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HB1964Engross
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Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a child care provider subsidy and bonus program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care ...
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 1:50 pm]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 1:50PM in conference room 329.
HB2390Engross
50%
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to explicitly consider the effect of the State's reliance on fossil fuels on lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and gives the Public Utilities Commission the discretion to waive a lifecycle greenhouse gas emis...
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2024-04-24
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Keohokalole, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
HB2107Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to establish Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator positions within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2042. (SD1)
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 3:35 pm]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 3:35PM in conference room 016.
HB2083Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of...
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2024-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 9:05 am]

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 9:05AM in conference room 325.
HB1686Engross
50%
Requires that the authorized insurance benefits for chiropractic treatments for personal injury protection benefits under motor vehicle insurance be tied to the charges, and any subsequent increases in charges, that are permissible under the workers'...
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2024-04-24
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 775).
SB2726Engross
50%
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on how certain other states approach the following subjects as they relate to condominiums: an ombudsman, licenses for management, alternative dispute resolution, governmental regulation, o...
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2024-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 2:21PM; CR 224.
SB2182Engross
50%
Amends the persons required to collect the Ocean Stewardship User Fee. Extends the sunset date of the Ocean Stewardship Special Fund to January 1, 2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-24
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Aiu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
HB1884Engross
50%
Clarifies disclosures required from members of the Legislature. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)
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2024-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 1:45PM; CR 325.
SB2819Engross
50%
Requires vehicles traveling ten miles per hour or more below the posted speed limit on a two-lane highway, behind which five vehicles are formed in a line, to pull over where possible to let the trailing vehicles pass or overtake. Effective 7/1/3000....
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2024-04-24
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 329.
SB3116Engross
50%
Specifies that the priority of selection for preschool open doors program participation applies only during the priority application period between February 1 and the start of each program year. Specifies that applications received after the priority...
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2024-04-24
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Morikawa, Chun, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
SCR45Engross
50%
Urging The Director Of Finance To Adopt Administrative Rules To Define "beneficial Effects To The State" In Section 38-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, To Include The Financing Of Housing.
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2024-04-23
One Day Notice 04-25-24.
SB2119Engross
50%
Authorizes out-of-state pharmacists to transfer prescription information for the initial fill of an out-of-state prescription. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-23
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Nakashima, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
SB1590Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary for the State to supplement federal authority to perform meat inspections within the State. Requires the Department of Agriculture to assess the steps necessary to transfer full aut...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 768).
HCR124Engross
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Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Convene A Search And Rescue Working Group To Develop And Make Recommendations To Deter Hikers From Entering Illegal Hiking Trails And To Address Rising Search And Rescue Costs Facing The State And Count...
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2024-04-23
One Day Notice 04-25-24.
HB1974Enroll
75%
Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Pr...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 802).
HB2420Engross
50%
Establishes the Act 279 special fund until 6/30/2026. Deposits certain unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated through Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, that are set to lapse on 6/30/2024 into the Act 279 special fund and appropriates fund...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806).
HB2743Engross
50%
Requires the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center and the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to develop an overlay with the Hawaii Cesspool Prioritization Tool to identify specific priority areas in which the county sewer ...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 10:46 am]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 10:46AM in conference room 325.
SCR184PassRequesting The Department Of Human Resources Development To Conduct A Sample Survey Of Organizations In The State Within The For-profit, Nonprofit, And Government Sectors That Have Successfully Implemented Remote Work, Hybrid Work, Or Telework Arrang...
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2024-04-23
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1800Engross
50%
Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 20232025 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. (CD1)
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2024-04-23
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-26-24.
SCR81Engross
50%
Urging The Governor To Ensure That Relevant State Agencies, Including The Department Of Health And Department Of Human Services, Collaborate To Explore Avenues To Ensure Continued Access To Affordable Medications For The State's Underserved Populatio...
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2024-04-23
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
HB1911Engross
50%
Appropriates funds for the Judiciary Supplemental Budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. (CD1)
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2024-04-23
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-26-24.
SB2951Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish positions to maintain and improve the East Kauai irrigation system and for maintenance of and improvements to the system. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-23
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 10:50AM in conference room 229.
HB2805Engross
50%
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization to conduct a multiethnic cohort study and develop and maintain a registry regarding the health effects of the August 2023 Maui wildfires. Declares that the general fund ex...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 772).
SB2948Engross
50%
Beginning 1/1/2025, permits residential uses in certain areas zoned for commercial use under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2026, each county to adopt or amend ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial building...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 803).
HB679Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to support the State's response to the August 2023 wildfires that affected the County of Maui. Requires the Auditor to conduct an audit on the contracts funded by the appropriation. Makes an appropriation to the One Ohana Bank Trus...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806).
HB2159Engross
50%
Part I: requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment and with the presentation of the case, unless declined by the petitioner. Part II: repeals language entitl...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806).
SB2529Engross
50%
Amends the definition of "patient's provider" in under the law governing Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment by removing language that requires the provider to examine the patient. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-23
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama, Tarnas, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
SB3125Engross
50%
Authorizes minors who are at least fourteen years old to consent to medical care and services for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and family planning services, including the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Requires confiden...
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2024-04-23
One Day Notice 04-25-24.
HB2317Engross
50%
Clarifies that the deadline for proxy votes to be delivered to the secretary of the planned community association or the managing agent for association meetings is 4:30 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time. Clarifies that any owner seeking nomination t...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 773).
HB2481Engross
50%
Repeals the Time Share Commissioners of Deeds. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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2024-04-23
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
HCR226Engross
50%
Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures On The Upcoming Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary In 2025.
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2024-04-23
Filed.
SB3021Engross
50%
Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 9:30 am]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 9:30AM in conference room 329.
HB2415Engross
50%
Authorizes 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 multistate licensure privilege in each party state. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires indi...
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2024-04-23
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-24 3:35PM; Conference Room 329.
HB1577Engross
50%
Authorizes tow operators to charge an additional reasonable amount if the tow involves overturned vehicles. Requires that a towing company that charges fees to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property to accept payment by the vehic...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 9:57 am]

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 772).
HB346Engross
50%
Requires that new state facilities be designed to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires that 25% of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 9:30 am]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 9:30AM in conference room 329.
HB1578Enroll
75%
Permits a shipping container chassis that holds a valid out-of-state certificate of vehicle registration to obtain a certificate of safety inspection. Makes an out-of-state registration for a shipping container chassis valid in the State until its ex...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 802).
HCR87Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Install A New Emergency Siren Near The Intersection Of Aumakua Street And Auhuhu Street In Upper Pacific Palisades.
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2024-04-23
One Day Notice 04-25-24.
SCR13Engross
50%
Urging The Members Of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation And The Biden Administration To Call For An Immediate, Permanent Bilateral Ceasefire In Gaza And The Return Of All Hostages, And To Continue Negotiations For Lasting Peace In The Region.
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2024-04-23
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
SCR143PassRequesting The University Of Hawaii To Develop A Comprehensive Plan To Address Student And Faculty Housing Facility Needs At The Manoa Campus.
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2024-04-23
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2513Engross
50%
Establishes a 3-year new wastewater system and individual wastewater system technology demonstration and implementation pilot program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to examine and demonstrate new wastewater and cesspo...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 10:46 am]

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 10:46AM in conference room 325.
HB2393Enroll
75%
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological examinations. Provides amendments to external review procedur...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 802).
HB2685Engross
50%
Establishes the Solar Hui Program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest into a solar hui investment fund, which will provide repayment of income derived from energy services agreements to low- and moderate-income households to i...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 25 @ 10:32 am]

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 765).
HCR125Engross
50%
Requesting The Establishment Of A Telehealth Working Group To Examine The Impact Of Widespread Telehealth Adoption During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Identify Public Policy Initiatives At The Federal And State Level To Optimize Telehealth Utilization A...
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2024-04-23
[Hearing: Apr 26 @ 12:30 pm]
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SB116Engross
50%
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-23
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 11:00AM; Conference Room 329.
SB2657Engross
50%
Amends the date of Makahiki Commemoration Day. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-23
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-24 11:00AM; Conference Room 329.
HB2316Engross
50%
Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated. Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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2024-04-23
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 2:30PM in conference room 224.
SB2066Engross
50%
Establishes another means for a housing project to seek an exemption from laws and rules of the State that are developed under various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-23
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
HB1633Engross
50%
Repeals the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to act as their own contractor and who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on their own property and do not offer the buildings or struct...
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2024-04-23
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.
HB2183Engross
50%
Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (SD2)
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806).
HB2184Engross
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Prohibits contributions from persons convicted of various campaign finance, ethical, or lobbying offenses. Requires unlawful contributions to escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Authorizes the Campaign Spending Commission and State Ethics C...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806).
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