Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 25, 2017

SB 541: RELATING TO GERONTOLOGIST LICENSING.

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

Josh Green (D) Breene Harimoto (D) Brickwood Galuteria (D) Rosalyn H. Baker (D) Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran (D)

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 705: RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Reduces repackaged, relabeled, and compounded prescription drug payments under workers' compensation from 140% to 90% of the average wholesale price. Requires physician dispensed prescription drugs to only be prescribed within 90 days of the injury.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 712: RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Allows a chief of police or police officer to be relieved of the responsibility to enforce certain department of education school and student security provisions.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 689: RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT BONDS.

Conforms county debt limit statements laws to include tax increment bonds if a constitutional amendment allowing the State to authorize the use of such bonds by the counties is ratified.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 750: RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Establishes $103,000,000 as the permanent amount of transient accommodations taxes to be allocated between the counties.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 771: RELATING TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED OR DERELICT VEHICLES REVOLVING FUND.

Removes limits on the fees assessable by the counties for motor vehicle registration. Allows the counties to use the funds collected from such fees towards the beautification of highways and disposal of abandoned and derelict vehicles.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 25, 2017

SB 982: RELATING TO RETALIATION IN STATE AND STATE-FUNDED SERVICES DISCRIMINATION.

Prohibits retaliation against people who assert rights under section 368-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or oppose disability discrimination in state and state-funded services.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 25, 2017

SB 212: RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Authorizes the chief of police from each respective county to issue licenses to carry a concealed firearm. Specifies processes for license applications, renewals, revocations, and record keeping. Strictly prohibits carrying concealed firearms under certain circumstances. Makes various conforming amendments.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 25, 2017

SB 112: RELATING TO NOISE.

Establishes enhanced penalties for multiple noise violations by a licensee in a county with a population of 500,000 or more during a single calendar year.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 682: RELATING TO POLICE COMMISSIONS.

Amends the composition of the county police commissions to require that three commissioners on each police commission have backgrounds, including equality for women, civil rights, and law enforcement, for the benefit of the public.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 585: RELATING TO COST OF LIVING.

Short form bill relating to cost of living.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 25, 2017

HB 748: RELATING TO POLLUTION.

Clarifies that sewage treatment plants that produce energy using clean energy technology or determine that clean energy technology is not viable or feasible at the plant, rather than sewage treatment plants that use sewage to produce clean energy, are exempt from the law prohibiting the discharge of treated or raw sewage into state waters after December 31, 2026.

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