| SB2758 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for operating expenses and for 10 full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) positions in the Department of Land and Natural Resources, as called for by the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2851 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Department of the Attorney General to have law enforcement vehicles, with colored lights, that are recognized authorized emergency vehicles. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB1918 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a task force to study and recommend to the legislature a site for a new jail to replace the Hawaii community correctional center's primary facility on three acres in downtown Hilo, Hawaii, and to consider alternative governmental uses for the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2487 | Intro
Sine Die | Deems student interns to be employees of the State of Hawaii when acting for an agency; allows the Department of Education to transfer revenue from school commercial enterprises to other department funds. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB953 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii state energy office to conduct analyses in relation to the State's energy production and distribution. Clarifies the confidentiality in information received by the Hawaii state energy office and PUC. Clarifies the governor's and C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1714 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the management of the axis deer population in the county of Maui. Appropriates funds to Maui County for preparation of a plan detailing how it will reduce and manage the overpopul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3113 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to take title to the 15.418-acre parcel of land identified as TMK No. (3) 4-5-010: 122 and be responsible for properly documenting any change in title. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB3029 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum fine that may be assessed per fireworks-related violation from $2,000 to $5,000, provided that the fireworks violation does not otherwise have a specific penalty enumerated in chapter 132D, HRS.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3129 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Health to convene a construction waste reuse and recycling working group to determine how to implement a requirement for the reuse, recycling, or donation of construction waste. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| SB2563 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a task force to make recommendations to the Department of Health and Legislature regarding the dementia training necessary to help first responders and investigators from adult protective services appropriately assist with Alzheimer's dis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB1788 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the circumstances under which children at detention and shelter facilities are subject to room confinement. Specifies the conditions and time limits for which room confinement may be imposed. Requires certain information to be reported to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2123 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires employers that employee 50 or more employees to file regular reports with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) on legal settlements regarding sexual harassment. Requires HCRC to publish the reports containing employers' legal settlement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2109 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases certain penalties for the crimes of assault, burglary, criminal property damage, and theft by one grade.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2025 | Intro
Sine Die | Annually adjusts the handling fee for certified redemption centers based upon percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2389 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to adopt, no later than two years from the effective date, administrative rules that require a lessee who sells their lease for profit to contribute to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' profit shari...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2653 | Intro
Sine Die | Replaces the environmental response, energy, and food security tax with a carbon emissions tax. Repeals state fuel taxes under the fuel tax law. Takes effect 1/1/2021; provided that repeal of the fuel tax credit for commercial fishers takes effect be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HB1638 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires hospitals to provide patients or their designated caregiver with information on hospice and palliative care, if deemed relevant, upon discharge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Health Committee |
| SB2588 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits psychologists to claim exemption from service as a juror if the case involves a psychologist or former patient. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB1452 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the renewal period from two years to four years for licensees older than seventy-two years old. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2246 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires each tax return preparer to have a valid preparer tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service and to furnish the preparer's tax identification number on any return or claim for refund if required by DOTAX. Establishes pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1785 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2019, and ending 6/30/2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2248 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DHS to establish a neighbor islands blind and visually impaired service pilot program to provide services and training for blind and visually impaired neighbor island residents. Appropriates funds. Repeals 06/30/2022. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB619 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the State Auditor to select school complex areas for a determination of each complex area's compliance with its academic plan and financial plan. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1636 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the acts of killing or inflicting serious or substantial bodily injury upon a pregnant woman in the course of committing or attempting to commit a felony, to the offenses for which a person is subject to an extended or mandatory minimum term of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1691 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2058 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the number of continuances a court may grant, absent good cause, for a show cause hearing in domestic abuse cases for temporary restraining orders. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2231 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of e-liquid products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices containing e-liquid within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Allocates a portion...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2114 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain former State employees from representing certain interests in a legislative or administrative action before the State for twelve months after the termination of their employment. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2559 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Hawaii state energy office to enter into contracts with certain non-profit organizations to create a plan and administer moneys in the energy security special fund. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, instead of the Department of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2122 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes a criminal penalty on any parent, guardian, or person having custody or control of a minor that offers or agrees for consideration for the purpose of another person having sexual conduct with the minor. Imposes a criminal penalty on any perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1816 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires HHFDC to establish a homebuyers' club program and provide financial aid to participants. Establishes a full-time permanent position to administer the program. Authorizes DHS to offer long-term case management for low-income individuals and f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2419 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes Employment First as a policy of the State and counties for persons with disabilities. Requires state and county agencies to implement Employment First in hiring and in all programs and services administered or funded by the State or count...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3052 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits commercial shark tour operations from operating without a permit. Requires the department of land and natural resources to adopt rules to regulate commercial shark tours, including adherence to a code of conduct. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2393 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that majority of the member of the Hawaiian homes commission be beneficiaries. Authorizes the Governor to establish an inter-agency council. Allows the Hawaiian Homes Commission to retain separate counsel from the Attorney General to provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2713 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for structural improvements for Maui Memorial Medical Center. Requires matching private funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1704 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the right to a contested case hearing is deemed waived if a person does not request a hearing within an unspecified number of days of receipt of the commission's preliminary determination. Permits an order of the commission to be confir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2367 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources' division of forestry and wildlife, Maui branch, for invasive species technician positions in east Maui to address invasive plants and animals, efforts to substantially reduce and era...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2045 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a public school that has a career and technical education requirement relating to health care workforce development to review all geographic exception applications and make a determination whether to allow students to enroll in career and te...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2225 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies the scope of practice for licensed physical therapists to include the practice of dry needling. Requires the board of physical therapists to certify qualified licensed physical therapists to perform dry needling and designate requirements t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB1653 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the time of transfer individual wastewater system inspection program to oversee the inspection and repair of any individual wastewater system at the time of sale or transfer of residential real property attached to the wastewater system. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB2160 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a fund and appropriates funds to increase the existing plant stocks, invest in public outreach and renovate the equipment and facilities of the state tree nursery. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3024 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Chief Energy Officer of the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt rules to enforce minimum efficiency standards for certain products. Regulates the appliance efficiency standards for air purifiers and portable electric spas. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2772 | Intro
Sine Die | Updates the definition of "usable cannabis" to mean the dried leaves and flowers of a plant from the genus Cannabis that the qualified patient designates as necessary for medical use. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2261 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the low-income housing tax credit program for six years to December 31, 2027. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020. Effective 7/1/2025. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3135 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the Hawaii invasive species council to conduct an albizia prevention pilot project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HB2752 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board. Takes effect on 7/1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2518 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Attorney General's authority, and clarifies the respective county police chiefs' existing authority, and requires the Attorney General to grant licenses to carry concealed or unconcealed firearms. Specifies training requirements for l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB2112 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of establishing and implementing a kauhale pilot program based on specified criteria to provide shelter and other services to homeless individuals in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2629 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to award funds no later than an unspecified number of days after the deadline to file a consolidated application or no later than an unspecified number of days after the filing of a duly...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HB1841 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits noncompete agreements for low wage workers whose earnings do not exceed the greater of the minimum wage required by applicable federal or state law or $15 per hour. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
