HI Legislation | 2024 | Regular Session

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SB2354PassExpands the definition of "beer" under the intoxicating liquor law to mean any alcoholic beverage containing not less than 0.5% alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, including alcohol seltz...
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2024-04-22
Act 009, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
HB2396Enroll
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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)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2486Enroll
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Authorizes the Department of Taxation to serve administrative subpoenas outside the State. (SD1)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2463Enroll
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Amending the definition of "employee" in Hawaii's Wage and Hour Law to exclude any employee who receives guaranteed compensation totaling $4,000 or more a month. (SD2)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HCR131PassUrging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Ten-year Plan To Satisfy Hawaii's Housing Demand.
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB2400Enroll
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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...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HCR184PassRequesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Collaborate With Universities In The State To Convene The Hawaii Creative Innovation Group.
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB1554Enroll
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Expands the Department of Land and Natural Resources' rulemaking authority to include any rule to impose restrictions or requirements deemed necessary to protect certain aquatic life. Expands the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority to temp...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2492Enroll
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Amends existing law to meet new federal regulations for commercial driver's licenses when the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse prohibits a driver from operating a commercial vehicle due to drug and alcohol violations. (SD1)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HCR22PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, For Construction, Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of Steps.
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2024-04-22
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 734) in amended form (SD 1).
HB1936Enroll
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Mandates that the Department of Transportation require the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings to be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. Sunsets 7/1/2028. (SD2)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
SCR183PassUrging The Department Of The Attorney General To Investigate And Enforce Applicable Laws Against Landlords Who Are Ending Rental Agreements To House Fema-eligible Households Through The Direct Lease Program Or The Department Of Human Services Rental ...
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
SCR23PassUrging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets.
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2562Engross
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Prohibits animal owners and their employees from performing any surgical procedures on the owner's animal or animals. Provides a violation for unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine is a misdemeanor subject to a fine of no more than $1,000, or im...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728).
HB2343Enroll
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Expedites the enforcement of orders of wage payment violations by allowing the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to file certified copies of the final orders in any court of competent jurisdiction. (SD1)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB1950PassDesignates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
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2024-04-22
Act 008, 04/19/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108).
HB2488Enroll
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Amends the minimum qualifications for the Chairperson of the Taxation Board of Review. (SD1)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
SCR34PassRequesting The Hawaii Medical Association And Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association To Convene A Roundtable To Establish Medical Protocols To Ensure That An Individual's Thyroid Function Is Tested Before Psychotropic Medications For Mental Illness A...
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2487Engross
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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...
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2024-04-22
Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 9. Noes, 15 (Senator(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee).
SCR128PassRequesting The Department Of Health To Establish A Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing Grant Program In Collaboration With The University Of Hawaii.
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2024-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB159Enroll
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Exempts the notarization requirement for renewals of liquor licenses. (SD1)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2395Enroll
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Makes Hawaii National Guard service members activated by the Governor or the Governor's designated representative to state active duty ineligible for enrollment in the Employees' Retirement System based solely on the active duty service. (SD2)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2577Enroll
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Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as ...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782).
HB2526Enroll
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Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense involving the unauthorized driving or operation of motor vehicles to a class C felony. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
HB1611Enroll
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Requires law enforcement agencies and the Law Enforcement Standards Board to consult the National Decertification Index and report certain information related to a law enforcement officer's certification status to the Index. Takes effect 7/1/2026. (S...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
SB3122Enroll
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Authorizes the Director of Health to issue public health standing orders for patients to self-refer to certain health care screening services. Establishes requirements for the provision of items or services pursuant to a public health standing order....
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2024-04-19
Enrolled to Governor.
HCR77PassRequesting That The Governor Establish A Leadership Accelerator Program For Exceptional Managers In State Government.
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR9PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Perpetual, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Heeia, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Existing Drain, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB2831Engross
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Authorizes the Department of Taxation, under certain circumstances, to assist a county in levying, assessing, collecting, and otherwise administering the county transient accommodations tax, including delinquencies and penalties, for a 6-year period ...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 704).
HB2342Enroll
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Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, switchblade knives, and butterfly knives. Clarifies hunter education certificates and ...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
HB1869Enroll
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Establishes the felony offenses of misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the first, second, and third degrees. Requires uncrewed aircraft to be operated by a human operator at all times. (SD2)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
HB1132Engross
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Requires members of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Requires the Commission...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 778).
HCR10PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, For The Existing Boat Ramp And Concrete Wall, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements Const...
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB2352Enroll
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Exempts the administrator of the Law Enforcement Standards Board from civil service laws. Clarifies membership and certain powers and duties of the Law Enforcement Standards Board and establishes new deadlines for the completion of board responsibili...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
HB2513Enroll
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Expands expungement eligibility to persons whose convictions for consuming a measurable amount of alcohol while under the age of twenty-one or first-time property offenses predated current expungement provisions. (SD1)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
SB459Engross
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Appropriates funds from the Hydrogen Fueling System Subaccount within the Public Utilities Commission Special Fund for the Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling System Rebate Program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
HCR13PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Hauula, Koolauloa, Oahu, For The Existing Riprap Revetment, Ramp, And Rock Groin, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improveme...
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR143PassUrging The Department Of Human Services, Department Of Health, And Judiciary To Prioritize Ensuring That Contracts For Government Services Are Adequately Resourced To Cover The Costs Of Providing Those Services.
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
HB2295Enroll
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Authorizes stopping, standing, and parking restrictions and prohibitions on property under jurisdiction of the Director of Transportation and the counties, respectively. Specifies that the counties may issue traffic infractions for violations of any ...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
HCR14PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Maalaea Beach Lots, Waikapu, Wailuku, Maui, For The Existing Seawall, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements Construc...
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
SB458Engross
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Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, departme...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 702).
SB2652Engross
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Expands items that may be contained in the state budget to include information related to vacant positions for reclassification or abolishment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 704).
SB2560Engross
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Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends shall authorize DOA to enter the leased premises with prior notification to survey for, identify, investigate, control, or eradicate pests; work cooperatively...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 774).
HB2483Enroll
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Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to search criminal histories and fingerprint records of current and prospective volunteers and contracted and subcontracted service providers and their employees who are directly involved in...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
SB2605Engross
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Beginning 1/1/2026, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for various sexual and reproductive health care services. Applies this coverage to health benefits plans...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
SB2747Engross
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Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to have aircraft liability insurance coverage no less than $20,000,000 per person per incident. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
HB2444Enroll
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Authorizes the Department of Health to conduct criminal history record checks of applicants for permits to operate as a hemp processor. Sunsets 7/1/2027. (SD1)
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2024-04-19
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772).
SR62Intro
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Acknowledging And Urging Turkey And Iraq To Recognize The Genocide Committed Against Assyrians Between 1915-1933.
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2024-04-19
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HCR92PassRecognizing The Issue Of Illegal Dumping Within The Waipahu Community And Urging The State, City And County Of Honolulu, And Military To Work Together To Address This Concern.
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
HCR11PassAuthorizing The Issuance Of A Term, Non-exclusive Easement Covering A Portion Of State Submerged Lands At Waialae-iki, Honolulu, Oahu, For The Existing Revetment, And For Use, Repair, And Maintenance Of The Existing Improvements Constructed Thereon.
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2024-04-19
Resolution adopted in final form.
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