Hawaii Bills

passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 17, 2018

SB 2381: RELATING TO SCHOOL CLOSURES.

Authorizes a school's principal to close the school without consulting the complex area superintendent in the event of an emergency created by a natural disaster if the principal deems it unsafe for students and faculty. (SB2381 HD1)

Donovan Dela Cruz (D) Brian T. Taniguchi (D) Maile Shimabukuro (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Brickwood Galuteria (D)

passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 17, 2018

SB 2833: RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes the University of Hawai‘i to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. (SB2833 HD1)

passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 17, 2018

SB 2903: RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for continuance and administration of the manufacturing development program. (SB2903 HD1)

passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 17, 2018

HB 2332: 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. Caps the state low-income housing tax credit at 50% of the federal low-income housing tax credit. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)

passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 17, 2018

HB 2073: RELATING TO URBAN REDEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Kanoelehua industrial area and Banyan drive region as a redevelopment district until June 30, 2028. Authorizes a local redevelopment agency to contract with a developer for construction of non-residential uses on public land within the redevelopment district consisting of the Kanoelehua industrial area and Banyan drive region until 6/30/2028. Takes effect on 7/1/2050 and sunsets on 6/30/2028. (SD1)

passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 17, 2018

SCR 116: REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ALL CURRENT STATE GUN CONTROL LAWS, HOW THEY COMPARE WITH CURRENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS, DATA ON FIREARM DISCHARGES, AND DATA ON GUN CRIME IN HAWAII.

Resolution adopted in final form.

passed both · Hawaii · Senate Apr 17, 2018

SB 2383: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes payment of National Certification Incentive bonuses to school psychologists. Amends provisions for bonuses for teachers and school psychologists at targeted, high-turnover, and hard-to-fill schools, including such schools that have improved so as to lose that designation. Amends general fund per-pupil funding calculation to exclude bonuses, incentives, and payments beyond regular wages and requires separate budget line items for these costs. Appropriates funds for public and charter school bonuses. (SB2383 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 16, 2018

SCR 69: URGING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF HEAVY BACKPACKS AND TO TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO AVOID INJURY.

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).

passed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 16, 2018

SCR 137: REQUESTING THAT THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ESTABLISH AND CONVENE AN INSURANCE MODERNIZATION WORKING GROUP TO UPDATE AND MODERNIZE HAWAII'S PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND LIFE INSURANCE LAWS.

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).

passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 16, 2018

HB 2578: RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.

Establishes biennial requirements of forty credit hours in specified continuing medical education programs for renewal of physician assistant license, 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. (SD1)

passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 16, 2018

HB 860: RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR QUIET TITLE.

Provides that where a quiet title action involves kuleana land, at the request of any defendant at the time the action was brought, the court shall order: mandatory mediation with a goal of resolving the dispute, including any issues that might need to be preliminarily established through an action commenced under chapter 668A; and consolidation of separate actions commenced by the same plaintiff or multiple plaintiffs for the same real property in interest. Requires the plaintiff in a quiet title action involving kuleana land to bear the costs of required mediation and only recover costs, expenses, or attorney's fees from the defendant as the court may deem equitable under the circumstances. Takes effect 7/1/2035. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 16, 2018

SCR 135: REQUESTING THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE CURRENT SCOPE OF PRACTICE, LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACISTS AND CONSIDER WHETHER THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND CORRESPONDING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACISTS SHOULD BE ENHANCED.

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).

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