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SR136Intro
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Requesting That State And County Departments And Agencies Meet Certain Guidelines Before Passing Any Ordinance Or Rule That Restricts Subsistence Fishing.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
SR28Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Convene A Baby Bonds Working Group.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SCR26Intro
25%
Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Social And Financial Assessment Of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Step Therapy Requirements For Stage Two Through Stage Five Cancer.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
SR27Intro
25%
Urging The Members Of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Introduce Legislation To Expand The National Flood Insurance Program To Include Lava Insurance.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SCR137Intro
25%
Requesting That A Task Force Be Convened To Develop A Norwegian-based Public Facility Model Designated To Ensure The Well-being And Safety Of Dementia Patients.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SCR110Intro
25%
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Transfer To The State The City And County Of Honolulu's Authority To Construct A Makakilo Drive Extension.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Government Operations Committee
SB3237Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Agriculture to designate certain species as pests, and periodically update taxa designated as pests, for control or eradication and develop and implement a control or eradication program for each designated pest but, if the...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR147Intro
25%
Requesting The State To Begin Planning To Collaborate With Partners In Japan To Appropriately Recognize The Eightieth Anniversary Of The End Of World War Ii, Including The Atomic Bombings And Lives Lost In Japan And Hawaii Throughout The War, And Rea...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
SB2770Engross
50%
Allows the counties to establish, by ordinance, an opt-in program that allows an annual payment in lieu of real property taxes on the land or improvements thereon that are actively used to produce or store renewable energy that is sold to an electric...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR186Intro
25%
Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Conduct A Comprehensive Study On Wildfire Risk And Insurance, Including Market-based Approaches.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
SB3202Engross
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Provides that for residentially zoned lots within an urban district each county shall allow for at least 2 additional dwelling units. Establishes provisions by which a parcel zoned for residential use that is in the state urban land use district may ...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Housing Committee
SCR49Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Stakeholder Working Group To Make Recommendations To Enhance Meaningful Access To Health Care In The State Through The Provision Of Language Assistance Services.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Awa.
SCR163Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Conduct A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Existing State Laws In Addressing The False Labeling Of Hawaii-made Food Products.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SR160Intro
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Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Conduct A Comprehensive Study On Wildfire Risk And Insurance, Including Market-based Approaches.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SB2322Engross
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Requires the Department of Health to continue water sampling and analysis of Tier 1 beaches during brown water advisories, with certain exceptions and under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2974Engross
50%
Establishes a Business Revitalization Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including the mitigation of regulator...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR115Intro
25%
Encouraging Developers To Incorporate Net Zero Water Building Strategies When Constructing And Renovating Housing Projects In The State.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SR52Intro
25%
Urging The State And Counties To Prioritize And Direct All Available Resources To Supporting Coordinated Interagency Collaboration And Public-private Partnerships Aimed At Addressing The Ongoing Fentanyl Epidemic.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Awa.
SB3234Engross
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Amends the laws relating to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and Hawaii Property Insurance Association by: imposing a different transient accommodation tax rate for transient vacation rentals and a property insurance surcharge on conveyance tax to ca...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2948Engross
50%
Authorizes residential uses in areas zoned for commercial to be considered permitted as long as the residential use is limited by ordinance to floors above the ground floor of a building or structure and development standards are met. Exempts areas z...
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2024-03-22
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Housing Committee
SR88Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Take Action To Reduce The Carbon Emissions Arising From Airplane Transportation To And From The State.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
SB2285Engross
50%
Amends the functions and duties of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Clarifies the definition of "health care". Establishes a task force known as the Hui Hoomana. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SR106Intro
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Requesting The Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund And The Insurance Commissioner To Assess The Impacts Of Climate Change On Homeowner's Insurance.
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2024-03-22
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SCR182Intro
25%
Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Honor And Comply With Its Statutory Duty To Investigate The Causes Of The August 2023 Maui Wildfires As Required By Section 269-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SB2319Enroll
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from 70 to 75 years.
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB3125Engross
50%
Authorizes minors who are fourteen years of age or older to consent to medical care and services for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and family planning services, including the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Requires confi...
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2024-03-22
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SCR207Intro
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Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Sunrise Analysis On Mandating Dental And Vision Insurance Coverage.
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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa.
SB572Engross
50%
Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department of Agriculture may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or res...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SR118Intro
25%
Requesting That A Task Force Be Convened To Develop A Norwegian-based Public Facility Model Designated To Ensure The Well-being And Safety Of Dementia Patients.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
SR80Intro
25%
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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2024-03-22
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Awa.
SR140Intro
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Reaffirming The State's Commitment To Providing Culturally Appropriate Resources, Services, And Programs For Native Hawaiian Individuals And Families Experiencing Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB578Engross
50%
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of the Attorne...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2922Engross
50%
Creates a process for electric utilities to develop and submit wildfire protection plans to the Public Utilities Commission for approval and allow the recovery of related costs and expenses through securitization, while avoiding a disproportionate im...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2289Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Health to include in its annual report regarding Kalaupapa Settlement details and updated information, as available, regarding the permanent transfer to other qualified governmental or qualified nongovernmental entities of ...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB3194Engross
50%
Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission, should the Public Utilities Commission de...
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2024-03-22
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
SB3021Engross
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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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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2081Engross
50%
Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds to establish a position within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist the Corporat...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SR204Intro
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Urging The Federal Government To Reimburse Hawaii For Debris Removal, The Dredging Of Toxic Materials, And Other Environmental Cleanup Efforts In Lahaina Harbor.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Government Operations Committee
SB2710Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to Hawaii and serve as inspirations to others. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR124Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund And The Insurance Commissioner To Assess The Impacts Of Climate Change On Homeowner's Insurance.
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2024-03-22
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB3139Engross
50%
Establishes a Crisis Intervention and Diversion Services Program within the Department of Health to expand existing services to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to ...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB3335Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority and Cannabis and Hemp Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Beginning 1/1/2026, legalizes the personal adult use of canna...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR102Intro
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Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Consult With The Department Of Taxation Regarding The Establishment Of A Wind Resistance Retrofit Tax Credit Program.
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2024-03-22
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
SB3007Engross
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...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2560Engross
50%
Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends shall authorize the DOA to enter the leased premises with prior notification to survey for, identify, investigate, control, or eradicate pests; work cooperati...
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2024-03-22
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
SB2286Engross
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 ...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SB2497Engross
50%
Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years' expens...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
SCR106Intro
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Urging The Department Of Health, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Take Action To Reduce The Carbon Emissions Arising From Airplane Transportation To And From The State.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
SCR15Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Health's State Health Planning And Development Agency To Convene A Health Data Sharing Working Group To Accelerate And Expand The Sharing Of Real Time Health Information Among Health Care Entities And Government Agencies ...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
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