Hawaii Bills

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 797: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

Appropriates funds for various operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. (SB797 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 1286: RELATING TO COURTS.

Raises the district courts' jurisdictional limit for civil actions involving specific performance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 896: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATE BUDGET.

Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 589: RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.

Requires the DLNR to comply with recommendations contained in Auditor's Report No. 19-01 related to management of the Land Conservation Fund including by completing a Land Resource Acquisition Plan by 6/30/2021 and implementing policies, procedures, and internal controls related to the use of the fund and grant awards. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 1380: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Creates a comprehensive public funding program for candidates for county elections beginning in 2022. Appropriates funds to the Campaign Spending Commission. Effective 1/28/2081. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 1333: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires that past performance be considered in the bid selection of contractors for certain contracts. Requires procurement officers to consider past performance and conduct past performance evaluations and keep a record of the evaluations. Establishes an initial procurement working group to evaluate and make recommendations to the Legislature about the effectiveness of existing procurement methods. Appropriates funds. (SB1333 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 1149: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds to establish a foreign agriculture small equipment pilot program to identify efficient agriculture equipment and retrofit engines to meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency's emissions standards for small engines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 462: RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.

Exempts residence or occupancy in a structure or on property directly controlled, owned, or managed by the Department of Agriculture from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 594: RELATING TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR A KUNIA WELLS IV EXPLORATORY WELL.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Board of Water Supply to offset the design and construction costs for one of four exploratory wells proposed by the Board of Water Supply for the proposed Kunia wells IV pump station to meet future potable water requirements for growth, including diversified agriculture. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 1347: RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY.

Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General as a grant for Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed strategy, a collaborative effort to prevent crime and rebuild communities in targeted areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 20, 2019

HB 1353: RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OPERATING BUDGET.

Appropriates funds for the operating budget for the Office of the Public Defender for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 20, 2019

SB 893: RELATING TO RECYCLING.

Prohibits counties with a population less than 500,000 from rejecting number 1 and 2 plastic bottles presented for recycling solely because the bottles are accompanied by or adjoined to nonrecyclable bottle caps. Requires and appropriates funds for the counties to separate and appropriately dispose of such nonrecyclable bottle caps. Requires the counties to include a feasibility assessment of recycling PP materials. (SB893 HD1)

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