Hawaii Bills

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 848: RELATING TO THE HAWAII INSTITUTE FOR MARINE BIOLOGY.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of three support staff positions for the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. (CD1)

Cory Chun (D) Rachele Lamosao (D) Lisa Kitagawa (D) Jeanné Kapela (D) Dee Morikawa (D)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 615: RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL USES AND ACTIVITIES.

Clarifies that any provision in a private agreement contained in a conveyance of land recorded on or before 7/8/2003 that have since expired but have not been renewed and recorded in the bureau of conveyances are prohibited from restricting bona fide agricultural uses and activities on agricultural land. (SD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 307: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.

Allows the department of agriculture to extend the agricultural park lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less, if the land covered by the lease is twenty-five acres or less and located in a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 5, 2023

SB 691: RELATING TO EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.

Allows the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office to enforce minimum efficiency standards and adopt or amend efficiency standards. Sets minimum efficiency standards for portable electric spas, residential ventilating fans, toilets, urinals, and water coolers. Allows manufacturers to utilize the Home Ventilating Institute's certified products directory certification program to meet certain standards. Effective 6/30/2023. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 5, 2023

SB 151: RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM.

Requires any department or agency employing law enforcement officers to maintain publicly available policies on minimum standards on the use of force. Allows use of force policies and training to be introduced as evidence in proceedings. Requires law enforcement officers to report the use of excessive force by another law enforcement officer. Requires that law enforcement officers receive training designed to minimize the use of excessive force. Effective 1/1/2024. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 5, 2023

SB 214: RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.

Establishes the offense of interference with the operation of a public transit vehicle. Makes clarifying and conforming amendments to the offense of interference with the operator of a public transit vehicle. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 695: RELATING TO FENCES.

Allows the use of battery-charged security fences used for non-agricultural purposes, under certain circumstances. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 1509: RELATING TO COMMON-INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS.

Establishes a Planned Community Association Oversight Task Force to examine the rights afforded to owners in condominium property regimes and determine the feasibility of extending any of those rights to members of planned community associations. Establishes a Condominium Property Regime Task Force to examine and evaluate issues regarding condominium property regimes and conduct an assessment of the alternative dispute resolution systems that have been established by the Legislature. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. Task forces sunset 6/30/2025. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 5, 2023

SB 798: RELATING TO TIME SHARING.

Requires a developer's application for registration or annexation to include a list of projects containing out-of-state time share units and a statement that the developer has verified that those units are in compliance or not prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction where the units are located. Clarifying that a developer is not required to submit any other evidence of such compliance to register in Hawaii. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 1027: RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS MODERNIZATION ACT.

Enables timely, coordinated, and efficient regulation of money transmission companies to achieve financial stability and economic growth, while providing consumer protection. Allows the State to share resources, data, and technology tools with other states to create a stronger multi-state system of financial regulation. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jul 5, 2023

SB 390: RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Repeals the sunset date of section 2 of Act 119, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, making permanent the requirement that the Hawaii Medical Board issue licenses in four levels of emergency response practice in counties with a population of five hundred thousand or greater and the creation of an additional licensure category for Emergency Medical Technicians 1 who are certified at a higher practice level than Emergency Medical Technicians but do not provide ambulance services. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jul 5, 2023

HB 692: RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Increases the maximum administrative and criminal penalties for violators of the Hawaii pesticides law. (CD1)

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