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State Legislature US Congress

All 53,153 Active 2,085 In committee 29,059 Passed 12,714 Signed 1,934 Failed 183

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 27, 2017

SR 5: URGING THE COMMEMORATING AND HONORING OF VETERANS BY HOSTING A VETERANS DAY PARADE IN HONOLULU.

Referred to PSM.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 27, 2017

SB 1173: RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE.

Exempts from civil service the positions of non-elected chief executive officers or heads of the executive branch of county government.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 972: RELATING TO COLLEGE SERVICE CORPS.

Establishes the Hawaii college service corps to provide recent high school graduates with tuition waivers and college credit for participation in qualifying college service corps programs.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 27, 2017

SB 1103: RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS CREDIT.

Adjusts the low-income household renters credit by increasing the maximum value of the credit amount to $150 per qualified exemption for households, and adjusts the income threshold to allow households with an adjusted gross income of less than $60,000 to claim the credit.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 986: RELATING TO LABOR.

Requires certain employers with fifty or more employees to provide sick leave to service workers for specified purposes under certain conditions. Defines the terms "service worker" and "employer". Effective January 1, 2018.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 933: RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a working families tax credit. Requires the Department of Taxation to prepare an annual report on the tax credit’s usage for the previous year.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 27, 2017

SB 1168: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii. Appropriates funds.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 1148: RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.

Expands authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor vehicle and motor carrier vehicle inspections in the State. Upgrade the methods and procedures of state motor vehicle inspections because the current system is inefficient in that legislation needs to be passed every time an inspection fee is amended. Also, clarifies the distinction between the inspection certificate expiration data and the vehicle’s insurance expiration date.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 951: RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Allows OIP to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, HRS, for all state and county agencies to follow, to ensure uniformity among agencies.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 952: RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Allows two or more members of a board, including a quorum of the board, to discuss selection of board officers in private without limitation or subsequent reporting.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 949: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the department of education to offer voluntary training for teachers and educational officers on sex trafficking prevention. Requires the department to provide explanatory information about sex trafficking prevention and response to teachers and educational officers.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 27, 2017

HB 890: RELATING TO BULLYING.

Requires the Department of Education to establish policies to prohibit bullying. Requires those policies to include anti-bullying classes for students found to have engaged in bullying and the parents or guardians of those students. Requires suspension of any student found to have engaged in bullying until the student and the student's parent or guardian have successfully completed an anti-bullying class at the parent's or guardian's expense.