| 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). |
| HB913 | Pass | Allows the filing of documents with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board electronically or by the original paper document. (HB913 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 211, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). |
| 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). |
| HB1276 | Veto | Establishes a working group to consider and develop best practices for collaborative planning by teachers and expanded learning time for students in public schools. (HB1276 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1380). |
| 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). |
| HB290 | Veto | Authorizes qualifying patients or qualifying out-of-state patients to transport medical cannabis between islands for their personal medical use. (HB290 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1371). |
| HB66 | Pass | Repeals the existing Uniform Athlete Agents Act and replaces it with the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act, which applies to certain financial advisers and makes other changes to the Uniform Act to increase effectiveness and enforceability. (HB66 CD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 193, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1295). |
| HB120 | Pass | Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (HB120 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 249, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1351). |
| HB437 | Pass | Authorizes crime victim compensation for mental health services for survivors in cases involving a death and for children who witness domestic violence. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 237, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). |
| HB665 | Pass | Specifies that a health care provider shall not be required to consult the electronic prescription accountability system for patients when the prescription will be directly administered under the supervision of a health care provider, provided that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 251, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353). |
| HB1032 | Veto | Establishes a state boating facility lease pilot program to allow the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease Manele Small Boat Harbor in its entirety, and fast lands and submerged lands within it. (HB1032 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1378). |
| 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). |
| HB1261 | Pass | Makes permanent the requirement that decisions in contested case hearings of the Commission on Water Resource Management, Land Use Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and those involving conservation distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 213, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). |
| HB845 | Pass | Requires all new employees within 20 days of being hired to be provided a general orientation on their benefits and rights by the employee's respective jurisdiction. (HB845 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 209, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| HB629 | Veto | Creates a medical release program within the Department of Public Safety for certain ill, disabled, or impaired inmates who pose a low risk to public safety. Takes effect on 3/1/2020. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1374). |
| HB812 | Pass | Includes low-speed electric bicycles in the definition of bicycle. Prohibits anyone under the age of fifteen from operating a low-speed electric bicycle. Imposes registration fee. (HB812 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 208, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). |
| 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). |
| HB702 | Veto | Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of location data collected using satellite navigation technology without the explicit consent of the individual who is the primary user of the satellite navigation technology-equipped device. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1376). |
| 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). |
| HB273 | Pass | Establishes an exemption for insurers from the required annual privacy notice to customers under certain circumstances. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 200, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| HB270 | Pass | Defines "flood damage" as it relates to a rebuilt vehicle. Expands the definition of "rebuilt vehicle" to include vehicles that have been rebuilt after sustaining flood damage or material damage to the vehicle's electronics. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 199, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). |
| 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). |
| HB658 | Pass | Establishes the advanced practice registered nurse medical leadership working group chaired by the department of health to research and make recommendations regarding advanced practice registered nurses' eligibility for medical leadership positions. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 205, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
| HB898 | Pass | Abolishes the Board of Health. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 210, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). |
| HB32 | Pass | Extends the deadline for the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit the sunrise analysis required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, from 9/1/2019, to 11/13/2019. (HB32 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 190, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292). |
| HB655 | Veto | Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed (SD1) on 07-09-19 - (SD1) Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1375). |
| 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). |
| HB407 | Veto | Requires board of education approval prior to the termination of a complex area superintendent. (HB407 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1373). |
| SB592 | Pass | Updates the state librarian's salary cap to $175,000 per year. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 224, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1326). |
| HB323 | Veto | Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Makes conforming amendments. (HB323 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Vetoed on 07-09-19 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1372). |
| HB214 | Pass | Allows cemetery authorities with a current and active license with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to disinter and reinter the corpse or remains of a human body within that same cemetery without filing an application for a permit with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 198, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). |
| SB19 | Pass | Amends the calculation of surplus lines insurance premium tax to tax the entirety of the premium using the rate established by Hawaii statute regardless of location of risk. (SB19 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 216, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318). |
| HB252 | Pass | Establishes a provisional license for speech pathologists. Takes effect on 01/01/2022. (HB252 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 235, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1337). |
| SB536 | Pass | Clarifies that existing law intended to curb over-access to and abuse of opioids, including the time frame for filling prescriptions, supply limitations, and requirements to check the state electronic prescription accountability system and execute an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 256, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1358). |
| HB1586 | Pass | Establishes the Stadium Development District comprising all state land under the Stadium Authority's jurisdiction. Authorizes HCDA to facilitate the development of all state property within the District. Requires a memorandum of agreement for matters...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 268, 07/08/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1370). |
| SB335 | Pass | Requires public meeting notices to include instructions regarding accommodations for persons with disabilities. Requires boards to post a notice in the board's office and to retain a copy of proof of filing the notice with the Lieutenant Governor's o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 244, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). |
| SB660 | Pass | Establishes a non-compliant state identification card for individuals that are unable to provide an updated photograph and documentation in person as required by the REAL ID Act of 2005. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 233, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1335). |
| HB673 | Pass | Provides a process for the voluntary or involuntary sale or transfer of an individual dispensary license. Eases restrictions on allowable operating hours and location of licensed facilities. Expands allowable interisland transportation of medical can...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 240, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342). |
| HB808 | Pass | Expands the existing prohibition on knowingly capturing or killing a manta ray in state marine waters to apply to all rays and to also include knowingly taking, possessing, abusing, or entangling a ray. Provides certain exemptions. (HB808 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 252, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). |
| SB1360 | Pass | Requires partnerships, estates, and trusts to withhold taxes on the income of nonresident partners and beneficiaries. Exempts publicly traded partnerships. (SB1360 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-07-09
Act 232, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1334). |
