| HB1381 | Enroll
Sine Die | Clarifies the scope of work for elevator mechanics. Amends the licensing requirements for elevator mechanics, and the powers and duties of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680). |
| HB943 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes a Kapolei jobs initiative pilot program that offers incentives to increase the number of businesses willing to establish themselves or open a new location in the Kapolei region. Establishes a tax credit, until 12/31/2022, as part of the K...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680). |
| HB1518 | Enroll
Sine Die | Provides that an agency may seek a declaratory judgment in circuit court that a requester is a vexatious records requester if the agency demonstrates that the person has established a clear pattern of conduct that amounts to an abuse of a process est...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-18
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680). |
| HB461 | Enroll
Sine Die | Creates the offense of resisting arrest in the first degree as a class C felony. Amends the existing resisting arrest misdemeanor offense to resisting arrest in the second degree. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-17
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| HB463 | Enroll
Sine Die | Allows any satellite city hall in any county with a population of more than seven hundred thousand persons to issue Hawaii state identification cards. Requires a report to the legislature. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-17
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| HB74 | Enroll
Sine Die | Replaces a requirement that the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate must jointly request legal representation for a legislative office before that respective house may receive legal representation with a requiremen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-17
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| HB437 | Enroll
Sine Die | Prohibits a waiver of a public hearing for action on a variance application for a shoreline hardening structure that will artificially fix the shoreline, including a seawall, revetment, or groin. Establishes findings the authority must make in determ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-17
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| HB1339 | Enroll
Sine Die | Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and related duties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-17
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). |
| HB289 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a candidate or noncandidate committee to inform the Campaign Spending Commission if the candidate or noncandidate committee does not intend to receive or spend contributions and expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB680 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires barber, beauty operator, and instructor licensees under the board of barbering and cosmetology to complete a one-time, three-hour training program on intimate partner violence awareness and education. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
The committee on JDL deferred the measure. |
| HB424 | Engross
Sine Die | Reinstates the President of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer for contracts for construction and construction related professional services furnished by licensees under chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Adds to the Univers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HB796 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a class C felony for an assault against a utility worker that causes serious or substantial bodily injury or an assault against a utility worker with a dangerous instrument that causes bodily injury. (HB796 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-31
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1081 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes 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. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| HB1449 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the impact loan fund for Hawaii, to be known as the HI-impact loan program, in the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation to support dual-use technology small businesses. Establishes the HI-impact special fund. Appropriates funds. Effec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1543 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the University of Hawaii community colleges to establish energy systems and technology training courses for county employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, and approving construction projects that contain renewable energy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1579 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to part III of chapter 39, HRS, and appropriates funds to the high technology development corporation for the purpose of constructing an electrolysis hydrogen production, storage, and dispensing facil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1577 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the department of education to issue grants to establish a composting grant pilot project in schools operated by the department. Establishes a composting grant pilot project working group. Requires report to legislature. Appropriates funds...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1585 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to UH for positions to implement capital improvement projects. Requires UH employees who hold administrative positions and earn more than $150,000 annually to be employed under an employment contract by July 1, 2018. Effective 7/1/...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB190 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to authorize private flight schools that: (1) are physically present in the State; (2) are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) offer flight instructor certificates; (4) request authorization; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB590 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Creative Industries Advisory Group while retaining the Film Industry Branch and Creative Industries Division of DBEDT. Repeals the Hawaii Television and Film Development Board along with the grant and venture capital programs t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB973 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes and appropriates funds for a Research and Grant Technology Program within the High Technology Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2038. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB199 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes physical isolation as a form of abuse, allegations of which the Department of Human Services is authorized to investigate and instances for which the Department may take corrective action, including obtaining judicial relief. Takes effect 1/...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB597 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism a broadband coordinator to create the state broadband plan. Requires report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB597 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB975 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates an Advisory Council for Global Economic Competitiveness to be attached to DBEDT. Directs the council to recommend policy additions and changes to attract more foreign direct investment and increase state exports abroad. Appropriates funds. (H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB92 | Engross
Sine Die | Applies an inflation adjustment factor to long-term care providers' annual costs or basic prospective payment system rates. Appropriates funds. (HB92 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB234 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the voluntary severance benefits option from chapter 89E, HRS. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB801 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services (DHS) for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving the public assistance. Requires DHS to disregard passed through child suppor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB76 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for severance benefits for separated employees affected by Act 103, SLH 2015, as may be negotiated through collective bargaining supplemental agreements. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1466 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a Youth Advisory Commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds. (S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB669 | Engross
Sine Die | Streamlines the reporting requirements of the Department of Human Services (DHS)and the family courts to require DHS, upon direction of the court, to provide the family court with an oral or written report regarding the safety of a minor child of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB693 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the operational costs of an organization providing prevention, intervention, and group and individual counseling for high risk youth. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB660 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the infrastructure development loan subaccount within the dwelling unit revolving fund to make loans to developers to finance the costs of the infrastructure of housing developments. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1240 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the coordinated statewide homeless initiative, subject to certain conditions. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1300 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii institute of marine biology at UH to conduct ongoing studies of the environmental impacts of sewage spills on affected coral reefs. Requires the institute of marine biology to submit an annual report to the legislature prior to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB233 | Engross
Sine Die | Offers employees of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation whose positions will be abolished or directly affected by a reduction-in-force, workforce restructuring plan, or privatization the choice of receiving both special retirement benefits and volu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1481 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a working group to study the uses of and determine best practices regarding blockchain technology. Effective 7/1/2038. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1281 | Engross
Sine Die | Part I: Establishes a three-year Homeless Employment Pilot Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit a report to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB1304 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires a permit from the Department of Land and Natural Resources before holding a regatta, marine parade, or surfing contest. Requires permit applications to be submitted up to one year and at least forty-five days before the start of the proposed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB121 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources to coordinate and fulfill the State's co-management role with OHA and federal authorities. Makes an a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1279 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii West Oahu to expand its existing programs and develop new means to increase food security and self-sufficiency in the State. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB913 | Engross
Sine Die | Improves access for firefighters to comprehensive medical coverage and service-connected disability retirement benefits upon diagnosis with or death from cancer that is presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-24
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB630 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for county drought mitigation projects and measures. Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent permanent planner IV position within the Commission on Water Resource Management to update the Hawaii drought plan. Effective 3/15...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB14 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the employment of lifeguards and for necessary equipment to be used by state lifeguards in their work at Kua Bay, Kekaha Kai State Park in North Kona on the island of Hawaii. Effective March 15, 2099. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1276 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides an additional state income tax deduction of up to $5,000 per year for student loan interest paid on qualified education loans. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1438 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates moneys for the commemoration of the centennial anniversary of World War I. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1587 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases state fuel taxes by unspecified amounts. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB432 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes financial exploitation of an elder by a caregiver a class A felony. Defines "caregiver", "elder", and "financial exploitation". Effective 7/1/2075. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee |
| HB634 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to the Board of Water Supply to upgrade Nuuanu reservoir #1 to meet state dam safety standards, as a component of the Nuuanu hydroelectricity project. Effective 1/28/2081. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB875 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for 5 full-time equivalent (5.00 FTE) temporary student intern II positions within the state historic preservation division. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB499 | Engross
Sine Die | Clarifies the definition of "underserved" or "at-risk" children as it relates to the priority given to these children for the Preschool Open Doors program. Provides that priority among undeserved or at-risk children shall be given to children whose f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
