| HB526 | Pass | Defines past performance. Requires the state procurement office to establish and administer a past performance database and adopt rules regarding information and procedures associated with the past performance database, by 12/31/2023. Requires procur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 188, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). |
| SB332 | Pass | Amends the minimum dollar amount of payments required to be preaudited. Allows, rather than requires, the comptroller to preaudit all proposed payments of expenditures under the threshold dollar amount. Sunsets 7/1/2024. Effective 7/1/2021. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 203, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331). |
| HB243 | Pass | Requires the Office of Planning, in cooperation with each state agency having operational responsibilities over state facilities, to: identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazard...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 178, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). |
| HB753 | Pass | Excludes housing developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from school impact fees for 3 years. Allows construction cost component impact fees to be used to improve or renovate existing structures for school use. Repeals the prohibition agai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 197, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325). |
| HB80 | Pass | Clarifies when and how members or partners of a taxpayer may claim the low-income housing tax credit. Requires a Form 8609 for purposes of claiming the tax credit. Specifies the application of tax provisions with respect to buildings or projects plac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 226, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). |
| SB157 | Pass | Authorizes the issuance of a civil license to solemnize marriage and allows solemnization by any individual at least eighteen years of age. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 211, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). |
| HB1096 | Pass | Requires the department of health to convene a task force to recommend amendments to the Hawaii Revised Statutes to update existing parentage laws that reflect outdated, cisheteronormative concepts of families, parenthood, and parental rights. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 201, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1329). |
| SB402 | Pass | Provides that expenditures by candidate committees may be made to reimburse other individuals for expenditures advanced by those individuals, in addition to those advanced by the candidate. Deletes candidate reimbursements from the category of expend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 205, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333). |
| HB834 | Pass | Requires the department of land and natural resources, in collaboration with the county of Hawaii, to conduct site surveys to identify the most suitable locations for black cinder cone quarries on the island of Hawaii. Requires a report to the legisl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 191, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319). |
| HB683 | Pass | Establishes the sustainable aviation fuel program to provide matching grants to any small business in Hawaii that is developing products related to sustainable aviation fuel or greenhouse gas reduction from commercial aviation operations. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 180, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). |
| HB1107 | Pass | Adds aggravated harassment by stalking to the list of offenses upon which the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime may be based. Provides the court with the discretion to require the forfeiture of property used in comput...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 184, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). |
| HB1281 | Pass | Establishes a three-year transfer of certain duties, functions, and powers relating to emergency medical services for the city and county of Honolulu from the department of health to the city and county of Honolulu. Begins transition on 7/1/2021. App...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 208, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). |
| HB863 | Pass | Appropriates funds for the forest stewardship program of the department of land and natural resources to build and expand facilities of the state tree nurseries. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 192, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). |
| SB1034 | Pass | Authorizes boards to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct meetings under the State's open meetings law. Amends the requirements for public notices of board meetings and for in-person board meetings held by interactive conference ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 220, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348). |
| SB765 | Pass | Establishes sentencing guidelines for highly intoxicated drivers. Requires that ignition interlock devices be installed on all vehicles operated by a person upon license revocation. Increases the license revocation period and extends the applicable l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 216, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1344). |
| HB817 | Pass | Requires and establishes benchmarks for each state department to ensure that a certain percentage of the produce purchased by that department consists of fresh local agricultural products or local value-added, processed, agricultural, or food product...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 176, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). |
| SB1329 | Pass | Requires procurement protests to be addressed as expeditiously as possible. Establishes time limits to resolve certain procurement protests. Amends the cash or protest bond amount for parties initiating administrative proceedings for review of certai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 224, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1352). |
| HB119 | Pass | Replaces E Ola Mau Na Leo O Kekaha with Kaunalewa as the entity authorized to receive special purpose revenue bonds issued to assist with the acquisition, remediation, and development of the old Kekaha Sugar Mill in Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 228, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1356). |
| SB1166 | Pass | Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to approve rental reductions or waivers for leases on public lands that require substantial demolition or infrastructure improvement costs for the lessee to utilize the premises. Sunsets 6/30/2026. (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 222, 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350). |
| HB1176 | Pass | Allows the governor to designate the department of land and natural resources to administer or enter into agreements for the administration of a green job youth corps program that provides temporary work and training opportunities to help address the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 181, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). |
| HB1009 | Pass | Amends the additional fines and costs for destroying or harvesting trees or tree products, including koa, on state forest reserves lands. Establishes penalties for any person who violates vehicular parking or traffic movement rules adopted by the DLN...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 193, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). |
| SB200 | Pass | Clarifies that candidates or other committee representatives as specified who make contributions over a certain amount before an election are required to file a late contribution report only if the candidate is on the ballot in that election. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 195, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1323). |
| HB767 | Pass | Moves the Hawaii farm to school program from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Education. Establishes a programmatic goal for the Department of Education that at least 30% of food served in public schools shall consist of locally sou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 175, on 07/02/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). |
| SB628 | Pass | Commences the transfer of the Oahu regional health care system in its entirety from the Hawaii health systems corporation to the department of health. Requires the transfer to be completed no later than 12/31/22. Enables the Oahu regional health care...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-07
Act 212, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340). |
| HB465 | Veto | Requires the representative of labor on the Hawaii labor relations board to be a person whose name has been chosen by the exclusive representatives of the collective bargaining units through a process determined by a simple majority of exclusive repr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). |
| HB546 | Veto | Requires complex area superintendents to report directly to the superintendent of education. Requires reports. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). |
| SB1409 | Veto | Prohibits newly appointed or reappointed council, board, and commission members from serving if the member has not completed, within the requisite time, the required training course related to native Hawaiian rights. Requires the Office of Hawaiian A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). |
| SB153 | Veto | Establishes the Hawaii impaired driving council to establish comprehensive strategies for preventing and reducing impaired driving. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
| HB613 | Veto | Makes an appropriation from the coronavirus response and relief supplemental appropriations elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund appropriation for the department of education. Makes an appropriation from the American rescue plan ele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). |
| HB1284 | Veto | Establishes the all-claims, all-payer data center steering committee within the department of human services to oversee the all-claims, all-payer database and data center. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). |
| SB807 | Veto | Requires each school's academic plan to include a clear accounting of all resources that will be allocated to address and achieve each measurable outcome; the school's priority improvement strategies and measures to determine progress; student growth...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). |
| HB774 | Veto | Establishes the Pulehunui community development district. Establishes community development district authority boards for each community development district. Amends the membership and reassigns certain duties of the Hawaii Community Development Auth...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). |
| HB515 | Veto | Part I - Requires the auditor to audit the department of education's school food services branch to determine the amount of local produce that is being purchased and served to students. Part II - Requires that the board of education prioritize for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). |
| HB572 | Veto | Specifies that the Hawaii emergency management agency is established within the Department of Defense for administrative purposes only. Makes the administrator of emergency management the director of the Hawaii emergency management agency and require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). |
| SB639 | Veto | Prohibits courts of appeal from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to brief the court. Requires a rehearing if the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). |
| HB1296 | Veto | Part I: Repeals the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and transfers unencumbered balances to the general fund on 6/30/2025. Specifies that Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys shall only be deposited into the university revenu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). |
| HB338 | Veto | Requires an appellate court to conduct a hearing when a conflict of interest pertaining to a judge or justice is alleged by motion of a party to any suit, action, or proceeding of the appellate court. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). |
| HB58 | Veto | From 1/1/2022 through 12/31/2023, temporarily suspends certain general excise and use tax exemptions. Increases conveyance taxes for the sale of non-commercial properties valued at $4,000,000 or greater. Effective 1/1/2022. (HB58 CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). |
| HB663 | Veto | Amends the manner of appointment of members to the game management advisory commission. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). |
| HB895 | Veto | Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). |
| SB140 | Veto | Defines transit-oriented development zone. Establishes the transit-oriented zone development improvement board. Requires the transit-oriented zone development improvement board to develop a transit-oriented development zone improvement program to fos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-06
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). |
| SB242 | Pass | Requires that public and charter schools offer education in computer science. Requires annual reports. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 158, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). |
| SB936 | Pass | Authorizes the department of health to disseminate information on seizure first aid. Authorizes employers to disseminate information on seizure first aid provided by the department of health to their employees at the employer's workplace. Sunsets 6/3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 150, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). |
| SB814 | Pass | Requires members of the charter school commission to collectively possess experience and expertise in various fields. Clarifies authorizer compliance requirements in cases of an appeal. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 167, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269). |
| HB313 | Pass | Repeals the requirement that no less than fifty per cent of the physician workforce assessment fees transferred or deposited into the JABSOM special fund be expended for purposes identified by the Hawaii medical education council to support physician...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 151, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). |
| SB1222 | Pass | Expands the scope of the conference center revolving fund for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Authorizes the chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo to expend funds from the revolving fund. Exempts the expenditure of moneys from the fund fro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 171, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). |
| HB1283 | Pass | Permits the employers of first responder personnel to obtain dementia training for first responder personnel. Permits the executive office on aging to coordinate the dementia training schedules and standards with all public and private entities and a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 155, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1257). |
| SB1384 | Pass | Provides that the prohibition against serving two consecutive terms not to exceed eight consecutive years shall not apply to the term of the representative of Hawaiian medium early learning providers on the early learning board. Repeals on June 30, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 173, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). |
| HB1291 | Pass | Allows applicants to the University of Hawaii who earned a high school diploma from a public high school in the State with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and also provides evidence that they qualified for and received special education servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 156, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). |
| SB345 | Pass | Bans the import for profit, sale, and offer for sale of any cosmetic in the State if the final product or any component of the final product was developed or manufactured using animal testing performed on or after 1/1/2022 in a cruel manner. Effectiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-02
Act 160, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). |
