OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-NINTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 3
1ST LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 17, 2018
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HHS - Health & Human Services
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HSG - Housing |
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IAC - Intrastate Commerce |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs |
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PBS - Public Safety |
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TOU - Tourism |
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TRN - Transportation |
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VMI - Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts |
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WAL - Water & Land |
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RELATING TO OPIOIDS. Requires that persons who sell opioid drugs must also provide a label warning of the risks of addiction and death.
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HHS, CPC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health care coverage and benefits for a minimum of 6 months of inpatient and outpatient treatment for opioid dependence beginning after 12/31/2018.
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE BONDS. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS. Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. Makes exiting a stopped or standing vehicle on a roadway a violation of the Statewide Traffic Code.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Requires a condominium association to maintain a current list of the postal address, email address, or both addresses of each owner and vendee. Requires the association to make the list available to each member of the association.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
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PBS |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
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PBS |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
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PBS |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
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PBS |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
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PBS |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Specifies that in disputes between a condominium unit owner and a condominium association or its board of directors involving activities occurring within the unit owner's unit, bylaws shall be construed in favor of the unit owner.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING ORDERS. Automatically imposes a restraining order upon parties filing for annulment, divorce, or separation to preserve the financial assets of the parties and their dependents.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ADULT DENTAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for Med-QUEST coverage of adult dental services.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for 1 advanced life support ambulance to be based in Puna on the island of Hawaii and to be used from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and to include a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 4th Representative District.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO THE CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD. Amends the composition of and sets residency requirements for members of the Contractors License Board (Board). Specifies that the protection of the public shall be of the highest priority of the Board in the exercise of the Board's licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
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IAC, CPC |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Places restrictions on the ability of financial institutions to sell residential mortgage loans to other financial institutions. Defines "residential mortgage loans" as any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling or residential real estate upon which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling, and includes refinancings, reverse mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and other first and additional lien loans that meet the qualifications of the definition.
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HSG, CPC |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from charging insureds an additional fee for repairs made with original equipment manufacturer parts if the vehicle manufacturer recommends original equipment manufacturer parts.
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IAC, CPC |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires merchants to refund shipping and handling charges paid by the consumer when the consumer returns a damaged or defective good and requests a refund.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Repeals Act 137, SLH 2017, relating to the pass on of vehicle license recovery fees to lessees of motor vehicle rentals.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW. Requires franchisees to disclose their non-participation in advertising campaigns of the franchisor in which discounts or promotions are offered. Prohibit franchisors from limiting or restricting the disclosures.
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EDB, CPC |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Postpones the effective date of certain provisions of Act 152, SLH 2017, that conform Hawaii's insurance producer licensing requirements to national model standards by eliminating the ability of insurance producers to appoint other producers to act as an agent of an insurer. Postpones operation of those provisions from 1/1/2019 to 7/1/2021.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Allows the registered owner of a motor vehicle to designate a beneficiary to whom ownership of the vehicle shall be transferred upon the registered owner's death; provided that certain conditions are met.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CEMETERIES. Limits liability for persons maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for repair and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City, Oahu. Requires report to Legislature.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE. Repeals exemption authorizing compensation of impaired individuals at less than minimum wage.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT. Requires the Department of Education to set a standard for retention of student records of not less than 100 years. Allows the Department of Education to partner with the Hawaii Correctional Industries Program to establish a three-year student records modernization pilot project.
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EDN/PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Requires certain employers in the retail, hospitality, and food services to provide employees with advance notice of work schedules. Authorizes an employer to create voluntary standby lists. Requires overtime pay for employees who work during certain rest periods between work shifts. Requires overtime pay if employer gives no advance notice of work schedule.
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELEVATOR MECHANICS. Amends requirements for apprenticeship and licensure of elevator mechanics and adds provisions relating to examination, license renewals, continued competency, scope of work, and remote interaction.
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LAB, CPC |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRESCRIPTION DRUG REIMBURSEMENT. Limits physician-dispensed prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims to the first 30 days from the work injury date. Lowers the reimbursement rates of prescription drugs in workers' compensation claims.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO BICYCLES. Requires all individuals driving a bicycle to ride within a bicycle lane, if a bicycle lane is available for use, and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Prohibits modification of motorcycle and moped mufflers that increases noise emission above levels of the original muffler indicated on the label affixed to the vehicle per EPA requirements. Applies to motorcycles and mopeds manufactured after December 31, 2018.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding noise level standards for residential and commercial areas of the State, including the enforcement of these standards.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO ORDERS FOR TREATMENT OVER OBJECTION. Authorizes medical treatment by administrative order of pretrial detainees or committed persons despite their objection. Establishes criteria for issuing court or administrative orders and the process to determine whether an administrative order should be issued for medical treatment over the pretrial detainee's or committed person's objection.
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PBS, HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund construction of affordable housing development projects. Appropriates moneys for homelessness mitigation and prevention efforts.
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HSG/HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIPS. Appropriates funds to continue and expand health care apprenticeship programs at UH community colleges.
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HHS, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Provides for the planning and design of the relocation of the University of Hawaii Maui College culinary arts program to Lahaina. Requires that the Chancellor work with hotels, resorts, and landowners of adjacent properties to develop a plan. Makes an appropriation.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Prohibits employer disputes of workers' compensation claims without reasonable cause or while the claim is pending investigation. Establishes negotiation, notice, and review procedures for disputed claims. Establishes penalty for failure to negotiate in good faith. Permits service providers to charge interest on late bill payments.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES. Short form bill relating to marine resources.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES. Short form bill relating to marine resources.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO OCEAN MANAGEMENT. Short form bill relating to ocean management.
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OMH |
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RELATING TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. Provides that when a candidate other than the incumbent is elected to Congress, and the incumbent vacates the office prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term, the Governor must appoint the member-elect to immediately fill the vacancy.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires DHS to compile information regarding employers with employees who receive public assistance. Requires DHS to submit an annual report to legislature on the 50 employers with the highest number of employees receiving public assistance. Requires DLIR to share employment data.
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LAB, HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Authorizes specialty contractors to perform work outside the scope of their licenses when that work is subordinate to another contractor and directly related to and necessary for the project.
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LAB, CPC |
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RELATING TO DIGITAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRS. Requires original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic devices to make diagnostic and repair information available to device owners and independent repair providers.
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CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY. Authorizes child abuse and neglect reports for incidents occurring in group child care homes or group child care centers to be disclosed to parents or guardians of children enrolled in the home or center at the time of the alleged abuse or neglect or to parents or guardians considering enrolling their children in the home or center. Authorizes the disclosure of a report involving a finding of a felony or misdemeanor to be disclosed to any person upon request.
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HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate student assistants employed by the University of Hawaii.
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LAB, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes the revolving funds for correctional facility stores account of the Department of Public Safety and transfers the unencumbered balance to the administrator/inmate activity account.
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PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes the office of community services special fund of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and transfers unencumbered balance to the general fund.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAX ON SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. Clarifies that a person who sells or assists in the sale of tangible personal property and who provides customer service, processes payments, and controls fulfillment is the seller of the property for general excise tax and use tax purposes.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW. Increases the amount of the fine that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of officers of the noncandidate committee.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. Amends the definition of "disclosure date" to mean the date on which the electioneering communication is publicly distributed. Expands the definition of "electioneering communication" to apply to advertisements sent by any mail rate and communications regarding expenditures of the organization.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Repeals the requirement that candidate committee organizational reports include the name and address of each contributor who contributed an aggregate amount of more than $100 to the candidate committee since the last election.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Repeals reporting requirement regarding contributions in organizational reports of noncandidate committees and noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO TREASURERS OF CANDIDATE AND NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Requires the treasurer of a candidate or noncandidate committee to maintain itemized records showing the name and address of each contributor, regardless of the contribution amount. Requires treasurers of noncandidate committees to maintain records showing the employer and occupation of contributors of more than $100 in the aggregate.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN REPORTING. Requires a candidate committee or noncandidate committee to inform the Campaign Spending Commission if the candidate committee or noncandidate committee does not intend to receive or spend contributions and expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election period.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO COUNTY LIFEGUARD LIABILITY. Provides limited liability for acts or omissions by county lifeguards for the lifeguards, employing counties, and the State, except for damages resulting from a lifeguard's gross negligence or wanton act or omission.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY IN STATE GOVERNMENT. Applies the conditions and requirements relating to limited meeting to the Legislature when a house of the Legislature holds a limited meeting that is open to the public, as a guest of a board or community group. Repeals the Legislature's exemption from the open meeting requirements of the Sunshine Law.
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LMG, JUD |
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RELATING TO COUNTY TAXING AUTHORITY. Expands the taxing authority of the counties.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Amends the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues allocated to the counties from a specified sum to a percentage of the revenues collected.
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TOU, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for FY 2018-2019.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROBATION. Makes housekeeping amendment to probation statute consistent with decriminalization of the offense of prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia, section 329-43.5, HRS.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES. Increases the number of district judges in the Second Circuit by 1.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Allows proposals to be submitted for concessions on public property. Establishes criteria for acceptance and awarding of proposals for concessions on public property. Specifies advertising requirements for bids or proposals and allows for online advertising. Repeals the fifteen-year limit on the granting of concession space and the exemption from the fifteen-year limit for non-profits. Allows for the granting of concession space for over thirty years if approved by the head of the agency awarding the concession contract.
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LAB/WAL, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides to a taxpayer who hires an individual with a disability a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer.
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HHS/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides to a taxpayer who hires an elderly individual a nonrefundable tax credit for the 6-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer.
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HHS/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS. Establishes a refundable income tax credit of 25% of the total costs, including installation costs, of an automatic fire sprinkler or automatic fire sprinkler system in any new detached 1- or 2-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes. Sunsets on 6/30/25.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Removes the cap for distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties.
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TOU, FIN |
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RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. Reestablishes the liability exceptions for county lifeguards.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ANIMALS. Repeals the requirement for the county of Kauai to contract with the Kauai Humane Society to provide animal services.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Appropriates moneys to DOH for a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ambulance unit for the County of Kauai.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI. Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance the design and construction of a Kauai Fire Department helicopter hangar and the Pua Loke Affordable Housing projects in the county of Kauai.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management to develop a plan setting forth disaster response goals and strategies. Appropriates funds.
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PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Authorizes an individual to care for up to 3 children, unrelated to the caregiver, without being subject to child care requirements. Removes requirement that family child care homes obtain insurance. Authorizes family child care homes to care for up to 10 children. Authorizes group child care homes to care for up to 16 children. Provides a tax credit for county real property taxes paid for portions of homes used exclusively for group child care homes.
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Prohibits a county with a population greater than 500,000 from establishing a transit-oriented development zone that extends more than 1 mile from a rail transit station included in a completed environmental impact statement. Prohibits the Office of Planning and the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development from advocating for, or facilitating the establishment of, a transit-oriented development zone that does not meet those criteria.
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TRN/HSG, EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Specifies that a charging instrument containing the applicable criteria under section 706-662, HRS, for an extended term of imprisonment is sufficient to fulfill the notice requirement of section 706-664(2), HRS.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO OXYBENZONE AND OCTINOXATE. Prohibits the use, sale, and distribution of sunscreens and personal care products that contain oxybenzone or octinoxate. Effective 7/1/19.
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EEP, OMH, CPC |
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RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. Establishes an additional conveyance tax rate for the sale of certain condominiums or single family residences. Requires that the revenue collected in each county from the additional conveyance tax rate be allocated to the respective county's affordable housing fund. Sunset 6/30/2023.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO VICTIM RIGHTS. Provides that failure of state and county officers and employees to carry out or comply with chapter 801D, HRS, may subject them to civil liability, with certain exceptions.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY. Provides that a county lifeguard, the employing county, and the State shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission of a lifeguard during the provision of rescue, resuscitative, or other services within the lifeguard's scope of employment. Does not provide immunity when a claim for civil damages results from a county lifeguard's gross negligence or wanton act or omission.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO VACANCIES. Amends the deadlines for filing nomination papers, nominations, and notification to the chief election officer with respect to a vacancy in the state senate.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF ELECTION NOTICES. Provides that whenever an election officer is required to issue a public notice in a statewide or county publication, the publication requirement is satisfied upon the submission of the notice to the publication, provided that the notice is also posted on the website associated with the election officer.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture.
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AGR |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 5th Representative District.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Allows employer and employee to mutually agree to an independent medical examiner or permanent impairment rating examiner. An out-of-state physician may conduct the examination upon approval by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations (Director) or when an employee resides out-of-state. Without the parties' mutual agreement, the Director shall appoint the physician who shall be paid from funds appropriated by the Legislature. Defines "medical stability."
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the Department of Human Services Homeless Programs Office to expand outreach services to homeless individuals.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO SMOKING. Prohibits smoking on sidewalks.
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HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO TEACHERS. Makes appropriations to Leeward Community College for its special education coursework for teacher licensure.
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HED/EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO LICENSING. Short form bill relating to licensing.
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IAC |
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RELATING TO CABLE COMMUNICATIONS. Short form bill relating to cable communications.
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IAC |
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RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. Short form bill relating to wireless communications.
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IAC |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Short form bill relating to financial institutions.
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IAC |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Short form bill relating to insurance.
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IAC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Designates the month of September of each year as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Education to implement a mobile application for suicide prevention that provides twenty-four hours per day crisis support services.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR PORT-WINE STAINS. Requires certain health insurers and plans to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2019 for treatment of port-wine stains.
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the coordinated statewide homeless initiative, subject to certain conditions.
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HHS/HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 32nd Representative District.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY OF HAWAII'S WATER. Requires DOH to study the protection of waters in the State. The study shall: (1) identify state statutes that rely on, or are applied in conjunction with, the federal Clean Water Act; (2) propose amendments to protect waters if the federal Clean Water Rule is amended; (3) identify waters that are at risk of pollution or contamination; and (4) recommend how the State can prepare for and address water pollution or contamination risks, including disasters. Appropriates moneys for the study.
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EEP/WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO GRANTS. Repeals the requirement for the governor to notify a grant recipient on the status of a grant authorized by the legislature if grant funds are not released within ninety days.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. Limits the members of the House of Representatives to serving ten terms and members of the Senate to serving five terms.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires restaurants that sell children's meals that include a beverage for a single price to make the default beverage a healthy beverage.
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Increases the minimum number of residential units in a condominium project that must be offered for sale to prospective owner-occupants in the thirty-day period following the initial date of sale of the condominium from 50 percent to 90 percent.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 26th Representative District.
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Imposes a limit on the parking fee exemption for electric vehicles.
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Amends Act 32, SLH 2017, by changing the phrase "the greenhouse gas emissions statewide" to "greenhouse gas emissions."
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO A YOUTH COMMISSION. Establishes a youth commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the costs and effects in the State of implementing a single-payer health care system similar to that which is proposed in the federal Medicare for All Act of 2017. Appropriates funds to conduct the study.
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a nonrefundable tax credit for eligible taxpayers for child care costs for children up to four years of age.
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the return of all out-of-state inmates by 12/31/20 if adequate bed space exists in Hawaii's prisons and correctional facilities. Provides that no more than 500 Hawaii inmates shall be detained in out-of-state prisons by 12/31/19. Requires the Department of Public Safety to plan, design, and construct sufficient facilities to house inmates in Hawaii and to pursue alternatives to incarceration for returning inmates. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Allows for a state income tax deduction for teacher supplies purchased related to the classroom. Increases the franchise tax on banks and other financial corporations.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE. Includes persons with disabilities under the minimum wage requirements.
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LAB, HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Establishes a grant program and special fund to assist beneficiaries on Hawaiian home lands with cesspool upgrade or conversion costs. Establishes that a recipient of a cesspool upgrade grant shall not be eligible for the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Appropriates moneys for the grant program.
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OMH, EEP/WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO MARINE LIFE PROTECTION. Establishes a working group to identify high priority areas that are in need of marine protection management for potential designation as marine protected areas.
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OMH, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Expands the poster requirement to massage therapy establishments that employ three or more people. Increases the penalties for violations of the poster requirement and deposits the penalties in the human trafficking victim services fund. Allows the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to contract with any state or county department or agency for implementation or enforcement.
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Requires collective bargaining public employees to provide written notification to the employee's exclusive representative to discontinue the employee's payroll assignments within a certain time period. Requires the employee's exclusive representative to provide a copy of the notification to the employer within seven business days of receipt from the employee.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (14) and for their excluded counterparts.
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RELATING TO LABOR. Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care.
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RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Requires each public school to develop a disaster and attack preparedness plan by 9/1/2018 that includes shelter-in-place drills. Requires each school to maintain emergency goods sufficient for at least 48 hours in its facilities. Appropriates funds for emergency goods.
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RELATING TO FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires the office of the legislative analyst to create fiscal impact statements for certain bills that have a fiscal impact. Makes an appropriation to the office of the legislative analyst.
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY. Clarifies that agencies must provide public disclosure of budget documents. Clarifies that exceptions to disclosure do not apply to budget documents unless agency can show a legitimate public safety justification for nondisclosure.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 15, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENACT A SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSING TO RAISE OR CREATE TAXES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass laws that raise taxes or create new taxes.
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS. Provides an exemption for food and medical services from the general excise tax.
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