| HI | SB116 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804). |
| HI | SB2601 | Engross
50% | Expands the time period by which a civil action for childhood sexual abuse committed on or after July 1, 2024, may be initiated. Authorizes a court to require personnel of legal entities to undergo training on trauma-informed response. Effective 7/1/...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 803). |
| HI | 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] | 2024-04-23
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 10:30AM; CR 325. |
| HI | 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] | 2024-04-22
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). |
| HI | SB2575 | Engross
50% | Prohibits the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed in all state marine waters, with certain exemptions. Prohibits the issuance of any permit for or in connection with the development or operation of any facility or infrastructu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| HI | SB2562 | Engross
50% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728). |
| HI | SB2731 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-24 2:40PM; Conference Room 016. |
| HI | SB2735 | Engross
50% | Requires the driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessively speeding or habitually driving while i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 779). |
| HI | SB3021 | Engross
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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| HI | SB2560 | Engross
50% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 774). |
| HI | SB2747 | Engross
50% | 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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722). |
| HI | SB2693 | Engross
50% | Establishes the offense of charitable fraud during a state of emergency. Provides that a person commits charitable fraud during a state of emergency if that person, during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, performs certain deceptive ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Holt, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB3242 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Transportation or county transportation agency having jurisdiction over roads, highways, or similar infrastructure to evaluate high-risk or dangerous corridors or intersections and plan strategies for mitigation. Provides t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). |
| HI | SCR146 | Engross
50% | Encouraging The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Consider The Initiation Of A Sister-state Relationship Between Hawaii And The Spanish Province Of The Balearic Islands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 682). |
| HI | 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). |
| HI | SCR140 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Convening Of A Task Force To Research And Develop A Green Highway Program In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR156 | Engross
50% | Urging Congress To Take Immediate And Decisive Action To Support Middle- And Lower-income Households In America.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR139 | Engross
50% | Requesting A Task Force Be Convened To Examine Successful Public Mass Transit Projects In Appropriate Cities And Countries And Develop Options To Reduce Cost And Return Increased Value To Residents From Funds Made Available By The State For Public Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SCR147 | Engross
50% | Requesting The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR148 | Engross
50% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Develop Art, Branding, And Narratives For An Appropriate Selection Of Hawaii's Unique Communities, Landmarks, Parks, And Other Similar Areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR155 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Hawaii Professional Chapter Of The Society Of Professional Journalists To Recommend A Process That Individuals Can Utilize To Evaluate And Identify Whether Or Not News Sources Adhere To Ethical And Objective Standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR149 | Engross
50% | Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Research And Develop A Plan To Expand Access To Chess As A Competitive Sport.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR151 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | SCR138 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaption Commission To Develop Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Strategies And Make Related Recommendations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | SB3194 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB384 | Engross
50% | Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinance. Authorizes officials app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB1543 | Engross
50% | Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State, to begin with the 2026 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit a progress a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB1068 | Engross
50% | Includes in the State's policies for the physical environment under the Hawaii State Planning Act, the promotion of statewide beach assessments and beach and shoreline adaptation, restoration, and conservation and the pursuit of compatible relationsh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB971 | Engross
50% | Requires the department of education and state public charter school commission to collect certain data on county bus pass usage for public high school and charter high school students. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB304 | Engross
50% | Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB445 | Engross
50% | Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB129 | Engross
50% | Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB693 | Engross
50% | Requires the auditor to conduct an assessment on the social and financial impacts of mandating health insurance coverage for care provided by a participating registered pharmacist practicing within the scope of the pharmacist's license. Requires a re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | SB2710 | Engross
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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3239 | Engross
50% | Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaii...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3265 | Engross
50% | Establishes the Hawaii Film Advisory Council. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to: (1) Clarify and amend the requirement for an independent third-party certification; (2) Expand the definition of "qualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB3335 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB2746 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Transportation to require that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. Sunsets 7/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB699 | Engross
50% | Establishes a state capitol tours program within the office of the governor. Establishes two full-time equivalent positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | SB1535 | Engross
50% | Allows the director of transportation to exempt certain ground transportation facility projects from historic preservation review and the environmental impact statement law, subject to certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | SB299 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | SB296 | Engross
50% | Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340). |
| HI | SB2697 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to revoke the licenses of architects who have been, or caused a government employee to be, convicted of a criminal offense involving the acceptance of a bribe. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2695 | Engross
50% | Adds definitions of "identifier" and "specified data element" and amends the definition of "personal information" for the purposes of notifying affected persons of data and security breaches under existing state law that governs the security breach o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB3243 | Engross
50% | Amends the prohibition against foreign nationals and foreign corporations making campaign finance contributions and expenditures. Requires every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a state election to file a statement of certificatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB2561 | Engross
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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2768 | Engross
50% | Requires the state energy office to adopt rules governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB3022 | Engross
50% | Establishes a transportation network company, taxicab, and limousine fee. Provides for the deposit of the transportation network company, taxicab, and limousine fees collected into the Safe Routes to School Program special fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB3195 | Engross
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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB3350 | Engross
50% | Requires appointees for judicial vacancies to file certain disclosures with the State Ethics Commission, under certain conditions. Requires the Commission on Salaries to consider the deterrence of bribery and corruption when making its salary recomme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
