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SB3195Engross
50%
Expands the definition of "renewable energy producer" that is used to determine the Board of Land and Natural Resources' disposition of public lands by direct negotiation to renewable energy producers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2219Engross
50%
Amends the definition of "lobbying" to include communications regarding procurement decisions with certain high-level government officials. Establishes certain presumptions regarding testimony when given by a paid person. Makes certain contracts void...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SR161Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Convene A Sports Wagering Working Group To Conduct A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Potential Legalization And Regulation Of Online Sports Wagering In Hawaii.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
SB2682Engross
50%
Beginning 1/1/2025, requires physicians to perform or order lead screening tests for minor patients at certain intervals as recommended by the Department of Health and make an entry of the lead screening test in the minor patient's record. Requires t...
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SCR150Intro
25%
Requesting The Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Relating To The Use Of Preferred Names For Students.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SR26Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Education To Implement A Hawaiian Language Requirement As Part Of The High School Graduation Requirements, Consistent With Existing English Graduation Requirements
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SCR212Intro
25%
Requesting Legislators To Meet With Their Constituencies At Least Once After The Close Of Each Regular Legislative Session In A Facilitated Debrief, Using The Principles Of Aloha Spirit Pursuant To Act 202, Session Laws Of Hawaii 1986.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Government Operations Committee
SR89Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources And The Department Of Transportation To Expeditiously Propose Options To Temporarily Increase The Number Of Live-aboard And Houseboat Permits And Options To Develop Temporary Micro-housing At Or...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Water and Land Committee
SR66Intro
25%
Urging Retail Stores And Pharmacies Doing Business In The State To Adopt A Policy On A National And Local Level Guaranteeing An Individual's Unhindered Access To All United States Food And Drug Administration-approved Contraceptives.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
SCR92Intro
25%
Requesting The Board Of Education, In Partnership With The Department Of Education, To Produce A Plan For Adhering To School Counselor Best Practices.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SR24Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Conduct A Study To Determine If Xylazine Testing Strips Should Be Excluded From The State's Definition Of Drug Paraphernalia.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SR30Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Education To Conduct A Study On The Implementation Of Later School Start Times.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SR165Intro
25%
Requesting The Board Of Education To Require The Instruction Of Financial Literacy In The Statewide Public School Curriculum.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SCR161Intro
25%
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Respond To Hawaiian Electric's Request To Suspend, Deprioritize, And Delay The Commencement Of Community-based Renewable Energy Projects Through Phase 2, Tranche 2 Of The Community-based Renewable Energy ...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
SCR44Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Education To Ensure That Each Public School And Public Charter School In The State, From Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Has A Certain Number Of Mental Health Professionals.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SCR141Intro
25%
Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of The Department Of Education's Statewide Backlog Of Capital Improvement Repair And Maintenance Projects.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SB2561Engross
50%
Prohibits intentionally leaving or confining pet animals in a vehicle under conditions that endanger their health, safety, or well-being. Permits law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter an unattended vehicle to pr...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SCR167Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Health And Encouraging The County Of Maui, United States Army Corps Of Engineers, And Federal Emergency Management Agency To Take Certain Measures To Ensure The Safest Possible Management Of Ash And Debris From The August 202...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SCR28Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Education To Include The Teaching Of Financial Literacy In The Existing Personal Transition Plan Course Requirement For Each Student.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
SCR40Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Commission A Statewide Disparity Study Regarding The Participation Of Woman- And Minority-owned Businesses In State Contracting Derived From Federal Sources Of Funding.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
SB3328Engross
50%
Clarifies the Department of Education's authority to oversee public education facilities and real estate development. Establishes the Office of Facilities and Real Estate Development and the Office of School Operations and Services. Repeals the Schoo...
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2024-03-13
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
SB2020Engross
50%
Makes it a deceptive practice to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, with certain exceptions. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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2024-03-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2631Engross
50%
Prohibits commercial website operators from publishing mugshots. Establishes exemptions.
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2024-03-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB3000Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to provide menstrual products at no cost in specified restrooms in public buildings maintained by the department. (SD2)
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2024-03-13
To House Health Committee
SB2310Engross
50%
Prohibits a person from using a location tracker to harass, stalk, or perpetuate a crime against another person without their knowledge. (SD1)
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2024-03-13
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB2730Engross
50%
Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to disclose records, including but not limited to Supplemental Compensation Exhibits, submitted to the Insurance Commissioner that describe the name, title, or compensation of the directors, trustees, officers, o...
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2024-03-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2397Engross
50%
Excludes from any waiting list maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands any lessee or successor who sells or transfers their lease on a tract of Hawaiian home lands for personal gain. Establishes that the Hawaiian Homes Commission shall ha...
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2024-03-12
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB2759Engross
50%
Prohibits the State from leasing any public lands, or extending the lease of any public lands, to any individual, corporation, or federal agency that is in arrears in the payment of certain moneys to the State, noncompliant with a consent decree or m...
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2024-03-12
To House Water & Land Committee
SB2127Engross
50%
Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a copy of a criminal background check or credit report that has not been falsely altered or makes ...
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2024-03-12
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2126Engross
50%
Requires a landlord to accept either rental security insurance or a surety bond in lieu of a traditional security deposit, upon a tenant's request. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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2024-03-12
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2239Engross
50%
Prohibits any person from advertising, displaying, or offering a price for the rental or letting of a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation unit that does not include all taxes and fees imposed by a government entity that the renter o...
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2024-03-12
To House Tourism Committee
SB2120Engross
50%
Requires retail pet stores to maintain records regarding the source and medical history of animals sold and provide records to pet purchasers, subject to the discretion of the retail pet store. Establishes penalties. Authorizes retail pet stores to s...
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2024-03-08
To House Agriculture Committee
SB2384Engross
50%
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from 0.08 to 0.05.
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2024-03-08
To House Transportation Committee
SB2492Engross
50%
Allows the Governor to enter the State into the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multi-state licensure privilege in each party state, effective 1/1/2026. Beginning 1/1/20...
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2024-03-07
To House Health Committee
SB2213Engross
50%
Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall es...
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2024-03-07
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB2599Engross
50%
Prohibits a board or commission from authorizing a base salary for a position and prohibits an employee from receiving a base salary, in excess of the amount designated in the budget enacted by the Legislature or other legislative enactment, unless a...
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2024-03-07
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
SB3138Engross
50%
Clarifies that the definition of "manufactured hemp product" in section 328G-1, HRS, includes hemp products specified in rules adopted by the Department of Health pursuant to section 328G-4, HRS. (SD1)
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2024-03-07
To House Agriculture Committee
SB2597Engross
50%
Clarifies that the prohibition against board and commission holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office takes precedence over any conflicting st...
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2024-03-07
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
SB2227Engross
50%
Authorizes the Governor to suspend the mortgage foreclosure provisions of chapter 667, HRS, for properties having substantial damage resulting from a Governordeclared state of emergency. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
SB2447Engross
50%
Adds the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to the Board of Agriculture.
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2024-03-07
To House Agriculture Committee
SB3303Engross
50%
Clarifies labeling requirements for macadamia nuts. Requires country of origin to be included on the label of a consumer package of processed macadamia nuts. Allows a private right of action for violations. (SD2)
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2024-03-07
To House Agriculture Committee
SB2764Engross
50%
Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Governor to select the Executive Director of the State Foundation on ...
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2024-03-07
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee
SB370Engross
50%
Removes the exemption that allowed owners of multiple parking facilities within the State to designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of the properties if the requirement for the total number of aggregate spaces on al...
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2024-03-07
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
SB2617Engross
50%
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study and report on the forty-one states in the country that have enacted laws limiting the sale of real property to foreign individuals or entities, and how those laws and related constitutional...
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
SB2859Engross
50%
Authorizes the use of a master certificate of title for new common interest communities to simplify and streamline the operation of the land court. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2024-03-07
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB2251Engross
50%
Increases the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent exposure from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor if the person to whom the genitals were exposed is less than 16 years of age. Provides that the state of mind requirement is not applicable ...
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2024-03-07
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB3084Engross
50%
Exempts Hawaii National Guard service members activated by the Governor or the Governor's designated representative to state active duty from enrollment in the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii. (SD1)
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2024-03-07
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
SB3381Engross
50%
Establishes the Lele Community District and Board to facilitate rebuilding in Lahaina. Establishes the Lele Community Special Fund. Makes appropriations. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025...
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2024-03-07
To House Water & Land Committee
SB2392Engross
50%
Specifies that election ballots issued by the Chief Election Officer or county clerk shall exclude any candidate who is disqualified by a constitutional or statutory provision. Provides for a process for challenging an inclusion or exclusion of a can...
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2024-03-07
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB2514Engross
50%
Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court proceeding or arbitration proceeding to be supported by evidence of local counsel's Hawaii business registration, the applicant's Hawaii general excise tax license number, an aff...
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2024-03-07
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
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