OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
THIRTIETH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 27
26th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 7, 2019
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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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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HLT - Health |
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HSG - Housing |
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HSH - Human Services & Homelessness |
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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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LHE - Lower & Higher Education |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PVM - Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
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TIA - Tourism & International Affairs |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLH - Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the ALOHA homes program under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to facilitate the development of low-cost homes for sale to Hawaii residents on state-owned and county-owned land near rail stations of the Honolulu rail transit system, to be known as the urban redevelopment district. Establishes guidelines within the urban redevelopment district and provisions related to the sale of leasehold interest of ALOHA homes. Exempts lands to which HHFDC holds title and land set aside or leased to HHFDC from the definition of public lands in section 171‑2, HRS, except for purposes of accounting for receipts from ceded lands. Establishes and appropriates funds into and out of the ALOHA homes revolving fund. Authorizes HHFDC to sell the leasehold interest in residential condominium units located on state lands for lease terms of 99 years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HSG/TRN/WLH, JUD/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE. Prohibits defendants from claiming that discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of a victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation resulted in extreme mental or emotional disturbance sufficient to reduce a charge of murder to a charge of manslaughter unless the other circumstances of a defendant's explanation are already sufficient to reasonably find extreme mental or emotional disturbance. Requires the court to instruct the jury to disregard bias and prejudice regarding gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation when a defendant's explanation of extreme mental or emotional disturbance includes discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of a victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to adopt rules without regard to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates an unspecified amount to the Hawaii public housing authority to reimburse landlords who participate in the section 8 housing choice voucher program for repair costs of tenant-caused property damage when such repair costs exceed the tenant's security deposit and for one full time-equivalent position to assist and administer the reimbursement program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO POLYSTYRENE FOAM CONTAINERS. Prohibits restaurants from serving prepared foods using polystyrene foam containers statewide. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules. Takes effect on December 31, 2020. (SD1)
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EEP/EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. Authorizes the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to develop and implement a housing voucher program for full-time teachers employed at a hard-to-fill public school, including a public charter school, as identified by the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HSG, LHE, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of various Hawaii Public Housing Authority programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO SURPLUS LINES. Amends the calculation of surplus lines insurance premium tax to tax the entirety of the premium using the rate established by Hawaii statute regardless of location of risk. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Amends various portions of the Hawaii Insurance Code under title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to update and improve existing Insurance Code provisions. Requirements for proposed name changes and use of a trade name or assumed name effective 10/1/2019. (SD2)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Repeals the annual $35,000,000 rolling cap and extends the repeal date for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit; provided that title to a certain parcel of University of Hawaii – West Oahu land is successfully transferred to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD3)
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EDB/LHE, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the Hawaii Nutrition Employment and Training Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LAB/HSH, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a non-refundable tax credit for the purchase of a personal emergency response system, under certain conditions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the Department of Education to contract with a third-party consultant that specializes in school finance to study the adequacy of education in Hawaii. Appropriates moneys for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LHE, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for (1.0) FTE board of education analyst II. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO POLICE REPORTS. Allows each surviving immediate family members of murder or manslaughter victims to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department, upon the conclusion of all criminal and civil proceedings that arose from the offense. (SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires candidates for president and vice president of the United States to post their most recent income tax return on the Internet at least sixty days prior to and continuing through the date of the general election for free access by the public in order to be included on the state ballot, subject to certain conditions. Prohibits electors from voting for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States unless the candidates have posted their most recent income tax return on the Internet at least sixty days prior to and continuing through the date of the general election for free access by the public, subject to certain conditions. (SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the office of elections to join the Electronic Registration Information Center and share information with counties to encourage voter participation and ensure integrity of voter registration rolls. Authorizes election officials to have electronic access to driver's license and state identification databases for election related purposes. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CROSSWALK SAFETY. Clarifies the requirement that a driver of a motor vehicle yield to or stop for a pedestrian by specifying when a pedestrian is considered to be within an intersection or adjacent crosswalk or crossing the roadway within a crosswalk.
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Clarifies that jurors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable transportation costs to and from the court. Includes rail fare, bicycle rental, or taxi costs or other hired car service up to a specified maximum amount. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO VOTING. Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. Repeals the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the return envelope but dies prior to the opening of polls. (SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. Establishes the teacher home assistance program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to full-time teachers employed by the Department of Education, including teachers at public charter schools, who teach at a hard-to-fill school, as determined by the Department of Education, and whose household income does not exceed 80% of the area median income. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RENTAL DISCRIMINATION. Prohibits discrimination, including in advertisements for available real property, based on participation in a housing assistance program, or requirements related to participation in housing assistance programs, in real estate transactions and requirements. (SD2)
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HSG, CPC, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Appropriates funds and positions to fulfill requests made by the Governor. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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FIN |
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RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for the judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO REPORTS OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Adds a campaign spending report filing deadline of 10/1 during a general election year for candidates and candidate committees.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT AND ATTORNEY WORK-PRODUCT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE OMBUDSMAN. Specifies that disclosure of communications by an agency to the ombudsman does not waive any existing attorney-client or attorney work-product privilege pertaining to those communications. Prohibits the ombudsman from disclosing privileged communications to others.
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LMG, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO LOBBYISTS. Removes restriction on access to transcripts from public contested hearings. Removes statutory remnants from when violations of the lobbyist law resulted in criminal penalties. Allows the state ethics commission to assess an administrative fine pursuant to a settlement agreement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. Specifies the allowable fire protection systems certifications that an individual may obtain.
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CPC |
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RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. Authorizes the state fire council to employ additional staff, contract with any county fire department to fulfill staff positions, and purchase office equipment and supplies. Repeals the requirement that the state fire council administrator and other staff be employed on a full-time basis. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS LABELING. Corrects labeling dimension with regard to fireworks used for display.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides to a taxpayer who hires an individual with a disability a nonrefundable tax credit for the 12-month period after the individual is initially hired by the taxpayer. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax. Repeals the additional surcharge tax for lessees who do not possess a valid Hawaii driver's license. Deposits the surcharge tax revenues into the state highway fund, for statewide use, and the county subaccounts in the state highway fund for highway road capacity projects in the county that generated the surcharge tax. (SD2)
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TRN, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Establishes in the Department of Human Resources Development a recruitment modernization program to address employee recruitment problems faced by the State's executive departments. Makes an appropriation to establish the program and positions to implement the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Creates a county education task force to establish a process for the transfer of jurisdiction over all public schools, including all state public education functions and funding, from the State to the county in which the public school is located. Requires report to legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES. Establishes one additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit and in the Second Circuit. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO DESIGNATING SUBSTITUTE JUDGES ON THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS. Authorizes the Chief Justice to designate circuit court judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to temporarily fill a vacancy on the Intermediate Court of Appeals. (SD1)
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RELATING TO STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATION FOR ENSURING A FAIR AND JUST PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS' PRO RATA SHARE OF THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST. Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to use certain reporting and accountability procedures in implementing the public land trust reporting requirements of Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006. Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to consult with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to ensure that the accounting and reporting is accurate and inclusive. Establishes and requires the Department of Budget and Finance to request funding every fiscal year for a specific budget line item for a public land trust reporting and accountability officer position. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO BAIL. Authorizes a defendant in custody to petition a court for unsecured bail. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH. Requires the State Council on Mental Health to comprise at least 3 members with demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving Native Hawaiian concepts of well-being, culturally grounded mental health methodologies, or traditional healing or health practices.
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WLH/HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Establishes an exemption from the prohibition against using election campaign funds to make charitable donations or to award scholarships during the period from the filing of nomination papers to the date of the general election for candidates who are already declared elected to office after running unopposed in an election or who would be unopposed in the general election.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Authorizes counties to levy a county surcharge on transient accommodations tax in their respective counties pursuant to certain conditions. Sunsets on 12/31/2036. (SD2)
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TIA, FIN |
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RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. Clarifies that pharmacists may perform certain vaccinations or immunizations and are required to maintain immunization records.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires a mandatory recount of election votes and ballot measures when the margin of victory for election contests or tabulation for ballot measures is equal to or less than one hundred or one-half of one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is greater. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. Requires the chief information officer, in conjunction with the information technology steering committee, to review, refresh, and submit to the state information technology strategic plan every 4 years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Authorizes the Department of Health to coordinate with each county wastewater agency to establish a low interest loan program to upgrade or convert cesspools to septic systems or aerobic treatment unit systems, or to connect cesspools to existing sewer systems or other wastewater treatment systems approved by the department. (SD1)
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RELATING TO IRRIGATION. Transfers operational authority over portions of the east Kauai irrigation system operated and maintained by the east Kauai water users' cooperative as of 7/1/19, to the Department of Agriculture. Establishes staffing positions. Authorizes general obligation bonds for a state irrigation system capital improvement project. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO OCULARISTS. Specifies that a certified ocularist, certified by a nationally recognized ocularistry certifying board, may perform duties within the scope of that certification. (SD1)
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HLT, IAC/CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION. Appropriates moneys for youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui counties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO IMMIGRATION. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Human Services to contract with non-profit providers to provide access to legal counsel to immigrants in immigration proceedings. Takes effect 3/15/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION. Establishes that the youth commission administrator shall administer the youth commission. Makes an appropriation to fund one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent youth commission administrator position. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HSH, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the Department of Health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Beginning 1/1/2020, requires the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs to provide coverage for home and community-based services for individuals diagnosed as having autism or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Requires the Department of Human Services to seek a section 1115 waiver to amend the state Medicaid plan to include this coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SPORTS MEDICINE. Provides a limited exemption from state licensure requirements to out-of-state physicians who accompany a sports team to a specific sporting event in Hawaii or are invited to provide services at a national sport training center, event, or competition in Hawaii, if certain conditions are met. Requires out-of-state physicians to provide notice to the Hawaii medical board. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE. Codifies the substantive provisions of Executive Order No. 18‑02, which requires all state agencies to: contract internet-related services only with internet service providers that demonstrate and contractually agree to support and practice net neutrality principles where all internet traffic is treated equally; and add contract language and provisions to state procurement requirements that suppliers of telecommunications, internet, broadband, and data communication services shall abide by net neutrality principles. Defines "net neutrality principles". Requires DCCA director to monitor net neutrality including broadband and internet access services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY. Designates June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Enables condominium associations to adopt rules and regulations that prohibit smoking by all persons inside a condominium unit and on lanais and in the entire condominium project. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES. Amends the definition of "solar energy devices" to include building-applied photovoltaics and building-integrated photovoltaics and clarify that the term excludes passive solar skylights or windows.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds and authorizes staff positions for the Women's Community Correctional Center Hookipa Makai Cottage. Appropriates funds for additional housing and transportation costs of certain inmates sent to Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds for the Department of Land and Natural Resources priority projects, including the industrial and business park at Pulehunui, East Kapolei/University of Hawaii, west Oahu campus transit station development, and the Hawaii district land office. Effective 7/1/2050.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to maintain the current level of pre-hospital emergency medical services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LABOR. Requires that a contractor contracting for services in excess of $500,000 with a civil servant submit certified payrolls and comply with certain wages and hours laws. Effective 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS. Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO GARDENS. Authorizes the department of education and Hawaii community development authority to develop programs that provide incentives to establish gardens on school campuses and within housing projects and communities.
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RELATING TO SPEECH PATHOLOGY. Establishes a provisional license for speech pathologists. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Extends the deadline for the Legislative Reference Bureau to submit the sunrise analysis required by Act 109, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, from 9/1/2019, to 12/2/2019. (SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Makes an appropriation for 2 full-time equivalent positions for the wayfinding education program – Imiloa Astronomy Center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to increase the graduate assistant stipend. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for additional funding for the Hawaii Community College Promise Program for four-year institutions. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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LHE, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates $500,000 for each year of the fiscal biennium to be expended by the University of Hawaii to support student mentors and tutors at community colleges.
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LHE, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT HILO. Appropriates funds for custodial and maintenance staff at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO PARENTAGE. Clarifies that evidence relating to an alleged parent's consent to an artificial insemination procedure that resulted in the birth of a child may be introduced as evidence relating to paternity. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS. Requires the Attorney General to condemn certain private roads on the island of Oahu. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AN EARNED INCOME DISREGARD PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement an earned income disregard program as an intermediate step to implementing a medicaid buy-in program. Requires reports to the legislature. Takes effect upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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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 occurs on a Saturday or Sunday. Repeals the requirement to provide an option of personal closed captioning screenings by means of lightweight eyewear.
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RELATING TO ASSISTANCE ANIMALS. Codifies the administrative rule definition of "assistance animal". Clarifies the type of verification an individual may provide to substantiate a reasonable accommodation request for a specific assistance animal. Specifies that possession of a vest or other distinguishing animal garment, tag, or registration document commonly purchased online and purporting to identify an animal as a service animal or assistance animal does not constitute valid verification of a disability-related need for an assistance animal. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Requires public meeting notices to include instructions regarding accommodations for persons with disabilities. Requires boards to post public meeting notices on an electronic calendar on a state maintained website, file a copy with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, retain a copy of proof of filing, and post a notice in the board's office. Requires the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate clerk's office to timely post paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices in a central location in a public building. Requires a meeting to be canceled when the written public notice is posted on an electronic calendar less than six days prior to the meeting. Requires an emergency meeting agenda to be filed with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office and posted in the board's office. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. Establishes a Remote Legislative Access Program to allow for the submission of testimony remotely. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Makes the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements permanent for certain teachers working in collaboration with a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Clarifies that the licensure exemption for registered behavior technicians applies to those working under the direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Exempts licensed special education teachers and individuals in approved and accredited special education training programs who are working toward licensure as special education teachers whose scope of practice and training includes applied behavior analysis. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Prohibits the planting of large trees along evacuation routes and requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees if the trees have the potential to obstruct the evacuation route. Defines evacuation route. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TOURISM. Establishes a professional tour guide certification task force to determine whether it is appropriate to require persons who use various state resources for commercial purposes or apply for various commercial use permits to hold and maintain certification or meet certain minimum requirements, recommend existing certificates or certification programs that may be appropriate, and make recommendations and plans regarding any necessary certifications and certification renewals. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Requires and appropriates funds for the department of business, economic development, and tourism to develop annual regional economic plans for each county to identify regional economic priorities and industry clusters and jobs within those priorities and clusters. Requires the workforce development council to develop, based on the findings of the regional economic plans, K-16 pathways and programs in each public school and public charter school that prepare students to fill the priority jobs identified in the regional economic plans. Requires participating schools to communicate opportunities to enroll in K-16 pathways, receive industry certifications, and place students in qualified internship programs to prepare students for jobs identified by regional economic plans as priorities in each geographical area. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for (1.0) FTE program specialist IV position in the Executive Office on Aging to coordinate the provision of public and private Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services and update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging to contract with the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii or hire a consultant to update the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias State Plan and devise strategies for service coordination. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Prohibits food service businesses and stores from the sale, use, or distribution of polystyrene foam containers, expanded polystyrene food service products, plastic straws, and plastic bags. Takes effect 7/1/2021. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Establishes a Workforce Readiness Program within the Department of Education to allow students to graduate from an extended high school enrollment with an industry-recognized associate's degree to complement the student's high school diploma. Appropriates moneys to develop and implement the program, including (2.0) FTE Educational Specialist II staff positions and (7.0) FTE District Office Teachers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the University of Hawaii, to develop and implement a K-12 curriculum-to-career-pipeline initiative to ensure that the State's public school students are adequately trained and prepared to enter the State's workforce upon graduation from high school. Appropriates funds for the development and implementation of the program, including for (1.0) FTE Educational Specialist II staff position. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, to develop a strategic plan to double local food production and increase food exports by 2030. Requires the Department of Agriculture to submit the strategic plan to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows students to enroll in career and technical education programs in schools outside the Department of Education service area in which the student resides.
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE. Allows the governor to negotiate land exchanges to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production in return for state lands to be developed for housing. Requires a report to the legislature. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Imposes the transient accommodations tax on mandatory resort fees and requires that those fees be included in gross rental or gross rental proceeds. (SD1)
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TIA, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Requires the counties to adopt supplemental ordinances and rules on condominium property regimes, including agricultural lands held in condominium property regimes. Requires the declaration that must be executed and recorded when creating a condominium property regime in the agricultural district to include an additional statement declaring that the condominium property regime complies with applicable county subdivision ordinances and rules. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the formula for the amount of transient accommodations tax to be collected from time shares by increasing the base on which time share occupancy is taxed from one-half of the gross daily maintenance fees paid by the owner and attributable to the time share unit to an amount equal to all of those fees. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. Requires the Board of Education to establish a mandatory youth suicide awareness and prevention training program and model risk referral protocol, based on existing materials created by the Department of Health, for all public schools, including charter schools. Requires complex areas and charter schools to provide the training program and risk referral protocol to all school personnel who work directly with students in department schools and charter schools, respectively. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING. Repeals defaults on student loans, student loan repayment contracts, and scholarship contracts as grounds for sanctioning professional and vocational licensees. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TEACHER RENTAL HOUSING. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist the Department of Education in developing teacher housing projects. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to, in addition, contract or sponsor with any state department or agency. Requires the Department of Education to lease land and contract with private entities for the development, revitalization, maintenance, and management of teacher housing. Permits the Department of Education to lease teacher housing to other eligible tenants if occupancy of teacher housing falls below 95%. Appropriates funds for deposit into the dwelling unit revolving fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes parents and guardians of vulnerable students and students exhibiting behavioral issues to request a clinical or psychoeducational evaluation. Requires the Department of Education, after expelling a student, to provide the suspended student's parents or guardians with the option to request an assessment of the student to uncover contributing factors that may have led to the suspension and that may mitigate future disciplinary issues or concerns, including receiving special education services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES. Requires the Department of Agriculture to create a dollar-for-dollar matching program for beneficiaries of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase Hawaii-grown produce. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to provide public school students with behavior analysis services. Requires the Department to seek any necessary approvals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the state medicaid plan to include applied behavior analysis services for eligible students who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to provide up to $1,690 to each special education classroom teacher for instructional materials and equipment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. Amends coastal zone management laws to further protect against impacts of sea level rise and coastal erosion. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Replaces the current 3-factor formula for apportionment of business income with a single sales factor. Amends the rules for sourcing the sales factor for net income tax to impose market sourcing for sales of other than tangible personal property. Provides specific rules for intangibles and services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. Amends the exemption from conveyance tax for realty leases of less than 5 years by applying the exemption only to residential leases of 1 year or less. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MARKETPLACE FACILITATORS. Establishes marketplace facilitators as the sellers of tangible personal property, intangible property, or services. Requires other persons who provide a forum for listing of tangible personal property, intangible property, or services and the taking or processing of orders to report information about purchasers to the Department of Taxation. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONTRACTING. Requires contractors and subcontractors to submit tax clearances as a condition of obtaining building permits for private developments exceeding a certain value. Requires contractors and subcontractors to submit additional tax clearances before assignment of a contract for private developments exceeding a certain value. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require that tax clearance applications be submitted electronically. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Directs the Department of Human Services, in partnership with the state procurement office, to provide training on government procurement and other relevant procedures to nonprofit organizations that offer homeless outreach services or manage homeless housing programs in rural areas of the State. Appropriates funds for the training program. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Establishes an annual vehicle registration surcharge fee for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, alternative fuel vehicles, and hybrid vehicles to be deposited into the state highway fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Exempts marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between marine terminals at Hilo Harbor, Kawaihae Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Nawiliwili Harbor from inspection, registration, and licensing requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO VOTING. Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewal motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewal, or duplicate identification card be automatically registered to vote if that person is not already registered to vote unless the applicant affirmatively declines to be registered to vote. Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or identification card information to election officials and the statewide voter registration system. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRESPASS. Specifies that for purposes of making a complaint for criminal trespass in the second degree on commercial premises, evidence of a prior "reasonable warning or request" to leave the premises may be evidenced by a copy of the previously issued written warning or request, whether or not the copy is posted at the premises or retained by the county police department.
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Creates procedural and administrative requirements for law enforcement agencies for eyewitness identifications of suspects in criminal investigations. Grants the prosecution and the defense the right to challenge any eyewitness identification to be used at trial in a pretrial evidentiary hearing. Effective February 1, 2021. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to perform medical or aspiration abortions if certain requirements are met. Clarifies who may refuse to perform an abortion and the notice procedures for refusal. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires medicaid and insurance coverage of ambulance services. Authorizes medicaid programs, and requires private insurers, to pay for community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates moneys for medicaid to cover community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates funds for ambulance services covered by medicaid. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO MARRIAGE. Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Requires, rather than permits, the family court to declare void the marriage contract on the ground that the parties, or either of them, had not attained the legal age of marriage at the time of the marriage. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING. Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GENDER IDENTIFICATION. Requires a license to include a person's full legal name, date of birth, gender category, residence address, and license or identification card number. Includes a third option of gender identification for driver's license and state identification card applicants. Effective 7/1/2020.
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RELATING TO SCREEN TIME AWARENESS. Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to create a social marketing campaign targeting children and their families to inform them of proven interventions to reduce child and teen screen time. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a tiered income tax credit to taxpayers who install or upgrade an electric vehicle charging system that is available for use by the public, unless otherwise required by law. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE PUNA DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER. Appropriates funds for a post-secondary distance learning center within Hawaii Community College to be located in the Puna district. Requires the University of Hawaii to submit a report on the Puna distance learning center to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Extends the nursing facility sustainability fee program to 2021. Allows the nursing facility sustainability fee to be used to enhance capitated rates for the purpose of paying quality incentives. Increases the nursing facility sustainability fee limit from 4.0 per cent to 5.5 per cent of net patient service revenue. Increases the per resident daily maximum fee from $13.46 to $20 for each facility, and increases the per resident reduced daily maximum fee from $5.85 to $9 for facilities that meet certain exceptions. Appropriates funds. Appropriation effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Extends the hospital sustainability program for 2 years. Clarifies exemptions from the hospital sustainability fee. Appropriates $75,000,000 out of the hospital sustainability special fund for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. Authorizes a property owner or agent to enter adjacent property with albizia trees under certain conditions, including consulting with a tree arborist and providing written notice, to control albizia trees before they become hazardous. Provides a defense to criminal prosecution. (SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO RESTORE ADULT DENTAL BENEFITS TO MEDICAID ENROLLEES. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Human Services to restore adult dental benefits to medicaid enrollees. Requires federal matching funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Extends the deadline for the department of human services to submit its report regarding the emergency homelessness assessment pilot program to twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020. Extends the expiration of the emergency homelessness assessment pilot program to June 30, 2020. Extends the deadline for the department of human services to submit its report regarding the medical respite pilot program to twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020. Extends the expiration of the medical respite pilot program to June 30, 2020. Takes effect 6/29/2019.
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Appropriates funds to the outreach program, rapid re-housing program, housing first program, family assessment centers, law enforcement assisted diversion program, and coordinated statewide homelessness initiative. Establishes and appropriates funds for a long-term rental assistance pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUNA. Makes an appropriation for a feasibility and cost study relating to the construction of a new boat ramp and pier in Puna. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Human Services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the Department of Education to provide sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention training to certain staff. Requires DOE to make available to certain staff explanatory information about protocols that DOE has approved for providing services to victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. (SD1)
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Increases the amount of barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SHARK AND RAY PROTECTION. Establishes an offense of knowingly capturing, taking, possessing, abusing, entangling, or killing a shark in state marine waters, along with penalties and fines. Expands the existing prohibition on knowingly capturing or killing a manta ray in state marine waters to apply to all rays and to also include knowingly taking, possessing, abusing, or entangling a ray. Provides certain exemptions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the Office of the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Human Services Disability Determination Branch. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE. Prohibits a health care insurer, mutual benefit society, or health maintenance organization from requiring an insured, subscriber, member, or enrollee diagnosed with stage two through stage four cancer to undergo step therapy prior to covering the insured for the drug prescribed by the insured's health care provider, under certain conditions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business income in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GRANTS. Clarifies the grant application process requirements for organizations that may receive a grant from the State. Specifies additional grant application process requirements for nonprofit organizations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Requires inclusion of an unspecified minimum percentage of affordable housing units in state agencies' development and redevelopment plans along the rail transit corridor. Allows the Office of Planning to make exceptions to the affordable housing requirement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Expands the duties and responsibilities of the Lieutenant Governor to include managing and overseeing public tours of the state capitol, managing vacancies on boards and commissions, processing applications to serve on boards and commissions, and any other applicable administrative duties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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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. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SALARY OVERPAYMENTS. Requires each department to deduct the department's total salary and wage overpayment from the department's budget request for the following fiscal biennium. Requires each department, except the University of Hawaii, to place employees who exhaust their sick or vacation leave on a manual accounting system. Removes the 2‑year statute of limitations on determination and notice to an employee of salary and wage overpayment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE. Appropriates funds for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of Iolani Palace's coronation pavilion, two pergolas, and fountain. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the highways division of the Department of Transportation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the administration division of the department of transportation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the airports division of the department of transportation. Effective on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the harbors division of the department of transportation. Effective on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the harbors division of the department of transportation. Effective on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Requires each county to prepare a housing supply plan to plan for projected increases in the State's housing supply to meet housing demands of the respective county, identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, and identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY. Requires the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to partner with the Hawaii agriculture community to establish a food safety certification training program to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized farms in obtaining a United States Department of Agriculture Good Agricultural Practices certification or an equivalent certification. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PLASTIC. Prohibits the purchase, use, sale, or distribution of plastic beverage bottles, utensils, stirring sticks, polystyrene foam containers, and straws by state and county agencies after July 1, 2021, and by businesses selling food and beverages after July 1, 2022. Bans the distribution or sale of plastic bags after July 1, 2023. Creates the plastic source reduction working group to make recommendations for eliminating single-use plastic packaging. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 3/15/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Creates the invasive species rapid response special fund. Adds 10 full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) positions to the Department of Land and Natural Resources per the Hawaii interagency biosecurity plan. Adds 4 full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) positions to the Department of Agriculture and requires the Department submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for positions and for execution of the Hawaii interagency biosecurity plan. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to purchase, staff, and operate 2 mobile clinics to serve homeless persons; provided that 1 of the mobile clinics shall be allocated to the county of Hawaii. Requires matching funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Authorizes the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health to contract the services of dedicated capture managers responsible for securing grant and other funding opportunities for each department; authorizes the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health to establish a three-year full time temporary exempt position to support the grant development program. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Exempts from the general excise tax gross receipts from the sale of mobility enhancing equipment, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and prescription drugs sold pursuant to a doctor's prescription. Amends the definition of "prosthetic device" to include devices worn on the body. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Clarifies that any member of a state board or commission whose nomination for appointment or reappointment is withdrawn for cause by the governor prior to the senate's advice and consent action shall be considered disqualified, and in the case of the nomination for reappointment, the member shall be ineligible to continue to serve as a holdover member beyond the member's most recent term of appointment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. Clarifies the scope of practice of pharmacists to authorize pharmacists to prescribe and dispense an opioid antagonist to individuals at risk for an opioid overdose or the family members and caregivers of individuals at risk for an opioid overdose or individuals requesting the opioid antagonist. Sunsets June 30, 2024. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS. Clarifies that existing law intended to curb over-access to and abuse of opioids, including the time frame for filling prescriptions, supply limitations, and requirements to check the state electronic prescription accountability system and execute an informed consent process, do not apply to qualifying patients who are prescribed or issued prescriptions pursuant to the State's Our Care, Our Choice act. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment-based small dollar loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for small dollar loans. Beginning 1/1/2020, requires licensure for small dollar lenders that offer small dollar loans to consumers. Specifies licensing requirements for small dollar lenders. Authorizes the division of financial institutions to appoint 2.0 FTE examiner positions, funded via the compliance resolution fund, to carry out the purposes of the small dollar installment loan program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PHARMACY. Allows the board of pharmacy to approve pilot and demonstration projects for innovative applications in the practice of pharmacy under certain circumstances. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS. Simplifies the list of manufactured cannabis products that may be manufactured and distributed by dispensaries. Updates transdermal patches to department-approved transdermal devices in section 329D-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, thereby including non-patch devices that deliver through the dermis. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Clarifies that the requirement for a motor vehicle insurer to maintain a complete sales and claims service office does not apply to the county of Kalawao.
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RELATING TO HEALTHY BEVERAGES FOR CHILDREN. Requires restaurants that sell children's meals that include a beverage to make the default beverage a healthy beverage. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Allows public utilities commission members who are residents of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu to receive an allowance of $225 per day for expenses related to board, lodging, and incidental expenses, in addition to actual air travel expenses incurred in carrying out the members' duties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Clarifies that a condominium association may exercise nonjudicial or power of sale foreclosure remedies regardless of the presence or absence of power of sale language in an association's governing documents. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Revives for one year specified sections of the repealed chapter 514A, HRS, to allow developers whose condominium property regimes were issued an effective date pursuant to sections 514A-40 and 514A-41, HRS, to update their public reports without revising any of the associated documents and have their public reports and disclosure abstracts treated as non-expiring developer's public reports under part IV of chapter 514B, HRS. Clarifies that requirements regarding filing of public reports do not apply to duly registered time share projects under certain conditions. (SD1)
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE. Establishes the broadband infrastructure grant program to award grants to applicants to extend deployment of infrastructure used to provide broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of the State. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES. Adds a minimum penalty of $50 per violation of the state water code and makes each day that a violation exists or continues a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the circumstances of the violation. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Prohibits state and county law enforcement agencies from complying with federal immigration detainers or honoring requests for non-public information unless specifically required to do so by a warrant signed by a judge or provisions of federal, state, or county law. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO NAMES. Allows parties to a marriage or civil union to choose any middle or last name to use upon the marriage or civil union.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2022. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail system. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2020 through 2025, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO VISION ZERO. Requires the Department of Transportation to implement a vision zero program in Hawaii by 7/1/2020. Establishes a goal of no traffic fatalities or serious injuries by 2030. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes the offense of unauthorized attachment of an object to a fence, gate, or wall, which is committed when a person knowingly attaches an object to a fence, gate, wall, or other structure or barrier without the owner's permission. (SD1)
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RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Requires an individual to be examined upon commitment to a psychiatric facility for involuntary hospitalization, admission to a psychiatric facility for voluntary inpatient treatment, or transported for emergency examinations, to determine whether an assisted community plan is indicated and, if so, requires the department of the attorney general to assist with the petition for assisted community treatment and related court proceeding. Requires the department of health to convene a mental health emergencies task force. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. Includes programs and activities that also receive federal financial assistance within the meaning of programs and activities receiving state financial assistance. Reiterates the legislature's intent of ensuring non-discriminatory access to State financially assisted programs, as it relates to the Hawaii civil rights commission's jurisdiction. Excludes claims cognizable under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act from the Hawaii civil rights commission's jurisdiction. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the auditor to conduct a performance audit of certain offices and programs within the Department of Public Safety. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Establishes that every judgment for child support is enforceable until paid in full.
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RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Increases the allowable income tax credit for low-income household renters to an unspecified amount. Extends the sunset date of the earned income tax credit to 12/31/2029. Increases the allowable amount of the refundable food/excise tax credit to an unspecified amount. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. Repeals the school impact fee exemptions for nonresidential development and housing subject to the transient accommodations tax when seeking development in a designated school impact district requiring county subdivision approval, county building permit, or condominium property regime approval of the project. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE SALARY OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN. Limits the state librarian's salary to 90% of the superintendent of education's salary. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. Provides that no person less than 21 years of age shall bring any firearm into the State.
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RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY. Establishes a Homeland Security and Resiliency Council to identify electric grid and other critical infrastructure needs and provide recommendations for enhancing the State's grid and critical infrastructure resiliency. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. Requires a person to report the person's lost, stolen, or destroyed firearms to the appropriate county police department. Establishes penalties for failure to report. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LIQUOR. Adds unlicensed sale of liquor and unlicensed manufacture of liquor as offenses for which property is subject to forfeiture and increases the grade of the offense of unlicensed sale of liquor to a class C felony. Amends definitions of "organized crime" and "racketeering activity" to include the unlicensed sale of liquor. (SD1)
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RELATING TO INTOXICANTS. Adds the definition of "substance abuse" and amends the definitions of "drug" and "substance" for purposes of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant violations.
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I. Inserts article thirteen of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires that Hawaiian be used for public acts and transactions. Directs the office of language access to provide services to Hawaiian language speakers. Requires the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and then translated into English. Requires that ‘okina and kahako be used, when appropriate, in documents prepared by or for state or county agencies or officials, with certain exceptions. Amends existing law so that any rule, order, policy, or other act, official or otherwise, that prohibits or discourages the use of ‘okina and kahako, except those specifically designed for the benefit of native speakers of Hawaiian, shall be void. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK PROGRAM. Expands ignition interlock system to include other alternative systems or technology that monitors a driver's alcohol concentration. Replacing the term "ignition interlock" with "intoxicant control system". Requires that the revocation of license period be tolled for any period in which the person does not have an intoxicant control system installed on a vehicle owned or operated by the person. Establishes requirements for removal of the intoxicant control system. Allows a defendant to enroll in an alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment program, or a sobriety program. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. Increases the membership of the state capitol management committee by including the lieutenant governor and the lieutenant governor's chief of staff. Prohibits the lieutenant governor from being represented on the committee by a designee. Requires the lieutenant governor to submit an annual report to the legislature. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Gives the Board of Agriculture authority to decide on a case-by-case basis which entities qualify for a non-agricultural park lease. Establishes certain conditions and qualifications that must be met in order for the Board to deem an entity eligible for a lease. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets on 6/30/2024. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST KEAHOLE FBO I LLC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Keahole FBO I LLC with planning, designing, constructing, equipping, and operating facilities for aviation services and aviation-related services at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Requires certain new state and county building construction and reconstruction projects to dedicate at least twenty per cent of the total projected amount of parking stalls, but not less than two electric parking stalls, to be electric vehicle charger ready. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Requires electric vehicles to pay for unmetered fee parking when parked for any period longer than an initial 4 hours. Extends the repeal date of Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, from 6/30/2020 to 6/30/2023. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Creates a non-compliant identification card for individuals that are not able to provide an updated photograph and documentation in-person as required by the REAL ID Act of 2005.
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RELATING TO FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Grants procurement priority for fuel cell electric vehicles for state and county vehicle purchases. Includes fuel cell electric vehicles in the definition of "electric vehicles" for purposes of parking fee exemption, high occupancy vehicle lane use, registration, and required parking spaces in places of public accommodation. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Prohibits vehicle lessors from renting, leasing, or offering for rent or lease, vehicles subject to a manufacturer's recall, until appropriate repairs are made. Defines peer-to-peer vehicle sharing related terms. Requires persons in the peer-to-peer vehicle sharing organization business to register with the director of taxation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Establishes a red light running committee effective 7/1/2049. Establishes the photo red light imaging detector systems program. Authorizes counties to administer the program. Requires proceeds of fines to be expended in the county from which they were collected for operation of the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION. Authorizes establishment of the Hawaii Airports Corporation within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes. Sets out appointment of members to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Hawaii Airports Corporation. Transfers aeronautics functions of the Department of Transportation to the Hawaii Airports Corporation by the established transfer completion date agreed upon by the Hawaii Airports Corporation, Director of Transportation, and Governor, which shall be no later than 12/31/2022. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT IMMUNIZATIONS. Exempts students in post-secondary education programs from immunization requirements if they attend classes exclusively online or through distance learning. Takes effect on 7/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GENDER IDENTITY. Prohibits persons licensed to provide professional counseling from engaging in or advertising gender identity change efforts. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires that food scales be approved for use, accurate, and properly licensed by the department of agriculture as a commercial measuring device and that indicate the price of the item being weighed. Exempts farmers' markets. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Extends various reporting deadlines and the sunset date of the cesspool conversion working group established pursuant to Act 132, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018. Appropriates additional funds for the conduct of the comprehensive statewide study of sewage contamination in nearshore marine areas and for research and technical assistance necessary for completion of the comprehensive cesspool conversion plan. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and indicators. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM. Beginning with the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium and each fiscal biennium thereafter, requires the governor to include in the executive budget a minimum amount per fiscal year as a recurring cost to be allocated to the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Appropriates funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. Requires any Hawaiian words or names included in public acts and transactions to be accurate, appropriate, and authentic. Requires all newly created, replaced, or reprinted letterheads, documents, symbols, and emblems of the State and other political subdivisions that include Hawaiian words or names to include accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian words, names, spelling, and punctuation. Establishes references for accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, including proper Hawaiian spelling and punctuation. Clarifies that the full text of bills and other official documents are not required to be written in Hawaiian and that misspelled or incorrectly punctuated Hawaiian words and names shall not invalidate the documents or render them unenforceable and no cause of action shall arise accordingly. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Accounting and General Services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Clarifies that the definition of "resident person" under the Hawaii Real Property Tax Act does not include foreign partnerships, foreign limited liability partnerships, foreign limited partnerships, or foreign limited liability companies. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Imposes the transient accommodations tax on resort fees that are calculated separately from the advertised transient accommodation's rate. Clarifies the calculation of the transient accommodations tax. Amends the formula for the amount of transient accommodations tax to be collected from time shares by increasing the base on which time share occupancy is taxed from one-half of the gross daily maintenance fees paid by the owner and are attributable to the time share unit to one hundred per cent of the gross daily maintenance fees. Requires transient accommodations intermediaries to register with the director of taxation before arranging to furnish transient accommodations at noncommissioned negotiated contract rates. Specifies that the transient accommodations tax is to be collected from transient accommodations intermediaries who arrange transient accommodations at noncommissioned negotiated contract rates in the same manner as transient accommodations operators. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT. Requires the Judiciary to post the titles of all filings and all minutes in paternity cases to the Judiciary's website after redacting any information in which an individual has a significant privacy interest. Establishes the same confidentiality standards for paternity cases as other cases heard by the family court. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Specifies that a condominium association's proxies and ballots may be destroyed ninety days, rather than thirty days, after an association meeting, unless the election is contested, in which case the documents shall be retained until resolution of the contested election. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Increases the maximum amount of public funds available to each candidate running for the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs to fifteen per cent of the expenditure limit established for each election. Increases the amount each board of trustees candidate must raise in order to qualify for public funds. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PARKING. Establishes a working group to research and explore the idea of developing and implementing a parking cash-out program. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING DENSITY. Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances establishing a minimum housing density on state lands that are within an urban district and zoned for development or redevelopment. Allows developers to be exempt from this requirement under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO BOARD MEMBERS. Permits two or more members of a board to attend state of the city, state of the county, state of the State, or state of the judiciary addresses; provided that the board members do not discuss board business and no commitment to vote is made or sought by board members. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources for research and prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. Appropriates funds for operational expenses for revitalizing the aquaculture development program within DOA. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Enacts produce safety rules in accordance with the federal Food and Drug Administration Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Requires agencies to maintain a website with a list of open non-confidential contested cases. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a 2-year Agricultural Theft and Vandalism Pilot Project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the counties of Hawaii and Maui. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 3/15/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Expands the definition of "qualified agricultural costs" for the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit. Extends through the 2029 taxable year the time in which the Department of Agriculture may certify important agricultural lands qualified agricultural cost tax credits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE EDUCATION. Establishes and appropriates funds for 1 FTE P-20 agriculture education coordinator position within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Specifies duties of the coordinator and P-20 agriculture education working group. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to conduct a study calculating the economic impact and gross domestic product lost by the State as a result of companies exploiting the Hawaii brand and selling products in the United States using place-based marketing without any material ties to the State. Appropriates funds for the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,000 to $1,500. Requires handymen to provide their name and contact information to the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to report to the legislature. Sunsets June 30, 2024. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Prohibits health plans and providers from disclosing to a policyholder or other covered person any payment or billing information for a minor's mental health services if the minor received the services without the consent or participation of the minor's parent or legal guardian. Specifies that licensed mental health professionals providing mental health treatment to a minor have a standard of care duty to ask the minor if the minor wants the provision of mental health care services to be kept confidential from the minor's parent or guardian and explain to the minor the meaning of confidential mental health care services. Clarifies that a minor is not responsible for out-of-pocket payments, regardless of parent or guardian participation in treatment or services received. Specifies that the minor's parent or legal guardian is not responsible for out-of-pocket payments for minor-initiated mental health treatment or counseling services, except in certain circumstances. (SD1)
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RELATING TO REAL ESTATE LICENSES. Requires a high school education or its equivalent as a condition for obtaining a license as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson. Effective 7/1/2020. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LIQUOR LAWS. Repeals requirement that there be attached a clear and legible notice, placard, or marker upon the faucet, spigot, or outlet wherefrom the draught beer is drawn. Requires definitions adopted by the counties related to stacking of beer to refer to a standard serving of total volume and beer standard size servings to be limited to forty-four ounces of total volume before a customer at any one time.
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RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Allows a class 18 small craft producer pub licensee to manufacture not more than 125,000 barrels of malt beverages on the licensee's premises during the license year. Clarifies that a class 14 brewpub licensee or class 18 small craft producer pub licensee may conduct certain activities at satellite locations other than the licensee's primary manufacturing premises under certain conditions. Clarifies the definition of "growler". Allows direct shipment of all forms of liquor, rather than just wine, by certain licensees. (SD1)
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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. Exempts persons who are working toward licensure, including but not limited to apprentices, trainees, graduates, or students and personnel under the supervision of a licensee and who are not otherwise required to obtain a license, in certain circumstances. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. Clarifies the list of acceptable institutions or organizations that can approve the continuing education courses needed by naturopathic physicians for license renewal. (SD1)
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Allows the scope of collective bargaining negotiations to include benefits. Allows collective bargaining parties to resolve impasses related to contribution disputes through binding arbitration. Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE. Provides an income tax credit for qualifying small businesses to offset the increase in the minimum hourly wage that employers must pay employees. Increases the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour beginning 1/1/2020 and $15.00 per hour beginning 1/1/2023. Tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEE TRAINING. Establishes the public employees training program to provide training to state employees. Establishes the board of the public employees training program and the public employees training fund. Requires all new employees to be provided with a general orientation on their benefits and rights. Effective 1/1/2051. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Budget and Finance. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Human Resources Development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Appropriates funds for various operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds for the digitization of records, files, and other materials of the state historic preservation division to be expended by the department of land and natural resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PALLIATIVE CARE. Establishes the culturally competent palliative care pilot program within the Department of Health to promote palliative care, gather health care utilization data, and conduct bidding for at least two pilot programs for home or community based palliative care, one of which must be located in a county with less than two hundred thousand residents. Requires reports to the legislature. Establishes an advisory group to oversee implementation of the pilot program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS. Amends money transmitter licensure requirements by adding a credit report and financial responsibility review and extending personal background history from five years to ten years, which will enable the division of financial institutions to join a compact of states that license money transmitters for purposes of efficiency and standardization. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Specifies that a health care provider shall not be required to consult the electronic prescription accountability system for patients when the prescription will be directly administered under the supervision of a health care provider, provided that the system is consulted when the patients are initially admitted at a hospital; for patients in post-operative care with a prescription limited to a three-day supply; or for patients with a terminal disease receiving hospice or other palliative care. Clarifies that an informed consent agreement is not necessary for patients whose prescription will be directly administered under the supervision of a health care provider. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Authorizes pharmacies to accept the return of any prescription drug for disposal via collection receptacles or mail-back programs; prohibits pharmacies from redispensing returned prescription drugs or from accepting returned prescription drugs in exchange for cash or credit; requires the pharmacist-in-charge to ensure that only authorized reverse distributors acquire prescription drugs collected via collection receptacles or mail-back programs. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SERVICE CONTRACTS. Clarifies the allowable scope of service contracts regulated by the Insurance Commissioner to include contracts for certain motor vehicle repair and replacement services.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Health, including funding for DOH general administration and attached agencies, behavioral health administration, and health resources administration. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds to resolve the compensation differential for certain union members for the modified terms, conditions, and compensation practices caused by the transfer of the use and exclusive management and operations of Maui memorial medical center, Kula hospital, and Lanai community hospital from the Hawaii health systems corporation to Maui Health System. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SELF-SERVICE STORAGE. Authorizes the sale of stored property insurance by self-service storage facility owners under certain conditions. Requires self-service storage facility owners to hold a limited lines license in order to sell, solicit, or offer coverage under a stored property insurance policy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the Hawaii teacher standards board. Prohibits private practice by school psychologists. Amends the name of the Hawaii teacher standards board to the Hawaii teacher standards and school psychologists board and amends the board's composition to include two school psychologists. Specifies that school psychologists who are employed by an educational institution and practice only within a school setting shall be exempt from licensure under chapter 465, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires the board to report to legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS. Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2022. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021. Sunsets on 8/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GENDER EQUITY. Requires all places of public accommodation constructed or substantially modified after June 30, 2019, to provide baby diaper-changing accommodations that are equally accessible to men and women. Requires all existing places of public accommodation that have not been substantially modified to provide baby diaper-changing accommodations that are equally accessible to men and women by July 1, 2022. (SD1)
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RELATING TO REBUILT VEHICLES. Includes flood damage and material damage to a motor vehicle's electronics in the definition of "rebuilt vehicle" in section 286‑2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. Requires insurers to provide a choice to the insured consumer of authorizing a repair provider to utilize a like kind and quality crash part or the original equipment manufacturer crash part. Specifies the circumstances when an insured consumer who chooses the use of an original equipment manufacturer crash part must pay the additional cost of the original equipment manufacturer crash part that is in excess of the equivalent like kind and quality crash part. Defines crash part and like kind and quality. Sunsets 7/1/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RENTALS OF MOPEDS AND MOTOR SCOOTERS. Prohibits operating a moped or motor scooter from any rental company unless the person wears a safety helmet that the rental company is required to provide or the person wears a safety helmet that is provided by the person; provided that this requirement does not apply to any person who possesses a valid license from any state to operate a motorcycle. Prohibits the rental of any moped or motor scooter with an aftermarket modification to its motor. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PRIVACY NOTICE FOR INSURANCE. Establishes an exemption that allows an insurer to send a privacy notice to its customers at least once every three years, rather than annually. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Prohibits a merchant in the State from adopting a warranty policy that requires a purchaser to pay an additional fee to obtain a repair, replacement, or refund for goods returned pursuant to the warranty. Defines "merchant in the State". (SD1)
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RELATING TO URBAN AGRICULTURE. Requires the counties to incorporate urban agriculture principles and policies in land use planning.
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RELATING TO FARMS. Creates an exclusion from income tax for the lesser of 51% of gross annual income or $50,000 of gross annual income earned by a farmer from farming activities. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. Increases the percentage of the land conservation fund that may be used for costs related to the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired by the fund. Increases the maximum dollar amount of the conveyance tax distribution to the land conservation fund. Appropriates funds from the land conservation fund for resource land acquisition. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME. Clarifies that reimbursement to crime victims includes lost earnings, mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. Specifies that certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to at-risk rules and deductions and to passive activity loss do not apply with respect to claims for the state low‑income housing tax credit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Requires the Auditor to perform a financial and management audit of the Department of Education, Superintendent, Board of Education, and complex areas every three years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. Authorizes funds for capital improvement projects for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 1/7/2059. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Removes certain limits on costs eligible for a GET exemption for newly constructed or substantially renovated affordable rental housing projects. Makes permanent amendments to sections 104-2 and 201H-36, HRS, by Act 54, SLH 2017, as amended by Act 39, SLH 2018, relating to the types of rental housing projects that shall be exempt from GET and prevailing wages for the construction of certain rental housing projects, respectively. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources division of forestry and wildlife for invasive species technician positions on the island of Hawaii to address invasive plants and animals. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Authorizes the use of the Hawaiian Home Loan Fund and Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund to assist qualifying lessees purchasing or leasing micro housing units on approved Hawaiian home lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE LIFEGUARDS. Appropriates funds for salaries and benefits for lifeguards for Kua Bay, Kekaha Kai State Park, on the island of Hawaii, an area under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the qualified nonprofit housing trust program to authorize the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to provide loans to qualified nonprofit housing trusts and nonprofit community development financial institutions to develop affordable housing units. Makes an appropriation into and out of the qualified nonprofit housing trust revolving fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS CREDIT. Adjusts the low-income household renters credit by increasing the maximum value of the credit amount to $150 per qualified exemption for households, and adjusting the income threshold amounts based on filing status. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TOBACCO TAXES. Increases the cigarette and tobacco tax on cigarettes and little cigars by five cents beginning July 1, 2020. Allocates excise tax revenue generated at the increased rate to specified health improvement purposes beginning July 1, 2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. Exempts affordable housing units, additions to existing dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, and affordable housing projects developed by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority from school impact fee requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RECYCLING. Prohibits counties from rejecting number 1 and 2 plastic bottles presented for recycling solely because the bottles are accompanied by or adjoined to nonrecyclable bottle caps. Requires and appropriates funds for the counties to separate and appropriately dispose of such nonrecyclable bottle caps. Adds definition of "PP", or polypropylene plastic material, into integrated solid waste management law. Requires counties to include feasibility assessment of recycling PP materials. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Extends the offense of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee to include roasted coffee.
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RELATING TO LAND RECORDATION. Clarifies requirements for land recordation of deregistered lands by the bureau of conveyances to include a plan of the parcels or parcels sought to be deregistered that includes a map and description prepared by a licensed professional surveyor. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ONSITE NON-POTABLE WATER REUSE SYSTEMS. Requires the department of health to adopt rules by January 1, 2021, for onsite non-potable water reuse systems. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Requires the University of Hawaii to establish a two-year pilot project to offer a free application day for prospective students who qualify for Hawaii resident tuition. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes a statewide sustainability division within the Office of Planning to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for the aeronautical sciences program at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to improve health care services related to cardiac care at Hilo Medical Center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allocate ten percent of revenues collected from commercial properties within the Banyan Drive redevelopment area to the Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency. Appropriates funds to the Agency for conducting environmental impact and other studies that are necessary to complete the Agency's redevelopment plan for the Banyan Drive redevelopment area. Requires matching funds from the County of Hawaii. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS. Amends the composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, reduces the number of board members from 15 members to 9 members, and shortens term length from 5 years to 4 years. Specifies terms of holdover board members. Specifies that the Board of Regents shall hold the president of the University of Hawaii and university administration accountable for decisions, actions, and leases that incur additional costs to the university. Prohibits any law, rule, or permission requirement related to permitting discussions between a board member and members of the legislature. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Creates a division within the Department of the Attorney General to provide legal advice regarding Hawaiian shoreline public access rights. Makes an appropriation. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, TO MODIFY THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Proposes an amendment to article X, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution to modify the appointment process for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii. Repeals the Candidate Advisory Council for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii.
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RELATING TO MARINE AQUARIUM FISHING. Prohibits harvesting aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes by any means effective 3/1/2024. Excludes activities pursuant to special activity permits and aquaculturist licenses. Takes effect 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR WATER REUSE. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for two water reuse demonstration projects. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for (4.0) FTE positions for services and programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Native Hawaiian Student Services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS. Grants county agencies the explicit right to enter property to investigate agricultural buildings and structures for violations of, and compliance with, building permit and code exemption qualifications. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Requires an owner or occupier of agricultural land to notify the Land Use Commission of the agricultural uses for which land was subdivided. Grants the Commission enforcement authority over conditions, restrictions, uses, and subdivision of agricultural lands, including the right to enter and inspect lands, issue orders, and impose fines or liens for violations. Appropriates funds. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to prioritize nature-based solutions in its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts and assess risk transfer market mechanisms that promote investments in nature to reduce the risks of climate change. Defines "nature-based solutions". Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO FAMILIES. Prohibits the disability of a parent or caregiver from being the sole factor in determining fitness as a foster parent, adoptive parent, guardian, parent seeking custody or visitation, or provider of a safe family home. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Requires financial disclosure statements of state agency executive directors to be public records available for inspection and duplication.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the state tax credit for research activities to an unspecified portion of the allowable federal tax credit. Requires businesses to remain in Hawaii for 5 years after receiving the tax credit. Amends qualifying tax years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MILILANI TECHNOLOGY PARK. Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to enter into negotiations to acquire the properties identified as Tax Map Keys: (1) 9-5-046:041 and (1) 9-5-046:042, parcels that are within or near Mililani Technology Park, to facilitate the redevelopment of those parcels for community benefit. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION. Authorizes the state public charter school commission to establish and fund charter school prekindergarten classrooms. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a program with eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional development for computer science courses and content. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for a scholarship program to be directed and administered by the Department of Education to make awards to students pursuing teaching degrees at state accredited institutions of higher education who successfully complete one course in computer science. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRY. Establishes the ship repair industry tax credit for non-profit entities to offset costs incurred to construct and put into service a purpose-built floating drydock at Pearl Harbor for use by the United States Navy. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO COUNTY LAND USE REQUIREMENTS. Requires public notice of sale of agricultural or preservation property subdivided as a condominium property regime in a planned community association within 90 days of subdivision and sale. Prohibits any residential use for any period of structures on agricultural and preservation land. In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, allows for county enforcement of state and county requirements on subdivided agricultural land based on community reports of suspected violations. Permits consideration of infrastructure and environmental impacts on applications for condominium projects on agricultural land. Requires the declaration in a condominium project developer's public report to specify that the project is in compliance with section 205-4.5(f), HRS. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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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 Board of Education to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for a comprehensive planning study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM. Specifies that unclaimed funds of $10 or less in the unclaimed property trust fund, upon the expiration of a 5-year time limitation, shall escheat to the State and be transferred to the libraries special fund. Specifies that unclaimed funds of more than $10 but less than $250 in the unclaimed property trust fund, upon expiration of the time limitation, shall escheat to the State and be transferred to the general fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Defines, for the purpose of compulsory education, a private school to be an education institution that teaches kindergarten through grade twelve and that is licensed or accredited by the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools or the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD SPECIAL FUND. Repeals the Hawaii teacher standards board special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the general fund. Amends related HRS sections. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Renames the teacher national board certification incentive program the national certification incentive program. Expands program eligibility to include school psychologists. Clarifies requirements and incentives of the program. Clarifies that teacher incentives, bonuses, and compensation beyond regular wages are excluded from the per-pupil request and included as separate line item in the budget for public charter schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SERVICES. Includes advanced practice registered nurses with prescriptive authority in the list of health care professionals authorized to administer medication to public school students. Requires administration of the medication to be approved by the department of health or other on-campus, school based, health care provider pursuant to a written agreement with the department of education. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PEARL HARBOR FLOATING DRYDOCK, LLC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Pearl Harbor Floating Drydock, LLC, for the construction of a purpose-built floating drydock at Pearl Harbor to service submarines and surface ships. Effective 7/1/2050. (SB985 SD1)
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AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR MELE ASSOCIATES, INC., A RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Mele Associates, Inc., a renewable energy developer, for the provision of electric energy and installation of renewable energy projects in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to engage a consulting firm to conduct a study to evaluate policies and organizational changes needed within DBEDT that will enable the State to successfully execute a technology-based economic development strategy. Appropriates funds for DBEDT to engage the consulting firm to conduct the study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Caps annual utility rate increases without PUC approval for counties with a population of less than 500,000. Provides telecommunications service providers with flexibility from certain regulatory oversight requirements including issuance of securities and other evidences of indebtedness, and sales or disposition of property or equipment, if the utility is providing fully competitive retail services and specific conditions are met. Specifies other requirements related to flexibility for telecommunications service providers. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TOURISM. Requires that the management contract for the Hawaii convention center be separate from the contract for marketing for all uses of the facility. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to adopt rules to require businesses that receive a technology research and development grant award to return the award if the business relocates its principal place of business within 5 years of receiving the grant. Makes an appropriation into and out of the research and development special fund for HTDC's research and development program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.; MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED; AND HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.; Maui Electric Company, Limited; and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., to fund multi-project capital improvement programs and assist utilities serving the general public in providing electric energy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Prohibits, on or after January 1, 2020, the issuance of building permits for all new residential multi-family buildings that have ten or more parking stalls and new commercial buildings that have twenty or more parking stalls unless at least twenty per cent of the parking stalls are electric vehicle charger ready. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA. Establishes a chief data officer and data set task force, within the office of enterprise technology services, to develop, implement, and manage statewide data set policies, procedures, and standards. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON OAHU. Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC, until June 30, 2024. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY GUIDELINES. Establishes the innovative project delivery guidelines task force to establish guidelines for the use of innovative project delivery arrangements for public infrastructure. Requires report to the legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Includes certain spirits-based beverages in the definition of cooler beverage. Repeals definition of draft beer. Applies the same tax rate to all beer. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the income tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment by increasing the taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses and dollar limit on amounts creditable that constitute the tax credit. Requires the Department of Taxation to make annual adjustments for inflation to the adjusted gross income thresholds and dollar limits on amounts creditable. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SALES OF TOBACCO. Prohibits a business from seeking a new retail tobacco permit or renewal of an existing permit if the place of business is located within 750 feet of a preschool, school, or public playground. Beginning January 1, 2020, prohibits the sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by businesses that are located within 750 feet of a preschool, school, or public playground. Codifies the Department of Taxation's administrative rule specifying when the Department may suspend, revoke, or decline to renew a retail tobacco permit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO YOUTH. Establishes and appropriates funds for a safe places for youth pilot program. Requires and appropriates funds for the office of youth services to reduce the use of status offense laws and implement a status offense diversion program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a housing homeless children rental assistance pilot program to assist families with minor children experiencing, or at imminent risk of, homelessness due to domestic violence. Requires each family member to obtain financial management and budget counseling services. Requires the Department of Human Services to participate in the Continuum of Care's Coordinated Entry system for homeless services. Requires inputting of data into the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homeless Management Information System. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Requires report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Establishes a Child Welfare Services Task Force to review the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services and examine best practices that will help to improve child care safety through the Branch. Requires report to Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGING. Makes an appropriation to the department of health to provide full funding for the kupuna care program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the aging and disability resource center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM. Changes the kupuna caregivers program allocation cap from $70 per day to $350 per week. Appropriates funds for further implementation of the kupuna caregivers program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program to further the program's role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEARING AIDS. Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/19 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every 36 months. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGING. Requires the policy advisory board for elder affairs to establish quorum requirements through its bylaws and post its bylaws on the executive office on aging's website. Specifies that a majority of currently serving members, but no fewer than eight, shall constitute quorum. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Establishes the long-term rental assistance pilot program to be administered by the Department of Health. Appropriates funds for the administration of the pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES. Establishes licensure of midwives. Exempts Native Hawaiian healers from licensure requirements. Requires registration for current practicing midwives by 1/1/2024, and thereafter full licensure must be obtained. Provides provisional licensure until full licensure can be obtained. Provides penalties for violation of registration and licensure requirements. Appropriates funds from the compliance resolution fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Clarifies that the existing health insurance mandate for coverage of low-dose mammography includes coverage for advancing methodologies of digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis. Sunsets June 30, 2024. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE. Repeals the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES. Clarifies that clinical victim support services for victims of sexual violence and abuse are a mental health outpatient services benefit required to be covered under health insurance policies offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Amends the offense of strangulation of a family or household member to include causing bodily injury by blocking the nose or mouth of the person or applying excessive pressure to the chest. Clarifies that infliction of visible injury is not required to establish the offense. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. Permits persons convicted of certain prostitution offenses to file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not convicted of another offense under the penal code within three years of the prostitution offense.
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Prohibits written nondisclosure agreements involving sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of an employee's conditions of employment. Prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a comprehensive category of reproductive health services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures. Prohibits discrimination in the provision of reproductive health care services. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Allows an employee to take family leave in addition to victim leave when the leave is related to domestic or sexual violence against the employee or the employee's minor child. Requires an employee to submit certification related to domestic or sexual violence of the employee or the employee's minor child. Requires employer confidentiality of information related to domestic or sexual violence against the employee or the employee's minor child. Effective 1/1/2023. (SD2)
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Amends the offense of abuse of family or household members to provide for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor penalties. Allows the granting of a deferred acceptance of guilty plea in cases involving misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of a family or household member if certain conditions are met. Requires the judiciary to submit annual reports to the legislature on the number and outcome of abuse of family or household members cases. Repeals June 30, 2024. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Makes unenforceable confidentiality clauses in employment contracts when an act of sexual harassment is claimed by an employee. Bans mandatory arbitration agreements as to sexual harassment claims beginning July 1, 2019. Makes mandatory confidentiality clauses in an arbitration agreement unenforceable as to sexual harassment claims. Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes a task force within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to examine and report on the feasibility of the State establishing and operating a housing loan program for state employees similar to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' home loan program. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. Requires the department of human services to establish a task force to determine specific implementation requirements necessary to establish a pilot program to provide shelter and mental health treatment for homeless individuals with severe mental illness or severe co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders who are subject to court-ordered guardianship. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PLANNING. Requires the State and counties to incorporate predictions of sea level rise and other climate change hazards and mitigation opportunities into applicable plans, strategies, and mapping. Requires the Public Utilities Commission, and any public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, to consider the findings in the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report. Encourages each county to participate in the community rating system developed by the National Flood Insurance Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Requires the Attorney General to prepare a statement for each proposed constitutional amendment in language that is clear and that indicates the purpose, limitations, and effects of the proposed amendment. Requires the Attorney General to also prepare the statement in Hawaiian. Requires the Office of Elections and county clerks to make the statement available to the public. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Prohibits, in any county where one-third or less of the county's land is classified in the state agricultural land use district, the following: the creation of a condominium property regime on agricultural land twenty-five acres or greater; an existing condominium property regime on agricultural land greater than twenty-five acres from being amended to allow a single-family dwelling; and the subdivision of agricultural land twenty-five acres or greater for the purpose of creating a condominium property regime. Exempts agricultural park and non-agricultural park lands projects under chapter 166 or 166E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from the condominium property regime prohibitions. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO REDUCTION OF NOISE FROM HELICOPTER OPERATIONS. Establishes a tax credit for taxpayers who install a helicopter noise-canceling technology system on a helicopter owned by the taxpayer and operated primarily within the State during the taxable year. Prohibits commercial flights of tour helicopters within one mile of a residential neighborhood except between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, or between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday or a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HAWAII STATE AND CONTRACTED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Requires the Director of Public Safety, in the event of any death of an inmate who is in a state or contracted correctional facility or correctional facility or community correctional center employee, to provide a report to the Governor, and the Governor report to the Legislature, with certain information regarding the death. Authorizes Director to withhold disclosure of decedent's name under specific conditions. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES. Amends the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, and Statewide Traffic Code by adding and defining low-speed electric bicycles and requiring that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle be at least 15 years of age. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. Establishes an asset management task force within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to create a standardized schedule of repair and maintenance of state-owned facilities. Makes an appropriation for the asset management task force. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO WAGES. Makes general contractors entering into or under contracts in Hawaii for work on buildings or structures liable for debt incurred by subcontractors for wages due to claimants for performance of labor in the contract between the general contractor and owner. Takes effect 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Transportation to mitigate landslide damages and install rockfall protection structures on the Pali Highway and Honoapiilani Highway. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Accounting and General Services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Requires the Department of Health to establish a working group to examine and advise on amendments that can be made to the statutory description of the Department's powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities. Authorizes the working group to evaluate the health impact assessment tool. Appropriates funds to support the activities of the working group. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Facilitates the treatment of individuals with mental health issues. Provides that any interested party may file a petition for a mental health order for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment alleging that another person has a mental illness and qualifies for assistance. Requires the court to assess whether a person meets the criteria for assisted community treatment before discharging a person who has been involuntarily hospitalized. Authorizes the court to order a person to obtain assisted community treatment as an alternative to involuntary hospitalization. Clarifies the criteria for assisted community treatment. Effective 3/15/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURE. Beginning on November 1, 2019, requires all vulnerable coastal property sales or transfers to include a sea level rise hazard exposure statement to ensure that new property owners and transferees understand the special hazards, requirements, and limitations that may affect the property. Requires sellers to include whether property is within a sea level rise exposure area in the disclosure statement provided to the buyer. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Specifies that the Internal Revenue Code section 512(a)(7), with respect to increases in unrelated business taxable income by disallowed fringe, is not operative in Hawaii income tax law. Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2018. Clarifies wording regarding the Hawaii applicable exclusion amount. (SD1)
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RELATING TO OHANA ZONES. Increases the number of ohana zone sites on Oahu from 3 to 6. Increases the number of ohana zones on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, if the ohana zones pilot program capacity permits. Requires that additional information be included in the reports submitted no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2020 and 2021. Provides additional time for the implementation of the ohana zones pilot program. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the ohana zones pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEEIA STATE PARK. Makes an appropriation for a Heeia State Park community-based long-range plan and planning and design of the education center for the Heeia National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Provides the Land Use Commission with the power to amend, revise, or modify a decision and order granting a district boundary amendment, or fine a petitioner, when there has been a finding by the Land Use Commission that a petitioner or its successors or assigns have not adhered to a representation made by the petitioner or a condition imposed by the commission, regardless of whether there has been substantial commencement of use of the land. Defines "substantial commencement". Effective 1/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Expands the types of employee information government agencies are required to disclose, upon written request, to employees' exclusive representatives. Requires that information regarding new hire employees under the collective bargaining disclosure requirements of section 89-16.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, be provided to the appropriate exclusive representatives within one payroll period. Takes effect on 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds into and out of the agricultural loan revolving fund for the Department of Agriculture to provide loans to local ranchers and farmers negatively affected by natural disasters. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to establish a foreign agriculture small equipment pilot program to identify efficient agriculture equipment and retrofit engines to meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency's emissions standards for small engines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for feral pig control. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS. Increases the chairperson's authority to approve agricultural loans and aquacultural loans. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Establishes a general excise tax holiday for consumers and businesses for school supplies sold during the weekend beginning with the last Friday in July; provided that businesses pass the savings on to consumers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. Establishes rules, regulations, and permitting procedures for transportation network companies operating in the State. Makes permanent insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers. (SD2)
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Replaces the current renewable energy technology systems tax credit with tax credits for solar energy, wind energy, or commercial seawater air conditioning systems. Sunsets the credit after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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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. Establishes the agricultural enterprise special fund. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT. Amends the income withholding requirements to impose a fine against any employer who (1) discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent subject to income withholding, or (2) fails to withhold support from income or pay the amounts to the Child Support Enforcement Agency. Amends the amount of the annual fee imposed by the Child Support Enforcement Agency to be in compliance with federal regulations. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE. Amends the false claims statute, section 661-21(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to increase civil monetary penalty minimum and maximum amounts to maintain consistency with federal law so that the State can continue to maximize its recoveries in cases where state money is taken illegally and False Claims Act prosecution is successful. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. Requires eligible affordable housing projects in community development districts to engage in formal consultation with the Hawaii Community Development Authority.
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RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS ON LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to enter into 75-year leases of units in residential condominiums located on state lands. Subjects lands set aside by the governor or lands leased to HHFDC by any agency or department of the State to the legislative approval requirement prior to the sale or gift of the lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (3) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (4) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (5) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (7) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (8) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (9) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019‑2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (13) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND DEFINITIONS. Amends the definitions of "dependent-beneficiary" and "employee-beneficiary" as used in chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Clarifies the eligibilities of surviving children to receive benefits. Updates references related to marriage to account for civil unions in interpreting who is a "dependent-beneficiary" and "employee-beneficiary". Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PREMIUMS. Amends section 39-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize premiums received from the sale of general obligation bonds to be used for eligible capital expenditures pursuant to section 39-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Updates various areas of the State's insurance laws, including: adopting the NAIC's Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act beginning on 1/1/2020; allowing the department of commerce and consumer affairs and insurance commissioner to determine whether a request to add or change a trade name or assumed name satisfies certain requirements beginning on 10/1/2019; clarifying certain provider reimbursement requirements; moving provisions related to limited benefit health insurance to article 10A, HRS; adopting revisions to the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act beginning on 1/1/2020; providing the insurance commissioner with additional regulatory authority to supervise or liquidate a captive insurer; enabling the insurance division to create stopgap measures to implement the Network Adequacy Model Act; and making various housekeeping amendments. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FORMS SUBMITTED TO THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. Removes the requirement that a vehicle protection product warrantor and a service contract provider submit to the Insurance Commissioner a copy of each warranty or service contract form proposed for use in the State.
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RELATING TO REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. Requires third party administrators to be licensed and regulated by the Insurance Commissioner. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FILING FEE. Requires a party initiating a bid challenge to pay the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs a non-refundable filing fee for contracts with an estimated value of $500,000 or more. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Prohibits the suspension and expulsion of children participating in the Executive Office on Early Learning Public Prekindergarten Program. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. To clarify wording regarding delegation of powers to the Hawaii Teacher Standard Board's Executive Director to timely approve license and permit applications, to include comprehensive reporting of data from Hawaii Department of Education, Charter School Commission, and Charter Schools, of the number of classrooms without a licensed teacher during the school year.
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Extends the sunset date of Act 141, Sessions Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended, which requires each county to issue affordable housing credits to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, until July 1, 2024. Extends the sunset date of Act 98, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended, which requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits for each residential unit, or if allowed under the county's affordable housing program, vacant lot, developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, until July 1, 2024. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Requires criminal history record checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services. Clarifies the role and response of the child care licensing program when it receives a report of death or injury of a child in a child care setting. Addresses the release of information pending an investigation. Increases penalties and clarifies that the Department of Human Services may take administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing requirements. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO POVERTY. Requires the Department of Human Services to use an integrated and multigenerational approach to delivering human services to reduce the incidence of intergenerational poverty and dependence on public benefits.
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RELATING TO YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAMS. Permits individual vocational programs within the purview of the Office of Youth Services to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sales of goods and services, for self-sustainability purposes. Establishes the Office of Youth Services revolving fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to disclose, upon consent, confirmed reports of child abuse or neglect to any parent or guardian of a child enrolled in an exempt or excluded child care facility. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. Clarifies that the exemption from payment of parking fees is an exception for drivers who are unable to reach or operate a parking meter or unattended pay station because of a physical disability, and who display a disabled paid parking exemption permit. Clarifies that the time limits for the parking fee exemption applies to unattended pay stations as well as meters. Makes the unauthorized act of selling or buying a disability parking permit a misdemeanor. Provides that law enforcement may confiscate a disability parking permit that has been altered or is invalid. Clarifies the types of disabilities that qualify for a disability parking permit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurance providers that provide medicare advantage (medicare part C) health benefit plans to submit administrative data, including health care service claims and payment data, to the State Health Planning and Development Agency, or its designee. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MEDICAID WAIVER. Removes the sunset date of Act 21, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which requires the Department of Health to license home care agencies. Adds exception for Medicaid waiver provider agencies providing services to Medicaid waiver participants. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ENERGY DATA. Permits the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to share energy data with the Department of Health for purposes of regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL GOALS. Amends the Department of Health's solid waste management goals by repealing outdated goals and adding an updated goal of reducing total solid waste prior to disposal, by any means, by seventy per cent by 2030. (SD2)
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RELATING TO NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING. Amends the State newborn hearing screening program to mandate reporting of diagnostic audiologic evaluation results, improve hearing follow-up of infants, and update definitions and terminology. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Clarifies that liability for illegally selling tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to persons under 21 is borne by the retail entity, entity that holds a retail tobacco permit, or entity registered to sell electronic smoking devices, as opposed to an employee. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. Establishes goals for the adoption and proliferation of telehealth to increase health care access. Establishes the Strategic Telehealth Advisory Council and permanent full-time equivalent State Telehealth Coordinator position. Establishes the telehealth administrative simplification working group to research, make recommendations, and report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 1/1/2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LEASE EXTENSIONS ON PUBLIC LAND. Authorizes the BLNR to extend the rental period or term of leases of public lands for commercial or industrial use upon approval of a proposed development agreement to make substantial improvements to the existing improvements as long as the length of any extension granted does not extend the original lease term by more than 40 years. Establishes causes of economic hardship for which BLNR may modify or eliminate any of the existing statutory restrictions, extend or modify the rental period, or extend the term of these leases and amends the conditions for BLNR's approval of any modification, elimination, or extension. Repeals on . Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO RENTALS FOR PUBLIC LAND LEASES. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve rental reductions or waivers for lease rentals on public lands that require substantial demolition or infrastructure improvement costs in order for the lessee to utilize the premises. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES TRUST FUND. Expands the type of revenue that can be deposited into the Endangered Species Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO FOREST STEWARDSHIP. Clarifies the purpose of and inclusion of privately managed forests in the forest stewardship program and the conditions that must be met by applicants to receive funds under the program. Increases maximum payments from the forest stewardship fund available to landowners for assistance in developing and implementing an approved management plan. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO USE PERMITS FOR SMALL BOAT HARBOR FACILITIES. Establishes that liveaboard fees for state small boat harbors shall be established by appraisal by a state-licensed appraiser approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and shall be set at fair market value. Clarifies fees charged for vessels used for commercial purposes. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES. Allows the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board) to lease any existing state boating facility in its entirety, and fast lands and submerged lands within any existing state boating facility, by public auction, request for proposals, or direct negotiation for private development, management, and operation after making a finding that the lessee has met certain community involvement requirements. Clarifies that legislative approval is not required to award a lease. Repeals fast lands and submerged lands lease requirements specific to Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Takes effect on 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MANDATORY VESSEL INSURANCE COVERAGE. Requires owners of vessels originally manufactured at a length of 26 feet or more, or less than 26 feet if the vessel is grounded, who are required to be registered with the State or required to be documented by the United States Coast Guard, to obtain marine insurance. Specifies the type and minimum amount of marine insurance coverage required. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to exempt certain transient vessels from the marine insurance requirement, under certain conditions. Authorizes the Department to adopt administrative rules concerning marine insurance. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact or similar agreement for mutual assistance in the enforcement of wildlife laws. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates section 329-38(i), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to be consistent with federal law under Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations to allow for the use of either words or figures to indicate quantity where electronic prescriptions are permitted. Updates section 329-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conform Hawaii law with recent changes to the federal controlled substances law. (SD1)
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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 pay for the temporary housing of 248 inmates at a non-state facility for the remaining six months of fiscal year 2019, during work on capital improvements to the Halawa Correctional Facility, under DAGS Job No. Job No. 12-27-5644 – security electronics and hardware repairs and improvements.
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RELATING TO TAX REPORTING. Revises the manner in which persons authorized to collect rent provide information to the Department of Taxation and requires (as opposed to permits) them to report the total amount of rent collected under sections 237-30.5 and 237D-8.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAX REFUND OFFSETS. Clarifies that tax refund offsets may be performed by the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Taxation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION FEES. Changes the fees for certain permits and licenses issued pursuant to chapters 243, 244D and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from specified amounts to reasonable fees to be established by Department of Taxation rule. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Makes various technical amendments to chapters 231, 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. Expands the authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor carrier vehicle inspections. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to adopt administrative rules related to fees. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Amends the law relating to registration renewals and initial registrations of motor carrier vehicles of any motor carrier who has an outstanding federal out-of-service order. Adds a definition for "out-of-service order". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO COURTS. Raises the district courts' jurisdictional limit for civil actions involving specific performance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO STATE PLANNING. Includes objectives and policies and implementation guidelines for planning for the lei of green in the Hawaii State Planning Act. Appropriates funds for costs associated with researching, compiling, and submitting the status report on the lei of green policy, including (1.0) FTE temporary planner position within the Office of Planning. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM VOTING. Permits a condominium board to direct the use of an electronic voting device at any condominium association meeting regardless of whether a secret ballot is used or required. Requires a condominium board to take reasonable steps to ensure secrecy and integrity of the votes, and that an audit trail be available after the meeting. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. Appropriates funds into and out of the alternative energy research and development revolving fund for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide grants. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. Part I: Describes the purpose of this Act. Part II: Adds definitions to the TAT law. Amends the definition of "transient accommodations" to include additional forms of transient accommodations. Part III: Makes it unlawful for a hosting platform to provide, and collect a fee for, booking services regarding transient accommodations if the operator is not registered with the Department of Taxation. Part IV: Amends requirements relating to transient accommodations tax certificates of registration to ensure greater transparency. Part V: Allows a transient accommodations broker to register as a GET and TAT tax collection agent for its operators and plan managers. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD2)
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RELATING TO A MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. Authorizes the State to enter into a mutual assistance agreement with an out-of-state utility or other energy provider in order to restore power and utility service to the State, without regard to any regulatory law, in times of an emergency or natural disaster. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for support of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission, including two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) permanent positions. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Requires an application for motor vehicle registration to include but not be limited to the name, occupation, address of residence, driver's license number, phone number, and emergency contacts. Authorizes the counties to assess a fine to the legal or registered owner of a vehicle deemed abandoned unless certain conditions are met. Requires the legal or registered owner to have valid motor vehicle registration and motor vehicle insurance prior to repossession of the abandoned vehicle. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Part I: Allows the department of education to lease public school lands for a term of not more than an unspecified number of years per lease. Part II: Amends Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow the city and county of Honolulu to transfer lands under existing department of education facilities directly to the department of education, rather than through the department of land and natural resources. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING THE RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI, MAUI, MOLOKAI, LANAI, AND HAWAII ISLAND. Appropriates funds for the Department of Education to determine the feasibility of combining the resources and organization of the Department of Accounting and General Services with the Department of Education on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii island. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNTS. Establishes the individual housing accounts savings board to administer the individual housing accounts savings program and individual housing accounts savings program administrative fund. Requires the board to annually report to the governor and legislature. Requires a taxpayer to pay a penalty of ten per cent of any amounts distributed before three hundred sixty-five days from the date the amounts were made as a contribution. Allows taxpayers to open an individual housing account in the name of the taxpayer's dependent upon birth. Authorizes the use of an individual housing account to provide assistance during economic hardships or for capital improvement for homeownership, cemetery and mortuary services, and senior housing. Authorizes the establishment an individual housing account to make payments for first month's rent or a rental deposit or to provide funding for downpayment assistance or closing costs on a principal residence. Includes community development financial institutions as authorized trustees of individual housing accounts. Authorizes the director of taxation to adopt rules to implement the individual housing accounts deduction. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Amends the research activity tax credit so that references to the base amount in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply, and credit for all qualified research expenses may be taken without regard to the amount of expenses for previous years. Extends the research activity tax credit through 2024. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. Requires the public utilities commission and department of business, economic development, and tourism to adopt state appliance efficiency standards consistent with California's existing appliance efficiency standards. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Clarifies that condominium associations may invest in government money market funds.
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Requires that if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a 16% or more price increase over a 2‑year period, the drug manufacturer shall notify various drug insurance providers.
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RELATING TO THE SALARY OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS. Aligns the salary of the Public Utilities Commission chair with the highest pay tier of the First Deputy Attorney General. Aligns the salary of the other Public Utilities Commission commissioners with the lowest pay tier of the First Deputy Attorney General. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires procurement officers to complete past performance evaluations of contractors. Requires past performance to be considered in all sole source procurement and any competitive contracts that exceeds the small purchase threshold. Requires the development and implementation of a statewide past performance database. Requires the establishment of an initial procurement working group that will evaluate and make recommendations to the legislature about the effectiveness of existing procurement methods. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. Requires consideration of past performance evaluations in certain procurements beginning 1/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. Requires a vulnerable coastal property purchaser statement to be executed by the purchaser or transferee with the sale or transfer of vulnerable coastal real estate. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. Requires that mandatory seller disclosures in real estate transactions include identification of residential real properties lying within the sea level rise exposure area as officially designated by the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, subject to the availability of county maps designating the areas by tax map key. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE PROBATE CODE. Establishes restrictions on donative transfers to protect transferors from coercive, exploitative, or otherwise improper transfers benefitting persons involved with drafting the transfer instrument or persons who have significant influence over the transferor.
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RELATING TO SELECTIVE SERVICE. Requires compliance with the federal Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for enrollment in a state-supported post-secondary institution, qualify for state financial assistance for post-secondary education, or be eligible for state or county employment or service. Provides exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO DEBT. Prohibits the imposition of restrictions on a person's ability to obtain or renew a driver's license or to register, renew the registration of, or transfer or receive title to a motor vehicle, as a consequence of unpaid monetary obligations. Does not affect driver's license suspensions related to excessive speeding, lack of motor vehicle insurance, or non-compliance with a child support order. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY. Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General as a grant for Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed strategy, a collaborative effort to prevent crime and rebuild communities in targeted areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD. Clarifies the intent of the small business regulatory review board's powers when reviewing state and county administrative rules and ordinances that impact small business. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HEMP. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to allow temporary inspectors to perform industrial hemp inspections and to deposit fees from inspections by temporary inspectors into the certification services revolving fund. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt an alternative method of sampling industrial hemp plants. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a management audit of the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires partnerships, estates, and trusts to withhold taxes on the income of nonresident partners and beneficiaries. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ESTATE TAXES. Increases estate taxes for Hawaii net taxable estates valued at over $10,000,000. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. Raises the conveyance tax rates for residential investment properties with a value of at least $2,000,000. Exempts affordable housing qualified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from the conveyance tax. (SD1)
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate student assistants employed by the University of Hawaii. Takes effect on 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Establishes a grant program to assist lessees on Hawaiian home lands with cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection costs. Establishes that a recipient of a cesspool upgrade grant shall not be eligible for the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit and vice versa. Appropriates moneys for the grant program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LAY NETS. Prohibits the use of lay nets to take aquatic life, except under a permit obtained by the department of land and natural resources. Establishes the use of lay nets to take aquatic life as a misdemeanor offense. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM. Establishes a Hawaii retirement savings program for private sector employees. Establishes the Hawaii retirement savings program administrative fund. Requires the department of budget and finance to prepare an annual report detailing the department's activities for the previous fiscal year to the governor and legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Clarifies that owners of chassis used for transporting shipping containers are exempt from the requirement to keep a certificate of registration within a chassis. Authorizes these businesses to keep the original certificate of registration, motor vehicle identification card, certificate of insurance, and certificate of inspection at their principal place of business within the State. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Requires the Office of Planning to update the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan and submit the updated plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021 and every 10th session thereafter, using the goal and priority guidelines of the State Plan and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative as guiding principles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM. Requires both chambers of the legislature to establish rules for livestreaming public hearings and informational briefings at the State Capitol to the public through audiovisual technology. Appropriates moneys. Requires the legislative broadcast program to make an audio or audiovisual recording of all public hearings and informational briefings held at the State Capitol and maintain an archive of the recordings to be made available to the public. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Abolishes the board of health.
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RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay regional council. Requires that the chairperson be selected by the members on an annual and rotating basis. Requires the council to meet quarterly. Appropriates moneys to the Department for a 0.5 FTE staff position to assist the council during meetings. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, 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. 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 HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Establishes a historic preservation income tax credit. Appropriates funds for one temporary position to assist with the establishment and administration of the historic preservation income tax credit program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Makes an appropriation for the state rent supplement program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from engaging in self-serving business practices. Replaces registration requirement with license requirement for pharmacy benefit managers. Increases pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements to the insurance commissioner. Increases application and renewal fees and penalties for failure to renew a license. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Prohibits the issuance of more than 40 access permits for any marine life conservation district not accessible by land. Limits access to the district to no more than 50% of permit holders. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. Expands eligible health care professionals under the health care provider loan repayment program administered through the John A. Burns school of medicine to include licensed social workers, advanced practice registered nurses, and registered nurses. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii rural health care provider loan repayment program administered through the John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa; provided that the funds are matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a private or another public source. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING PRODUCTS. Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of e-liquid products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices containing e-liquid within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Allocates a portion of funds collected from excise taxes on tobacco products to health education and prevention programs about the risks and dangers of the use of electronic smoking devices for youth. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices. Effective 3/15/2030. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes medical records review for physician assistants. Establishes biennial requirements of forty credit hours in specified continuing medical education programs for renewal of physician assistant licenses, beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium on 2/1/2020, and every biennial renewal thereafter. Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board to conduct random document audits to enforce compliance. Specifies conditions for forfeiture and reinstatement of a license. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. Appropriates funds to expand the Kau Rural Health Clinic to improve access to urgent care and outpatient behavioral health services. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE. Appropriates funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American World War II veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines. Requires funds for burial grants to not lapse to the general fund and remain available as needed. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council for 4 full-time equivalent positions to promote access, diversity, and workforce development, including programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the University of Hawaii to include all long-term leases the university enters into with the intent to purchase as part of its capital improvement projects budget request. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Specifies that law enforcement officers have the discretion to issue citations, in lieu of making an arrest, for non-violent class C felonies, misdemeanors, petty misdemeanors, and violations.
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RELATING TO PAYMENT OF BAIL. Permits defendants for whom a monetary amount of bail has been set to pay the bail amount on a twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week basis and be released from custody forthwith upon posting or payment of bail.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation for operations and staff positions to increase hours of operation of the Kuhio Highway contraflow on Kauai. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX. Authorizes any county with a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopts a county surcharge on state tax ordinance to use the surcharges received from the State for infrastructure and public safety. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of agricultural technology zones, or ag-tech zones, within the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds to conduct the feasibility study. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR TREVI SYSTEMS, INC., OR ITS RELATED ENTITY, KONA COAST WATER LLC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Trevi Systems, Inc., or its related entity, Kona Coast Water LLC, to fund the planning, designing, construction, equipping, land leases, and other assets for two or more plants to desalinate water using one hundred per cent renewable solar energy and supply it to customers on Hawaii island and potentially on other islands as well. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Requires the public utilities commission to consider the value of improving electric power systems data access and transparency in order to make informed decisions. (SD1)
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RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS. Reestablishes La Ku‘oko‘a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, as an official state holiday. Repeals Good Friday as a state holiday. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE STATE SURFING COMMISSION. Establishes the state commission on surfing. (SD2)
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RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires carriers to report shipments of liquor made statewide to county liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SCIENCE. Requires the Governor to enter into negotiations with the United States Department of Energy to establish a national laboratory in Hawaii.
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RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY. Appropriates funds for two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions, operating costs, and equipment to support the Attorney General's Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in administering the Address Confidentiality Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TAXATION Replaces the environmental response, energy, and food security tax with a carbon emissions tax. Repeals state fuel taxes under the fuel tax law. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2050; provided that repeal of the fuel tax credit for commercial fishers takes effect on 1/1/2051 and shall apply to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2019. (SD2)
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RELATING TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Establishes certain positions in the Department of the Attorney General and Judiciary responsible for the preparation, filing, defense, and adjudication of assisted community treatment petitions, related guardianship petitions, and other legal filings. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TREATMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. Requires health insurance policies and plan contracts to cover certain expenses related to petitions and hearings for persons obtaining assisted community treatment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS. Establishes a process by which a law enforcement officer or family or household member may obtain a court order to prevent a person from accessing firearms and ammunition when the person poses a danger of causing bodily injury to oneself or another. Takes effect 2/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI. Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance the planning of the Wailuku-Kahului Transit Corridor Master Plan in the county of Maui. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the general excise tax and use tax by 0.5% to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education and the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO WAGES. Requires that the foreperson classification be recognized in Hawaii's Davis-Bacon Act and the requirements in the collective bargaining agreement be followed when the basic hourly rate is established by a collective bargaining agreement. Takes effect on 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Allows the Department of Public Safety Narcotics Enforcement Division Administrator to disclose, at the Administrator's discretion, confidential information from the Electronic Prescription Accountability System, more commonly known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, to authorized employees of the State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes a working group to evaluate current behavioral health care and related systems to promote effective integration of services and improve response and coordination of care for persons experiencing substance abuse, mental health conditions, and homelessness. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR QUIET TITLE. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to intervene upon official action of the board of trustees in any action to quiet title in which any portion of the land claimed by the plaintiff is kuleana land. Takes effect 3/15/2094. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to determine qualifications for grievance arbitrators and interest arbitrators. Requires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to review and determine the qualifications and criteria for potential arbitrators selected under certain circumstances to resolve collective bargaining impasses. Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO WATER CIRCULATION. Requires the Department of Health to collaborate with various agencies to research and develop a plan for a mechanism for increased water circulation in Pokai Bay. Requires the Department of Health to report its activities to the legislature. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to implement the cesspool compliance grant program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. Adds the chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the chairperson's designee to serve as an ex officio, voting member of the Commission on Water Resource Management.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires a tax return preparer to have a valid preparer tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Requires the tax return preparer to furnish the preparer's tax identification number on any return or claim for refund as required by the Department of Taxation. Establishes penalties. Applies to tax returns filed after 12/31/2019. (SD1)
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RELATING TO HARBORS. Authorizes the department of transportation to make harbor facilities temporarily available as a harbor of safe refuge when the National Weather Service forecasts a tropical storm or hurricane strength cyclones, unless specifically prohibited by the United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port. Establishes a working group to create a plan of action for small vessels during a tropical storm or hurricane strength cyclones and to examine the feasibility of making harbor facilities temporarily available as a harbor of safe refuge to small vessels. Requires the working group to report to the legislature. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE ECONOMY. Appropriates funds to plan for and hold a 2020 Hawaii – Philippines sister city trade show and economic outlook symposium. Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA. Requires the University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, to offer a bachelor's of arts degree in creative media. Requires the University of Hawaii system and board of regents to finalize the degree by no later than May 1, 2019. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the Hawaii three to six out-of-school program for grades kindergarten through twelve. Authorizes the department of education to contract with private providers to furnish out-of-school programs for grades kindergarten through twelve, conducted during after-school hours, on weekends, and during inter-sessions on the premises of the private providers. Specifies the Hawaii three to six out-of-school program special fund is to be administered by the department of education. Makes appropriations. (SD1)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes reduced taxpayer penalties for nonpayments and underpayments that are due to reasonable cause. Allows a taxpayer to post a bond to avoid penalties and interest. Assesses interest on a deficiency in state income taxes paid caused by a change in the taxable income reported on the taxpayer's federal tax return. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Establishes requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and maximum allowable cost, including the ability of pharmacies to receive comprehensive maximum allowable cost lists and bring complaints within the purview of the department of commerce and consumer affairs, rather than the department of health. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose where an equivalent drug can be obtained at or below the maximum allowable cost when a maximum allowable cost is upheld on appeal and allow contracting pharmacies to reverse and rebill claims if the pharmacy benefit manager establishes a maximum allowable cost that is denied on appeal and pay the difference to the contracting pharmacies. Clarifies the available penalties for violations of maximum allowable cost requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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LHE, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES. Makes permanent the licensure requirements for home care agencies licensed by the department of health. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT. Appropriates funds for one DOCARE DLNRTip app administrator position and software upgrades and app enhancements to improve the DLNRTip app. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICE. Establishes the Hawaii state energy office. Establishes the deputy director of energy. Ends funding for the Hawaii clean energy initiative from the energy security special fund. Increases the distribution of tax revenue to the energy systems development special fund. Appropriates funds from the general fund for the Hawaii state energy office. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes the tax advisory commission to advise the department of taxation in making the tax system more user-friendly for the taxpayer and private sector. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Prohibits ticket sellers from disclosing ticket purchasing information to any third party unless the ticket seller has received consent from the ticket purchaser. Prohibits ticket sellers from disclosing ticket purchasers' personally identifiable information. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATED TO BAIL HEARINGS. Adds provision that, upon formal charge and detention, and upon motion by either party, defendants shall have the right to a prompt bail hearing concerning release or detention and whether any condition will reasonably assure the defendant's appearance. Allows defendants to be represented by counsel at the hearing, or have one appointed if they are financially unable to obtain representation. Allows defendants to present evidence and witnesses and to cross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD1)
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RELATING TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR A KUNIA WELLS IV EXPLORATORY WELL. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Board of Water Supply to offset the design and construction costs for one of four exploratory wells proposed by the Board of Water Supply for the proposed Kunia wells IV pump station to meet future potable water requirements for growth, including diversified agriculture. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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URGING STRONG SUPPORT OF SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEBUS AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN EXTERIOR FIXED-ROUTE BUS ADVERTISING PLAN.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING A NORTHBOUND CONTRAFLOW LANE ON FORT WEAVER ROAD DURING EACH WEEKDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR.
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TRN, FIN |
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DESIGNATING MARCH 2019 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH.
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HLT, FIN |
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URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO EXPLORE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO PROVIDE AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS.
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URGING THE COUNTIES TO CREATE AGENCIES TO AUDIT AND OVERSEE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION BY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
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REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH AN IROQUOIS POINT FERRY TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A REGULAR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN KAPILINA MARINA AND ALOHA TOWER.
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REQUESTING A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE POTENT CANNABIDIOL.
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO WORK WITH THE HAWAII RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN UNSANITARY FOOD HANDLING CONDITIONS IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND ADOPT RULES.
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REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO LEASE FEDERALLY OWNED VACANT LAND TO THE STATE OF HAWAII TO BE USED AS TOW YARDS TO STORE ABANDONED VEHICLES.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROCESSING OF STATE OF HAWAII PLANT AND ANIMAL DECLARATION FORMS, INCLUDING THE COSTS INVOLVED, AND CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE EFFICACY OF SUCH FORMS.
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URGING THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO NAME THE HAWAI‘I STATE CAPITOL "THE DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA HAWAI‘I STATE CAPITOL".
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REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S STATEWIDE BACKLOG OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
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ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO MEET AS A WORKING GROUP AND TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM FOR SEXUAL-VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF STATE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
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URGING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO IMMEDIATELY RENAME THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY.
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LMG, JUD |
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REQUESTING THE DISPLAY OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
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DESIGNATING MARCH 2019 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH.
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HLT, FIN |
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URGING THE COUNTIES TO CREATE AGENCIES TO AUDIT AND OVERSEE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION BY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUEHUE LAVA TUBE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.
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AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TERM, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS AT KAALAWAI, HONOLULU, OAHU, FOR THE EXISTING SEAWALL AND STEPS, AND FOR USE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED THEREON.
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REQUESTING CONGRESS TO CONVENE A LIMITED NATIONAL CONVENTION UNDER ARTICLE V FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION THAT WILL LIMIT THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS.
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REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF MANDATING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CANNABIDIOL OIL DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
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REQUESTING A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE POTENT CANNABIDIOL.
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO WORK WITH THE HAWAII RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN UNSANITARY FOOD HANDLING CONDITIONS IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND ADOPT RULES.
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HLT, CPC |
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REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO LEASE FEDERALLY OWNED VACANT LAND TO THE STATE OF HAWAII TO BE USED AS TOW YARDS TO STORE ABANDONED VEHICLES.
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TRN, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROCESSING OF STATE OF HAWAII PLANT AND ANIMAL DECLARATION FORMS, INCLUDING THE COSTS INVOLVED, AND CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE EFFICACY OF SUCH FORMS.
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URGING THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO NAME THE HAWAI‘I STATE CAPITOL "THE DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA HAWAI‘I STATE CAPITOL".
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REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S STATEWIDE BACKLOG OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
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LHE, LMG, FIN |
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ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO MEET AS A WORKING GROUP AND TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM FOR SEXUAL-VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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LHE, JUD |
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REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF STATE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
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LAB, LMG, FIN |
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE BY EMINENT DOMAIN THE SEAWALL AND THE REAL PROPERTY UNDERNEATH THE SEAWALL THAT IS LOCATED ON OR NEAR THE SEAWARD BOUNDARIES OF PROPERTY BETWEEN 2943 KALAKAUA AVENUE AND 3019 KALAKAUA AVENUE, OAHU, HAWAII.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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URGING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO IMMEDIATELY RENAME THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY.
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LMG, JUD |
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REQUESTING THE DISPLAY OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
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PVM, LMG |
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ENDORSING TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION AS AN OBSERVER IN THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION; ENCOURAGING A U.S.-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT; AND CELEBRATING THE STATE OF HAWAII'S TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF SISTER-STATE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT.
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TIA, JUD |
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ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST COHORT OF UNDERPRIVILEGED, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN HAWAII TO STUDY AT ELITE SCHOOLS IN ASIA THROUGH THE 2020 HAWAII-ASIA YOUTH PROGRAM.
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