HI Legislation | 2017 | Regular Session | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB1396	Pass	Authorizes the Department of Health, working in consultation with the Department of Human Services, to allow two private-pay individuals to be cared for in the same community care foster family home after consideration of specified relevant factors. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-06-01 Act 030, 05/31/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130).
HB1022	Pass	Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (HB1022 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 019, on 05/18/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119).
SB923	Pass	Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 027, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1127).
SB926	Pass	Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs for public employees in collective bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 028, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128).
SB207	Pass	Authorizes the expenditure of general funds for a one-time lump sum cash bonus severance benefit to affected Maui region hospital employees. Repeals chapter 89E, HRS, and Act 1, Second Special Session, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, retroactively to 7/... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 018, on 05/18/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
SB918	Pass	Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 025, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125).
SB915	Pass	Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining units (3) and (4) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 023, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123).
SB917	Pass	Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (5) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 024, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124).
SB914	Pass	Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining units (2), (8), (9), and (13) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 022, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
HB1152	Pass	Adds to the General Appropriations Act of 2015 a budget proviso to permit the utilization of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Project Adjustment Fund. Requires the Governor to report to Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Sessio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 029, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).
HB1099	Pass	Brings the State into compliance with the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 and the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2010. Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" to include sex trafficking or severe ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 016, on 05/18/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).
SB969	Pass	Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Human Resources Development to pay claims as required by the Hawaii Workers' Compensation Law. (SB969 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 020, on 05/18/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
HB110	Pass	Makes an appropriation for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (HB110 CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 021, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).
SB919	Pass	Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund costs for public employees in collective bargaining units (7), (1), and (10) and their excluded counterparts. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 026, on 05/19/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1126).
SB936	Pass	Extends benefit finalization period for December 31 retirements; changes interest rate for late benefit finalizations; extends deadline for employer payments under section 88-100, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Allows delegation of certain disability retir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-23 Act 017, on 05/18/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117).
SB1183	Engross Sine Die	(See appropriate draft for description) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-04 Deferred one day.
SB1148	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop a transit-oriented development (TOD) zone improvement program to foster community development by strategically investing in public facilities. Appropriates funds to HCDA for staff necessa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-03 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737).
HB1469	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes procedures for designating public land redevelopment districts, planning committees, district redevelopment plans, and designated redevelopment district revolving funds. Establishes powers and duties of planning committees. Modifies publi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-05-02 Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused.
SB272	Engross Sine Die	Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. (SB272 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:15PM in conference room 329.
HB848	Enroll Sine Die	Requires UH to develop a microgrid plan for one demonstration project at any property on Oahu owned, leased, or controlled by UH. Authorizes UH to select the location for the project. Requires UH to collaborate with the local electric utility. Requir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB224	Engross Sine Die	Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Amends the composition of the board to include two school psychologists. (SB224 HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
SB1146	Engross Sine Die	Exempts the following from school impact fee requirements: housing developments reserved for persons or families with incomes up to 80 percent of the area median income located in a county having a population greater than 500,000; state or federal pu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1479	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes the Hilo Community Economic District as a community development district located in East Hawaii under the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Establishes the Hilo Community Economic Revolving Fund. Repeals on the earliest of 6/30/2037... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 5:30PM in Conference Room 309.
HB1580	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes a clean ground transportation benchmark framework to maximize consumer fuel savings, including a near term 2025 target encouraging electric vehicle infrastructure buildout supporting Hawaii's goal for the reduction and ultimate eliminatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
HB347	Enroll Sine Die	Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors by requiring the consideration of twenty factors by the Department of Labor Industrial Relations when determining whether an individual is considered an independent contractor. Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB533	Enroll Sine Die	Appropriates funds for charter school facilities. Effective 7/1/2060. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
HB936	Enroll 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 2018-2019, that such bonuses be separate line items ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 3:00PM in conference room 329.
HB168	Enroll Sine Die	Appropriates funds for the planning and design of a memorial to honor service members of the recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the various theaters of the Global War on Terrorism, to be located at the Hawaii State Veterans ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
HB1401	Enroll Sine Die	Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2020, and allows any election to be conducted by mail prior to the 2020 primary election, in whole or in part, as determined by the chief election officer or county c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 325.
HB636	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes a two-year water conservation financial assistance pilot program to provide financial assistance to county-owned public water systems. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050, repeals 6/30/19. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:03PM in Conference Room 224.
HB904	Enroll Sine Die	Establishes the invasive species rapid response special fund within DLNR. Establishes procedures for emergency declarations and expenditures. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:16PM in conference room 224.
SB276	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to establish district family courts. Increases the number of judges of the District Court of the Second Circuit from three to four judges. Makes housekeeping amendments to laws relating to the composi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
HB450	Enroll Sine Die	Requires UH to conduct a study on the effects of sunscreen on Hawaii's coral reefs and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 329.
HB696	Enroll Sine Die	Part I: changes the name of the board of dental examiners to the board of dentistry and dental hygiene; beginning on 7/1/2018, changes the board composition by increasing dental hygienist representation and ensuring Oahu and neighbor island represent... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:30PM in conference room 016.
SB1163	Engross Sine Die	Replaces the criminal penalty for certain airport offenses relating to aviation practices and to licensing or regulation of commercial activities at public airports with a fine. (SB1163 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
SB925	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 (13) and their excluded counterparts. (SB925 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1499	Enroll Sine Die	Parts I through IV: clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure; establishes ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15PM in Conference Room 016.
HB480	Enroll Sine Die	Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii community college for the Hawaii community college and University of Hawaii at Hilo, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, to study agriculture and agric... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 329.
HB4	Enroll Sine Die	Requires certain 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. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:45PM in conference room 309.
SB916	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 (4) and their excluded counterparts. (SB916 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
SB602	Engross Sine Die	Repeals the requirement that a disabled veteran be in receipt of disability retirement pay from the armed forces to be exempt from the payment of annual vehicle registration fees. (SB602 HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 1:00PM in conference room 312.
HB592	Enroll Sine Die	Extends the sunset date of the Alternative Energy Research and Development Pilot Program to June 30, 2019. Appropriates funds for the Program. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB1104	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Maui All Natural Alternative, LLC with the development of a project to provide municipal sludge processing and renewable energy at the Wailuku-Kahului wastewater reclamation facility ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:30PM in conference room 224.
HB917	Enroll Sine Die	Clarifies that a mutual benefit society shall maintain a minimum net worth calculated based on gross annual premium revenues and gross annual health care expenditures and operating expenses. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
HB1402	Enroll Sine Die	Requires each state government branch to establish a shared leave program for state employees. Allows the chief executive of a county to establish a shared leave program for county employees. Precludes a state government branch from prohibiting leave... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
SB1266	Engross Sine Die	Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation or any appropriate entity of the State to initiate negotiations to keep the units of the Front Street Apartments on the island of Maui affordable or to acquire the Front Street Apartments... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.
SB776	Engross Sine Die	Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:00PM in conference room 224.
SB665	Engross Sine Die	Replaces the current renewable energy technology systems tax credit with tax credits for solar or wind energy property and energy storage property and is applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. Establishes a demonstration project for ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
SB909	Engross Sine Die	Addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's fuel shortage response and energy emergency (energy assurance) statutes; provides policy guidance on preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against any actual or potential energy supply disrup... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 4:15 PM in Conference Room 225.
HB810	Enroll Sine Die	Allows collective bargaining parties to resolve impasses related to contribution disputes through binding arbitration. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-04-28 The conference committee deferred the measure.