Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 151: RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING THE CONFINEMENT OR RESTRAINT OF DOGS.

Establishes the criminal offense of unlawful confinement or restraint of a dog to enhance related offenses under the cruelty to animals law and provide standards for the use of tethers and enclosures for dogs.

Nicole Lowen (D) Cindy Evans (D) Scott Saiki (D) Della Belatti (D) Richard P. Creagan (D)

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 149: RELATING TO BODY-WORN VIDEO CAMERAS.

Regulates the use of body-worn video cameras by law enforcement officers and body-worn video camera footage.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1552: RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Establishes Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Community Districts within the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to develop districts along certain rail stations in the Honolulu rail station transit corridor. Allows the HCDA to enter into public-private partnerships for a lease-back arrangement of lands. Provides general obligation bond financing for infrastructure improvements in Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Community Districts.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 171: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer the housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 780: RELATING TO NUTRIENT CYCLING.

Makes an appropriation for a regional nutrient cycling pilot program on Maui. Requires DOA to report on the efficacy of the pilot project.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 1056: RELATING TO INCOME TAX BENEFITS FOR SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

Encourages purchase of chilled water for use in an air conditioning system and investment in seawater air conditioning systems by providing tax credits.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1106: RELATING TO LICENSING OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS.

Requires an American Sign Language interpreter to be licensed to work in Hawaii. Appropriates funds to implement the American Sign Language English Interpreter Licensing Program.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 1120: RELATING TO SPECIAL SHORELINE ENCROACHMENT EASEMENTS.

Provides the Board of Land and Natural Resources discretion to grant easements for less than fair market value for structures that were authorized by a governmental authority and located landward of the shoreline within the record boundary of the property at the time of construction, but are now located seaward of the valid certified shoreline on public land.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 854: RELATING TO MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

Authorizes drivers to use streaming music services through mobile electronic devices while driving.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 234: RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Authorizes the public benefits fee to be used to install and upgrade electric power infrastructure to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. Authorizes the public benefits fee administrator to establish procedures for the administration of public benefits fee programs that install or upgrade electric power infrastructure to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. Sunsets on 6/30/2021.

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2017

HB 431: RELATING TO GERONTOLOGIST LICENSING.

Establishes requirements for gerontologist licensure beginning on 7/1/2018.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 3, 2017

SB 840: RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.

Appropriates $5,000,000 for the study, design, engineering, and land acquisition for a wastewater treatment plant for Pahoa, Hawaii.

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