HI Legislation | 2017 | Regular Session

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SB946PassUpdates the existing authority of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to adjust licensing fees, subject to the approval of the governor, to include licensing regulatory areas not currently referenced in section 92-28, Hawaii Revised Statu...
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2017-07-11
Act 147, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248).
HB143PassAuthorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (HB143 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 127, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
HB209PassEstablishes a state earned income tax credit. Changes income tax rates after 12/31/17. Repeals the sunset date for amendments made to the refundable food/excise tax credit by Act 223, SLH 2015. (HB209 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 107, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208).
HB1009PassExempts residence or occupancy in a structure or on a property directly controlled, owned, or managed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority from the requirements of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. (HB1009 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 114, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215).
HB1114PassAmends fines for Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health violations and requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to adjust the penalties each year pursuant to federal law. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to report...
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2017-07-11
Act 126, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227).
HB735PassDefines vehicle license recovery fees. Expands the base of government fees and taxes that a motor vehicle lessor may pass on to a lessee on a prorated basis to be the vehicle license recovery fees. Amends the prorated amount of vehicle license recove...
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2017-07-11
Act 137, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238).
HB530PassUpdates the Downpayment Loan Program of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (HB530 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 123, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224).
HB632PassBroadens the Water Infrastructure Loan Program to include loans made to water utilities and for water tanks. (HB632 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 133, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234).
HB50PassEstablishes an appraisal management company registration program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conform to minimum standards of the Appraisal Management Companies Final Rule and federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con...
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2017-07-11
Act 118, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219).
HB235PassSpecifies that the authorized benefit for acupuncture treatments allowed under personal injury protection benefits provided through motor vehicle insurance shall be tied to the charges, and any subsequent increases in charges, permissible under the w...
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2017-07-11
Act 124, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).
HB733PassProvides exemptions from vehicle registration, safety inspection, and driver licensure requirements for tractor trucks, forklifts, and top picks being used as marine terminal equipment when operating on Sand Island Parkway and Sand Island Access Road...
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2017-07-11
Act 115, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1216).
HB281PassRequires the Campaign Spending Commission to publish on its website the names of all candidate and noncandidate committees that fail to file a report or to correct a report within two weeks of the Commission's notice to correct. (HB281 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 108, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209).
HB1414VetoRequires the Auditor to investigate and report on the problems of the tax system modernization project of the department of taxation. Appropriates funds. (HB1414 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).
HB1235PassAuthorizes the use of arbitration to resolve certain family law disputes and child-related disputes. Specifies law and procedures applicable to arbitrations. (HB1235 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 113, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214).
HB1475PassPermits farmers' markets and food hubs on lands in agricultural districts. Effective upon its approval. (HB1475 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 129, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230).
HB423PassAmends the qualifications a production must meet in order to claim the credit. Caps the annual amount of tax credits that may be claimed at $35,000,000. Extends the sunset date to January 1, 2026. Requires DBEDT to submit an annual report to the Legi...
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2017-07-11
Act 143, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
HB1115PassAllows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to send notices of hearing electronically; requires the party seeking judicial review to bear the cost of preparing a transcript, except as provided by law, in which case the Board shall bear the cost of prepar...
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2017-07-11
Act 122, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1223).
HB1309VetoAdds grants for planning, design, construction, renovation, operations, and equipment of facilities to the types of grants for which repayment to the State is required if the grantee discontinues the activities or services approved in the grant. Desi...
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2017-07-11
Vetoed on 07-11-17 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1265).
HB1244PassRequires upgrade, conversion, or sewer connection of all cesspools in the State before 2050 unless exempted. Broadens eligibility criteria for tax credit to offset costs. Requires the Department of Health to investigate existing cesspools, assess inc...
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2017-07-11
Act 125, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226).
SB947PassAuthorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of beauty culture laws by licensees and permittees. Sets forth a process for licensees and permittees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. (...
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2017-07-11
Act 148, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249).
SB1227PassMakes permanent the affirmation requirement and form that is filed by an attorney on behalf of a mortgagee who is seeking to foreclose on a residential property under a judicial foreclosure action. Repeals the affirmation requirement of an attorney w...
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2017-07-11
Act 158, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259).
SB984PassAmends the definition of "physician" in Workers' Compensation Law to include advanced practice registered nurses. (CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 153, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).
HB335PassAppropriates funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. (CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 131, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232).
HB1333PassAuthorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to provide financing to assist the Honokaa Land Company, LLC, with acquiring, developing, and renovating agricultural facilities and structures. (SD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 117, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218).
SB997PassUpdates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to make it consistent with amendments in federal controlled substances law as required under the authority to schedule controlled substances. (CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 155, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256).
HB478PassAppropriates funds for full-time temporary agricultural management positions and equipment expenses for Kulani and Waiawa correctional facilities' agriculture operations. (HB478 CD1)
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2017-07-11
Act 119, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220).
SB545PassCreates and appropriates money to a temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. (CD1)
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2017-07-10
Act 104, 07/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205).
HB615PassAppropriates funds for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program to further the program's important role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. (HB615 CD1)
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2017-07-10
Act 103, 07/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204).
HB607PassAuthorizes the Executive Office on Aging to establish the Kupuna Caregivers Program to assist community members in obtaining care for elders while remaining in the workforce. Clarifies the kupuna service and support options provided by area agencies ...
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2017-07-10
Act 102, 07/06/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203).
HB599PassAmends Hawaii State Planning Act to prioritize housing opportunities for extremely low- to above moderate- income households, require periodic updates to functional plans, and amend member nomination process for advisory committees for the functional...
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2017-07-07
Act 082, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183).
HB563PassPermits licensed dental hygienists in the State to operate under general, rather than direct, supervision of a licensed dentist in specified circumstances that protect patient health and safety. (SD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 083, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
HB912PassAllows advanced practice registered nurses who hold an accredited national certification in an advanced practice registered nurse psychiatric specialization to offer care and services to minors and patients in assisted community treatment programs si...
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2017-07-07
Act 088, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
HB1182PassRequires the ERS actuary to conduct annual stress tests of the system. Directs the ERS board to submit annual reports of the tests to the legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2017. (SD2)
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2017-07-07
Act 085, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
HB832PassSpecifies that condominium boards may be in violation of fiduciary duty for violating the mediation and arbitration requirements of the condominium law. Allows association member participation in board meetings pursuant to rules established therefor....
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2017-07-07
Act 081, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182).
HB91PassClarifies that acute care hospitals are covered under the State's clean claims statute. (SD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 090, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191).
HB279PassSpecifies that certain types of dissemination, distribution, republication, and use of certain types of campaign materials or the financing of such by any person shall not be considered a contribution to a candidate. (HB279 CD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 098, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199).
HB280PassClarifies the due dates of preliminary, final, and supplemental reports of candidate committees to be submitted to the Campaign Spending Commission. Requires that a candidate who is elected and is sworn into office prior to thirty calendar days after...
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2017-07-07
Act 097, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198).
SB133PassRequires EUTF's actuary to prepare a valuation report annually. Requires the annual valuation to include an update of assumptions specific to the EUTF, as deemed necessary by the actuary, at least once in a three-year period. Reduces the maximum peri...
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2017-07-07
Act 093, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194).
SB1002PassConforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2016. (SB1002 HD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 095, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196).
HB192PassExpands the law on planned community associations to apply to certain homeowners' associations. Clarifies that if a proxy is a standard proxy form authorized by an association, and the proxy is returned with no box checked or more than one box checke...
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2017-07-07
Act 101, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202).
HB1098PassProvides that emergency shelters may have partitioned space for homeless persons or families based on Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines. Delays the emergency or transitional shelter compliance requirements per Act 234, Session Laws of Haw...
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2017-07-07
Act 100, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201).
HB849PassReinstates the authority of the University of Hawaii System to maintain a separate accounting and financial management system that is compatible with the State of Hawaii accounting and financial system. (SD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 091, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1192).
HB1027PassAmends the nonprofit corporations law to: restore procedures that allow nonprofit corporations to convert into and out of domestic nonprofit corporations; impose a duty of loyalty on directors and officers of nonprofit corporations; and increase the ...
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2017-07-07
Act 087, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
HB1028PassClarifies the Attorney General's regulatory authority over charitable organizations and charitable assets. Establishes procedures for deactivation of an obsolete charitable organization. Clarifies requirements for financial reports for solicitation c...
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2017-07-07
Act 086, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).
HB374PassRequires the auditor to conduct a study on the effects of regulation of dental assistants in the State via the certification requirements for dental assistants offered by Kapiolani community college. (SD2)
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2017-07-07
Act 084, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185).
HB651PassRequires a consumer credit reporting agency to create a record for protected consumers, including minors under the age of sixteen and incapacitated persons, who do not have an existing credit file. Permits a representative of a protected consumer to ...
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2017-07-07
Act 092, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193).
HB605PassProhibits the installation or use of household aerobic units that discharge directly to groundwater unless approved by the Director of Health. (SD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 089, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190).
SB715PassAdds the Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Executive Director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to the Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing. (CD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 096, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197).
HB73PassMakes housekeeping amendments to section 14 of Act 48, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, by removing reference to subsections. (HB73 CD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 099, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200).
HB451PassReduces the minimum Hawaiian blood quantum requirement of certain successors to lessees of Hawaiian home lands from one-quarter to one thirty-second. (HB451 CD1)
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2017-07-07
Act 080, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181).
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