RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING, REENACTING, OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Amends, reenacts, or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

RELATING TO UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

Appropriates funds for travel expenses of the state commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

HB 439

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN.

Authorizes the ombudsman or an authorized representative to obtain state tax returns and return information in connection with the official duties of the office of the ombudsman.

HB 440

HD1

RELATING TO THE OMBUDSMAN.

Expands jurisdiction of ombudsman to include private providers providing health services and human services under contract to a governmental agency pursuant to chapter 103F. Changes first assistant to deputy ombudsman. (HB440 HD1)

RELATING TO COURTS.

Repeals the jury service exemptions for categories, except for jurors who served within the last year. Adds jury service exemptions for persons who live more than 70 miles from the court for jury service, and persons who are 70 or older.

RELATING TO JURORS.

Exempts emergency medical services personnel from serving as jurors.

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Provides for the authorization and payment of claims against the State for refunds of taxes, for judgments and settlements, and for other miscellaneous payments.

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

Provides the DOTAX with the authority to impose civil penalties and seek court injunctions on persons who promote abusive tax shelters and tax preparers who support unrealistic positions on tax returns.

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

Facilitates the ability of DOTAX to issue assessments for fraudulent tax returns.

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Prohibits discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

Makes it a civil rights violation to unlawfully discriminate against an individual preventing the individual from receiving state or county benefits for the sole reason that the individual cannot use English proficiently. Also prohibits county agencies or programs and activities receiving county financial assistance from discriminating against an individual because of the individual's disability.

HB 649

HD1

RELATING TO SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.

Amends the sentencing of repeat offenders provision to include the insurance fraud penalty provisions.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG FUND.

Appropriates $200,000 for grass roots community-based anti-drug and substance abuse events in Hawaii county.

RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING.

Directs absentee ballots to be delivered to locations designated by the chief election officer or at a polling place in an emergency.

RELATING TO ELECTION.

Directs judiciary to notify county clerk of a felony conviction at time of actual sentencing of the felon.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INCREASING STIPENDS FOR VOLUNTEER PRECINCT OFFICIALS.

Makes an appropriation to increase stipend for volunteer precinct officials.

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS.

Appropriates funds to enable the office of elections to provide voter registration and information materials in Korean in printed and electronic form.

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Provides that campaign contributions shall not be used for election in another state or county office without contributor's written consent.

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Exempts accounting services by treasurer and deputy treasurer from definitions of "contributions" and "expenditures". Clarifies that loans from immediate family members are not subject to certain contribution limits. Establishes conditions under which 2 or more corporations are treated as 1 person for the purposes of campaign contribution limits.

RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS.

Improves the capacity of law enforcement agencies to locate and return missing persons by using technology and databases. Establishes a required Maile Amber alert plan and Code Adam procedures.

RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT.

Establishes the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Requires the examiner of drivers to examine driver's license applicants for knowledge of the law establishing the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle.

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Establishes that agricultural businesses shall remain eligible for tax incentives under the EZ program in the event of force majeure. Allows agricultural businesses to meet annual gross revenue requirements if the businesses are unable to meet annual full-time employee requirements. Clarifies the definition of "full-time employees". Specifies that tax credits taken in the EZ program cannot be duplicated in other tax incentive programs.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Includes agricultural industrial enterprises and agricultural infrastructure improvements under the scope of special purpose revenue bonds for industrial enterprises.

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue SPRBs and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist agricultural businesses operating on important agricultural land.

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Allows the authorization of special purpose revenue bonds for certain agricultural enterprises that construct or renovate irrigation systems or infrastructure that directly benefit and serve important agricultural lands.

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects pertaining to agriculture.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CONVERT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S ANIMAL QUARANTINE SHELTER INTO AN ANIMAL SHELTER TO BE USED DURING DISASTERS.

Makes an appropriation to convert the DOA animal quarantine shelter in Halawa, Oahu, into an animal shelter facility for use during disasters.

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS.

Increases from $25, 000 to $75, 000 the chairperson's authority to approve agricultural loans and aquacultural loans.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates interim funding for the fruit fly eradication program.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PARK IN ROYAL KUNIA.

Appropriates funds for the planning of an agricultural park in Royal Kunia.

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURAL PROPERTY.

Increase criminal penalties for damage to agricultural and aquacultural property.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates $1,000,000 for the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to conduct agricultural research and market development.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates $4,000,000 for drought mitigation projects in each county.

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LEASES.

Specifies that for reopenings of agricultural park leases, appraisals shall be based on highest and best use determined through an agricultural income capitalization approach considering the potential yield from the property.

RELATING TO HONEY.

Requires honey produced in Hawaii to be labeled according to its origin. Requires department of agriculture to adopt rules to certify compliance with labeling and purity requirements.

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Establishes the amount of interim revenue to be expended by OHA each fiscal year to better conditions of native Hawaiians from $15,100,000 to an unspecified amount. Appropriates funds.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds for homeless and transitional housing programs. Appropriates funds to repair vacant public housing units. Adjusts allocation of conveyance tax revenues. Allows state-owned parcels to be leased for the development of self-help housing. Amends the state low-income housing tax credit to be used for construction and rehabilitation of existing affordable housing units.

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

Exempts from taxation 100% of capital gains realized during taxable years 2007 through 2011 from the sale of leased fee interest in residential house lot or multi-family residential leasehold property to lessee, AOAO, or cooperative.

RELATING TO HOMELESS VETERANS.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide shelter to homeless veterans.

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Assists not-for-profit private organizations in the development of low and moderate income housing by authorizing the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds for their benefit. Contingent upon ratification of constitutional amendment authorizing the same.

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Proposes constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist not-for-profit private organizations in the development of low and moderate income housing.

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT.

Provides a tax credit to encourage the construction of affordable housing in the State.

RELATING TO RENTAL HOUSING.

Increases the income tax credit for low-income household renters with an adjusted gross income of less than $30,000, from $50 to $100, multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions. Also makes the tax credit available to household renters with an adjusted gross income between $30,000 and $50,000, but for a different amount: $75 multiplied by the number of qualified exemptions.

RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION.

Appropriates funds to acquire the property currently known as Kukui Gardens from Kukui Gardens Corp. Authorizes eminent domain proceedings should the acquisition be unsuccessful.

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Administration (HHFDA) to plan for public/private partnerships to construct affordable housing units on or adjacent to future state facilities. Requires DAGS and HHFDA to enter into public/private partnerships to build affordable housing units on state property in Iwilei.

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Appropriates $2,500,000 for up to three grants-in-aid for developmental planning of specific housing projects in urban areas that reserve at least 50 percent of housing units for households earning 80% or less of the median family income.