AGR - Agriculture

HSH - Human Services and Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce

JHA - Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

EDB - Economic Development and

LAB - Labor and Public Employment

Business Concerns

LMG - Legislative Management

EDN - Education

PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs

EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection

TAC - Tourism and Culture

FIN - Finance

TRN - Transportation

HED - Higher Education

WLU - Water and Land Use

HLT - Health

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

1

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN.

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman.

FIN

2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Proposes to make the student member of the Board of Education a voting member, with the exception that the student member shall not be permitted to vote upon matters regarding personnel.

EDN,JHA,FIN

3

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for a 12-month (year-round) student activities coordinator for each public high school.

EDN,FIN

4

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Encourages/authorizes/establishes a SAT preparation course for elective credit in Hawaii public high schools.

EDN,FIN

5

relating to Vocational Education.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of vocational education programs in all public high schools.

EDN/LAB,FIN

6

relating to classroom learning materials.

Requires funding for classroom learning materials, such as textbooks, to be considered standard workload increase items when planning and budgeting for public schools. Appropriates funds to replace lost or destroyed classroom learning materials, and to repair damaged or broken classroom learning materials.

EDN,FIN

7

Making an appropriation for the improvement and maintenance of student lavatories in all hawaii public schools.

Appropriates funds to the DOE for fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 for the improvement and maintenance of student lavatories in all Hawaii public schools.

EDN,FIN

8

Makes an appropriation to the DOE to raise the average salary of public school teachers in Hawaii, adjusted for cost of living, to the national average.

Makes an appropriation to the DOE to raise the average salary of public school teachers in Hawaii, adjusted for cost of living, to the national average.

EDN,LAB,FIN

9

relating to education.

Appropriates funds to the DOE to expand the E-academy concept to all public high schools, and establish E-academies in selected public elementary and middle schools and in selected new century charter schools.

EDB,EDN,FIN

10

relating to the student crimestroppers program.

Appropriates funds to establish and continue the student crimestoppers program in all departmental school districts.

EDN,JHA,FIN

11

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district. Requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary school students. Requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the BOE or to run an election.

EDN,FIN

12

relating to education.

Adds a second student member on the BOE and changes the first student member from a nonvoting to a voting member, to establish the senior member to be the voting member each year.

EDN,JHA,FIN

13

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates out of, and expands from, the state educational facilities improvement special fund the sum of $5,000,000, for each fiscal year until 6/30/2010, to provide public schools with their necessary technology infrastructure.

EDN,FIN

14

making an appropriation for additional school clerical positions.

Appropriates funds to the department of education for 292.00 FTE, temporary, school clerical positions to partially implement the recommendations of the 1990 school and district office clerical staffing study. Requires the department to allocate these temporary positions according to pupil enrollment.

EDN,FIN

15

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires funding for high school athletic programs to be considered standard workload increase items when planning and budgeting for new public schools. Appropriates funds for high school athletic training equipment and supplies.

EDN,FIN

16

relating to real estate brokers and salespersons.

Exempts an owner of a timeshare interest who refers a prospective purchaser to a developer, sales agent, or resales agent of a timeshare plan from the requirement of being a licensed real estate broker or salesperson if the person receives a fee of not more than $1,000.

TAC,CPC

17

RELATING TO TIME SHARE PROJECTS.

Exempts time share units from some condo disclosure requirements.

TAC,CPC

18

RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS.

Exempts time shares offered for sale outside of the State from the requirements of section 514E-8 (mutual right to cancel) and section 514E-9 (disclosure statement).

TAC,CPC

19

RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLAN REGISTRATIONS.

Permits the director to accept for registration a disclosure statement from a jurisdiction outside Hawaii if their requirements are substantially similar or more restrictive than Hawaii's.

TAC,CPC

20

RELATING TO SALES AGENTS OF TIME SHARE UNITS.

Removes requirement that time share sales agents be registered with the director of commerce and consumer affairs.

TAC,CPC

21

relating to time sharing plans.

Repeals requirement that timeshare agents wear identification badge.

TAC,CPC

22

RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS.

Re-defines "acquisition agent" to exclude employees or contractors of real estate brokers.

TAC,CPC

23

RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES FOR TIME SHARE PLANS.

Requires all time share contracts to contain a notice that the purchaser has 7 days to rescind. Removes statutory requirement of contents of disclosures on promotional materials and gives the director the discretion to prescribe disclosure by rule.

TAC,CPC/JHA

24

MAKING APPROPRIATIONs FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds to pay for the arbitrated salary increases for the HGEA bargaining units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 13. Includes appropriation for employees excluded from collective bargaining.

LAB,FIN

25

RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.

Authorizes paid leave for state and county employees responding to disasters for the American Red Cross.

LAB,FIN

26

RELATING TO MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES.

Changes current medical fee schedule for workers’ compensation reimbursement from 110% of Medicare to the annually adjusted federal workers’ compensation medical fee schedule for use in Hawaii.

LAB,CPC,FIN

27

RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.

Raises the minimum wage to $1 more than the prevailing federal minimum wage.

LAB,FIN

28

relating to employment security LAW.

Establishes an alternative base period to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits.

LAB,FIN

29

RELATING TO emPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Qualifies survivors of domestic violence for unemployment benefits.

LAB,FIN

30

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Provides paid family leave through the unemployment compensation system.

LAB,FIN

31

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE.

Creates a family leave insurance fund to be administered by DLIR. Amends the definition of injuries covered under the workers' compensation statute to include family leave.

LAB,FIN

32

relating to the improvement of public oversight and accountability of privatization contracts.

Enacts the "Quality Public Services through Contractor Accountability Act". Specifies requirements for privatization contracts. Establishes a process by which contract costs are analyzed by public agencies. Provides for monitoring and enforcement. Protects employees of private contractors.

LAB,JHA,FIN

33

RELATING TO LABOR DISPUTES.

Authorizes civil actions for violations of law regarding hiring employees during labor disputes. Prohibits an employer from permanently replacing an employee involved in a labor dispute unless the employee has voluntarily resigned.

LAB,JHA,FIN

34

relating to the hawaii living wage law.

Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/01 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2005.

LAB,FIN

35

RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.

Requires employers to provide meal breaks after 5 hours of work.

LAB,FIN

36

RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

Requires contractors under a public contract to provide their employees with specified minimum wages and days off. Provides for enforcement and penalties.

LAB,JHA,FIN

37

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Encourages unemployed workers to stay in the workforce by increasing from $50 to $ the amount of wages earned by a worker collecting unemployment benefits that will be disregarded in computing weekly benefit payments.

LAB,FIN

38

relating to employment security law.

Ensures payment of unemployment benefits to certain part-time and low-income workers by including among the factors to be considered in determining eligibility and disqualification for unemployment benefits, the effect of employment on an individual's ability to care for a child or an aged or chronically ill parent.

LAB,FIN

39

RELATING TO public SERVICES.

Regulates privatization contracts for public services performed by private contractors; protects workers who report matters that impact on the efficiency and quality of public services performed by private contractors from discrimination or retaliation; and ensures access to contract information.

LAB,JHA,FIN

40

relating to elections.

Requires a recount in elections when results between 2 leading candidates is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for each candidate excluding spoiled, over or under, and blank ballots.

JHA,FIN

41

RELATING TO HANDGUNS.

Establishes a handgun safety performance standard commission to adopt a safety performance standard for manufacture of all handguns. Prohibits any handgun not meeting this standard after 12/31/06.

JHA,FIN

42

relating to DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID testing.

Ensures the availability of DNA testing in appropriate cases and that wrongfully convicted persons have an opportunity to establish their innocence through DNA testing, by requiring the preservation of DNA evidence for a limited period.

JHA,FIN

43

Relating to voter registration.

Allows election day voter registration upon showing of proper picture identification or having a registered voter vouch on oath that the individual is a resident of the precinct.

JHA,FIN

44

RELATING TO COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION.

Requires the implementation of fluoride supplementation of public water systems with 1,000 or more service connections.

HLT,FIN

45

RELATING TO THE QUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Increases eligible income allowed for QUEST medical assistance program participation from 100% to 300% of the federal poverty level. Appropriates $      for FY 2001-2002 and $      for FY 2002-2003 to fund increased QUEST costs due to increases in participation.

HSH,FIN

46

relating to emergency care for sexual assault survivors.

Requires hospitals to provide information about emergency contraceptives to sexual assault survivors and emergency contraceptives when requested.

HLT,JHA,FIN

47

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Establishes the Prescription Drug Access Program.

CPC/JHA,FIN

48

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PLANT AND NONDOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds to the DOA for the creation of a quarantine enforcement section within the plant quarantine branch, plant industry division of the department.

AGR,FIN

49

RELATING TO BUSINESS SUBSIDIES.

Regulates state and county business subsidies.

EDB,FIN

50

RELATING TO AN OCEAN FLOATING PLATFORM.

Appropriates funds to develop a multi-use ocean floating platform that would serve as an international research and development center for fishing and renewable energy.

WLU/EEP,FIN

51

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides a 20% earned income tax credit to resident taxpayers.

FIN

52

relating to pesticides.

Requires applicators of pesticides to gauge environmental conditions when applying pesticides; ensures that the pesticide application does not contaminate or damage nontarget crops, animals, property, or persons. Requires the posting of warning signs when pesticides have been applied on public property.

EEP,AGR,JHA, FIN

53

relating to private correctional facilities.

Prohibits importation of inmates from other states and the federal government into a private correctional institution in Hawaii. Bans speculative construction of private prisons.

PSM/LAB,FIN

54

relating to the fiscal disclosure and taxpayer protection act.

Creates standardized mechanism to assess cost-effectiveness of tax incentive yearly for economic development. Requires extensive disclosures and reporting of actual economic impact on job creation and maintenance, and levels of wages. Caps total incentive per job; sets wage floors at 85% of the market rate.

EDB,LAB,JHA, FIN

55

RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING.

Adds a new chapter to the Hawaii Revised Statutes to regulate consumer credit reporting.

CPC,JHA,FIN

56

RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.

Removes 7/1/01 sunset from the check cashing law, authorizes check cashing for more than 1 check in a deferral period, increases the fee for returned checks, and makes clarifying amendments.

CPC

57

relating to agriculture.

Makes permanent Act 305, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, which allows privately funded industrial hemp research to be conducted in Hawaii.

AGR/PSM,JHA

58

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the forty-ninth representative district.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the 49th representative district.

FIN

59

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires that money in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund that is no longer needed for commercial property coverage be returned pro rata to policyholders.

CPC,FIN

60

relating to motor vehicles.

Requires the state director of finance to distribute all fine proceeds from adjudicated and unadjudicated traffic infractions involving speeding in residential areas and any bail forfeitures involving speeding in residential areas to the police department of the county in which the traffic infraction occurred.

JHA,FIN

61

relating to motor vehicles.

Requires the director of finance of the State to distribute all fine proceeds from adjudicated and unadjudicated traffic infractions involving speeding in residential areas and any bail forfeitures involving speeding in residential areas to the county in which the traffic infraction occurred.

JHA,FIN

62

relating to technology service and training.

Establishes a technology service and training program within the DOE to enable high school students to receive industry-recognized certification in one or more of the following areas: (1) network provider; (2) hardware technician; and (3) end-user/software support provider.

EDN/EDB,FIN

63

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION.

Specifies that Model Energy Code standards for residential buildings shall apply to previously unoccupied new residential real property sold after 07/01/02.

EEP,HSH,CPC

64

relating to energy conservation.

Provides an individual income tax credit equal to 5% of the purchase price of a new single-family residence, condominium, or town house that complies with the Hawaii model energy code, excluding commissions, taxes, interest, points, and other brokerage, finance, and escrow charges.

EEP,FIN

65

relating to fishing.

Prohibits the taking of specific marine or freshwater nongame fish and other aquatic life for aquarium purposes, and any species or genus of marine or freshwater nongame fish and other aquatic life that is determined, by rules, to be unsuitable for aquarium purposes.

WLU,JHA

66

relating to bail.

Requires persons convicted of stalking to undergo post-conviction psychiatric or psychological therapy as a mandatory condition of bail.

JHA,FIN

67

relating to the computation of a basic needs budget.

Appropriates $65,000 to DBEDT to contract for a basic needs budget for Hawaii to be submitted before the 2002 regular session.

LAB,FIN

68

RELATING TO CANCER

Establishes a breast and cervical cancer treatment program for individuals who are diagnosed by the Hawaii breast and cervical cancer control program who are not eligible to receive Medicaid benefits for treatment, and for other underinsured or uninsured individuals with breast or cervical cancer, or both. Appropriates funds for the program.

HLT/HSH,FIN

69

relating to bail.

Establishes a uniform bail policy for domestic violence cases.

JHA

70

RELATING TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides a state earned income tax credit.

FIN

71

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires adult women charged with or convicted of crimes and juvenile females adjudicated for offenses that would be crimes if committed by an adult or who are adjudicated delinquents, to be provided a range and quality of programming substantially equivalent to the range and quality offered to males.

PSM,HSH,FIN

72

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Requires periodic re-registration of firearms.

JHA,FIN

73

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates $1,300,000 and $1,500,000 for FY 2001-02 and 2002-03, respectively, for homeless assistance.

HSH,FIN

74

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires the department of public safety to develop and implement gender-specific community-based programs for women offenders to achieve gender equity in correctional programming.

PSM,FIN

75

making an appropriation for the state rent supplement program.

Appropriates $1,300,000 to be expended by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to fund the state rent supplement program for low-income renters.

HSH,FIN

76

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESPITE CARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to provide respite care services to families providing home care to a family member who has special needs.

HLT/HSH,FIN

77

RELATING to the women in military service for america memorial.

Appropriates $25,000 to the department of defense to enable the State of Hawaii to make a donation on behalf of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.

PSM,FIN

78

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Proposes an amendment to article III, section 6, of the State Constitution to require that, prior to filing nomination papers for the primary election, a candidate for state legislative office shall be a qualified voter in the district that the candidate seeks to represent.

LMG,JHA

79

relating to real property disclosures.

Clarifies the requirements for seller disclosure of real property

CPC

80

relating to tourism.

Short form bill relating to tourism.

TAC

81

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Provides a short form bill relating to tourism.

TAC

82

relating to tourism.

Short form bill relating to tourism.

TAC

83

relating to tourism.

Short form bill for tourism.

TAC

84

RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Short-form bill relating to culture and the arts.

TAC

85

relating to caregivers.

Allows caregiver of a child to give medical and educational consent by affidavit provided that educational consent is limited to school-related medical care. Subjects caregivers to criminal penalties for making a false statement on an affidavit.

HLT,JHA

86

making an appropriation for the good beginnings alliance.

Appropriates $300,000 for Good Beginnings Alliance; requires matching funds from the private sector.

HSH/HLT,FIN

87

Relating to Family Support Centers.

Re-establishes the family center demonstration project.

HSH/HLT,FIN

88

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH THE REHABILITATION OF YOUTH GANG MEMBERS.

Appropriates $400,000 to be expended by the department of human services to implement a youth gang rehabilitation program applying the redirectional method.

HSH,FIN

89

relating to taxation.

Establishes a tax credit for employers who offer paid family leave to employees.

LAB,FIN

90

authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and making an appropriation for the department of accounting and general services.

Authorizes $12,000,000 in general obligation bonds for new and replacement playground equipment in public schools.

EDN,FIN

91

mAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESPITE CARE SERVICES.

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Human Services to fund respite care services to relieve family stress.

HLT/HSH,FIN

92

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

Appropriates funds for the treatment of intrafamilial child sexual abuse.

HSH,FIN

93

making an appropriation for the peer education program.

Appropriates funds to maintain and expand the services provided by the department of education's peer education program.

EDN,FIN

94

RELATING TO PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTER PROGRAMS.

Appropriates general revenues to provide minimal start-up funds to establish Parent-Community Networking Center programs and to further enhance existing networking centers.

EDN,FIN

95

Making an appropriation for blueprint for change.

Makes appropriation for blueprint for change program of the DHS for diversion services and child protection services

HSH,FIN

96

Relating to early childhood education.

Establishes an office of early childhood education headed by the director of early childhood education. Requires the director to develop a plan for the establishment of a system of unversal access to early childhood care.

EDN/HSH,FIN

97

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD.

Provides a means for early childhood screening when a child reaches the age of three.

EDN/HSH/HLT,FIN

98

relating to school health.

Establishes a comprehensive school health system that promotes the healthy development of all students and a comprehensive school health program. Convenes a joint planning committee to coordinate a phased implementation of the program.

EDN/HLT,FIN

99

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Lowers the compulsory education age from 6 years to 5 years, making attendance in kindergarten mandatory.

EDN,JHA,FIN

100

relating to autism.

Establishes the Hawaii autism center of excellence (center) within the University of Hawaii school of medicine; makes an appropriation.

HLT,HED,FIN

101

making an appropriation for bridge to hope program.

Extends $300,000 in 2000-2001 funding until June 30, 2002 and appropriates $300,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003, to be expended by the University of Hawaii for the Bridge to Hope program.

HSH/LAB,HED,FIN

102

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES.

Increases the State minimum wage by $1 above the prevailing federal minimum wage.

LAB,FIN

103

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

Makes an appropriation for increased staffing for the child support enforcement agency.

JHA,FIN

104

relating to education.

Requires children to have a dental examination to be admitted to any school for the first time.

EDN,FIN

105

making an appropriation for substance abuse treatment services.

Appropriates funds to DOH for specialized substance abuse treatment services for pregnant women and families involved with child protective services who have children under five years of age, for men, and for teenagers, provided that funds are matched by private or federal sources.

HLT/HSH,FIN

106

relating to youth.

Provides for the establishment of one or more community youth investment demonstration projects in Hawaii's counties to reduce juvenile incarceration, teach youth accountability to victims and the community, and invest in early intervention and prevention.

HSH,JHA,FIN

107

relating to the procurement of playground equipment and surfacing by the department of education.

Exempts the DOE from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code if the procurement is for playground equipment and surfacing, and if the amount of the procurement is less than $50,000.

EDN,FIN

108

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals and their personnel for receiving a newborn.

JHA

109

RELATING TO SEX OFFENDERS.

Authorizes courts and the paroling authority to require persons convicted of sex offenses against children to obtain psychiatric or psychological therapy upon the completion of their terms of imprisonment.

PSM,JHA

110

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.

Requires public and private elementary school children to wear seat belts on school buses. Requires all state contracted school buses to be fitted with seat belts after 12/1/02. Appropriates funds.

TRN,EDN,JHA,FIN

111

relating to boating safety.

Requires persons 16 years of age and under to wear life preservers on vessels underway.

WLU,JHA

112

relating to boating safety.

Provides for mandatory boating safety instruction as a prerequisite for vessel registration.

WLU,JHA

113

RELATING TO CRIME.

Adds further grounds for the crime of interfering with the operator of a public transit vehicle.

TRN,JHA

114

RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE STATE TAX REFORM.

Replaces all state taxes except alcohol, cigarette and tobacco and fuel with a comprehensive gross state income tax with a single rate for all taxpayers. Allows deductions only for purchases made by one business from another that pays the tax on the goods or services purchased or traded.

FIN

115

RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT.

Establishes a college savings program tax credit.

HED,FIN

116

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Excludes the first $20,000 of income of public school teachers from state income tax during their first 5 years of employment.

EDN,LAB,FIN

117

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Excludes the first $20,000 of income of public school teachers from state income tax.

EDN,LAB,FIN

118

RELATING TO FAMILY CHILD CARE.

Makes general amendments to the family child care home law, including setting a $1 million insurance policy limit per provider, extending the law to include renters, and allowing the board to limit the number of family child care homes to 3% of all units. Removes repeal date for the law.

HSH,CPC,FIN

119

relating to EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to develop a learn-to-swim program and water safety for 4^th grade students in public schools. Requires a swim test of all 4^th grade public school students, and allows fees to be collected by the department of education.

EDN,FIN

120

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

Extends coverage to unmarried dependent children who are full-time students up to age 24 and clarifies coverage for unmarried children who are incapable of self-support. Clarifies that dental benefits are limited to unmarried children under age 19.

LAB,FIN

121

relating to TOY VEHICLES.

Requires persons under 16 years of age to wear helmets when operating scooters or skateboards. Prohibits clinging to vehicles while riding on scooters or skateboards. Allows counties to regulate persons riding scooters and skateboards on streets and highways under their jurisdiction.

TRN,JHA

122

relating to statewide traffic code.

Requires vehicle to stop (not just yield) for pedestrian in crosswalk in both the same and the next lane of the motor vehicle.

TRN,JHA

123

RELATING TO SPEEDING.

Establishes fines for motorists who are convicted of driving their motor vehicles at speeds greater than the maximum speed limit in school zone or construction areas.

TRN,JHA

124

RELATING TO TATTOOS.

Requires minors to inform tattoo artists of their minority status and provide parental consent for application of any permanent tattoos. Requires tattoo artists to notify all prospective clients of need for parental consent if client is a minor and to obtain such written parental consent if client is a minor.

HLT,JHA

125

RELATING TO BODY PIERCING.

Requires minors to inform ear and body piercers of their minority status and provide parental consent for any ear or body piercing. Requires ear and body piercers to notify all prospective clients of need for parental consent if client is a minor and to obtain such written parental consent if client is a minor.

HLT,JHA

126

RELATING TO COMPUTER ACCESS BY MINORS.

Limits children's access to pornography on the internet in public schools and public libraries.

EDN,JHA

127

RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.

Creates a new felony for sale or manufacturer of deceptive identification documents.

JHA

128

RELATING TO STORAGE OF FIREARMS.

Requires storage of firearms in commercially manufactured firearm safe, or locked in commercially manufactured gun rack, that cannot readily be removed from the premises.

JHA

129

RELATING TO AMMUNITION.

Makes it a misdemeanor for any person to sell ammunition for any firearm to any person except upon proof that the purchaser is the registered owner of the firearm for which the ammunition is being purchased or, in the case of ammunition for a rifle or shotgun acquired prior to 7/1/94, dated sales receipt for firearm, other written valuable indicia of ownership, or a certificate of ownership issued by county police chief. Requires recordkeeping.

JHA

130

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Creates statewide licensure mechanism for retail tobacco sales that provides for licensing retail tobacco vendors, inspections and enforcement, adjudication of fines and penalties, training and education for retail merchants and public awareness of the State's statute governing the sale of tobacco to minors.

HLT,JHA,FIN

131

RELATING TO minors.

Prohibits possession of any amount of tobacco by a minor. Requires the court to revoke the minor's driving privileges for certain periods for a violation.

HLT,TRN,JHA

132

relating to smoking in the workplace.

Requires employers with 2 or more employees to adopt a smoking policy. Prohibits smoking in enclosed areas of state-owned or state-controlled workplaces and all state-owned or state-leased vehicles; does not apply to dining areas of restaurants, bars, and hotel guest rooms. Does not regulate smoking in residential accommodation in building owned, leased or rented by the State.

HLT,EDB,FIN

133

relating to driver's license.

As part of drivers license renewal, requires for persons under age 65, vision test every 10 years; from age 65, require vision test every 4 years.

TRN,JHA

134

RELATING TO VEHICLE TAXES.

Authorizes the counties to impose a county vehicle ad valorem tax. Provides for one-third of the revenues to be distributed to the county that collected the tax, one-third to the state highway fund, and the remainder to the state general fund.

TRN,FIN

135

relating to child passenger safety.

Requires driver of vehicle to properly restrain children 4 through 6 years of age in a booster seat.

TRN,JHA

136

RELATING TO PERIODIC MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION.

Abolishes periodic motor vehicle inspections (safety checks) for ambulances; trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, and pole trailers; buses; rental or U-drive motor vehicles; taxicabs; antique motor vehicles; and other vehicles having a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, including mopeds.

TRN,JHA,FIN

137

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PORT AUTHORITY.

Establishes a state port authority. Empowers the authority to administer a statewide system of harbors and harbor facilities, including small boat facilities, and generate revenues from fuel taxes and harbor use charges. Establishes a port authority fund.

TRN/WLU,FIN

138

RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATIONAL BOATING AND COASTAL ACTIVITIES.

Transfers small boat harbors from the department of land and natural resources to the department of transportation.

TRN/WLU,FIN

139

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE.

Increases the annual allowance of each member of the legislature from $5,000 to $7,500.

LMG,FIN

140

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Assesses the transient accommodations tax on cruise ships while at port in the State.

TAC/TRN,FIN

141

relating to the employees' retirement system.

Provides deputy sheriffs with the same retirement benefits as police officers and firefighters.

LAB,FIN

142

relating to fair pricing for prescription drugs.

Creates mechanism to reduce prescription drug prices, receive discounts, enter into rebate agreements, and prevent profiteering and manufacturer retaliation. Creates prescription drug advisory commission. Requires State to act as pharmaceutical benefit manager for residents.

CPC/JHA,FIN

143

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Increases the legislator's per diem allowance to $120 for intrastate travel. Ties the legislator's per diem allowance for out-of-state travel to the Federal Travel Regulation and foreign travel to section 925, a supplement to the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).

LMG,FIN

144

RELATING TO KAHO`OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

Authorizes the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission (Commission) to solicit and accept grants, donations, and contributions. Renames the Rehabilitation Trust Fund to the Kaho`olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Requires the deposit of grants, donations, and contributions into the Trust Fund. Deletes the repeal date of the Trust Fund. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports on the Trust Fund to the Legislature.

JHA,FIN

145

RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Establishes an impact litigation unit in the office of the Attorney General.

JHA,FIN

146

relating to water.

Short form bill relating to water.

WLU

147

relating to water.

Short form bill relating to water.

WLU

148

relating to land use.

Short form bill relating to land use.

WLU

149

relating to land use.

Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to land use.

WLU

150

RELATING TO CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM.

Repeals certain exceptions to the abolition of joint and several liability. Limits recovery for all noneconomic damages in tort actions to $500,000. Codifies court rule relating to offers of judgment. Allows evidence of collateral source payments to be admitted at trial. Limits punitive damage awards.

JHA,FIN

151

proposing an amendment to article i, section 7, of the hawaii constitution to make Hawaii's search and seizure provision conform to the Fourth Amendment of the united states constitution.

Proposes an amendment to article I, section 7, of the Hawaii Constitution to conform Hawaii's constitutional provision relating to searches and seizures to that of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

JHA

152

relating to the judiciary.

Removes the expedited sentencing program's pilot project status by repealing the sunset date and the yearly reporting requirements.

JHA

153

relating to CRIMINAL electronic communications.

Defines "electronic communication" in the penal code. Amends harassment and terroristic threatening statutes to clearly include electronic communications. Establishes criminal penalties for repeated electronic communications to spouses, ex-spouses, and other similar parties, or made in violation of court order.

JHA

154

relating to electronic commerce security.

Adds new provisions to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) on electronic commerce security.

JHA/CPC

155

Relating to unsolicited advertising.

Requires unsolicited advertisements sent via e-mail or facsimile to include a toll-free phone number or address by which the recipient may request for no further advertisements to be sent to them. Requires that advertising e-mails include the designation "ADV" in the subject line. Requires advertising e-mails with adult content to include the designation "ADV:ADLT."

CPC/JHA

156

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Authorizes contributory members of the employees' retirement system (ERS) to apply to the ERS board for a one-time withdrawal of funds from the member's contributions in economic hardship. Defines "economic hardship". Requires the ERS board to adopt rules for the purposes of the bill.

LAB,FIN

157

relating to DNA.

Requires police departments to retain evidence that can be used for DNA analysis until: (1) all appeals of the case have been exhausted; or (2) the defendant has completed serving the defendant's sentence, including any term of probation, whichever occurs later.

JHA

158

RELATING TO PATIENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

Requires specified licensed health care professionals to provide profile information to their respective boards for disclosure to the public.

CPC/JHA,FIN

159

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the University of Hawaii Hawaiian language college to contract directly with providers, such as Aha Punana Leo, Inc., when conducting business in the Hawaiian language.

HED,FIN

160

relating to fraudulent claims.

Broadens recovery of false claims to the State to include the counties.

JHA,FIN

161

relating to criminal history record checks.

Implements certain LRB study recommendations concerning access and use of criminal history record information to conduct criminal history record checks for noncriminal justice employment and licensing screening; creates working group to make recommendations on policy issues raised by study.

JHA,FIN

162

RELATING TO THE INCREASE OF THE AGE OF CONSENT FROM FOURTEEN TO EIGHTEEN.

This Act seeks to increase the age of consent from the current age of fourteen to eighteen.

JHA

163

RELATING TO FOOD TAX CREDIT.

Authorizes a food tax credit of $55 to resident taxpayers and their dependents.

FIN

164

RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES TAX CREDIT.

Reenacts the medical services tax credit.

HLT,FIN

165

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDITS.

Authorizes an earned income tax credit in Hawaii.

FIN

166

Relating to the minimum wage.

Sets minimum wage at fifty cents above the federal minimum wage.

LAB,FIN

167

Relating to long-term care.

Appropriates funds to the office of the legislative auditor to conduct an actuarial study regarding Hawaii's long-term care.

HSH/HLT,LMG,FIN

168

relating to elections.

Establishes a temporary task force to comprehensively review, evaluate, and recommend changes to Hawaii's election laws regarding vote counting, particularly consideration of automatic recount and contesting procedures, to ensure the integrity and certainty of the State's electoral process.

JHA,FIN

169

relating to elections.

Establishes a pilot program for the city and county of Honolulu council election of 2002 providing for public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by specific contribution and expenditure limits; and appropriating $150,000 to the campaign spending commission to provide support staff for the program.

JHA,FIN

170

relating to elections.

Provides that expenditures or financial assistance by a political party to a candidate, with or without the cooperation, consultation, request, or suggestion of the candidate, shall be a contribution to and an expenditure by the candidate.

JHA

171

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Repeals mandatory arbitration provisions and restores the right to strike to public employees.

LAB,FIN

172

RELATING TO THE PROCESS FOR MANAGED COMPETITION SPECIFIED IN ACT 230, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1998.

Establishes a process for managed competition pursuant to section 6 of Act 230, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, to allow the State and counties to contract with private sector vendors for the provision of government services, or to allow those service to be performed in-house, as appropriate.

LAB,FIN

173

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.

Requires qualified electric utilities to implement renewables portfolio standards, which requires these utilities to possess a minimum percentage of renewable energy resources within their overall resource portfolio. Provides for the issuance of renewable energy credits to renewable energy generators.

EEP,JHA,CPC

174

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Authorizes the public utilities commission to approve an automatic rate adjustment clause indexed or based on the cost or price of fuels used in the production of electricity or the cost of electrical energy purchased by the utility. Prohibits the approval of any automatic rate adjustment clause that allows an electric utility to recover more than 80 per cent of any cost or price of fuel used in the utility's production of electricity that are in excess of those costs or prices assumed in setting the most recent base rate schedule approved by the commission.

EEP,CPC

175

relating to taxation.

Adds new tax benefits for high tech industries and amends current benefits to improve them.

EDB,FIN

176

relating to PUBLIC SAFETY.

Mandates substance abuse assessment/treatment for offenders under the custody of the Department of Public Safety.

PSM,JHA,FIN

177

relating to privately-operated correctional facilities.

Allows the governor to contract for private sector operation of correctional facilities. Establishes criteria necessary for an acceptable contract for privatized operation of a correctional facility.

PSM/LAB,FIN

178

relating to education.

Appropriates funds for supplies in public schools.

EDN,FIN

179

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates $27,500,000 for computers in the schools.

EDN,FIN

180

relating to education.

Appropriates funds for more textbooks.

EDN,FIN

181

RELATING TO JURORS.

Exempts college students and their teachers from jury duty.

JHA

182

RELATING TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

Appropriates funds to address the traffic impact caused by automobile congestion in neighborhoods and to install traffic calming measures.

TRN,FIN

183

relating to medical savings accounts in the public employees health fund.

Establishes medical care savings accounts in the public employees health fund for health care needs for state and county employees.

LAB,FIN

184

relating to the ocean.

Provides a short form bill for the "ocean".

WLU

185

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Requires State to share with the relevant county a portion of general excise, use, and income taxes paid by businesses initially assisted by State and local incentives to allow county to recoup its initial investment in an enterprise zone.

EDB,FIN

186

relating to the public land trust.

Facilitates the establishment of a comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust. Appropriates funds.

WLU/LMG,FIN

187

relating to reconstructed vehicles.

Exempts privately-owned reconstructed vehicles from approval requirements in a county that has adopted and provides for the enforcement of ordinances regulating the inspection and certification of reconstructed vehicles.

TRN,JHA

188

RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES.

Removes, from section 607-14, HRS, which governs limitations on attorneys' fees in actions in the nature of assumpsit, the exclusion that section 607-14 shall not apply to the recovery of reasonable attorneys' fees by a planned community association, or the right of a prevailing party to recover fees exceeding 25 percent of the judgment, if specifically provided for by law.

JHA/CPC

189

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to require a candidate for the legislature to be a qualified voter prior to filing nomination papers for the primary election.

LMG,JHA

190

Relating to reapportionment.

Directs the reapportionment commission to implement multimember

LMG,JHA