Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 368: RELATING TO RECOVERY OF INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE.

Requires habitat conservation plans and safe harbor agreements to include the measures or actions to be undertaken to respond to individuals of the candidate species affected by take. Authorizes other funds to be deposited into the Endangered Species Trust Fund.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 550: RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING.

Prohibits the planting of a genetically engineered seed or plant part in an open field. Allows the chairperson of the board of agriculture to grant an exception where such planting is done in a controlled environment.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 369: RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Authorizes a police officer to cause to be towed a motor vehicle if the operator is arrested or cited for certain intoxicant-related offenses. Provides exceptions. Provides notice and hearing requirements.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 297: RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Increases the display permit fee.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 816: RELATING TO FORFEITURE.

Specifies that no property shall be forfeited unless the owner or interest-holder of the property has been convicted of a covered offense or indicted for a covered offense and there is a significant risk that the property will be destroyed or otherwise made unavailable, and the State has met its rebuttable presumption for forfeiture. Requires the State to show by clear and convincing evidence that a claimant's interest in the property is subject to forfeiture.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 382: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.

Requires board members of condominium associations to disclose significant financial interests prior to taking action that affects both the association and a third-party provider. Prohibits board members from receiving gifts from those types of third party providers. Expands the powers of the real estate commission to enforce violations by board members of disclosure requirements and gift prohibitions.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 81: RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.

Specifies that the minimum term of a deferred deposit, or payday loan, shall be no less than six months with no penalty for early redemption. Caps the allowable interest rate at forty-five per cent and requires reimbursement of the prorated interest amount charged upon prepayment.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 231: RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

Requires an affidavit on application for voter registration to be included as part of the application for driver's licenses and civil identification cards. Prevents processing of application for driver's licenses or civil identification cards unless voter affidavit is complete or declined. Clarifies that applicant who does not want information electronically transmitted to office of elections must affirmatively decline to register to vote.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 527: 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 · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 563: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Creates the Civilian Unmanned Aerial Systems Volunteer Corps as part of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to assist the state or counties when there is a need for disaster relief.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 666: MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR HAWAII COUNTY.

Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County Career Criminal Prosecution Unit.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 787: RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

Restricts management fees to an amount that reflects a reasonable value for services rendered. Requires that condominium property managers, associations of apartment owners, and planned community associations make association documents available to owners under reasonable terms, including through a property management company's or association's website, if one exists, and for reasonable costs.

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