Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 292: RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Requires an application for voter registration to be part of the applications associated with the issuance of a civil identification card under section 286-301 and a driver's license under section 286-109.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 43: RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Short form bill relating to human services.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 449: RELATING TO MARIJUANA.

Legalizes under state law the growing, processing, possession, transfer, and personal use of marijuana in a specified quantity to persons at least twenty-one years of age. Requires licensing to operate marijuana establishments. Specifies the application and non-application of the Internal Revenue Code to expenses related to the production and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for state income tax purposes. Specifies that amounts received for the sale of marijuana or marijuana products are not exempt from the state general excise tax. Establishes a tax on the sale of marijuana, marijuana products, and manufactured marijuana products. Establishes an education special fund, into which marijuana tax revenues are to be deposited.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 325: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Allows a member of a board to provide other members of the board any government record for which disclosure is required by section 92F-12, HRS, provided that no commitment relating to a vote on the matter is made or sought and no additional discussion other than a statement describing the record and the issue related to the government record is included in the transmittal.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 136: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes instant runoff voting procedures for any federal, state, or county election not held on the date of a regularly scheduled primary or general election.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 833: PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR DIRECT INITIATIVE.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to provide for direct initiative.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 432: RELATING TO TAXATION.

Allows counties that established a surcharge on state tax prior to 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge on state tax indefinitely. Extends the deadline for counties that did not establish a surcharge on state tax prior to 7/1/2015 to adopt an ordinance on or after 7/1/2017 and before 7/1/2018 to levy the surcharge on or after 1/1/2018. Allows counties with a population over 500,000 to use the surcharge for operating and maintenance costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 356: RELATING TO INFORMATION.

Mandates the creation and maintenance of periodically updated information about state finances and capital improvement projects.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 443: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Creates a comprehensive public funding program for candidates for election to the state House of Representatives. Repeals those candidates' eligibility for partial public funding under the existing partial public funding program. Appropriates funds to the Campaign Spending Commission.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 64: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Establishes a two-year job training pilot project in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for individuals affected by homelessness to provide job readiness and job skills training in the agricultural, agricultural processing, and tourism industries. Makes appropriation.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 447: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Prohibits corporate election contributions, expenditures, or independent expenditures except in accordance with the will of a majority of the corporation's shareholders.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 245: 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.

Bill results