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State Legislature US Congress

All 53,153 Active 2,085 In committee 29,059 Passed 12,714 Signed 1,934 Failed 183

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 22, 2018

HB 2545: RELATING TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.

Requires the state sustainability coordinator of the office of planning to complete a holistic and comprehensive study and plan for green infrastructure opportunities in the State. Appropriates funds to complete the green infrastructure study and plan. (SD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 229: RELATING TO VECTOR CONTROL.

Appropriates moneys for program costs and 12 permanent full-time equivalent positions in the vector control branch of the Department of Health. (SB229 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 1235: RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to improve the health care services related to cardiac care at Hilo Medical Center. Requires the Auditor to audit contracts over $1,000,000 that the Department of Health or the Department of Human Services entered into with domestic violence nonprofit organizations. (SB1235 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2744: RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE.

Amends false claims to the State statute by automatically increasing penalties to maintain consistency with the federal False Claims Act and to comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. (SB2744 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2756: RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Repeals the statutory cap on the disposition of conveyance taxes dedicated for deposit into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for the financing of affordable rental housing development. (SB2756 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 3034: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires inclusion of 20% affordable housing units in state agencies' development and redevelopment plans along the rail transit corridor. Allows the Office of Planning, in consultation with the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, to make exceptions to the affordable housing requirement. (SB3034 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2278: RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.

Establishes the Teacher Home Assistance Program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to certain qualified teachers who are employed by the Department of Education and commit to teach at hard-to-fill schools and charter schools for no less than five years. (SB2278 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 3089: RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF CONVEYANCE.

Allows counties to enact ordinances to require that a conveyance document, conveyance instrument, or certificate of conveyance include a statement indicating whether the county has determined that the real property described in the document, instrument, or certificate may be used for short-term rentals under the county's zoning or land use ordinances. (SB3089 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · House Mar 22, 2018

HR 219: CONGRATULATING BIANCA YANUARIA FOR RECEIVING THE 2018 COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD.

Resolution adopted in final form.

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2366: RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Standardizes service requirements for all Hawaii Labor Relations Board decisions and orders. Extends the time to hold a hearing on a complaint. Repeals the requirements for audit and Board approval of witness fees. Establishes a Collective Bargaining Dispute Resolution Special Fund. Appropriates funds to hire an attorney and chief clerk for HLRB. (SB2366 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2142: RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.

Amends the Lobbyists Law to eliminate outdated references to criminal violations and requires an individual to demonstrate good cause for noncompliance. Clarifies that the State Ethics Commission may require payment of an administrative fine or restitution pursuant to a settlement agreement. (SB2142 HD1)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 22, 2018

SB 2921: RELATING TO STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.

Specifies that unclaimed funds of $10 or less in the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, upon the expiration of the ten-year time limitation on claiming the funds, shall be transferred to the Libraries Special Fund. Increases the threshold for claims for funds from the Unclaimed Property Fund that are subject to the ten-year expiration period, from $100 to $250. (SB2921 HD1)