Hawaii Bills

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 391: RELATING TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to provide public school students with behavior analysis services. Requires the Department to seek any necessary approvals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the state medicaid plan to include applied behavior analysis services for eligible students who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Donovan Dela Cruz (D) Maile Shimabukuro (D) Gil Riviere (D) Breene Harimoto (D) Michelle Kidani (D)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 198: RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Authorizes counties to levy a county surcharge on transient accommodations tax in their respective counties pursuant to certain conditions. Sunsets on 12/31/2036. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 7, 2019

HB 759: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Appropriates funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs programs under the purview of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (HB759 HD2)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 7, 2019

HB 1059: RELATING TO FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Prohibits noncompete agreements for low wage workers whose earnings do not exceed the greater of the minimum wage required by applicable federal or state law or $15 per hour. (HB1059 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 1161: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES.

Establishes rules, regulations, and permitting procedures for transportation network companies operating in the State. Makes permanent insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 327: RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS.

Requires the Attorney General to condemn certain private roads on the island of Oahu. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 1050: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes a task force within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to examine and report on the feasibility of the State establishing and operating a housing loan program for state employees similar to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' home loan program. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 1380: RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Requires the Office of Planning to update the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan and submit the updated plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021 and every 10th session thereafter, using the goal and priority guidelines of the State Plan and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative as guiding principles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 517: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires each county to prepare a housing supply plan to plan for projected increases in the State's housing supply to meet housing demands of the respective county, identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, and identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 572: RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires the auditor to conduct a performance audit of certain offices and programs within the Department of Public Safety. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 1206: RELATING TO GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PREMIUMS.

Amends section 39-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize premiums received from the sale of general obligation bonds to be used for eligible capital expenditures pursuant to section 39-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 7, 2019

SB 122: RELATING TO RENTAL DISCRIMINATION.

Prohibits discrimination, including in advertisements for available real property, based on participation in a housing assistance program, or requirements related to participation in housing assistance programs, in real estate transactions and requirements. (SD2)

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