| SB551 | Pass | Requires associations to offer mediation with a notice of default and intention to foreclose. Clarifies that the explicit grant of power of sale to associations is not required for the purposes of enforcing association liens under the association alt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 282, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1402). |
| SB383 | Pass | Requires DOE to establish a mandatory youth suicide awareness and prevention training program and model risk referral protocol, based on existing materials created by DOH, for all public schools, including charter schools. Requires charter schools to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Act 270, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1390). |
| SB78 | Pass | Establishes the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) as the administrative authority for state-funded prekindergarten programs, and private partnership-funded prekindergarten programs in the public schools, except for special education and Title...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 276, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1396). |
| SB1058 | Pass | Requires the Attorney General to prepare a statement for each proposed constitutional amendment. Requires the Office of Elections and county clerks to make the statement available to the public. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 286, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1406). |
| SB414 | Pass | Creates procedural and administrative requirements for law enforcement agencies for eyewitness identifications of suspects in criminal investigations. Effective 6/1/2020. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 281, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1401). |
| SB409 | Pass | Establishes an annual vehicle registration surcharge fee for electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles to be deposited into the State Highway Fund. Effective 1/1/2020. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 280, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1400). |
| SB33 | Pass | Increases the annual rolling cap for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit. Requires the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus and HTDC to execute a memorandum of understanding that commits the parties to enter int...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 275, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1395). |
| SB767 | Pass | Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,000 to $1,500 and makes it applicable only to the cost of labor and materials. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 283, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1403). |
| SB976 | Pass | Establishes a pilot program to generate revenue through the lease of public library lands to meet the mission of the public libraries. Establishes the library facilities fund. Requires the Board of Education to report to the Legislature. Appropriates...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 285, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1405). |
| SB817 | Pass | Establishes regulations for the sale of stored property insurance by self-service storage facility owners. Requires owners to hold a limited lines license to sell, solicit, or offer coverage under a stored property insurance policy. Effective 1/1/202...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 284, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1404). |
| SB192 | Pass | Authorizes the court to release a defendant in custody on unsecured bail. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 277, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1397). |
| SB388 | Pass | Requires DOE to establish a task force to create a system for evaluating and assessing all children and those who are exhibiting emergent or persistent behaviors, academic challenges, or chronic absenteeism and are in need of appropriate supports and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Act 271, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1391). |
| SB1303 | Pass | Part I: Allows the Department of Education to lease public school lands for a term of not more than ninety-nine years per lease. Part II: Amends Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow the City and County of Honolulu to transfer lands under ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Act 272, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392). |
| SB385 | Pass | Repeals defaults on student loans, student loan repayment contracts, and scholarship contracts as grounds for sanctioning professional and vocational licensees. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 279, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1399). |
| SB381 | Pass | Directs the Office of Planning, Land Use Commission, Real Estate Commission, and Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting to study land subdivision and condominium property regime laws related to agricultural land and report findings and recomm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 278, 07/10/2019, (Gov. Msg. No. 1398). |
| SB522 | Pass | Creates the plastic source reduction working group to make recommendations to reuse, reduce, recycle, and recover plastic waste. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 254, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). |
| SB1442 | Pass | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider the value of improving electric power systems data access and transparency in order to make informed decisions. Establishes guiding principles. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 239, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). |
| SB1404 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program administered through the John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa; provided that the funds are matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a private or an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 262, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1364). |
| SB413 | Pass | Specifies that for purposes of making a complaint for criminal trespass in the second degree on commercial premises, evidence of a prior reasonable warning or request to leave the premises may be evidenced by a copy of the previously issued written w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 245, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1347). |
| SB1423 | Veto | Permits defendants for whom a monetary amount of bail has been set to pay the bail amount seven-days-a-week on a 24-hour basis and be released from custody upon posting or payment of bail. (SB1423 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1386). |
| SB1314 | Pass | Amends the research activity tax credit so that references to the base amount in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply, and credit for all qualified research expenses may be taken without regard to the amount of expenses for previou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 261, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1363). |
| SB552 | Pass | Revives for one year specified sections of the repealed chapter 514A, HRS, to allow developers whose condominium property regimes were issued an effective date pursuant to sections 514A-40 and 514A-41, HRS, to update their public reports without revi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 223, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). |
| SB92 | Veto | Allows surviving immediate family members of murder or manslaughter victims to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department upon the conclusion of all criminal and civil proceedings that arose from the offense....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1381). |
| SB991 | Pass | Caps annual utility rate increases without PUC approval for counties with a population of less than 500,000. Provides telecommunications service providers with flexibility from certain regulatory oversight requirements including issuance of securitie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 229, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331). |
| SB1498 | Pass | Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to determine qualifications for grievance arbitrators. Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to resolve the disputes over the qualifications and criteria for potential arbitrators selected under certain c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 231, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333). |
| SB1348 | Pass | Clarifies the intent of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board's powers when reviewing state and county administrative rules that impact small businesses. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 247, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1349). |
| SB411 | Pass | Exempts marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between marine terminals at Hilo Harbor, Kawaihae Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Nawiliwili Harbor from inspection, registration, and licensing requirements. (SB411 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 220, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322). |
| SB495 | Pass | Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business income earned in Hawaii. (SB495 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 221, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1323). |
| SB535 | Pass | Authorizes pharmacists, acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care, to prescribe and dispense an opioid antagonist to patients at risk of overdose, and family members and caregivers of patients at risk of overdose. Sunsets 6/30/2024. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 255, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1357). |
| SB947 | Pass | Prohibits the disability of a parent or caregiver from being the sole factor in determining fitness as a foster parent, adoptive parent, guardian, parent seeking custody or visitation, or provider of a safe family home. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 259, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361). |
| SB1405 | Veto | Requires public school teachers and educators to confiscate electronic cigarettes from students under 21 years of age. Requires the Department of Health to establish a Safe Harbor Program by which persons under the age of 21 may dispose of electronic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1385). |
| SB203 | Pass | Clarifies that pharmacists may perform certain vaccinations or immunizations and are required to maintain immunization records. (SB203 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 218, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). |
| SB9 | Pass | Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to adopt rules without regard to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to reimburse Section 8 landlords for repair costs of tenant-caused property damage under certain circumstances. Appropriates funds. (CD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 215, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317). |
| SB1353 | Veto | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a permanent industrial hemp program pursuant to federal law, and a corresponding special fund. Reduces or repeals certain regulatory requirements under the existing industrial hemp pilot program. Es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1384). |
| SB1530 | Veto | Makes the conversion of the means of financing for the Hawaii Community Development Authority staff from the Hawaii community development revolving fund to the general fund contingent upon the Hawaii Community Development Authority developing and sub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1388). |
| SB723 | Pass | Requires the Judiciary to post the titles of all filings and all minutes in paternity cases to the Judiciary's website after redacting any information in which an individual has a significant privacy interest, subject to certain circumstances. Establ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 225, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). |
| SB1394 | Pass | Establishes a historic preservation income tax credit. Repeals on 12/31/2024. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 267, 07/08/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). |
| SB225 | Pass | Specifies that a certified ocularist, certified by a nationally recognized ocularistry certifying board, may perform duties within the scope of that certification. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 242, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344). |
| SB1418 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council for two full-time equivalent positions to promote access, diversity, and workforce development, including programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students. (CD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 266, 07/08/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1368). |
| SB972 | Pass | Establishes the Ship Repair Industry Tax Credit to offset costs incurred to construct and put into service a purpose-built floating drydock at Pearl Harbor for use by the United States Navy. Disallows the Ship Repair Industry Tax Credit after 12/31/2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 260, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1362). |
| SB770 | Pass | Requires a high school education or its equivalent as a condition for new applicants to obtain a license as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson. Effective 7/1/2020. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 246, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348). |
| SB1486 | Pass | Allows the DPS Narcotics Enforcement Division Administrator to disclose confidential information from the Electronic Prescription Accountability System to the U.S. Department of Defense health agency prescription monitoring program and authorized emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 230, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1332). |
| SB772 | Pass | Repeals the requirement that there be attached a clear and legible notice, placard, or marker upon the faucet, spigot, or outlet wherefrom the draught beer is drawn. Requires rules adopted by the counties related to stacking of beer to refer to a sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 226, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328). |
| SB272 | Pass | Clarifies the conditions under which condominium unit owners can install solar energy devices. Amends the definition of "solar energy devices" to include building-applied and building-integrated photovoltaics and to exclude passive solar skylights an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 243, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). |
| SB301 | Veto | Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Sunsets 12/31/2023. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1382). |
| SB292 | Pass | Specifies requirements for contractor or subcontractor payment to all mechanics and laborers employed on a government service contract job site. Permits governmental contracting agencies to withhold accrued payments as necessary to pay mechanics and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 219, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). |
| SB989 | Pass | Renames the Hawaii Television and Film Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund and expands its funding sources and purposes. Appropriates funds for the UH creative media program. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 228, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). |
| SB600 | Pass | Prohibits individuals who are less than 21 years of age from bringing or causing to be brought into the State any firearm. (SB600 HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 257, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359). |
| SB759 | Pass | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a 2-year Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the counties of Hawaii and Maui. Appropriates fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 217, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). |
| SB138 | Pass | Adds campaign spending report filing deadlines of April 30 and October 1 of a general election year for candidates and candidate committees. (SB138 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 241, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343). |
