HI Legislation | 2024 | Regular Session | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB2841	Engross 50%	Designates May 15 of each year as Water Safety Day. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2948	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB3109	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB2501	Engross 50%	Repeals the reporting requirement to identify the cost impacts to the State of providing workers' compensation coverage for University of Hawaii students. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
HB679	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
HB1889	Engross 50%	Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for breast cancer and cancer of the female reproductive organs. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
HB1758	Engross 50%	Clarifies that code compliance review of plans for construction applicable to the specific engineering field is considered lawful experience in engineering work for employees of municipalities. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
HB1763	Engross 50%	Amends the permitted uses of and priority for which moneys in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund are to be used. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to prioritize the allocation of the rental housing revolving fund moneys t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB1170	Engross 50%	Requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits for affordable housing units that are constructed under the various programs of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Sunsets 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB2328	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to acquire and renovate parcels and buildings located between Bethel Street, Pauahi Street, Fort Street, and Chaplain Lane in Honolulu, Oahu, for affordable housing purposes... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB2546	Engross 50%	Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB795	Engross 50%	Requires productions to provide evidence of reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable requirements to qualify for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Requires taxpayers be given notice of and an opportunit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2836	Engross 50%	Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between st... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2337	Engross 50%	Expands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-use developments. Applies to bond proceeds ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2308	Engross 50%	Authorizes additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB1832	Engross 50%	Authorizes a state department, division, or agency, rather than the Department of Human Resources Development, to conduct a minimum qualification review of applicants for vacant positions within the department, division, or agency. Requires the Depar... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
HB1801	Engross 50%	Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB2291	Engross 50%	Establishes advisory boards, focused on workforce development, for the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2286	Engross 50%	Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Human ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2615	Engross 50%	Authorizes the counties to require contractors to disclose information regarding its employees' wages, benefits, hours, and employment status and deny, revoke, or suspend a building permit application for violating laws relating to wages, benefits, h... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB3364	Engross 50%	Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to develop destination management action plans for each county and to perform specific actions in each plan. Expands the powers and duties of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Repeals the exemption of the Hawaii Tour... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB1532	Engross 50%	Establishes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor persons from Hawaii who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and who serve as an inspiration to others. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2066	Engross 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) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB3103	Engross 50%	Requires an attestation or declaration regarding project labor standards, including adherence to state-approved apprenticeship programs and prevailing wage requirements, for large-scale renewable energy generation covered projects. Effective 7/1/3000... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2502	Engross 50%	Requires the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnera... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB2184	Engross 50%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB2284	Engross 50%	Establishes a two-year program at the University of Hawaii to develop a wildfire forecast system for the State using artificial intelligence. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2537	Engross 50%	Clarifies that the Chief Energy Officer is responsible for supporting the renewable portfolio standards and reporting on certain energy matters. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB1639	Engross 50%	Increases the employer base composite monthly contribution effective 1/1/2025 by 5.2 per cent of the 2024 employer base. Provides that effective 1/1/2026, the employer base composite monthly contribution will be based on the change in medicare part B... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB2487	Engross 50%	Exempts drug paraphernalia for marijuana from certain penalties under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Lowers the penalties for the possession and transfer without remuneration of certain amounts of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijua... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2504	Engross 50%	Repeals Part II of Act 66, SLH 2023, which requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to work with the University of Hawaii on workforce development activities that support the development of the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB2354	Engross 50%	Clarifies that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to requests from small business owners. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 677).
SB2718	Engross 50%	Allows the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to admit and consider hearsay evidence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB3312	Engross 50%	Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2819	Engross 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.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
SB2553	Engross 50%	Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Repeals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HB1974	Engross 50%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2420	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2384	Engross 50%	Replaces the School Facilities Authority with the Department of Education as the administrator of the School Facilities Special Fund. Changes the means of financing for a portion of funds appropriated for deposit into the School Facilities Special Fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2485	Engross 50%	Repeals an obsolete fee for a certified copy of a tax clearance. Adds a penalty for failure to comply with reporting requirements under the general excise tax law and transient accommodations tax law for collection of rent by a third party. Raises th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2720	Engross 50%	Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate assistants employed by the University of Hawaii and community college system. Takes effect 7/1/2055. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2805	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2159	Engross 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2227	Engross 50%	Expands the existing exemption from state law governing child care for United States Department of Defense-certified child care providers on federal property to those operating off federal property. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2278	Engross 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. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD3) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2396	Engross 50%	Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE Reserve Select coverages to junior officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than thirty days in the service of the State. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB1578	Engross 50%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2453	Engross 50%	Authorizes the Governor, or a state official with authorization from the Governor, to transfer federal capitalization grant funds between the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund, in accordance w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2400	Engross 50%	Requires a teacher to forfeit their teaching license if the teacher resigns or retires during the pendency of any investigation into allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other physical abuse of a student. Requires the forfeiture of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).
HB2393	Engross 50%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731).