SB 2227, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1100-20)
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING PRODUCTS.
Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco
products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices 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 on
excise taxes on tobacco products to fund health education, prevention, and
nicotine cessation programs for youth, regarding the risks and dangers of the
use of electronic smoking devices. Repeals certain statutory provisions
relating to electronic smoking devices. Effective 6/18/2050. (HD1)
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CPC, JUD, FIN
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SB 2228, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1101-20)
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RELATING TO FLAVORED PRODUCTS FOR ELECTRONIC SMOKING
DEVICES.
Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of
e-liquid products. Beginning July 1, 2020, prohibits the sale of flavored
products for electronic smoking devices, the mislabeling of e-liquid products
containing nicotine, and the sale of tobacco products other than through
retail sales via a direct, in-person exchange between a retailer and
consumer. Establishes penalties. 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. Effective
7/1/2050. (HD1)
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CPC, JUD, FIN
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SB 3059, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1042-20)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 39, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2017. Effective 7/2/2050. (HD1)
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LHE, JUD, FIN
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SB 2573, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1041-20)
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS.
Requires all public meetings of the board of regents to
be recorded in live digital audio format by May 1, 2021, for standing
committee meetings, and webcast live by September 1, 2021, for all regular
board of regents meetings. Requires all recording to be archived and made
available to the public. Requires the Board of Regents to determine its
accessibility obligations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and
comply with those obligations. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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LHE, JUD, FIN
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SB 2664, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1021-20)
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Requires the board of education to hold no less than
six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county.
Requires the board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda
items. Requires a report to the Legislature on implementing open forums.
Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
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LHE, JUD, FIN
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SB 2110, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1044-20)
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RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
Requires the family court to appoint counsel to
indigent parents in foster care cases and make every effort to do so at the
first hearing attended by the parent. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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HSH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2344, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1045-20)
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RELATING TO MINORS.
Expands the provisions for a minor to consent to
no-cost emergency shelter and related services to include requiring a
provider to be licensed and in compliance with zoning and safety
regulations. Requires DHS to make every effort to have a shelter for minors
on each island. (HD1)
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HSH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2119, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1043-20)
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RELATING TO THE ROOM CONFINEMENT OF CHILDREN AT
DETENTION AND SHELTER FACILITIES.
Establishes conditions and time limits in which a child
may be placed in room confinement in a detention or shelter facility.
Effective 12/31/2059. (HD1)
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HSH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2638, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1048-20)
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Establishes a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of
family or household members and penalties. Allows a deferred acceptance of
guilty or no contest plea in misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse offenses
of abuse of family or household members. Requires the judiciary to submit
annual reports to the legislature on the number and outcome of abuse of
family or household members cases. Sunsets 6/30/2025. Effective
12/31/2059. (HD1)
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HSH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2406, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1024-20)
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RELATING TO EXPLOSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGY.
Requires the police department of each county having a
population of more than five hundred thousand to establish a working group to
study the feasibility of purchasing and deploying explosion detection
technology for the purpose of assisting in locating and responding to
explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. Effective
7/1/2050. (HD1)
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PVM, JUD, FIN
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SB 2383, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1025-20)
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RELATING TO LESS THAN LETHAL FORCE.
Requires the department of public safety to review and
update, at least annually, its policies and procedures governing the use of
force, weapons, and equipment. Requires the law enforcement standards board
to review the department's use of force training. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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PVM, JUD, FIN
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SB 2985, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1031-20)
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RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.
Provides veterinarians who provide emergency care to an
animal immunity from civil liability in the absence of gross negligence.
Provides veterinarians who render emergency treatment when there is no
veterinarian-client-patient relationship, immunity from civil liability in
the absence of gross negligence. Requires veterinarians to report to law
enforcement events of animal injury, death, or abuse where there is
reasonable cause to believe that it relates to dog fighting or animal abuse
and gives veterinarians immunity from civil liability for making the
reports. Effective 7/31/2150. (HD1)
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AGR, JUD, FIN
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SB 3040, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1032-20)
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RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Establishes a glyphosate task force to assess the
impact of glyphosate on Hawaii's natural environment, human health, and
agriculture. Effective 7/31/2150. Repeals 6/30/2022. (HD1)
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AGR, JUD, FIN
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SB 1289, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1075-20)
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RELATING TO ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATION.
Prohibits the issuance of building permits beginning on
January 1, 2022, for new single-family dwellings, except for households
with one hundred per cent or less of the area median income, that are part of
a development of twenty or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop solar
energy generation system, unless a variance is granted. Takes effect on
7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EEP/HSG, JUD, FIN
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SB 1253, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1036-20)
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RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS ON CERTAIN STATE
LANDS.
Decriminalizes traffic infractions within natural area
reserves, game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public hunting
areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WLH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2537, SD1, HD1
(HSCR1038-20)
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RELATING TO ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Prohibits the obstruction of access to beaches and
beach parks. Creates a $100 penalty for the first conviction of obstructing
access to public property. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WLH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2953, SD2, HD1
(HSCR1040-20)
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RELATING TO VESSELS.
Makes clarifications regarding removal of unauthorized
vessels on state property or in the waters of the State. Makes
clarifications regarding the definition of an abandoned vessel. Changes the
time limit to claim an unauthorized vessel that is impounded by the
department of land and natural resources from thirty days to ten working
days. Changes the time limit to claim an abandoned vessel that is impounded
by a state or county agency from twenty days to ten working days. Makes
abandonment of a vessel on waters of the State or public property a petty
misdemeanor. Makes clarifications to auction requirements regarding
abandoned vessels. Allows DLNR to charge an impound storage fee. Effective
7/1/2050. (HD1)
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WLH, JUD, FIN
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SB 2391, SD1
(SSCR3184)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION.
Allows the Hawaiian homes commission or the department
of Hawaiian home lands to retain independent legal counsel as needed. (SD1)
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JUD, FIN
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SB 3119, SD1
(SSCR3031)
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RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING
VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF
HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii
Revised Statutes or the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting
errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or
unnecessary provisions. (SD1)
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JUD, FIN
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SB 2844, SD2
(SSCR3056)
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS
OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims
against the State, its officers, and its employees. Effective 7/1/2050.
(SD2)
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JUD, FIN
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SB 3080, SD3
(SSCR3304)
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for
the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2019, and ending 6/30/2021. Effective
7/1/2050. (SD3)
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JUD, FIN
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