Hawaii Bills

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2924: RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up for and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return, subject to certain exceptions. Sunsets on 12/31/2023. (SB2924 HD2)

Donovan Dela Cruz (D) Brian T. Taniguchi (D) Breene Harimoto (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Brickwood Galuteria (D)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2168: RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Implements Act 183, SLH 2005, in accordance with the State's constitutional duty to protect important agricultural lands by providing funds to the counties for the identification and mapping of important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2415: RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Raises the conveyance tax rates for residential investment properties with a value of at least $2,000,000. Exempts affordable housing qualified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from the conveyance tax. (SB2415 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 7: RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Health, to review the progress of the Hawaii Pathways Project pilot and continue efforts to use Medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeless individuals. Appropriates funds to restore basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees; provided DHS obtains maximum federal matching funds available for the expenditure. Requires DHS to submit a report to the Legislature before the 2019 Regular Session. (SB7 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2931: RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

Amends the ethics continuing education requirement for dentists to require six hours of ethics training within each biennial renewal period instead of three hours annually. (SB2931 HD2)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2896: RELATING TO THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ARRIVAL OF JAPANESE EMIGRANTS TO HAWAII.

Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the 2018 Gannenmono Celebration. (SB2896 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 23, 2018

SB 2149: RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.

Increases the number of district judges in the Second Circuit from three to four judges. (SB2149 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 1062: RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS.

Requires the family court to terminate parental rights if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the natural parent committed sexual assault of the other natural parent, the child was conceived as a result of the sexual assault by the parent, and termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child, under certain conditions. (SB1062 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2079: RELATED TO SHARK AND RAY PROTECTION.

Establishes penalties and fines for any person who knowingly captures, takes, possesses, abuses, or entangles any shark, whether alive or dead, or kills any shark, within state marine waters and makes it a misdemeanor. Expands the existing prohibition on knowingly capturing or killing a manta ray to all rays. Expands the prohibition regarding rays to cover knowingly capturing, taking, possessing, abusing, or entangling a ray, whether alive or dead, or killing a ray, within state marine waters. Provides certain exemptions. (SB2079 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2231: RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

Exempts unpaid board or commission members whose financial disclosure statements are not filed timely from the additional $10 per day administrative fine. (SB2231 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2184: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.

Authorizes the State Fire Council to expend moneys in the Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarette Program Special Fund to defray the actual cost of the Council's fire and life safety programs and activities and to employ additional personnel. (SB2184 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 22, 2018

HB 1623: RELATING TO FRANCHISE INVESTMENT LAW.

Requires franchisees to disclose their non-participation in advertising campaigns of the franchisor in which discounts or promotions are offered. Prohibit franchisors from limiting or restricting the disclosures. (HB1623 HD1)

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