| HB1165 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt rules relating to safety measures, security requirements, and shipping activities for the purpose of protecting and ensuring the general public interest and safety of persons and vessels in the com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1438 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the commissioner of financial institutions to regulate, license, examine, and enforce laws regulating mortgage brokers and loan originators. Repeals chapter 454, Hawaii Revised Statutes, effective 12/31/10. Effective 07/01/2090. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1717 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii employer-union trust fund to contract with a carrier to provide health benefit plans to members and dependents. Deletes authority of the board of trustees to provide health benefits through self insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB184 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the period over which state low-income housing tax credits are taken from 10 years to 5 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB460 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the board of regents to auction the naming rights to buildings on the UH-West Oahu campus with proceeds to be deposited into the University of Hawaii-West Oahu special fund to be used for electric generation from renewable energy resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB738 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes and funds a Hawaii beginning teacher induction center pilot program to assist in the development and retention of highly qualified teachers in the State's public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1023 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the composition of the board of trustees of the employees' retirement system from 8 to 12 and amends the composition and appointment procedures in order to provide for county representation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1308 | Engross
Sine Die | Transfers functions and duties of the Hawaii teacher standards board to the board of education. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1572 | Intro
Sine Die | Short Form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB79 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurers to file rates that provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for insureds who are 65 years of age and older after successfully completing a motor vehicle accident prevention course. Requires the department of transport...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB351 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the purpose of expenditures by the Hawaii public housing authority to make required repairs and renovations at public housing facilities to ensure compliance with state and federal law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB622 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds electronic communication as a form of nonconsensual contact in the offense of harassment by stalking. (HB622 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB886 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes compliance with smoking restriction law by nightclubs and restaurants a condition of renewal for a liquor license. Authorizes the liquor commission to enforce smoking laws, concurrently with the department of health. Increases fines for violati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1167 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorize the department of transportation to pursue a comprehensive six-year modernization program and provides it sufficient resources to implement the plan by amending the state liquid fuel tax, state vehicle registration fee, state vehicle weight...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1718 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that the requirement that the State and the counties reimburse retired employees for medicare part B premiums through the employer-union trust fund applies only to the employees who retire prior to 12/31/09.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB185 | Intro
Sine Die | Assesses a surcharge on all soft drinks sold in the State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB461 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes the dependency of the price of electrical energy generated from nonfossil fuel sources from the avoided cost of energy generated by the electric public utility purchasing the nonfossil fuel generated electricity. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB739 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes, through rulemaking, transit oriented development districts, and standards for these districts, in proximity to rapid transit stations located within the Hawaii community development authority's community development districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1024 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires 4 of the 5 seats on the board of trustees of the employer-union health benefits trust fund allocated to public employers to be occupied by the respective county directors of finance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1573 | Intro
Sine Die | Short Form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB80 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it illegal for a rooster to escape or be removed from its owner's property while wearing a sharp object. Imposes penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB352 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes August 4 of each year as a state holiday to be known as Barack Obama Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB623 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the attorney general to contract with counties for processing and issuing state identification cards. Clarifies that counties may utilize driver licensing offices or other suitable county facilities to issue state identification cards. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB887 | Intro
Sine Die | Assesses a surcharge tax on the sale of consumer fireworks. Also requires retailers to report on fireworks sold and requires the DOH to report on the effects of fireworks on young children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1168 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows the Director of Transportation to adopt rules to require users or occupiers of airport land, buildings, or facilities for business or commercial purposes to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the State against all claims, suits, and demands ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1440 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates most procedural requirements preliminary to hearing for eviction of tenants from public housing. Requires evictions to be conducted by hearings officers appointed by the Hawaii public housing authority. (HB1440 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1719 | Intro
Sine Die | Suspends state and county contributions to the EUTF for all state and county employee-beneficiaries who retire after 7/1/09, regardless of date of hire and years of service, if the employee retires before the employee's medicare retirement age. Resum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB186 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the monthly board rate distributed by the department of human services for foster care services for children. Effective 07/01/90. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB462 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals requirement of providing full social security number on application to register to vote, requiring instead, the last four digits of a social security number, a Hawaii driver's license number, or a Hawaii state identification card number.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB740 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of land and natural resources and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation in consultation with the commission on transit oriented development to identify public lands within one-half mile of Honolulu's transit corrid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1025 | Intro
Sine Die | Segregates teachers from all other employees for determination of employer normal cost, accrued liability contributions, and annual contributions by the State and counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1310 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the region-specific, medical home healthcare federal demonstration project for the Waimanalo and Waianae area that provides culturally-sensitive, community-based services, including integrated behavioral services, which are vital to the p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1574 | Intro
Sine Die | Short Form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB81 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes baby boom generation commission to determine impact of baby boomers leaving the workforce and how to retrain baby boomers to fill anticipated vacancies in the workforce. Establishes lifelong learning accounts and tax credits to finance re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB353 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends requirement of photographs of any building over 50 years old prior to any remodeling, modifications, or demolition by providing that the provision shall not apply if the building is a residence unless it is on or nominated to be on the Hawaii ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB624 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies state-operated schools, libraries, community colleges, and universities as examples of facilities that are places of public accommodation subject to anti-discriminatory prohibitions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB888 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a working group to investigate the feasibility of creating a niche market in the tourism industry for riflery, archery, and hunting activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1169 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes it mandatory that persons operating a moped or motor scooter or riding as a passenger on a motor scooter on any highway shall wear a safety helmet with a chin strap.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1441 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to implement policies that reduce vacancies in public housing by 20% each year for the next 4 years. Requires the authority to annually assess tenant income to determine their continued eligibility for pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1720 | Intro
Sine Die | Specifies that the requirement that the State and the counties reimburse retired employees for medicare part B premiums through the employer-union trust fund applies only to the employees who retire prior to 07/01/09. Further specifies that there wil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB187 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to develop infrastructure to build affordable housing. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB463 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the DOA to publish an annual report on pesticide use in the State including investigations of health related complaints by the DOH; requires users of pesticides to report usage to the DOA; permits the DOA to impose a fee to recover costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB741 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates enterprise zones within a half-mile radius of stations of a fixed guideway system on Oahu. Grants various tax concessions relating to enterprise zones to qualified businesses, including new construction of affordable housing within those zone...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1026 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands conflicts of interests section of the state ethics code to include situations involving emancipated children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| SB1575 | Intro
Sine Die | Short Form bill.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB82 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates annual exemption from general excise tax on purchase of: school supplies of less than $15 per item; computers, computer software, and computer supplies of less than $1,500 per purchase; clothing of less than $100 per item; and books of less t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB354 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires counties to accept or reject a public infrastructure dedication that has been developed as part of a housing project within 60 days of the dedication request. (HB354 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB625 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the surcharge for civil actions. Adjusts the distribution formula of the funds for legal-services organizations for the indigent. (HB625 HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB889 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes farmers' markets a permitted use in an agricultural park.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
| HB1170 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a photo red light imaging detector system program and counties are provided the authorization to implement the program. Does not mandate the counties to implement a photo red light imaging detector system or authorize any appropriation fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-05-11
Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
