Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1340: 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.

Troy Hashimoto (D) Bob McDermott (R) Chris Todd (D) Stacelynn K.M. Eli (D) Sam Kong (D)

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1120: RELATING TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 50th Representative District.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1409: RELATING TO TEACHING HOSPITALS.

Appropriates funds to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii to study the impact and feasibility of creating a teaching hospital on West Hawaii.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1571: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 17th Representative District.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1430: RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Allows naturopathic physicians and physician assistants to provide written certification for qualifying patients. Allows licensed dispensaries to have up to two additional manufacturing or processing facilities separate from their production facilities. Provides a process for the voluntary or involuntary sale or transfer of an individual dispensary license. Allows retail dispensaries to operate on state and federal holidays. Allows a licensed dispensary to purchase medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from another licensed dispensary, with department approval, in the event of a crop failure. Allows remediation of any cannabis batch that fails laboratory testing standards as long as any final product passes such standards. Allows licensed retail dispensaries to sell edible cannabis and cannabidiol products.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 752: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 29th Representative District.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1513: RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.

Repeals or amends various criminal offenses relating to prostitution.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 884: RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Authorizes county police department to issue a person a license to carry a handgun in all counties of the State. Extends the expiration date of a license from one year to five years.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1110: RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Establishes a task force within the Department of Land and Natural Resources to research and make recommendations on how to mitigate flooding in Manoa Valley. Requires a report to the Legislature and the Honolulu City Council.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1498: RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires DBEDT, under the Hawaii clean energy initiative program, to select and prioritize wind energy project sites using specified criteria.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1379: RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Clarifies that the prohibition against retaliation or discrimination by an employer against an employee for disclosing or inquiring about the wages of other employees does not authorize the disclosure of an employee's wages by anyone other than the employee.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 791: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 47th Representative District.

Bill results