| SB3000 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| HB2676 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning on 3/1/2021, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a comprehensive category of reproductive health services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures. Prohibits disc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2547 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to conduct a feasibility study on the State's ability to achieve its renewable energy goals by 2045. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB2889 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center as a program under the Office of Homeland Security and establishes the position of Hawaii State Fusion Center Director who shall be state-funded, responsible to the Director of Homeland Security, and account...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB3148 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits the government use of face surveillance except under certain circumstances. Limits the private use of face surveillance unless the subject of the face surveillance has given consent. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| SB3107 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a Kauai Air Tourism Working Group to develop a pilot program and consider other actions to address excessive noise from air tourism aircraft on the island of Kauai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB1543 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the expenditure of state funds by state agencies for the purchase of beverages in plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers, except under certain circumstances. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| SB2401 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals several exemptions from the prohibition on operating a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area, including the exemption that allows passengers over twelve years of age to ride in the bed or load-carrying area. Re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
The recommendation was not adopted. |
| HB1886 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes Hawaii-grown green coffee, cherry coffee, and parchment coffee in the coffee labeling requirements. Requires coffee blend labels to disclose geographic and regional origins and percent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geogra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1352 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that financial institutions are authorized to conduct business with persons and entities that lawfully deal with industrial hemp.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| HB1619 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the courts to enter into agreements to divert into residential, rehabilitative, and other treatment those defendants whose physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect is believed to have become or will become an issue in a judicial cas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
To House Health Committee |
| SB3106 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires DOA to establish a permanent hemp program pursuant to federal law, and a corresponding special fund. Requires DOH to adopt rules for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of industrial hemp processing facilities. Reduces or repeals certa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| HB1798 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the AG to convene a working group to examine laws relating to corporal punishment as a form of discipline in the State, and submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2021 regular session. Takes effect on 12/31/2059. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1762 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the sellers of residential real property to provide smoke alarms in the building. Takes effect on 7/1/2025. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB1745 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes violation of privacy in the first degree, and certain paragraphs of violation of privacy in the second degree, from qualifying for deferred acceptance of guilty plea or nolo contendere plea.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1735 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the offense of unauthorized detention of propelled vehicle, which applies if a propelled vehicle is stolen and a person obtains possession of the vehicle from another without first making a reasonable inquiry as to whether the other party...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1809 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits residential contractors from offering to pay, in any monetary form, a homeowners insurance deductible as an incentive to encourage the homeowner to hire the contractor. Allows an insured to rescind a contract to repair or replace roof syste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HB1732 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the offense of disorderly conduct to include engaging in conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2414 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits and establishes fines and penalties for knowingly capturing, taking, possessing, abusing, harassing, entangling, or killing any shark within state marine waters. Provides certain exemptions. Exempts nationally qualified educational institut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB2074 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to authorize the State legislature to establish a surcharge on taxation of real property near rapid transit stations for the purpose of funding infrastructure improvements in those area...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB43 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a statewide supplementary certification board for the practitioners of traditional native Hawaiian healing arts, where practitioners may be certified to practice. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HB2735 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the assessment of administrative fines for persons and certain noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures that violate Hawaii's campaign finance laws. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that payment of a fine as...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2548 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits courts of appeal from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to brief the court and present oral argument on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB1821 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits declaratory judgments when there is a cause of action and in other certain instances. Requires a plaintiff to show a personal stake in the actual controversy beyond a general disagreement or complaint by requiring a showing of an injury-in-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2255 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the Hawaii community college promise program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students at any fouryear University of Hawaii campus who meet certain eligibility criteria. Appropriates funds for the program. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2200 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires licensed health care providers to make written findings whether a patient or client has a disability and whether the need for an assistance animal or service animal is related to the disability so long as certain circumstances are present. R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-21
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| HB2216 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires at least 5 Hawaiian Homes Commission members to be Native Hawaiian or current Hawaiian homestead lessees; and at least 2 of those 5 to be on the waitlist for Hawaiian home lands. Authorizes commission members to elect a chairperson and vice ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2574 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funding to develop the Charles Atherton House and property into a University of Hawaii kupuna center and support the activities of the University of Hawaii UHealthy Hawaii initiative. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| SB2805 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the office of planning to prepare a comprehensive renewable energy siting plan. Requires report to the legislature. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| HB1933 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the state building code council. Takes effect on 7/1/2025. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2418 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires managing agents of condominiums to confirm the eligibility of candidates for board elections and the authority of proxy assignments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2810 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits declaratory judgments when there is a cause of action and in other certain instances. Requires a plaintiff to show a personal stake in the actual controversy beyond a general disagreement or complaint by requiring a showing of an injury-in-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2007 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a property manager of a cooperative housing corporation, planned community association, or condominium to be certified in property management by a nationally recognized body.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2070 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies that work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of facilities containing asbestos apply to single-family residences. Requires the Department of Health to amend its administrative rules in accorda...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2482 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that the performance of any new work in the craft or trade of structural steel contractors shall not be considered incidental and supplemental.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2738 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes agricultural entities and other entities having a common interest and purpose to incorporate as general cooperatives. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| SB3130 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows any cemetery authority to be exempted from licensing, bonding, and fee requirements when selling or offering use of its property or portion thereof for the inurnment of cremated remains of its members, adherents, and their families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2501 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "variance" under water pollution statutes. Prohibits permits to be issued for continuing discharge of point source pollution into highest quality waters, except for temporary construction. Allows the director to grant a varia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
| SB2495 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a used motor vehicle dealer to deliver at least two operable sets of keys, including keys fobs, to the consumer at the time of sale. Includes keys and key fobs as covered parts under required written warranties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-20
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2726 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of health to annually adjust the handling fees for the deposit beverage container program to an amount not less than the handling fee in the prior calendar year as adjusted by percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| HB583 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows primary caregivers, qualifying out-of-state patients, and caregivers of a qualifying out-of-state patient to access the restricted access area within a medical cannabis retail dispensary. Clarifies violations related to medical cannabis dispen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2778 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that, beginning 1/1/2023, only sunscreen products containing active ingredients classified by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a category I, generally recognized as safe and effective, ingredient, shall be sold, offered for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| SB2686 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the period that a county may adopt a surcharge on state tax, under certain conditions, from 3/31/2019 to 9/30/2020. Allows a county with a population equal to or less than five hundred thousand that adopts a surcharge on state tax to use surc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| SB3145 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Amends the composition of the board to include 2 school psychologists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2204 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that certain pregnant women receiving substance abuse treatment are eligible for substance abuse treatment and mental health services for an additional twelve months following childbirth. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
The committee on CPH deferred the measure. |
| SB3095 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensures the community health system remains financially viable in the face of healthcare value transformation; ensures access to quality and affordable prescription drugs by vulnerable populations served by community health centers, special needs cli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-19
To Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee |
| SB2774 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits, beginning 1/1/2028, a person to operate an underground storage system with a capacity of 100,000 gallons or more, mauka of the underground injection control line. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-18
The committee on CPH has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-20-20 10:00AM in conference room 229. |
| HB836 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the operation of refuse collection vehicles near or within residential zones except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on any weekday and Saturday, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday and any state or fede...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB2170 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all public meetings of the Board of Regents to be recorded in digital video format, webcast live, and archived and made available to the public. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
| HB2347 | Intro
Sine Die | Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products, except for menthol and liquid or like substances with a distinguishable taste or aroma of tobacco or menthol. Prohibits the mislabeling, sale, or marketing as nicotine-free any e-liquid product that contain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-14
To House Finance Committee |
