| SB45 | Pass | Allows minors sixteen years of age or older and emancipated minors to petition for domestic abuse protective orders. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-12
Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 259, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1373). |
| SB1373 | Pass | Clarifies the allowable revenues to be deposited into the Executive Office on Aging Administrative Claiming Special Fund and the purposes for which the fund may be used. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 249, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1352). |
| SB813 | Pass | Beginning in 2026 and every three years thereafter, requires the Judiciary to conduct a study on interpreter fees. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 248, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1351). |
| SB1592 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the establishment of three additional Program Specialist positions within the Executive Office on Aging for the State's Senior Medicare Patrol Program. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 250, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353). |
| SB1079 | Veto | Requires courts to, upon application to the court, expunge records of convictions, if the sentencing occurred before 1998, for first-time offenses involving: (1) operating a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol while under the age o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Vetoed on 07-07-23 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1364). |
| SB945 | Veto | Beginning 1/1/2024, establishes within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions a program for the licensure, regulation, and oversight of special purpose digital currency companies. Extends operations of comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Vetoed on 07-07-23 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1363). |
| SB900 | Pass | Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit to the Legislature annual progress reports on the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 252, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355). |
| SB1586 | Veto | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish five administrative, professional, and technical full-time equivalent (5.0 APT FTE) positions at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Vetoed on 07-07-23 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1366). |
| SB1378 | Pass | Clarifies that any person, corporation, or entity is prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Repeals the landlord exclusion. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Act 255, 07/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1358). |
| SB814 | Veto | Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, in consultation with the Office of Language Access and a working group comprising stakeholders, to develop and publish, and periodically review and update, electronic information technology multi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Vetoed on 07-07-23 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1362). |
| SB1518 | Veto | Provides procurement exemptions for the Department of Education for certain goods, services, and construction. Sunsets 6/30/2026. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-07
Vetoed on 07-07-23 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1365). |
| SB1254 | Pass | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to petition the Board of Land and Natural Resources to designate certain lands as the "Kaiwi Coast State Park". Establishes certain conditions for the Kaiwi Coast State Park. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 235, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338). |
| SB1391 | Pass | Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to place a lien on property for noncompliance with certain administrative enforcement actions related to land use violations and certain unauthorized structures encroaching on public lands. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 236, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). |
| SB1086 | Pass | Renames the State Highway Safety Council to the State Highway Safety and Modernization Council. Amends the composition and duties of the State Highway Safety and Modernization Council. Effective 7/1/2023. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 242, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). |
| SB497 | Pass | Prohibits certain oversized commercial vehicles from driving in the far left lane on roadways with three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction, subject to certain exceptions. Effective 1/1/2024. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 238, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341). |
| SB1166 | Pass | Allows for the renewal of driver's licenses online in addition to by mail. Effective 7/1/2025. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 243, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). |
| SB67 | Pass | Prohibits commercial vendors from presetting commercial beach equipment on certain beaches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-06
Act 227, 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). |
| SB1502 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to regulate the parking of shared cars at state airports. Authorizes the counties to regulate the parking utilized by shared cars. Amends the required coverage for shared cars that are made available throug...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 210, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). |
| SB743 | Pass | Extends the sunset date for the Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program to 6/30/2025 and the program manager position, including the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption, to 6/30/2026. Requires t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 216, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). |
| SB1534 | Pass | Creates a mileage-based road usage charge to replace state motor fuel taxes beginning on 7/1/2025, for electric vehicles. Eliminates the $50 annual state vehicle registration surcharge for electric vehicles. Allows electric vehicle owners to pay a re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 222, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). |
| SB151 | Pass | Requires any department or agency employing law enforcement officers to maintain publicly available policies on minimum standards on the use of force. Allows use of force policies and training to be introduced as evidence in proceedings. Requires law...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 190, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). |
| SB390 | Pass | Repeals the sunset date of section 2 of Act 119, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, making permanent the requirement that the Hawaii Medical Board issue licenses in four levels of emergency response practice in counties with a population of five hundred th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 193, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1296). |
| SB739 | Pass | Expanding the requisite state of mind for the criminal offense of desecration to include "knowingly". Simplifies the definition of "desecrate". (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 196, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). |
| SB1383 | Pass | Creates the Unemployment Insurance Technology Special Fund to be funded by an unemployment insurance technology assessment at a rate of a .01 per cent of taxable wages to support the information technology operating and maintenance expenses for the p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 208, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| SB930 | Pass | Beginning 5/1/2024, allows a landlord or landlord's agent to charge an application screening fee for certain applicants at the time a rental application is processed for a dwelling unit; requires the landlord or landlord's agent to provide a receipt ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 200, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). |
| SB1468 | Pass | Authorizes professional land surveyors, and any assistant under the direct supervision of the professional land surveyor, to enter any private property to perform land surveying, subject to certain provisions regarding notice, objections, and identif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 209, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). |
| SB746 | Pass | Expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages and the inner packages and inner wrapping labels of roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages. Specifies that the coffee lab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 211, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). |
| SB798 | Pass | Requires a developer's application for registration or annexation to include a list of projects containing out-of-state time share units and a statement that the developer has verified that those units are in compliance or not prohibited under the la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 197, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). |
| SB968 | Pass | Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to develop, implement, administer, and manage a program to enable parking stall sharing among public employees of the State and a pilot pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 202, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). |
| SB318 | Pass | Requires the Department of Health to establish and administer a three-year pilot program to implement a co-management system of care for the diagnosis and treatment of persons with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Appropriates funds for the pilot pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 192, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1295). |
| SB855 | Pass | Authorizes a condominium association to provide a summary of the required information in its budget. Authorizes a condominium association's reserve study to forecast a loan or special assessment to fund life safety equipment or installations for any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 199, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| SB1173 | Pass | Prohibits a person from causing a diesel- or gas-powered vehicle to discharge clearly visible smoke, soot, or other exhaust emissions onto another person or motor vehicle. Establishes a minimum $500 fine for violators. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 223, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1326). |
| SB1588 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to establish and implement a GroupGAP food safety training and certification program. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 212, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). |
| SB1552 | Pass | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to support the Hawaii Ant Lab in mitigating the effects of little fire ants in the State. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 217, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). |
| SB691 | Pass | Allows the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office to enforce minimum efficiency standards and adopt or amend efficiency standards. Sets minimum efficiency standards for portable electric spas, residential ventilating fans, toilets, ur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 224, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). |
| SB1417 | Pass | Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to consider the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and climate-resilient development in the design and siting of buildings in the Kakaako and Kalaeloa community development districts. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 221, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1324). |
| SB1024 | Pass | Establishes long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in Hawaii and abroad to reduce and eliminate transportation emissions. Establishes the clean ground transportation working group and the interisland and clean transportation working group....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 226, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1329). |
| SB1327 | Pass | Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to use electronic filing processes, including electronic service of documents, under the statutory chapters regulating public utilities, motor carriers, and water carriers. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 205, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). |
| SB1057 | Pass | Requires certain job listings to include an hourly rate or salary range. Prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees because of any protected category established under state law, by paying wages to employees in an establishment at a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 203, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). |
| SB1370 | Pass | Establishes a standard license to solemnize marriages, valid for one year from the date of issuance. Establishes a short-term license to solemnize marriages, valid for sixty days from the date of issuance. Establishes a fee of $100 per year for the i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 206, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| SB696 | Pass | Authorizes wages of other employees in comparable employment to be considered when computing the average weekly wages of an injured public board member, reserve police officer, police chaplain, reserve public safety law enforcement officer, sheriffs'...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 195, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). |
| SB1381 | Pass | Repeals section 328-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires the Department of Health to regulate business practices between private entities engaged in the selling, billing, and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 207, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). |
| SB1163 | Pass | Appropriates funds for civilian auxiliary aviation services of the type performed by the civil air patrol. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 204, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
| SB966 | Pass | Subjects to forfeiture any vehicle used in the commission of felony disposal of solid waste or petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 201, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). |
| SB833 | Pass | Requires the Office of the Governor to negotiate the State's fee simple acquisition of the Wahiawa Irrigation System on the island of Oahu. Authorizes and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 218, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). |
| SB214 | Pass | Establishes the offense of interference with the operation of a public transit vehicle. Makes clarifying and conforming amendments to the offense of interference with the operator of a public transit vehicle. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 191, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
| SB799 | Pass | For time share plans that use title holding trusts, requires the developer to submit a title report evidencing that the title is vested in the trustee. For time share plans that use a notice of time share plan, requires the recordation of the notice ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 198, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). |
| SB478 | Pass | Repeals chapter 440J, HRS, relating to telecommunications and cable industry information reporting requirements for broadband service providers. Makes conforming amendments. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-05
Act 194, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). |
| SB941 | Pass | Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private agencies to develop housing on or off campus for teachers, educators, and staff and develop classrooms. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to request any state or c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-03
Act 172, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). |
| SB1340 | Pass | Reinstates the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for certain teachers working in collaboration with a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Expands the exemption for registered behavior technicians to implement ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-07-03
Act 167, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1270). |
