| SCR16 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Hawaii Property Insurance Association To Expand Coverage To Commercial Properties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SB2351 | Engross
50% | Amends the Hawaii Workforce Development Council law to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021. Renames "Hawaii Workforce Development Council" to "Hawaii Workforce Development Board". Requires the Hawaii Workforce Development Board ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2685 | Engross
50% | Beginning 1/1/2026, establishes judicial procedures to prevent and remedy abusive litigation. Requires the courts to create new forms by 1/1/2025. Requires the Judiciary to provide training to judges by 7/1/2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3239 | Engross
50% | Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaii...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR39 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Convene A Baby Bonds Working Group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| SB3265 | Engross
50% | Establishes the Hawaii Film Advisory Council. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to: (1) Clarify and amend the requirement for an independent third-party certification; (2) Expand the definition of "qualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| SCR82 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Director Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs To Convene A Working Group To Study And Devise Comprehensive Strategies To Restore Accessible Insurance Options To Residents And Commercial Businesses In Lava Zones 1 And 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| SR6 | Pass | Urging The President Of The United States And Members Of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Support An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD 1). Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Kim, Moriwaki, Rhoads. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). |
| SB3099 | Engross
50% | Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service qualified Tier 2 Employees' Retirement System members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes from ten years to five years. Appropriates fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2500 | Engross
50% | Establishes a food and product innovation network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for food and product innovation facilities on the islands of Molokai, Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui and staff. Effective 7/1/2050. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB3360 | Engross
50% | Amends the Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit by establishing an additional credit for renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuels, produced from renewable feedstock locally grown or recycled in the State; amending the amount of the cred...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2746 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Transportation to require that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. Sunsets 7/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| SB2385 | Enroll
75% | Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the Judicial Selection Commission from presenting a list of judicial nominees to the Governor or Chief Justice between August 1 and November 30. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2942 | Engross
50% | Allows minors under the age of sixteen to work in theatrical employment provided that the employer procures a valid certificate of employment and the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a certain responsible adult. Requires a nurse certifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2866 | Engross
50% | By July 1, 2025, requires governmental bodies of the executive branch of the State to develop an online project management platform. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB2814 | Engross
50% | Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct an agricultural water infrastructure study for the State of Hawaii. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee |
| SB725 | Engross
50% | Requires and appropriates moneys for the department of human resources development to submit an annual report to the legislature on the telework policies of the executive branch. Establishes requirements for a pilot telework monitoring system to asse...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB717 | Engross
50% | Expands the definition of "beer" under the liquor tax laws and liquor laws to mean any alcoholic beverage containing no less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, includin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB1196 | Engross
50% | Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB3008 | Enroll
75% | Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds, and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SR134 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Conduct A Study On Disallowing The Dividends Paid Deduction For Real Estate Investment Trusts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB306 | Engross
50% | Requires that prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of an administrative rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request to, and provided a valid working email address to, the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB299 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SR84 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Consult With The Department Of Taxation Regarding The Establishment Of A Wind Resistance Retrofit Tax Credit Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| SB2156 | Engross
50% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB297 | Engross
50% | Requires organizations to obtain legislative approval prior to the disposition of land that was acquired using state grants, but only if the land was acquired after the enactment of this Act. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB2842 | Engross
50% | Establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working Group to develop a state wildfire mitigation plan and advise and make recommendations to state agencies concerning the State's wildfire safety and prevention efforts. Requires report to Legislature. Makes a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1138 | Engross
50% | Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB303 | Engross
50% | Appropriates operating and capital improvement grants for fiscal year 2023-2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB291 | Engross
50% | Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda and variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related sub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB818 | Engross
50% | Transfers the business, processing, distribution, and marketing functions of the Aquaculture Program from the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates moneys. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB784 | Engross
50% | Requires the department of transportation to establish and implement a two-year airline subsidy pilot program at Molokai airport to assist airlines in offsetting the costs of operation. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB699 | Engross
50% | Establishes a state capitol tours program within the office of the governor. Establishes two full-time equivalent positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB296 | Engross
50% | Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB2697 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to revoke the licenses of architects who have been, or caused a government employee to be, convicted of a criminal offense involving the acceptance of a bribe. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| SB3121 | Engross
50% | Clarifies the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's powers relating to housing projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB1535 | Engross
50% | Allows the director of transportation to exempt certain ground transportation facility projects from historic preservation review and the environmental impact statement law, subject to certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB775 | Engross
50% | Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner, occupier, holder, or duly appointed agent of the private land, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB2817 | Engross
50% | Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii to establish five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) faculty positions at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB926 | Engross
50% | Authorizes pedestrians to act contrary to the statewide traffic code when a reasonably careful pedestrian would determine that there is no immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB47 | Engross
50% | Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB786 | Engross
50% | Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and ther...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB1522 | Engross
50% | Establishes an Office of Destination Management within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Office of Destination Management to implement certain county destination management action plans. Repeals the Hawaii To...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB2527 | Engross
50% | For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, temporarily reinstates the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit and expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB107 | Engross
50% | Authorizes a majority of the members of the Board of Education to elect a chairperson from among the members of the Board. Allows the members to annually elect a chairperson upon the start of the next confirmed term for members. Removes the requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB393 | Engross
50% | Establishes and appropriates funds for a pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing an action for summary possession. Creates and appropriates funds for an emergency rent relief program to be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SB3120 | Engross
50% | Establishes the position of Housing Policy and Program Coordinator in the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Clarifies that the employment of certain positions and the adjustment of salaries are authorized by the Executive Director and not the Board of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee |
| SB316 | Engross
50% | Establishes additional penalties for dog owners whose dog injures or destroys property of another while on private property zoned for agricultural use without consent of the owner of the property. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| SR107 | Intro
25% | Requesting State And County Agencies To Notify Animal Welfare Organizations Of Deceased Cats And Dogs That Are Picked Up Along State And County Roadways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SCR227 | Intro
25% | Requesting The County Of Maui To Audit The Maui County Film Office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
