Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1007: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes and appropriates funds for the Korean natural farming pilot program to combat various agricultural pests in Hawaii. Repeals on June 30, .

Sean Quinlan (D) Cedric Gates (D) Matthew S. LoPresti (D) Gregg Takayama (D) Nicole Lowen (D)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 684: RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Strengthens the safe sleep policy for child care facilities for children less than a year of age, including requiring placement of children on their backs for sleeping, discussing the policy with the child's parent or legal guardian, and establishing notice and annual training requirements. Requires child care facilities to report to the Department of Human Services the death of a child less than a year of age in such a facility. (HB684 HD1)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1525: RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE REVIEW.

Specifies procedural, disclosure, notice, and other requirements for prospective reviews required by health carriers or utilization review organizations prior to certification of coverage for health care services.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1088: RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Updates Hawaii Revised Statutes title 24 by: requiring health care providers to continue providing services during a health insurer insolvency; moving the short-term health insurance preexisting disclosure requirement from section 431:10-104(5) to chapter 431, article 10A; amending the definition of "perceived gender identity" to correct a technical drafting error; including health insurers as part of the guaranty association; and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and consistency.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 537: RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

Requires parking placards for disabled persons to bear the disabled person's photograph and prominently display its expiration date. Establishes a penalty for using a placard after the death of the person to whom the placard was issued.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 428: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Beginning with the primary election in 2018, requires the office of elections to implement election by mail in a county with a population of fewer than 100,000 and beginning with the 2020 primary election, implement election by mail in each of the other counties for all elections. Establishes an election by mail system, including requirements for ballots, replacement ballots, deficient return of ballots, electronic transmission of replacement ballots under certain circumstances, ballot counting, voter service centers, places of deposit, and election expenses and responsibilities. Establishes procedures for postponed elections. Makes conforming amendments to provide for an election by mail system. Allows voters in an election by mail system to request that their ballots be temporarily forwarded to another address in or outside of the State for a single election or a primary or special primary election and the election immediately following it. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the elections by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit annual reports to the legislature from 2018 to 2024 regarding implementing the elections by mail program.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 908: RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR THE DISPOSITION OF REMNANTS.

Provides the office of Hawaiian affairs with the right of first refusal for any disposition of public lands classified as remnants.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 619: RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT.

Re-establishes and revitalizes the DOCARE Volunteer Officer Program by recruiting and training new officers. Appropriates funds.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 749: RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires twenty per cent of the department of human services' annual medicaid budget to be used for housing-related services and other permanent supportive services for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders. Requires the department to seek a section 1115 waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1298: RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Prohibits tethers and certain other types of restraints that are known to endanger dogs or prevent dogs from receiving necessary sustenance. Specifies penalties.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 1094: RELATING TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires that in order to qualify for the renewable energy technologies income tax credit, solar water heater systems meet the standards for solar water heater systems established by the public utilities commission. Requires the public utilities commission to establish standards for hot water heater systems that are ENERGY STAR qualified and listed or systems certified to the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) standard 3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 605: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Expands the agricultural commodities general excise tax exemption to include amounts received from loading, transportation, and unloading of cattle, goats, lambs, sheep, hogs, and chickens; meat and carcasses of cattle, goats, lambs, sheep, hogs, and pork; milk and milk products; eggs; and products of aquaculture and aquaponics. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. (SD1)

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