OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-NINTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 36
26TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 8, 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 PROCUREMENT. Requires procurement officers to complete periodic performance evaluations of certain contractors. Establishes factors to be included in any evaluation, consideration, or review of past performance, and ratings standards for those factors. Requires past performance to be factored into future bid selection of contractors for certain contracts. Requires past performance to be considered in all sole source procurement and any competitive sealed contracts that exceeds the small purchase threshold. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to conduct annual compliance examinations of procurement contracts that are over $50,000 of at least 2 executive departments, divisions, or agencies. Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to also select any department, division, or agency for a compliance examination to ensure compliance with the State Procurement Code. Requires the State Procurement Office to report its findings to the legislature. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. Requires the chair of the appropriate subject matter committee to hold either a public hearing or informational briefing for any report of a study or an audit enacted with a legislative appropriation or adopted by concurrent resolution and conducted by an executive department or agency, including the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; the Legislative Reference Bureau; the Auditor; the Judiciary; or the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, within one year of receipt of the report or study, except if an extension is granted by the senate president or speaker of the house of representatives or if the requirement is waived by the senate president or speaker of the house of representatives. Exempts financial and other regularly occurring studies and audits. (SD2)
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LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to develop a spreadsheet informing members of the legislature on the status and content of all reports to be submitted to the legislature as required by law or requested by legislative concurrent resolution. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to inform the legislature of all annual and other reports required by law to be submitted to the legislature or requested by legislative concurrent resolution that were not timely submitted. Requires reporting entities to submit a copy of all reports submitted to the legislature to the Legislative Reference Bureau. (SD2)
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LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. Requires certain information on the financial disclosure statements deemed to be public records for non-paid volunteer members of state boards to be redacted. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1)
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES. Adds a definition of "intern" to the State Ethics Code and includes interns among state employees to whom the code applies. Effective 1/1/2035. (SD1)
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES. Enables a social club granted tax exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code to sell wine from the social club's inventory to the club's members for off-premises consumption under the class 10 liquor license. Waives fees and other requirements for applicants for a class 10 liquor license. Specifies that the class 10 special liquor license includes the ability to auction off, at a live or silent auction, liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor. (SD1)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Extends the period by 1 year that a county may adopt a surcharge on state tax, under certain conditions, from 3/31/2018 to 3/31/2019. (SD2)
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FIN |
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RELATING TO AERONAUTICS. Replaces criminal penalties for certain airport offenses addressed in Chapter 261, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or in certain administrative rules or orders issued pursuant thereto, with a civil penalty. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Removes $10,000 maximum limit on a cash or protest bond that must be posted for a procurement award protest. (SD1)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING. Prohibits a licensing authority from using rules to supersede requirements set forth in licensing laws and adopting rules that authorize an unlicensed individual to perform duties, activities, or functions that, if performed by another professional, would require licensure of that professional. (SD1)
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IAC, CPC |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Permits an insurer to send a privacy notice every five years, if the relationship between the insurer and a customer is renewed annually or less than annually and the insurer has not changed its policies and practices regarding disseminating customers' nonpublic personal financial information to nonaffiliated third parties. Requires an insurer to provide an additional privacy notice upon renewal of a relationship between an insurer and a customer that lasts longer than a year. Requires an insurer that changes its policies and practices to send an additional notice to customers after the change to the policies and practices. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE. Requires a provider of broadband internet access services to be transparent with network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband internet access services. Prohibits a provider of broadband internet access services from blocking lawful websites, impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic, engaging in paid prioritization, or unreasonably interfering with or disadvantaging users of broadband internet access services. (SD2)
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IAC, CPC |
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RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Requires, for any proposed action involving construction for which an environmental impact statement has been accepted by an agency but for which construction has not commenced within ten years of acceptance of the statement, the developer of the construction project to exercise due diligence with respect to any changes in the community where the project is planned and requires developers to hold community discussion and feedback sessions to discuss relevant and new concerns regarding the project. Exempts department of agriculture capital improvement projects on state agricultural lands and irrigation water systems. Takes effect 7/1/2025. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Requires prescribers of certain controlled substances to consult the electronic prescription accountability system before issuing a prescription for the controlled substance. Provides exemptions for certain circumstances. Provides that a violation by a prescriber shall not be subject to criminal penalty provisions but that a violation may be grounds for professional discipline pursuant to section 453-8 or 457-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Repeals on 6/30/2023. (SD1)
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HHS, CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Makes various updates to the structure and operations of the Public Utilities Commission to increase efficiency and effectiveness, including: establishing guiding principles; establishing docket review and decision-making processes; permitting teleconference and videoconference abilities; specifying senior staff members who must file public financial disclosures; beginning 1/1/2019, increasing the number of commissioners to 5; updating the composition of the Commission; specifying training requirements; clarifying commissioners' ability to appoint and employ staff; clarifying the roles of the executive officer and chief counsel; permitting neighbor island members to receive per diem compensation and compensation for travel expenses; and requiring the Commission to report to the Legislature regarding certain staff duties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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EEP/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS. Makes permanent the requirement for certain motion picture theater owners and operators to provide open movie captioning for at least two showings per week, one of which has a scheduled start time no earlier than 4:30 p.m. Repeals the requirement to provide an option of personal closed captioning screenings by means of lightweight eyewear. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD2)
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHAPTER 453, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Establishes requirements for licensure by endorsement for physicians, surgeons, and osteopathic physicians. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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IAC/HHS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Makes unlawful the shipment of tobacco products, and transport of tobacco products ordered or purchased through a remote sale, to anyone other than a licensee. Includes e-liquid within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law, thereby making all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid as well. Increases the license fee for wholesalers or dealers and the retail tobacco permit fee. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGY. Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Requires all school psychologists, including school psychologists employed by the department of education, to be licensed by 7/1/2021. Amends the composition of the board to include two school psychologists. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION. Allows the synchronization of plan participants' medications. Requires plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organization and provide prescription drug benefits, to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by network pharmacies for less than a thirty-day supply. Repeals 7/1/2023. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HHS, CPC, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for one ambulance unit each for the county of Kauai and the county of Hawaii, including equipment, supplies, and personnel costs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE. In the event of a controverted workers' compensation claim, requires an injured employee's private health care plan to pay for or provide medical care, services, and supplies; provided that when the claim is accepted, the employer shall reimburse the private health care plan and injured employee. In the event of an accepted claim for leukemia, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, or certain cancers by a firefighter with five or more years of service, requires an employer to be liable for 137 per cent of medical care, services, and supplies.
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LAB/CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goals and indicators. (SD 2)
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LAB/EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies the sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal one, no poverty. (SD2)
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HHS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal two, zero hunger. (SD2)
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HHS/AGR, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal three for good health and well-being. (SD1)
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HHS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal four, quality education. (SD1)
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EDN, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal five, gender equality. (SD2)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal six, clean water and sanitation. (SD1)
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EEP/WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal seven, affordable and clean energy. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal ten, reducing inequalities. (SD2)
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal eleven, sustainable cities and communities. (SD1)
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WAL, EDB, JUD |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal thirteen, climate action. (SD1)
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EEP, EDB, JUD |
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal fourteen, life below water. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal fifteen, life on land. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal sixteen, relating to peace, justice, and strong institutions. (SD2)
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS. Makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SHARING OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAM EMPLOYEES FOR APPROVED RESEARCH PURPOSES. Authorizes the Department of Health to disclose public health statistics records internally within the Department for approved research purposes and establishes conditions under which those records may be disclosed with and without informed consent. Effective 1/1/2035. (SD2)
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HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Establishes the Labor Law Enforcement Special Fund to finance the collection of penalties and fees for violations of labor law; establishes two positions, including an attorney and legal assistant, in the Department of the Attorney General to represent the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in collecting penalties for violations of law. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW. Makes housekeeping amendments to Boiler and Elevator Safety Law. Changes name of the boiler and elevator special fund to boiler and elevator revolving fund. Extends the time from five to ten years for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to reimburse the general fund from the Boiler and Elevator Revolving Fund. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. Authorizes the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Executive Director to either issue a final conciliation demand or dismiss a discrimination complaint and issue a notice of right to sue after a determination of a reasonable cause of discrimination is made. Expressly does not extend the Executive Director's authority and discretion with respect to fair housing, to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act.
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LAB, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to be consistent with federal law, by allowing prescribing authorization of drugs which include buprenorphine and naloxone to patients undergoing "medically managed withdrawal", also known as "detoxification treatment" and "maintenance treatment" by practitioners who are properly registered. (SD1)
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HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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HHS, JUD |
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RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Authorizes crime victim compensation for mental health services for survivors in cases involving a death and for children who witness domestic violence. (SD1)
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HHS, JUD, FIN |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Public Safety to reimburse the Department of Human Services for specialty out-of-facility care and to pay the increased costs for pharmacy services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide moneys for the Department of Public Safety to temporary house 248 inmates at a non-state facility for an additional 6 months, during performance of capital improvements to the Halawa Correctional Facility, under Department of Accounting and General Services job number 12-27-5644, security electronics and hardware repairs and improvements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of 12/31/2017, except as provided. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers to file returns electronically, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. Expands authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor carrier vehicle safety inspections by authorizing the Director to adjust inspection fees and alter administration of the program through administrative rule-making. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Reinstates the President of the University of Hawaii as the chief procurement officer for contracts for construction and construction related professional services furnished by licensees under Chapter 464, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires the University of Hawaii to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing a list of all capital improvement projects approved by the Board of Regents prioritized by each campus no later than 20 days prior to the convening of each Regular Session. Repeals 6/30/2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ENERGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Allows funds appropriated by the Legislature to be deposited into the University of Hawaii Green Special Fund and clarifies the authority to expend funds and the scope of projects that can be funded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS. Authorizes the University of Hawai‘i to issue $100,000,000 in revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. (SD1)
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES. Establishes a new agricultural enterprise program within the department of agriculture to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to support and promote agriculture. Creates two new positions to implement the program. Establishes the agricultural enterprise special fund. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the excise tax rate on large cigars. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HHS, FIN |
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RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY. Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to prepare and periodically update a functional plan for seafood sustainability that expands the State's priority on food by including wild seafood as a viable food source. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO IRRIGATION. Permits the transfer of operational authority over the portions of the east Kauai irrigation system operated and maintained by the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative as of 7/1/2018, to the Department of Agriculture upon adoption of rules. Establishes positions within the agricultural resource management division. Authorizes GO bonds. Transfers moneys from the non-agricultural park lands special fund and the agricultural park lands special fund to the general fund. Makes an appropriation. Requires the Attorney General to review the permit issued by the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative for legal conflicts and submit a report of its findings to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO BOTTOMFISH. Ensures that any rules adopted by the department of land and natural resources relating to bottomfishing are supported by the current status of stocks and scientific evidence. Takes effect on 3/15/2099.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration with the director of finance of the county in which the former military vehicle resides. Makes conforming amendments. (SD1)
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TRN, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS. Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOPEDS. Establishes a fine not to exceed $100 for mopeds owners who fail to comply with moped registration requirements. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD1)
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the Department of Public Safety to establish key performance indicators for inmate reentry system. Requires reports, using key performance indicators, to be provided to the legislature. Creates the annual corrections and program report as a consolidated report of other annual reports. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the Department of Public Safety to establish performance indicators. Requires semi-annual reports of the established performance indicators, criminal offender treatment programs, and programs established pursuant to the Community Safety Act. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes the offense of criminal property damage to property of another holding historical significance to Native Hawaiians. Defines "property of another holding historical significance to Native Hawaiians" as a tangible object, structure, or real property that has been determined to be of cultural or historical significance to Native Hawaiians as determined by experts in traditional Native Hawaiian customs and practices in the district where the property is located. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY. Transfers administrative authority, personnel, and facilities for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy currently located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Renames the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy to the Paul H.I. Coleman Astronomy Center. Takes effect 7/1/2020. (SD1)
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RELATED TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use in-lieu fee mitigation to restore, create, enhance, or preserve aquatic habitats or resources as compensatory mitigation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, in collaboration with the Department of Education, to establish a working group to study the Department of Education's information technology infrastructure, operations, and services. Establishes the members and duties of the working group. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Agriculture for capital improvement projects for the benefit of East Maui. (SD1)
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RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Appropriates moneys for events recognizing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sister state relationship between Hawaii and Taiwan. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the general excise tax law by adding a definition for "marketplace provider". Provides that a person with no physical presence in the State shall be considered to be engaged in business in the State if, in the current or immediately preceding calendar year, the person has gross receipts attributable to transactions in the State totaling $100,000 or more. 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. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. Requires the Department of Health to conduct a telehealth pilot project. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, to conduct crop performance testing trials on state agricultural lands of Hawaii's most highly imported food crops. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF JAPANESE EMIGRANTS TO HAWAII. Appropriates funds as a grant to the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii for the presentation and coordination of events and programs to celebrate and commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first arrival of Japanese emigrants to Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HONOLULU BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL ARTS EXHIBITION. Appropriates moneys, as a grant, for the Honolulu biennial international arts exhibition. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds for grants to participants in software application challenges so that the proofs of concept created during the challenges can be developed into prototypes suitable for local and state government. Requires matching funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for continuance and administration of the manufacturing development program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for continuance of the small business innovation research program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ON-SITE EARLY CHILDHOOD FACILITIES. Establishes an income tax credit for employers who create on-site early childhood facilities. Establishes and appropriates funds for 1 on-site early childhood facility coordinator position. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2018. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE GOVERNOR'S COORDINATOR ON HOMELESSNESS. Establishes the position of the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness in statute. Attaches the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to the Department of Human Services for administrative purposes, but requires the position to report to the Governor. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Establishes an enforcement division in the Department of the Attorney General. Transfers to the Department of the Attorney General enforcement division the law enforcement activities of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement; the Department of Public Safety state law enforcement officers and the narcotics enforcement division; and the Department of Transportation harbors division. Repeals the sunset date of Act 116, SLH 2013, as amended by section 4 of Act 101, SLH 2015. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC GRID RESILIENCY. Establishes a homeland security and resiliency council to assess the resilience of the State's electric grid and other critical infrastructure to natural disasters and other emergencies and make recommendations. Requires the council to report to legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE. Makes an appropriation for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a phase I environmental site assessment and, if necessary, a phase II environmental site assessment and suitable environmental remediation at the former Lalamilo reservoir site on the island of Hawaii as due diligence to include any common transaction costs concerning the Lalamilo reservoir site land exchange transaction for the relocation of a public library. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires all government procurement officers to attend a training and development program prior to participating in or authorizing any procurement. Requires all government procurement officers to complete review training every three years. Requires all procurement officers, department heads, and their deputies, except for the administrator of the State Procurement Office, to attend mandatory procurement training within ninety days of appointment. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires any government body that enters into a contract that is exempt from the state procurement code pursuant to section 103D-102(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, such as a contract for procurement of services of attorneys employed or retained to advise, represent, or provide any other legal service to the State or any of its agencies, on matters arising under the laws of another state or foreign country, or in an action brought in another state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, when substantially all legal services are expected to be performed outside this State, and when procurement by competitive means would be impractical or not advantageous to the State, to report that contract to the State Procurement Office and Legislature. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Establishes a pilot program to generate revenue through the lease of public library lands to meet the mission of the public libraries. Establishes the library facilities fund. Requires the state librarian and board of education to report to the legislature. Makes appropriations for the pilot program and the hiring of land development experts. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES VIII AND X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A SURCHARGE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to advance the State's goal of providing a quality education for the children of Hawaii by authorizing the legislature to establish, as provided by law, a surcharge on visitor accommodations and on residential investment property. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up for and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return. Sunsets on 12/31/2023. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Clarifies the licensing exemptions for certain individuals under certain conditions who provide behavior analysis services. Requires the Department of Education to create and implement a plan to provide Medicaid billable applied behavior analysis services to all students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder within the Department. Establishes reporting requirements. (SD1)
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RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Establishes minimum requirements for all dental assistants hired on or after 7/1/2018. Requires dental assistants employed on or after 7/1/2018 to successfully complete the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.'s (DANB) National Entry Level Dental Assistant certification within three years of first being hired. Requires dental assistants with four or more years' experience to apply or register for the DANB's Certified Dental Assistant certification. Exempts dental assistants with more than ten years' experience from having to obtain a Certified Dental Assistant certification, but requires these dental assistants to hold a cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and pass the DANB's Infection Control examination within two years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. Establishes and appropriates funds for a farm to school grant pilot program within the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to provide grants to schools, early care and education centers, nonprofits, soil and water conservation districts, and food producers participating in the Hawaii farm to school program. Requires the Hawaii farm to school coordinator to submit a report to the legislature. Makes appropriations to continue the Hawaii farm to school program and coordinator position and to assist farmers and ranchers achieve Good Agricultural Practices Certification from the United States Department of Agriculture. Repeals on 6/30/2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. Requires, on or before 10/13/2018, that the department of health adopt rules for underground storage tanks and tank systems to conform with certain federal regulations and that include additional requirements for field-constructed underground storage tanks and tank systems. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INSURANCE REGULATORY VARIANCE. Permits the insurance commissioner to approve applications for no action letters, waivers, or variances with respect to specific requirements of the insurance code or its rules when certain conditions are met. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ENERGY. On or before January 1, 2020, requires the PUC to establish performance incentive and penalty mechanisms that directly tie electric utility revenues to the utility's achievement on performance metrics. Exempts member-owned cooperative electric utilities. Effective 7/1/2018. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), at the request of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), to establish and operate transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone subaccounts within the dwelling unit revolving fund for the benefit of infrastructure improvement projects within a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone. Requires HCDA to develop a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone program to foster infrastructure development by strategically investing in public facilities. Requires the executive director of HHFDC in collaboration with the executive director of HCDA and Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development to conduct a study examining the current infrastructure of a transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone and the requirements necessary to upgrade the infrastructure to facilitate future transit-oriented development. Appropriates funds out of the dwelling unit revolving fund for the infrastructure study. Appropriates funds to HCDA for staff necessary to develop and manage the transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement zone program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Clarifies the interests that must be represented by members of the Hawaii Community Development Authority representing community development districts. Requires the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to nominate representatives of the several community development districts to the Hawaii Community Development Authority, and requires those representatives to be nominated only as a resident representative or a small business owner or nonprofit organization representative, but not both. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES. Requires rental motor vehicle lessors with more than two hundred light duty passenger vehicles, to expedite the incorporation of at least fifty per cent of zero-emission vehicles into the lessor's fleet by 2030. Requires all rental motor vehicle lessors to report a list of the make, model, license plate number, and fuel type of each rental motor vehicle in the lessor's fleet to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTION INITIATIVE. Requires the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission to prioritize, identify, utilize, and maintain nature-based solutions in its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts at the regional, state, and local levels. Defines "nature-based solutions". Requires the commission to develop a science-based carbon budget for the State. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires a person authorized to collect rent on behalf of the nonresident owner of real property located in the State to withhold the general excise tax due on rents collected. Requires nonresident owners who receive rents attributable to real property located in the State to enter into a rent collection agreement. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2018. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. Reduces the size threshold, and authorizes the county planning authority to further reduce the threshold, for a single-family residence that is not part of a larger development to be excluded from the definition of "development" for purposes of the special management areas law. Requires the county authorities to consider sea level rise when reviewing and approving all developments. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allocate 10% of revenues collected from commercial properties within the Banyan Drive redevelopment area to the Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency. Appropriates funds from the special land and development fund to assist the county of Hawaii in conducting the necessary environmental impact studies necessary to complete its redevelopment plan for the Banyan Drive redevelopment area. Requires matching funds from the county of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR VESSELS ACT. Requires certain vessel owners to apply for a certificate of title within twenty days of becoming an owner or within twenty days of establishing principal use of the vessel in waters of the State. Establishes what information is required to be included in an application for a certificate of title; how to deal with transfer of vessel ownership and title; rights of a secured party; and rights of a purchaser other than a secured party. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Instructs the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to assess the effects of tourism on climate change and publish a report on its findings. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO KUPUNA CARE. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to include in its annual report to the legislature a section that details outcomes of the Kupuna Caregivers Program. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to offer a plan to maximize the number of participants in the program and offer certain core services and to submit a copy of the plan to the legislature. Includes activities of daily living and attendant care as services covered by the program. Appropriates $3,400,000 for implementation of the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Expands eligibility and credit amount of the low-income household renters' income tax credit and adjusts the credit for inflation. Appropriates funds for the continued administration of the family assessment center for homeless families and for a housing homeless children rental assistance pilot program. Exempts adoption of interim rules from chapter 91, HRS, and procurement of services by federally-certified financial counselors from chapters 103D and 103F, HRS. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules by 1/1/2020 that establish paid family leave for all workers. Authorizes the Department to adopt interim rules. Establishes the Paid Family Leave Implementation Board to assist the Department and report to the Legislature; repeals the Board on January 1, 2024. Establishes a Paid Family Leave Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Exempts signs and banners from the requirement that campaign advertisements contain the name and address of the candidate, candidate committee, noncandidate committee, or other person paying for the advertisement and notice of whether that the sign or banner has the approval of the candidate; provided that signs and banners advocating passage or defeat of an issue or question on the ballot are required to contain the name and address of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee paying for the sign or banner. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a 1-time amnesty program for certain delinquent tax obligations. (SD1)
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