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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB2374 | Enrolled | Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 832). |
| #2 | SCR219 | Engrossed | Urging The Federal Emergency Management Agency To Expedite The Placement Of Maui Wildfire Survivors Into The Federal Direct Lease Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #3 | SB2845 | Enrolled | Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition, with exceptions. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #4 | HB1830 | Enrolled | Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychol... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #5 | HB1879 | Passed | Provides that certain information to be included in any digital voter information guide shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Act 014, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114). |
| #6 | SB2401 | Enrolled | Requires the Department of Agriculture to work with each county to implement feral chicken control programs and feeding of feral animals education campaign. Requires each county to match the funds expended by the Department of Agriculture for the imp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. |
| #7 | HB1595 | Enrolled | Creates a pilot project, to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General, for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning certain marijuana offenses under section 712-1249, HRS. Requires the Hawai?i Criminal Justic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772). |
| #8 | SCR97 | Engrossed | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Renewable Liquid Fuels Working Group To Study Local Production, Development, And Incentives For Renewable Liquid Fuels. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 759). |
| #9 | HB2743 | Enrolled | Requires the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center and the Sea Grant College Program to develop an overlay with the Hawaii Cesspool Prioritization Tool to identify specific priority areas in which the county sewer system or other centr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #10 | SB3202 | Enrolled | Part I: Requires the counties, no later than 12/31/2026, to adopt or amend an ordinance to allow at least two accessory dwelling units, subject to certain restrictions, on all residentially zoned lots. Prohibits private covenants for residentially zo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. |
| #11 | SB2983 | Enrolled | Beginning 1/1/2026, authorizes the Department of the Attorney General to regulate charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Includes provisions relating to the misuse of funds. Imposes vicarious liability upon a platform charity for a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #12 | HB1800 | Enrolled | Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 2023-2025 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #13 | SCR170 | Engrossed | Urging The Department Of Health To Investigate And Implement Policies To Reduce The Importation Of Products, Packaging, Or Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Into The State. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #14 | HCR125 | Passed | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Resolution adopted in final form. |
| #15 | HB679 | Engrossed | 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] | 2024-04-23 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 806). |
| #16 | SB1473 | Engrossed | Requires DOH, DHS, and DOE to research rules, policies, and plan amendments necessary to ensure that medically necessary services, including applied behavior analysis services, for individuals twenty-six years of age or younger with neurodevelopmenta... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690). |
| #17 | HB340 | Engrossed | Designates April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 778). |
| #18 | HB1633 | Enrolled | Repeals the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to act as their own contractor and who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on property they own or lease and do not offer the buildings o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #19 | HB2107 | Enrolled | Appropriates funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position and for programming support for LEP community projects within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #20 | SB3234 | Engrossed | 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, a property insurance surcharge on conveyance tax, and a t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791). |
| #21 | SCR192 | Engrossed | Requesting The Office Of The Auditor To Conduct A Performance Audit Of The Plant Pest Control Branch And Plant Quarantine Branch Within The Plant Industry Division Of The Department Of Agriculture. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15 |
| #22 | SB2342 | Enrolled | Increases the penalties for violations of repeated driving without motor vehicle insurance and, beginning 1/1/2026, increases required motor vehicle insurance minimums. Clarifies the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #23 | HB1925 | Enrolled | Establishes the Hawaii State Planning Act Phase II Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Makes an appropriation. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #24 | SB1596 | Engrossed | Establishes and appropriates funds for a Maui campus housing pilot program. Requires the School Facilities Authority and Department of Education to submit reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). |
| #25 | HB1578 | Enrolled | 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] | 2024-04-23 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 802). |
| #26 | HB1539 | Engrossed | Increases fines for violations of certain traffic laws and required motor vehicle insurance minimums. Establishes minimum and maximum sentences for persons convicted of violations of certain traffic laws. Amends the minimum liability coverage thresho... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
| #27 | SB116 | Enrolled | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. |
| #28 | HB500 | Engrossed | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for various workforce readiness programs and opportunities. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 6/30/3000. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 699). |
| #29 | SB2066 | Enrolled | 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. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #30 | SB2079 | Enrolled | Allows the State of Hawaii Plant and Animal Declaration Form to be distributed, completed, and transmitted electronically. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #31 | HB1148 | Enrolled | Appropriates funds for temporary positions to support the expansion of the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's mental health-related programs. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #32 | SB459 | Engrossed | 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) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722). |
| #33 | SB795 | Enrolled | 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] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #34 | HB1598 | Passed | Requires boards to make available for public inspection board packets, if created, at the time the board packet is distributed to board members but no later than two business days before the board meeting. Provides that public testimony may be distri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Act 011, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). |
| #35 | HB1132 | Engrossed | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 778). |
| #36 | HB1599 | Passed | Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Act 012, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112). |
| #37 | SB2085 | Enrolled | Establishes the Office of the State Fire Marshal within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to be headed by a State Fire Marshal. Exempts the State Fire Marshal from Civil Service Law. Requires the State Fire Council to establish the ter... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. |
| #38 | HB1597 | Enrolled | Clarifies that members of the public may sue a board or alleged board after receiving an adverse Office of Information Practices decision, and that the decision will be reviewed de novo. Establishes a two-year statute of limitations to bring the laws... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 764). |
| #39 | SCR1 | Passed | Recognizing The Day In 2025 Of The Second New Moon After The Winter Solstice Of 2024 As The Lunar New Year In The State Of Hawaii. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of Senate agreement and Adoption (Sen. Com No. 803). |
| #40 | HB27 | Engrossed | Relating to the state budget. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:45 PM; CR 309. |
| #41 | HB346 | Engrossed | Requires that new state facilities be designed to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires that 25% of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-26 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 5:44PM in Conference Room 224. |
| #42 | SB1532 | Engrossed | 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). |
| #43 | SB1594 | Engrossed | Establishes an expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program within the department of health to expand existing activities to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Defines "crisis center" and "cri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Garrett, Lamosao, Garcia. |
| #44 | SB1258 | Enrolled | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop and implement a management system for the Kaena point state park, Makua and Keawaula sections. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). |
| #45 | HB1624 | Engrossed | For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2024, requires the insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons unde... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). |
| #46 | HB824 | Engrossed | Creates a medical release program within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for certain ill or impaired inmates who pose a low risk to public safety. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). |
| #47 | HB1611 | Enrolled | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772). |
| #48 | HB1529 | Enrolled | Allows any burial council member whose term has expired to continue in office as a holdover member until the member's reappointment to a second term is confirmed or a successor is nominated and appointed. Prohibits holdover members from holding offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782). |
| #49 | HB1554 | Enrolled | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 782). |
| #50 | SB572 | Enrolled | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. |
