting firms are performed in accordance with the entirety of the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 167, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). |
| SB396 | Pass | Clarifies public records by amending the procedure for clearing titles by adding a reference to recorded assignments of leases and rents for which the underlying debt has been fully paid or satisfied. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 192, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). |
| SB655 | Pass | Allows the news media, under certain conditions, to access areas that are closed pursuant to emergency management powers of the Governor and Mayor. Limits the liability of the Senate and counties. Specifies that the State, counties, and designated em...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 168, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). |
| SB584 | Pass | Allows an extended or hanai family member to act as a co-mortgagor in assisting a qualified resident in securing a mortgage to purchase a dwelling unit from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 166, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). |
| SB102 | Pass | Changes the agency responsible for preparing the federal funding policy study required under Act 225, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, from the Office of the Governor to B&F. Makes an appropriation. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 178, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292). |
| SB407 | Pass | Allows the counties to make short term investments with similar authority as the state director of finance. Requires counties' investments in bonds of any improvement district to be of investment grade or supported by the general obligation pledge of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 193, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
| SB26 | Pass | Appropriates funds as a subsidy to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County Career Criminal Prosecution Unit. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 204, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318). |
| SB712 | Pass | Requires the Governor to submit summarized comparisons by department of the following for fiscal year 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019: (1) budgeted and actual/estimated expenditures for operating costs, with breakdowns by cost elements and means ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 169, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). |
| SB382 | Pass | Requires a management audit of the Public Utilities Commission. (CD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 198, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). |
| SB469 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2017 and ending 6/30/2019. Effective 7/1/2017. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 195, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| SB773 | Pass | Amends the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program by restricting cultivation of industrial hemp under the pilot project to agricultural lands and requires counties to recognize it as an agricultural product, use, or activity. Allows license application year-r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 199, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). |
| SB786 | Pass | Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules to substitute references to "medical marijuana" and like terms with "medical cannabis" and like terms. Requires the Department of Health to make all conforming revisions to Administrative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 170, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). |
| SB99 | Pass | Prohibits any county from disqualifying a legal nonconforming dwelling unit from the Housing Choice Voucher Program if the unit meets zoning and building code requirements and other program standards such as health and safety standards. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 176, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). |
| SB865 | Pass | Permits persons licensed as an electrical or plumbing contractor under this chapter to enter into contracts to perform electrical or plumbing work; provided that if a contractor's responsible managing employee, which includes a sole proprietor, is no...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 173, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). |
| SB572 | Pass | Authorizes the Office of Information Practices to adopt administrative rules regarding protection of state and county agency records subject to disclosure and other rules necessary to administer the Uniform Information Practices Act. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 165, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). |
| SB369 | Pass | Prohibits associations of apartment owners, boards of directors, managing agents, resident managers, unit owners, and persons acting on behalf of associations or unit owners from retaliating against a unit owner, board member, managing agent, residen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 190, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). |
| SB808 | Pass | Makes an appropriation from the special land and development fund to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operational expenses and staffing costs of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 171, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). |
| SB387 | Pass | Requires a health carrier with a network plan to maintain a network that includes sufficient numbers of appropriate types of providers to ensure that covered persons have access to covered services. Specifies contract, disclosure, continuity of care,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 191, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). |
| SB976 | Pass | Changes the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Tier II filing fee from $100 to $200, to provide needed preparedness resources to Local Emergency Planning Committees. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 162, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276). |
| SB501 | Pass | Requires all limited service pregnancy centers to disclose the availability of and enrollment information for reproductive health services. Defines limited service pregnancy center. Establishes privacy and disclosure requirements for individual recor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 200, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). |
| SB288 | Pass | Authorizes motor vehicle and boat towing options for self-service storage facilities after sixty or more days of delinquency; provided that an occupant is provided notice. Requires owners to notify occupants via electronic mail or regular mail, excep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 180, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
| SB314 | Pass | Clarifies provisions relating to required disclosures by arbitrators. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 187, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). |
| SB488 | Pass | Allows courts to authorize an individual or entity other than a sheriff deputy or an officer to provide technical assistance to the deputy sheriff or officer in examining an electronic device or storage media that is the subject of a search warrant. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 196, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). |
| SB1286 | Pass | Clarifies the scope of the private trade, vocational, and technical school licensure program within the department of education. Establishes a licensing fee to ensure the sustainability of the licensure program. Establishes a license renewal process ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 164, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1278). |
| SB491 | Pass | Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 197, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| SB908 | Pass | Adopts a more explicit definition of "small business"; clarifies the powers of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board; increases the number of board members, with two nominated by the Board; clarifies when agencies are required to report to the B...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 174, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). |
| SB119 | Pass | Establishes a cap of eight per cent on late rent payment fees, applicable to all new rental agreements and rental agreement renewals entered into on or after the effective date of this measure. Effective 11/1/2017. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 179, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). |
| SB100 | Pass | Delays the reviews by the Auditor of tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, and deductions. Provides the Auditor with access to DOTAX records for the reviews and establishes confidentiality requirements concerning the data. Requires the reviews be made...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 177, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). |
| SB911 | Pass | Increases the Hula Mae Multifamily Revenue Bond authorization amount from $1,000,000,000 to $1,500,000,000. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit annual reports to the Legislature describing the activity of the rev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 175, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). |
| SB339 | Pass | Authorizes all class B and C felony charges to be instituted by written information subject to specified exceptions. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 189, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). |
| SB859 | Pass | Grants an employee the right to have a chaperone present during an independent medical examination relating to a work injury for workers' compensation purposes and, with the approval of the examining physician or surgeon, to record the medical examin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 172, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). |
| SB423 | Pass | Prohibits denying a student a meal for failure to pay within: (1) The first 21 days of the first semester of a school year while the student's application for free or reduced lunch is being processed; or (2) 7 days after the student's meal fund accou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-12
Act 194, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). |
| SB1264 | Pass | Amends the process for registration, registration renewal, instruction, and training for security guards. Triennial registration period for security guards effective beginning on 6/30/2018. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 160, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). |
| SB992 | Pass | Clarifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) may assume immediate control of a vessel that is grounded on state submerged land, a shoreline, or a coral reef, or in imminent danger of breaking up, if the vessel cannot be re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 154, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255). |
| SB410 | Veto | Clarifies the allowable scope of collective bargaining negotiations regarding the rights and obligations of a public employer. (SB410 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). |
| SB1074 | Veto | Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to fund celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii state capitol. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). |
| SB1240 | Veto | Requires DLNR to submit proposed legislation to the legislature by the 2019 regular session including a definition of "sustainable", a policy for sustainable collection practices of near shore aquatic life, a process for determining limits on collect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). |
| SB930 | Pass | Provides a means for the EUTF to void claims for reimbursement of medicare part B premiums or any other debt payable that totals less than $500 and is older than ten years. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 144, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245). |
| SB722 | Veto | Recommences the efficiency measures pilot project first required under Act 67, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1271). |
| SB713 | Veto | Requires the six-year program and financial plan and budget to include information on tax expenditures. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1270). |
| SB1073 | Veto | Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1272). |
| SB1244 | Pass | Authorizes qualified nonprofit housing trusts to repurchase affordable units developed with government assistance when a government entity waives its first right of refusal to repurchase the unit. Authorizes counties to waive a first right of refusal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 159, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). |
| SB895 | Pass | Establishes the offense of criminal trespass onto state lands to the penal code. Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree to apply to government agricultural property regardless of whether it is fenced, enclosed, or otherwise secu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 136, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237). |
| SB952 | Pass | Provides the insurance commissioner express prior approval authority over long-term care insurance rates. Effective 1/1/2018. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 151, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). |
| SB953 | Pass | Requires a motor vehicle insurer to pay the applicable general excise tax and certificate of ownership fee when settling with a third-party claimant in a total loss claim. Increases monetary penalties for insurance fraud for a class C felony and misd...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 152, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). |
| SB941 | Pass | Updates statute relating to electronic funds transfers to allow Automated Clearing House account debit transactions in certain situations as may be approved by the Director of Finance. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Act 146, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). |
