| SB419 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires compliance with the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for enrollment in a state-supported post-secondary institution, qualify for state financial assistance for post-secondary education, or be eligible for state or county employm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Higher Education Committee |
| SB286 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies a customer has the right to rescind a deferred deposit by returning the principal amount used to fund the deferred deposit within a specified time frame. Permits customers to convert a deferred deposit into an installment loan plan in certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB967 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public. Establishes requirements for signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1088 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for certification of a reforestation carbon project at Haleakala, Maui, operated by DLNR, under an established forest carbon standard certification system. Requires DLNR to submit an annual report on the project certification to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB922 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (10) and their excluded counterparts. (SB922 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1236 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Auditor to contract with a suitable entity to conduct a study of closed claims in the workers' compensation system, including the processing time for closed claims. Amends the deadline for completion of the study and the deadline for the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB397 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends the Hospital Sustainability Program for two years. Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. (SB397 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB637 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the counties through their employees or authorized agents to enter private property to control or eradicate invasive species and pests. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| SB347 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for establishing, staffing, and operating two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. (SB347 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB675 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the grounds under which an employer may take employment action without committing a discriminatory practice. (SB675 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB748 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Human Services to post its inspection records of child care facilities that involve substantiated complaints on a public website and submit an annual report to the legislature of certain information from inspection records ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB964 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that emergency shelters may provide partitioned space for homeless persons or families based upon Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines. Extends by one year, the emergency shelter compliance requirements per Act 234, Session Laws of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB640 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a model project at a location selected by DLNR to designate areas for planting and growing coconut trees for Hawaiian traditional and customary gathering practices. Appropriates funds for the model project. (SB640 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB378 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to include a link on the real estate branch's condominium registration and education website to an educational video program produced by the Hawaii Council of Community Associations. Requires a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB763 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the High Technology Development Corporation for the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB889 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies liability for tort claims against a professionally licensed or certified state employee. Assigns exclusive liability and remedy to the State for claims arising out of acts within the scope of public employment and for which the State assume...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB425 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care. (SB425 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB891 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the income withholding requirements to impose a fine against any employer who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent subject to income withholding, or who fails to comply wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1147 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-oriented Development to require that every development or redevelopment plan for any state property within one-half mile of the Honolulu rail transit system evaluate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB849 | Engross
Sine Die | Reduces the minimum Hawaiian blood quantum requirement of certain successors to lessees of Hawaiian home lands from one-quarter to one thirty-second. (SB849 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1156 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB764 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the High Technology Development Corporation for the Manufacturing Development Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB203 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the membership of the State Council on Mental Health, defines quorum for the Council, and specifies number of votes required to constitute valid acts of the Council. Designates the State Council on Mental Health within the department of health...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB503 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires health insurance coverage for case management services by qualified mental health providers for victims of sexual violence and abuse. Takes effect on 6/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB223 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes a naturopathic physician to prescribe testosterone consistent with naturopathic medical practice. Clarifies that narcotic drugs shall not be included within the naturopathic formulary. (SB223 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1312 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the board of midwifery to regulate the practice of midwifery by certified midwives and certified professional midwives. Requires licensing of certified midwives and certified professional midwives to commence beginning on July 1, 2020. Re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB954 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes various updates to title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including: requiring health care providers to continue providing services during a health insurer insolvency; moving the short-term health insurance preexisting disclosure requirement to a m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To House Health Committee |
| SB593 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires research facilities to make available for adoption healthy cats and dogs that the research facility determines are suitable for adoption and are no longer needed for research. Authorizes research facilities to contract with local animal resc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-15
The committee(s) on AGR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
| SB945 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Effective 5/12/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-14
To House Higher Education Committee |
| SB367 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the fines for violations associated with a person operating a vehicle after the person's license and privilege has been suspended or revoked for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| SB336 | Engross
Sine Die | Excludes from the definitions of "advertisement" and "electioneering communication" the communications of a candidate's name on clothing or other attire not directly associated with that candidate's campaign committee. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1036 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies that failure to register a firearm within the required time period does not relieve the owner of the duty to register the firearm. Allows the owner of an unregistered firearm to register the firearm thereafter without penalty. Takes effect ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB445 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the treasurer of a candidate or noncandidate committee to maintain itemized records showing the name and address of each contributor, regardless of the contribution amount. Requires that the information regarding the employer and occupation ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB892 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the attorney general to disclose confidential covered offender registration information to criminal justice agencies for administration of criminal justice and covered offender registration purposes and to disclose an indication of a covered o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB111 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. Repeals the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the retu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB391 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I: Purpose section. Part II: Clarifies that when a unit owner and association reach a payment plan to cure a nonjudicial foreclosure, completion of the payment plan is required to cure the default; specifies that if a unit owner and an associati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB628 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires department heads to inform the governor of any vacancy in any board or commission. Requires the governor to maintain a listing of all boards and commissions including specified information. Appropriates funds for 1.0 FTE position to manage l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Finance Committee |
| SB689 | Engross
Sine Die | Grants county agencies the implicit right to enter property to investigate agricultural buildings and structures for violations of and compliance with building code exemption qualifications. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Water & Land Committee |
| SB643 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires all newly created, replaced, or reprinted state and county letterheads, documents, symbols, and emblems to include accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and language. Establishes references for accurate, appropriate, and authen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB492 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the conditions under which the definition of "enter or remain unlawfully" shall apply with reference to criminal trespass in the second degree. Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree to repeal the definition of "reasonabl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1170 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires any report of a study or an audit enacted with a legislative appropriation and conducted by an executive department or agency, including the Hawaii health systems corporation, and by the legislative reference bureau, auditor, judiciary, or O...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Legislative Management Committee |
| SB453 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for one ambulance unit each for the County of Kauai and the County of Hawaii, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Health Committee |
| SB767 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the high-growth grant program and special fund to provide grants to qualified businesses for certain business development activities. Makes appropriations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Economic Development & Business Committee |
| SB104 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the procedures to amend condominium association declarations, bylaws, and other governing instruments that are not of a material adverse nature to condominium owners or do not imperil the viability or stability of the condominium associatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB421 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers. Establishes policy guidelines for the use and discontinuance of use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers. Establishes certain restrictions on the use of body-wor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB888 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB667 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires mortgage servicer licensees to establish an education program that includes development of internal policies, procedures, and controls and a continuing education program for its employees. Defines "nonprofit organization" and lowers the appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Intrastate Commerce Committee |
| SB247 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires recounts of election votes when the margin of victory is less than two hundred fifty votes or less than one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less. Takes effect on 01/07/59. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB261 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a person under the age of eighteen is present. Requires the department of health to report on the enforceability of this Act and coordination of related data collection activities of the respective law en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Transportation Committee |
| SB855 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that the submission of a voter registration application either to register to vote or update the voter's registration information constitutes a request for permanent absentee voter status unless the applicant specifically indicates the appli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
