Hawaii Legislative Bill Digest 4.12.16

Bills Digest April 12, 2016
Status &
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SSCR
No.
HB No.
3448
3449
Draft
Subject
Endangered Species
Recovery Committee;
University of Hawaii
at Manoa College of
HB 1029 HD1 SD1 Natural Sciences.
Administration of
Justice; Penal Code
and Related
HB 2561 HD1 SD1 Amendments
Bill Description
Page 1 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
Amends the composition of the Endangered Species

Recovery Committee by replacing the University of
Hawaii Environmental Center's Director with the Dean
of the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of
Natural Sciences. (SD1)
HEA/EET
Yamane, Cullen, C.
Lee
Enacts recommendations of the penal code review

committee convened pursuant to HCR155, SD1 (2015).
Effective 3/15/2038. (HD1)
JDL
Rhoads BR
Votes
(No and WR)
JDL: Slom(no)

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No.
HB No.
3450
3451
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 2 of 34
Committee
Replaces the term "promoting prostitution in the first

degree" with the term "sex trafficking," as a class A
felony and establish that prosecution is required to
prove only that the person committing the offense of sex
trafficking acted negligently if the person knowingly
advanced or profited from prostitution of a minor.
Includes the offense of sex trafficking in the department
of the attorney general's statewide witness program.
Includes the offense of sex trafficking in the list of
violent crimes for which victims may be eligible for
criminal injury compensation. Amends chapter 663J,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to civil liability in
specific cases of coercion into prostitution. Amends the
offense of prostitution to establish a violation if the
person who engaged in, or agreed or offered to engage
in, sexual conduct with another person for a fee was a
minor and a class C felony if the person who pays,
agrees to pay, or offers to pay a fee to another to engage
in sexual conduct with another person does so in
reckless disregard of the fact that the other person is a
victim of sex trafficking. Establishes that a minor who
commits prostitution is subject to the jurisdiction of the
family court. Amends the offense of promoting
prostitution in the second degree and the law relating to
the motion to vacate a conviction of certain prostitution
offenses. Includes the offense of sex trafficking in the
list of covered offenses for which property is subject to
forfeiture. Adds the offense of sex trafficking to the list
of crimes for which an order to intercept wire, oral, or
electronic communications is permitted. Amends the
law relating to registration of sex offenders. Makes
conforming amendments to the list of offenses to which
deferred acceptance of guilty plea or nolo contendere
Sex Trafficking;
plea does not apply. (SD1)
HB 1902 HD2 SD1 Prostitution
JDL
Establishes that first degree murder includes the
circumstance where a defendant intentionally or
Penal Code; Murder; knowingly causes the death of a person whom the
First Degree; Victim defendant restrained with intent to hold the person for
as Shield, Hostage, or ransom or reward or use the person as a shield or
HB 1726 SD1
Held for Ransom
hostage. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
JDL
Sponsor
Matsumoto, Belatti,
Evans, Fukumoto
Chang, Har, Ichiyama,
C. Lee, LoPresti,
Lowen, Luke, Mizuno,
Morikawa, Rhoads,
Thielen
Mizuno, Brower,
Keohokalole, LoPresti,
Luke, Saiki, Woodson
Votes
(No and WR)

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SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
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3452
Status &
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3453
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Subject
Bill Description
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Committee
Biosimilar Medicines; Allows for the dispensing of biosimilar medicines under

Interchangeable
specified conditions. Regulates interchangeable
HB 254
HD2 SD1 Biological Products
biological products. (HB254 HD2)
CPH
Beginning January 1, 2017, prohibits the sale of an eliquid container for an electronic smoking device unless
the container is child-resistant and prohibits the sale of
E-liquid; Electronic
an e-liquid container that includes e-liquid containing
Smoking Devices;
nicotine unless the e-liquid packaging is labeled with
Packaging
warning language. Establishes a violation as a penalty.
Requirements;
Includes e-liquid under the definition of "hazardous
Prohibitions;
substance" as used in the Hawaii Poison Prevention
HB 1176 HD2 SD1 Penalties
Packaging Act. (SD1)
CPH/JDL
Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to allow for service
by publication or by any other manner that is reasonably
calculated to give the party actual notice of proceedings
and an opportunity to be heard when respondents
cannot be located or personally served. (SD1)
JDL
3456
Service of Process;
Notice; Paternity
HB 2281 SD1
Cases
Commission on Water
Resource
Management;
Director of Health
HB 2033 HD1 SD1 Designee
Income Tax; Internal
HB 2218 HD1 SD1 Revenue Code
3457
Non-General Funds;
Repeal; Transfer of
HB 2465 HD1 SD1 Balances
Allows the Director of Health to appoint a designee to

serve as an ex officio voting member on the
Commission on Water Resource Management. (SD1) WLA
Amends or repeals Hawaii Income Tax laws to delete
obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (SD1)
WAM
Repeals and transfers the unencumbered balances of or
amends various non-general funds and accounts
recommended by the Auditor in Auditor's Report no. 1519. (SD1)
WAM
Tax Credits; Tax

Exemptions;
HB 1527 HD1 SD1 Evaluation
Requires the Department of Taxation to evaluate and

recommend the repeal of certain tax credits and tax
exemptions and report to the Legislature before the
regular session of 2018. Beginning July 1, 2018, and
every five years thereafter, requires the Department of
Taxation to evaluate new tax credits and exemptions.
Makes an appropriation. Effective July 1, 2030. (SD1) WAM
3454
3455
3458
Sponsor
Evans, McKelvey
Yamashita
Souki BR
Yamane
Luke
Luke
Choy
Votes
(No and WR)

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SSCR
No.
HB No.
3459
3460
3461
Status &
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3462
Status &
Testimony
3463
HB 2415
Draft
SD1
Page 4 of 34
Subject
Bill Description
Non-general Funds;
Repeal; Reclassify;
Transfer of Balances
Repeals the Kapolei recreational sports complex special

fund, reclassifies the prepaid airport use charge fund to
a trust fund, and abolishes the photo enforcement
revolving fund. Transfers the remaining unencumbered
balances to the general fund. (SD1)
WAM
Jordan, Luke,
Nishimoto, Yamashita
Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to

establish trust accounts to provide matching funds for
tenants who rent dwelling units. Specifies tenancy
termination requirements. Authorizes GO bonds.
Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Luke, Nishimoto
Public Housing;
Rentals; GO Bonds;
HB 2638 HD1 SD1 Appropriations
Committee
WAM
Motor Vehicle
Insurance;
Transportation
Network Companies;
Transportation
Network Company
Establishes motor vehicle insurance requirements for
transportation network companies and transportation
Drivers; Insurance
network company drivers. (SD1)
HB 260
CPH
HD1 SD1 Requirements
Amends nuisance abatement laws to authorize civil
suits to abate violations of trespass and other offenses
that involve the unlawful occupation of real property,
including an order of abatement permanently
Nuisance Abatement; prohibiting the perpetrators from residing in or entering
Offenses of Intrusion; into the subject real property. Takes effect on 1/7/2059.
(SD1)
HB 1561 SD1
Criminal Trespass
JDL
Establishes the offense of theft of urn as a class C
felony. Requires scrap dealers to follow the same
Urn; Theft; Penal
requirements regarding a written statement for the
Code; Class C Felony; purchase of an urn as they do for the purchase of copper
Scrap Dealers;
or a beer keg. Includes the intentional desecration of a
Statement;
columbarium or an urn under the offense of desecration.
HB 1578 HD2 SD1 Desecration
(SD1)
JDL
Sponsor
McKelvey
San Buenaventura,
Choy, Keohokalole,
LoPresti, Say,
Takayama
Takumi, Kong,
Takayama
Votes
(No and WR)

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SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
3464
Money Transmitters;
Change in Control;
Division of Financial
Institutions; Criminal
HB 2319 HD1 SD1 History Record Check
3465
Mortgage Rescue
Fraud Prevention Act;
Mortgage Rescue
Fraud; Mortgage
Assistance Relief
Services; Distressed
HB 2326 HD1 SD1 Property Owners
3466
Physician Discipline;
Conditions; Hawaii
Medical Board;
HB 2335 HD1 SD1 Reciprocal Discipline
3467
Public Lands;
Acceptance of
Dedicated Real
HB 2604 HD1 SD1 Property; Kakaako
Uniform Aeronautics
Act; Wildlife
HD2 SD1 Removal
3468
HB 799
3469
Department of Health;
Red Hill Fuel Storage
Facility;
HB 2165 HD2 SD1 Appropriation
Bill Description
Page 5 of 34
Committee
Amends requirements under the money transmitters law

for money transmitter licensee change in control
applications, including requiring a criminal history
record check on persons who will assume control of the
licensee. Updates a reference to federal Regulation E.
(SD1)
CPH, JDL
Makes numerous amendments to Hawaii's mortgage

rescue fraud prevention act, chapter 480E, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, for consistency with the federal
Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule. (SD1)
Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board to impose the
same disciplinary action against a licensee as was taken
by another state or federal agency. Establishes
conditions for the disciplinary action. Prohibits the
licensee from practicing until a final order of discipline
is issued if the licensee has been prohibited from
practicing in another state. (SD1)
Clarifies that acceptance by the Territorial Legislature
or the Legislature of a dedication of land in the
Kakaako Community Development District by a private
owner is sufficient to convey title to the State. Takes
effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Clarifies the authority of the State, its employees and its
independent contractors to kill or attempt to kill
wildlife by aerial means in furtherance of official State
duties. (SD1)
Makes appropriations to the Department of Health to
hire employees and consultants and to monitor the Navy
and Defense Logistic's Agency's compliance with the
Administrative Order on Consent to evaluate and
remediate environmental damage from fuel leaks at the
Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility. Takes effect 7/1/2050.
(SD1)
Sponsor
Souki BR
CPH, JDL
Souki BR
CPH, JDL
Souki BR
WLA, JDL
Saiki
WLA, JDL
Ito
CPH/PSM/EET, Johanson, Belatti,

WAM
Ichiyama, C. Lee
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
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SSCR
No.
HB No.
3470
3471
Status &
Testimony
3472
Status &
Testimony
3473
Draft
Subject
ERS; Retirement
Incentive for
Members Separated
HB 2606 HD2 SD1 From Service
Film; Digital Media

HB 2088 HD1 SD1 Industry; Tax Credit
Department of
Business, Economic
Development, and
Tourism; Branding;
Made in Hawaii;
Appropriation; State
Building Code
HB 2051 HD1 SD1 Council
Page 6 of 34
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Establishes a retirement benefit incentive for public

employees, otherwise eligible to retire, whose positions
are subject to layoff due to the consolidation or
abolition of functions, or the privatization of the
functions of the positions. Effective January 7, 2059.
Sunsets on July 1, 2018. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Souki, Nakashima
JDL: Slom(no)
Extends the sunset date of the Motion Picture, Digital

Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit until
January 1, 2024. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD1)
C. Lee, Cullen,
Lowen, Yamane
Bill Description
Committee
EET, WAM
Appropriates funds to the department of business,

economic development, and tourism to work with the
department of agriculture to promote the department of
agriculture's existing made in Hawaii brand program.
Takes effect 2/19/2022. (SD1)
EET, WAM
Kawakami, Aquino,
Cullen, Morikawa,
Takayama, Tokioka,
Yamane, Yamashita
Appropriates an unspecified sum to the state building

code council. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
Yamane, Aquino,
Cullen
GVO, WAM

Status &
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Status &
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SSCR
No.
HB No.
3474
Status &
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3475
Status &
Testimony
3476
Draft
Subject
Public Schools;
Emergency
Appropriation; GO
HB 2569 HD2 SD1 Bonds; General Funds
Bill Description
Page 7 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
Provides for air conditioning, heat abatement, and

related energy efficiency measures at public schools by
appropriating general funds and general obligation bond EDU/TRE,
funds to the DOE for these projects. (SD1)
WAM
C. Lee, Aquino,
Belatti, Brower,
Cachola, Choy,
Creagan, Cullen,
DeCoite, Evans,
Fukumoto Chang, Har,
Hashem, Ichiyama,
Ing, Ito, Johanson,
Jordan, Kawakami,
Keohokalole,
Kobayashi, LoPresti,
Lowen, Luke,
Matsumoto,
McKelvey, Mizuno,
Morikawa,
Nakashima,
Nishimoto, Ohno,
Oshiro, Pouha,
Rhoads, Saiki, San
Buenaventura, Say,
Souki, Takayama,
Takumi, Thielen,
Tokioka, Tsuji,
Woodson, Yamane
Clarifies that funds for bonuses required by statute or

collective bargaining shall not be paid out of a charter
school's facilities funding or per-pupil funds. Requires,
beginning with fiscal year 2017-2018, that such bonuses
be separate line items in the budget. Appropriates
funds for teacher bonuses for hard-to-fill placement
incentives and National Board certified teacher
EDU,
incentives for charter school teachers. (SD1)
WAM/JDL
Ohno, Aquino,
Ichiyama, Ing, Kong,
Matsumoto
Charter Schools;
Teacher Incentives;
Teacher Bonuses;
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds; Dam
and Reservoir
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue
Owners; Mary N.
bonds to provide financing to assist the Mary N. Lucas
HB 2680 HD2 SD1 Lucas Estate
Estate with the Kaloko reservoir. (SD1)
WLA, WAM
Yamane, Kawakami,
Morikawa
Votes
(No and WR)

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Status &
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Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3477
Subject
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds; Dam
and Reservoir
Owners; Wailuku
HB 2681 HD2 SD1 Reservoir No. 6
3478
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial

Relations to contract with an actuarial firm that has
Closed Claims Study; experience conducting workers' compensation closed
Department of Labor claims studies in the United States to perform a study of
and Industrial
closed claims in the State's workers' compensation
Relations;
system. Appropriates funds and requires matching
funds. Effective July 1, 2091. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Nakashima, Brower,
Ichiyama,
Keohokalole, C. Lee,
Luke, Saiki, Souki
Beginning with the primary election in 2018, requires

the office of elections to implement election by mail in
a county with a population of fewer than 100,000 and
beginning with the 2020 primary election, implement
election by mail in each of the other counties for all
elections. Establishes an elections by mail system,
including requirements for ballots, replacement ballots,
deficient return of ballots, ballot counting, voter service
centers, places of deposit, and election expenses and
responsibilities. Establishes procedures for postponed
elections. Makes conforming amendments to provide
for an elections by mail system. Allows permanent
absentee voters to request that their ballots be
temporarily forwarded to another address in or outside
of the State for a single election or a primary or special
primary election and the election immediately following
it. Allows for the electronic transmission of mail-in
Elections; Voting;
ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and
Elections by Mail;
administration of the elections by mail program.
Absentee Voting;
Postponed Elections Requires the office of elections to submit annual reports
and Election Results; to the legislature from 2017 to 2023 regarding
implementing the elections by mail program. Effective
Election Expenses;
7/1/2076. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Renewable Energy
Repeals chapter 201N, HRS, relating to the REFSP.
Facility Siting
Deposits proceeds in the renewable energy facility
HB 2416
Process; Repeal
siting special fund into the general fund.
TRE, WAM
Souki BR
Jordan, Yamashita,
Cullen, Luke,
Nishimoto
Status &
Testimony
3479
Status &
Testimony
3480
Draft
Page 8 of 34
Bill Description
Committee
Sponsor

bonds to provide financing to assist Spencer Homes,
Inc., with Wailuku Reservoir No. 6. (SD1)
WLA, WAM
Yamane
Votes
(No and WR)
JDL: Slom(no);
WAM: Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
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Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3481
Draft
HB 2363 HD1
Status &
Testimony
3482
HB 2264 HD1
Status &
Testimony
3483
HB 2204 HD1
Status &
Testimony
3486
HB 2090 HD2
Subject
Bill Description
Page 9 of 34
Committee
Excludes employers under certain circumstances from

providing Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI)
coverage for themselves if they perform services for
their own corporation, limited liability company (LLC),
limited liability partnership (LLP), partnership, or sole
proprietorship. Allows the Director of Labor and
Industrial Relations to receive electronic reports of
injuries and other workers' compensation required
reports. Increases the penalties for not having TDI
coverage, for failure to make correct or timely benefit
payments, for terminating such benefits, for failure to
Temporary Disability file medical reports, for employer's failure to provide
Insurance Exclusions; copies of requested medical reports, for not having
Workers'
Workers' Compensation coverage, and for the deduction
Compensation
of premium payment from employee wages. Takes
effect on 7/1/2112. (SD1)
JDL/CPH, WAM
SD1 Penalties
High Technology
Development
Corporation;
Makes an appropriation to the High Technology
Internship Grants;
Development Corporation for the provision of
Local Workforce
technology internship grants and development of
programs to support the local talent pipeline for the
Development;
technology industry. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
EET, JDL/WAM
SD1 Appropriation
Department of
Education; Teachers; Repeals annual increment and longevity step salary
Educational Officers; increases for department of education teachers and
Salary Increases;
educational officers and clarifies that such increases
Longevity Step
shall be determined through collective bargaining.
EDU,
(SD1)
JDL/WAM
SD1 Increases
Fee Time Share
Streamlines the operations of the Office of the Assistant
Interests; Land Court; Registrar of the Land Court by removing the
Bureau of
requirement that the Assistant Registrar certify
Conveyances;
uncertified certificates of title for fee time share
SD2 Deregistration
interests. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD2)
CPH, JDL
Sponsor
Souki BR
Kawakami, Aquino,
Morikawa, Tokioka,
Yamane, Yamashita
Takumi, Ohno
Yamane
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3487
Status &
Testimony
3488
Draft
Subject
Criminal History
Record Checks;
Police; Permits to
Acquire Firearms;
Firearm Registration;
HB 2629 HD2 SD2 Rap Back System
Bill Description
Page 10 of 34
Committee
Authorizes county police departments to enroll firearms

permit applicants and individuals who are registering
their firearms into a criminal record monitoring service
used to alert police when an owner of a firearm is
arrested for a criminal offense anywhere in the country.
(SD2)
PSM, JDL
Requires firearms owners who have been disqualified
from owning a firearm and ammunition due to a
diagnosis of significant behavioral, emotional, or
mental disorder or for treatment for organic brain
syndromes, or due to emergency or involuntary
hospitalization, to immediately surrender their firearms
and ammunition to the Chief of Police. Requires the
chief of police to seize firearms and ammunition if a
Firearms
disqualified individual fails to surrender the firearms
Disqualification;
and ammunition and the person receives notice of
HB 2632 HD2 SD2 Mental Illness; Police disqualification. (SD2)
PSM, JDL
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Takayama
PSM: Slom(no); JDL:

Gabbard(no), Slom(no)
Takayama BR
PSM: Slom(no); JDL:

Gabbard(wr), Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3489
Status &
Testimony
3490
Status &
Testimony
3491
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 11 of 34
Committee
Establishes preauthorization standards for all health

insurers in the State, including health benefits plans
under chapter 87A, HRS. Requires preauthorization
requests for medical treatment or service to be
consistent with known, published, and current evidencebased appropriate-use criteria or guidelines for the
appropriate specialty or subspecialty for which the
preauthorization is requested. Specifies requirements
for insurers that require preauthorization. Specifies that
preauthorization is not required for delivery of
emergency medical services. Requires decisions on
preauthorization requests to be made in accordance with
nationally-accepted evidence-based appropriate-use
criteria or guidelines and made available to health care
providers within a health insurer's network. Requires
that licensed health care providers be defended and
indemnified by an insurer for civil liability for injury to
a patient that was caused by the insurer's undue delay in
preauthorization. Establishes that an insurer that fails
to meet the standards is civilly liable for any injury that
occurs to a patient due to undue delay in receipt of
medical treatment or services. Specifies that an insurer
Preauthorization;
is not prohibited from implementing preauthorization or
Health Insurance;
otherwise meeting established requirements for
Health Insurers;
preauthorization, as required under existing state or
Standards;
federal programs. Requires the insurance commissioner
Establishment;
Medical Treatment or to submit a report to the legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2019.
Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
HB 2740 HD1 SD2 Service; Guidelines
CPH, JDL
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Cachola, Evans, Luke,

Mizuno, Saiki, Souki
Firearms Possession; Specifies that harassment by stalking and sexual assault

Misdemeanor
are among the offenses that disqualify a person from
Stalking and Sexual owning, possessing, or controlling any firearm or
HB 625 HD1 SD1 Assault
ammunition. (SD1)
PSM, JDL
C. Lee
Board of Land and
Natural Resources;
Revises statutory provisions relating to the regulation of
Mineral Resources;
geothermal and mineral resources under chapters 171
Geothermal
and 182, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide clarity
HB 1170 HD2 SD2 Resources
and consistency. (SD2)
TRE/WLA, JDL Yamane
PSM: Slom(no); JDL:

Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3492
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Draft
Page 12 of 34
Subject
Ethics Code;
Exemption;
Extracurricular
HB 1713 HD2 SD2 Service
Bill Description
Exempts extracurricular service of employees from the
state ethics code if certain conditions are met. Defines
detached remuneration and extracurricular service.
(SD2)
Committee
Sponsor
EDU, JDL
Takumi
3493
Workers'
Compensation;
Treatment Plans;
Submission;
HB 2017 HD1 SD2 Requirements
Allows physicians to submit workers' compensation

treatment plans to employers by mail or facsimile.
Beginning January 1, 2021, requires employers to allow
physicians to submit workers' compensation treatment
plans to employers by mail or facsimile. Specifies
requirements for receipt and acceptance of treatment
plans. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
CPH, JDL
3494
Income Tax Credit;

Low-Income
HB 2166 HD1 SD2 Household Renters
Expands the low income-household renters' income tax

credit based on adjusted gross income and filing status.
Effective 7/1/2030. Applies to taxable years beginning
after 12/31/2016. (SD2)
HOU, WAM
Nakashima,
Keohokalole
Johanson, Belatti,
Brower, Cachola,
Cullen, Fukumoto
Chang, Hashem, Ing,
C. Lee, Lowen, Luke,
Matsumoto,
Morikawa,
Nakashima,
Nishimoto, Ohno,
Rhoads, Saiki,
Woodson
3495
Dwelling Unit
Revolving Fund;
Regional State
Infrastructure
Improvement
HB 2305 HD1 SD1 Subaccounts
Authorizes the creation of Regional State Infrastructure

Improvement Subaccounts within the Dwelling Unit
Revolving Fund and the use of the Dwelling Unit
Revolving Fund to provide loans and grants to finance
regional state infrastructure improvements in areas of
planned growth. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)
HOU, WAM
Souki BR
Votes
(No and WR)
CPH: Ihara(wr),
Ruderman(wr)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3496
Subject
Services and
Programs for the
Elderly; Kupuna
Care; Aging and
Disability Resource
Centers; Long-Term
Care Ombudsman
Program; Fall
Prevention; Healthy
Aging Partnership;
Alzheimer's Disease;
Dementia;
Status &
Testimony
3497
Oral Health; Dental

Benefits; Medicaid
and QUEST
Integration Enrollees;
Status &
Testimony
3498
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3499
Draft
Bill Description
Page 13 of 34
Committee
Appropriates funds for the Kupuna Care Program,

Aging and Disability Resource Center, Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program; fall prevention and early
detection services for the elderly, the Healthy Aging
Partnership Program, an Alzheimer's disease and
related dementia services coordinator position, and an
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public
awareness program. Requires the Executive Office on
Aging to develop an evaluation system for county aging
and disability resource centers. Effective 7/1/2070.
HMS/CPH,
(SD2)
WAM
Appropriates funds to the department of human services

to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid and
QUEST integration enrollees. Effective 7/1/2112.
HMS/CPH,
(SD1)
WAM
Appropriates moneys for FY 2016-2017 for a 24-hour, 7Emergency Medical days-a-week, rapid response emergency medical
Services; County of
services unit for the County of Kauai. Effective
CPH/PSM,
WAM
HB 1874 HD1 SD1 Kauai; Appropriation 7/1/2075. (SD1)
Mental Health;
Assisted Community
HB 2559 HD1 SD2 Treatment
Repeals the authority of a law enforcement officer to

take into custody and transport a person subject to an
assisted community treatment order to any designated
mental health program. Requires a court order stating
probable cause to believe a person is mentally ill or
suffering from substance abuse, is imminently
dangerous to self or others and in need of care or
treatment, or both, to also direct the person to be taken
into custody and, if subject to an assisted community
treatment, transported to any designated mental health
program. Extends the maximum duration of assisted
community treatment that may be ordered by the court
to one year. Amends the circumstances under which a
subject of an assisted community treatment order may
be physically forced to take medication. Takes effect
7/1/2050. (SD2)
Sponsor
Takayama, Cachola,
Choy, Creagan,
DeCoite, Evans, Har,
Ichiyama, Jordan,
Kawakami,
Lowen, Mizuno,
Morikawa, Nishimoto,
Ohno, Oshiro, Say,
Thielen, Tokioka,
Woodson
Morikawa, Creagan,
Evans, Ing, Johanson,
Kawakami, Kobayashi,
Lowen, Mizuno, Saiki,
Takumi
Kawakami
CPH, WAM/JDL Rhoads, Brower, Saiki
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3500
Draft
Subject
Chiropractic Care;
HB 1599 HD1 SD2 QUEST; Medicaid
Status &
Testimony
3501
HB 1943 HD1 SD1
Status &
Testimony
3502
HB 2389 HD1 SD1
Status &
Testimony
3503
HB 801
HD1 SD2
Long-term Care
Facilities; Cost
Increase; Inflationary
Adjustment;
Appropriation
Federal
Reimbursement
Maximization Special
Fund
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds;
SunStrong LLC;
Renewable Energy
Developer
Government
Operations;
Efficiency;
Appropriation
Page 14 of 34
Bill Description
Committee
Requires QUEST and Medicaid coverage for
chiropractic care, limited to 24 visits per calendar year,
upon approval of a state medicaid plan amendment to
that effect. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect on
CPH/HMS,
7/1/2050. (SD2)
WAM
Provides an inflationary adjustment to the methodology

used to reimburse facilities for the long-term care of
medicaid recipients for fiscal year 2016-2017. Makes
an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Allows use of the Federal Reimbursement
Maximization Special Fund to recruit and maintain
corrections workforce. Effective 7/1/2030. (HB2389
SD1)
bonds to SunStrong LLC, a renewable energy
developer, for the provision of electric energy and
installation of renewable energy projects in Hawaii.
(SD2)
Belatti, Creagan,
Kobayashi, Mizuno,
Morikawa
PSM, WAM
Souki BR
TRE, WAM
Ito
Nakashima, Brower,
C. Lee, Lowen, Luke,
Morikawa, Saiki,
Woodson
Nakashima, Brower,
Johanson,
Keohokalole, Luke,
Nishimoto
Yamashita, Choy,
Cullen, Har, Hashem,
Ichiyama, Ito,
Kawakami,
Luke, Nakashima,
Nishimoto, Onishi,
Oshiro, Takayama,
Tokioka, Tsuji,
Woodson, Yamane
3504
Status &
Testimony
3505
Establishes a Lean Government Advisory Board to

make recommendations for improving state government
efficiency. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
HB 2007 HD2 SD1
GVO, WAM
Establishes guidelines for the management of capital
improvement projects. Requires DAGS to submit a
Capital Improvement status report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2030.
HB 2018 HD1 SD1 Projects; Management (SD1)
GVO, WAM
3506
Requires the State Procurement Office, in conjunction

with the Department of Accounting and General
Services, to conduct an analysis and review of the
Procurement Code;
Hawaii Public Procurement Code, specifically with
Construction; Federal regard to the awarding of construction contracts.
Requirements;
Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds for the
HB 2544 HD2 SD1 Analysis
analysis and review. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
GVO, WAM
Votes
(No and WR)
Nishimoto
HMS/CPH,
WAM
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Sponsor
CPH: Slom(no)
WAM: Taniguchi(wr)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3507
Status &
Testimony
3508
Status &
Testimony
3509
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3510
3511
3512
Draft
Subject
Sports and
Entertainment
Authority;
Bill Description
Page 15 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
Establishes the Sports and Entertainment Authority to

coordinate and develop the entertainment and sports
industry in the State, including attracting local,
national, and international events, for the benefit of
professional, amateur, and youth athletes. Makes an
appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
EET/TSI, WAM Nishimoto

C. Lee, Belatti,
Red Hill Bulk Fuel
Fukumoto Chang, Ito,
Storage Facility; Fuel
Johanson, LoPresti,
Tank Advisory
Creates a permanent fuel tank advisory committee to
Lowen, Pouha, Saiki,
Committee; Monitor study, monitor, and address fuel tank leak issues.
EET/CPH,
Say, Takayama,
HB 2646 HD2 SD2 Wells
Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD2) WAM
Takumi
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds;
Saiki, Keohokalole,
Goodwill Industries of bonds for projects of Goodwill Industries of Hawaii,
LoPresti, San
HB 2093 HD1 SD2 Hawaii
Inc., and its affiliates. (SD2)
EET, WAM
Buenaventura
HTDC; HI-impact
Loan Program;
Hawaii CommunityBased Economic
Development
Technical and
Financial Assistance
Program;
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds;
TruTag Technologies,
HB 2669 HD1 SD1 Inc.
Votes
(No and WR)
EET: Ihara(no), KeithAgaran(wr), L.
Thielen(no),
Ruderman(no),
Slom(wr); WAM: Dela
Cruz(wr),
Harimoto(no),
Riviere(wr), Slom(no)
Establishes the impact loan fund for Hawaii (HI-impact

loan program) in the High Technology Development
Corporation to support dual-use technology small
businesses. Establishes the HI-impact special fund.
Appropriates funds. (SD2)
EET, WAM
Luke, Creagan, Evans,

Fukumoto Chang,
Ichiyama, Ing,
Kawakami, Kong,
Matsumoto,
McDermott, Mizuno,
Nakashima, Ohno,
Pouha, Yamashita
WAM: Slom(no)
Amends the eligible uses of community-based economic

development grants to include technical assistance.
Amends grant eligibility criteria. Reduces the size of
community-based economic development advisory
council. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050.
(SD1)
EET, WAM
Souki BR

bonds for TruTag Technologies, Inc. (SD1)
Kawakami, Aquino,
Cullen, Morikawa,
Tokioka
EET, WAM
EET: KeithAgaran(wr)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 16 of 34
Committee
3513
Reclaimed Water;
State Facilities;
HB 1749 HD1 SD2 Hawaii Water Plan
3514
Water Conservation
System; Rebate
Program;
Amends the goals of the Hawaii water plan to include

increased utilization of reclaimed water in all state
WLA/GVO,
facilities, where feasible. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
WAM
Creates a water conservation rebate program for newly
constructed water conservation systems under the
commission on water resource management. Makes an
appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. Repealed on
unspecified date. (SD2)
WLA, WAM
Food Safety Loans;

Maui County
Revolving Loan
Program;
Amends the Molokai diversified agricultural revolving

loan program established by Act 387, SLH 1988, to
provide cost reimbursements to Molokai farmers and
ranchers to reimburse costs of mandated food safety
compliance audits and other related costs. Appropriates
funds to the Maui Office of Economic Development to
review and approve applications for the loan program.
WLA, WAM
3515
3516
Status &
Testimony
3517
Status &
Testimony
3518
Department of Land
and Natural
Resources; Water
Security Advisory
Group; Appropriation
HB 2040 SD1
Appropriation;
International Union
for Conservation of
Nature World
Conservation
HB 2037 HD1 SD2 Congress
Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Department

of Land and Natural Resources that enables publicprivate partnerships to provide funds for projects that
increase water security. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
WLA, WAM
Appropriates moneys to the DLNR to host the

International Union for Conservation of Nature World
Conservation Congress meeting at the Hawaii
Convention Center on September 1-10, 2016. Requires
matching private funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
WLA/TSI, WAM
Establishes an automatic ninety day extension of the
Conservation District; conservation district permit decision deadline beyond
Permits; Automatic
the time necessary to complete an environmental impact
Extension of Decision statement or contested case hearing, if required.
WLA/EET,
HB 2036 HD1 SD2 Deadline
WAM
Sponsor
Cullen, Evans, Ing,
Lowen, Luke,
Nishimoto, Pouha,
Yamane
Yamane, Creagan,
Cullen, Ito,
Kawakami, C. Lee,
Morikawa, Tokioka,
Tsuji
Votes
(No and WR)
DeCoite, Brower, Ing,

Ito, Keohokalole,
Onishi, Pouha, Souki,
Tsuji, Woodson
Yamane, Aquino,
Belatti, Creagan,
Cullen, DeCoite,
Evans, C. Lee,
Morikawa, Souki,
Tokioka, Tsuji,
Yamashita
Yamane, Creagan,
Cullen, Keohokalole,
LoPresti, Tsuji
Yamane, Cullen,
Evans, C. Lee, Tsuji
TSI: Slom(no); WAM:

Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 17 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
WLA, WAM
Onishi, Choy, Evans,

Ichiyama, Ito,
Kawakami, Lowen,
Nakashima,
Nishimoto, Saiki, Say,
Tokioka, Tsuji,
Yamane
3519
Department of Land
and Natural
Resources; Hunting;
Game Management
Advisory
Commission; Report;
Establishes the Game Management Advisory

Commission to serve in an advisory capacity to the
Board of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates
funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
3520
Board of Land and

Natural Resources;
Honokohau Small
Boat Harbor;
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to

transfer the operation, administration, management, and
maintenance of Honokohau small boat harbor to a
public-private partnership, a private organization, or the
County of Hawaii. Appropriates funds for repairs and
maintenance of the harbor. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) WLA, WAM
Lowen
Requires DOA to establish or participate in privatepublic partnerships to enhance the biosecurity program
and quarantine inspection process. Requires the
department of agriculture to establish parameters and
construction requirements for biosecurity facilities.
Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Tsuji, Cachola,
DeCoite, Evans, Ito,
Kobayashi, Mizuno,
Nakashima, Onishi
3521
3522
Department of
Agriculture;
Biosecurity Program;
Private-Public
Partnerships;
Qualified Feed
Developer Grants;
Livestock
Revitalization
Program; Local Feed
Source Survey;
WLA/EET,
WAM
Establishes within the Livestock Revitalization Program

a grant program for qualified feed developers.
Appropriates funds for the Feed Developer Grant
Program, reimbursements to qualified producers for
feed costs, and a survey of local feed ingredient sources.
WLA, WAM
Tsuji
Votes
(No and WR)
Page 18 of 34
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3523
Bill Description
Committee
Requires all chief procurement officers to assist and
cooperate with any compliance review by the state
procurement administrator. Clarifies that the
administrator has the authority to perform periodic
compliance reviews of the procurement practices and
procedures of all governmental bodies, in collaboration
with the state procurement policy board. Establishes a
fair and reasonable pricing policy for all contract
Procurement; Fair and actions. Clarifies that contractors are required to
Reasonable Pricing
submit and certify cost or pricing data for certain
Policy; Administrator; change orders and contract modifications, even if the
State Procurement
original contract award did not require cost and pricing
HB 2060 HD1 SD2 Board; Review
data. (SD2)
GVO, WAM
3524
Aha Moku Advisory

Committee;
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3525
Draft
Subject
Appropriates funds for the administration, operation,

and community outreach expenses of the aha moku
advisory committee. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Johanson, C. Lee,
Luke, Nishimoto, Saiki
Ing, Evans,
Keohokalole, Lowen,
Pouha, Ward
Luke, Choy, Creagan,
Cullen, Fukumoto
Chang, Hashem,
Ichiyama, Ito,
Johanson, Jordan,
Keohokalole,
Kobayashi, Kong,
Taxation; Transient
LoPresti, Lowen,
Accommodations
Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as
Nishimoto, Onishi,
Brokers; Tax
tax collection agents to collect and remit general excise
Pouha, Rhoads, San
Collection Agents;
and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of
Buenaventura,
General Excise Tax; operators and plan managers using their services.
Takayama, Tsuji,
Transient
Ensures that the subject property is in compliance with
HB 1850 HD1 SD2 Accommodations Tax applicable land use laws. (SD2)
TSI/CPH, WAM Woodson
HWN/WLA,
WAM
WAM: Chun
Oakland(no),
Riviere(no)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3526
Status &
Testimony
3527
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Allows a permanent absentee voter to temporarily
receive a ballot at an alternate address for elections
within an election cycle. Clarifies that certain
conditions that normally lead to a termination of
permanent absentee voter status do not apply if the
voter resides in an absentee ballot only area. Replaces
references to facsimile ballots with references to
electronically transmitted ballots. Allows a voter to
receive an absentee ballot by electronic transmission if
Office of Elections
the voter requires such a ballot within five days of an
Package; Absentee
election, or the voter would otherwise not be able to
Ballots; Electronic
return a properly issued ballot by the close of polls.
HB 1654 HD1 SD2 Transmission
(SD2)
Appropriates general revenue for one full-time
Appropriation; DLIR; equivalent position as grant administrative support
Office of Community personnel in the office of community services for fiscal
HB 1752 HD1 SD1 Services
year 2016-2017. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD1)
Page 19 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
JDL, WAM
Souki BR
JDL, WAM
Cullen, Luke
Status &
Testimony
3528
Status &
Testimony
3529
Technology in
Schools; Digital
Format;
Department of
Education; Pupil
Punishment; Physical
Restraints;
3530
State Public Charter

School Commission;
New Charter Schools; Appropriates moneys for start-up grants for newly
Start-Up Grants;
approved, pre-opening public charter schools. Effective
7/1/2050. (SD1)
EDU, WAM
Status &
Testimony
Defines curricular materials to include both printed and

digital material. Clarifies that moneys for curricular
materials can be used for digital formats. Appropriates
EDU, WAM
Appropriates funds to provide training and track data on
public school pupil punishment and use of restraints
restrictions established by Act 206, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2014. Requires report. Appropriates funds.
EDU, WAM
Ohno, Brower, Evans,

Ing, Ito, Jordan,
Luke, Mizuno,
Morikawa, Oshiro,
Takayama, Takumi,
Tokioka, Yamane
Takumi, Ohno
Takumi, LoPresti
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3531
3532
3533
3534
3535
Draft
Subject
Charter Schools;
HB 2205 HD1 SD2 Rules; Fees
Page 20 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
Establishes requirements for public charter school

board meetings. Clarifies that revocation and renewal
proceedings shall not be subject to chapter 91, Hawaii
Revised Statutes. Authorizes charter schools to assess
fees and charges for co-curricular activities. (SD2)
EDU, WAM
Takumi, Ohno
Ohno, Evans, Ito,
Jordan, Keohokalole,
Kobayashi, C. Lee,
Luke, Mizuno,
Morikawa, Oshiro,
Say, Takumi, Tokioka,
Yamane
WAM: Slom(no)
Executive Office on
Early Learning; Early Makes appropriations to the Executive Office on Early
Learning Advisory
Learning for staffing and travel. Effective 7/1/2050.
HB 2266 HD2 SD1 Board; Appropriations (SD1)
EDU, WAM
Beginning on July 1, 2018, enables the board of
psychology to accept applications for prescriptive
Psychologists;
authority privilege and grant prescriptive authority to
Prescribing
prescribing psychologists who meet specific education,
Psychologists;
training, and registration requirements. Requires the
Prescriptive Authority board of psychology to submit a report to the legislature
Privilege; Board of
prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.
HB 1072 HD1 SD2 Psychology
CPH/JDL, WAM Souki, Nakashima
Nursing; Licensure;
Registration;
Renewal; Criminal
History Record
Checks; Board of
HB 1756 HD3 SD2 Nursing
HB 52
Selective Service
Registration
Awareness and
Compliance Act; State
Financial Assistance;
HD1 SD2 Eligibility
Votes
(No and WR)
Bill Description
Requires the submittal of electronic fingerprints for the

purpose of criminal history record checks from: nurse
licensure applicants beginning with the July 1, 2017,
licensing biennium; and nurse licensure renewal
applicants beginning with the July 1, 2019, licensing
biennium. Authorizes the board of nursing to conduct
investigations of applicants for licensure, renewal, and
reactivation; request criminal history records of
qualified applicants beginning on July 1, 2017; and
request criminal history records, no later than July 1,
2023, of persons who were issued licenses prior to July
Belatti, McKelvey,
1, 2017. Effective 7/01/2050. (SD2)
CPH, WAM/JDL Mizuno
Requires compliance with the Military Selective

Service Act to qualify for state financial assistance for
post-secondary education. Provides exceptions. Takes PSM/HEA,
JDL/WAM
Ito
CPH: Kidani(wr),
Nishihara(wr),
Slom(no); JDL:
Slom(no); WAM:
Inouye(wr), Slom(no),
Wakai(wr)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Hawaii Public
Housing Authority;
HD2 SD2 Trespass
3536
HB 767
3537
Erin's Law Task

Force; Education;
Sexual Abuse; Sex
Trafficking;
Prevention;
3538
Status &
Testimony
3539
Status &
Testimony
3540
Status &
Testimony
3541
Wage Standards
Division; Positions;
Appropriation;
Judiciary; Legal
HB 2121 HD3 SD2 Services
Appropriations;
Claims Against the
HB 2279 HD2 SD2 State
Bill Description
Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public
Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the
public and amends criminal trespass in the second
degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized
entry or a violation of a written prohibition to enter into
the subject housing projects. Clarifies requirements for
signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. Effective
7/1/2050. (SD2)
Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task
Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for
educating public school students about sexual abuse
and sex trafficking prevention, and report
recommendations for the establishment of a program to
educate public school children on sexual abuse
prevention through age appropriate curricula. Effective
July 1, 2060. (SD2)
Page 21 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
HOU,
JDL/WAM
Hashem
EDU,
JDL/WAM
Mizuno, LoPresti,
Morikawa, Say,
Takumi
Appropriates funds for five additional labor law

enforcement specialist positions in the department of
labor and industrial relations to protect Hawaii
employees' wages and enforce Hawaii's labor laws,
including wage and hour laws on public works
construction projects. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
JDL, WAM
Appropriates moneys from the general fund for civil
legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to
be purchased by the Judiciary. Takes effect on
1/7/2059. (SD2)
JDL, WAM
Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its

officers, and its employees. (SD2)
Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for
collective bargaining cost items for Unit (11) and their
excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary
Appropriations for
adjustments negotiated between the State and the
Collective Bargaining bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium
HB 2308 HD1 SD1 Cost Items
20152017. (SD1)
Votes
(No and WR)
Nakashima BR,
Fukumoto Chang,
Hashem, Ichiyama,
Johanson, Kawakami,
Luke, McKelvey,
Ohno, Pouha, Rhoads,
Saiki, Woodson
Souki, Rhoads
JDL, WAM
Souki BR
JDL: Slom(wr)
JDL: L. Thielen(wr),
Slom(no); WAM:
Slom(no)
JDL, WAM
Souki BR
JDL: Slom(no);
WAM: Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3542
Status &
Testimony
3543
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3544
3545
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Ensures future ERS benefits for public employees who
are terminated from public employment due to the
privatization of the employees' positions. Effective
1/7/2059. (SD2)
Public Employees;
Privatization;
HB 2445 HD1 SD2 Retirement Benefits
Department of Labor
and Industrial
Appropriates funds for the hiring of six identified
Relations; Workers' hearings officer positions and support staff within the
Compensation;
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations'
Hearing Officers;
Disability Compensation Division and to provide the
Staff; Training;
officers and staff with legal and medical training.
Renewable Fuels
HB 1689 HD2 SD2 Facility Tax Credit
Highway; Safety;
Motor Vehicle
Inspections; Motor
Carrier Vehicle
HB 970 HD1 SD2 Inspections
Page 22 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
JDL, WAM
Souki, Nakashima
JDL: Slom(no)
JDL, WAM
Nakashima
Amends the existing ethanol facility income tax credit

to include facilities that produce other renewable fuels.
Clarifies that one gallon shall be equal to 76,330
British thermal units. Clarifies that the qualifying
renewable fuels production facility must be in
production on or before January 1, 2020. Makes the tax
credit nonrefundable. Effective July 1, 2030. (SD2)
TRE, WAM
C. Lee
Expands authority of the Director of Transportation

over required motor vehicle and motor carrier vehicle
inspections in the State including the authority to adopt
rules to set fees. (SD2)
TRE, WAM
Souki BR
3546
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds;
Energy Project;
Project Party; Publicly
Owned Energy
HB 2231 HD1 SD1 Cooperative
Clarifies that a publicly owned energy cooperative may

be considered an energy project and project party for
purposes of receiving financing through special purpose TRE/CPH,
revenue bonds. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD1)
WAM
3547
Kona International
Airport; Ellison
HB 1736 HD1 SD2 Onizuka
Renames the Kona International Airport as the Ellison

Onizuka Kona International Airport. Effective
1/1/2017. (SD2)
TRE, WAM
Lowen, Brower,
Fukumoto Chang, Ing,
Kobayashi, C. Lee,
Luke, Nishimoto,
Ohno, Onishi,
Takayama, Thielen,
Tokioka, Woodson,
Yamane, Yamashita
Lowen, Creagan,
Evans, Johanson,
Keohokalole,
Kobayashi, LoPresti,
Luke, Nakashima,
Ohno, San
Buenaventura,
Yamane
WAM: Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3548
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3549
3550
3551
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Extends the authorization of the issuance of special
Special Purpose
purpose revenue bonds to BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC, for
Revenue Bond;
the purpose of establishing a cogeneration facility and
SPRB; Biofuels;
related energy production facilities, for an additional
HB 1853 HD2 SD1 Cogeneration Facility five years. (SD1)
Correctional
Facilities;
Page 23 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
TRE, WAM
Evans, C. Lee
Clarifies the Governor's authority to negotiate for the

construction of correctional facilities and aligns
environmental impact statement and assessment
requirements as generally applicable requirements.
Appropriates funds for jail facilities for an Oahu
Community Correctional Center and relocating Maui
Community Correctional Center. Requires a feasibility
report on development of Oahu Community
PSM/WLA,
Correctional Center land. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
WAM
Requires the counties to petition the Land Use

Commission to reclassify lands. Provides flexibility to
State Land Use
the Land Use Commission in addressing violations of
Commission; Zoning; representations made to the Commission or conditions
Boundary
imposed by the Commission in the Commission's
PSM/WLA,
HB 2617 HD1 SD2 Amendments
decisions and orders. Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
WAM
Appropriates funds for the establishment of a veterans
services counselor IV position within the Office of
Office of Veterans'
Veterans' Services to assist all veterans, with a primary
Services; Veterans
focus on female veterans. Appropriates funds for
Services Counselor
military and veterans commemoration events. Effective
HB 2489 SD1
IV; Appropriation
7/1/2076. (SD1)
PSM, WAM
Votes
(No and WR)
Souki BR
PSM: Espero(wr);
WLA: Riviere(wr)
Yamashita, Luke,
Yamane
PSM: Slom(no);
WLA: Slom(no)
Ito, DeCoite, Har,

Matsumoto, Ohno,
Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward,
Woodson

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3552
3553
3554
Draft
Subject
Medical Marijuana;
Dispensaries;
Paraphernalia;
Taxation; Working
HB 2707 HD1 SD2 Group
Bill Description
Page 24 of 34
Committee
Requires the department of health and licensed medical

marijuana dispensaries to provide aggregated deidentified data to the department of business, economic
development, and tourism upon request. Amends
various definitions and provisions relating to medical
marijuana dispensary operations, paraphernalia,
transport, and testing. Provides that advanced practice
registered nurses may certify patients for medical
marijuana use. Excludes dispensaries from enterprise
zone tax exemptions. Specifies the application and nonapplication of the Internal Revenue Code to expenses
related to the production and sale of medical marijuana
and manufactured marijuana products for state income
tax purposes. Clarifies that amounts received for the
sale of marijuana or manufactured marijuana products
are not exempt from the state general excise tax.
Allows the University of Hawaii to establish medical
marijuana testing and research programs that qualify as
commercial enterprises to provide testing services for
medical marijuana dispensaries. Establishes a
legislative oversight working group. Effective
7/1/2050. (SD2)
CPH, JDL/WAM
Establishes a two-year agricultural theft and vandalism

pilot project in the department of agriculture to focus on
Agricultural Theft and investigating and prosecuting agricultural theft and
Vandalism Pilot
agricultural vandalism in the county of Hawaii.
HB 1996 HD1 SD1 Project; Appropriation Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
Implements the recommendation of the Hawaii
Agriculture;
agriculture workforce advisory board to create an
Workforce
agriculture workforce development pipeline initiative to
Development Pipeline conduct training on all islands for teachers and school
Initiative;
administrators in agricultural self-sufficiency. Takes
HB 1997 SD1
Appropriation
Sponsor
Belatti, Luke,
McKelvey, Morikawa,
Nakashima,
Nishimoto, San
Buenaventura, Souki
WLA/PSM,
JDL/WAM
Tsuji, Evans,
Kawakami, C. Lee,
Lowen, Mizuno,
Yamashita
WLA/EDU,
JDL/WAM
Tsuji, Evans, C. Lee,

Lowen, Mizuno,
Nakashima, Woodson
Votes
(No and WR)
Page 25 of 34
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3555
Status &
Testimony
3556
Status &
Testimony
3557
Sponsor
Aquino, Cachola,
DeCoite, Ichiyama,
Ing, Ito, Kawakami,
Office of Language
LoPresti, Mizuno,
Access; Employee
Appropriates funds for an unspecified number of fullMorikawa, Say,
Positions;
time equivalent permanent positions within the Office
Takumi, Tsuji,
of Language Access. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD1) CPH, JDL/WAM Yamane
Establishes a three-year Work for a Day Pilot Program
to be administered by the City and County of Honolulu
that provides homeless individuals with work
Work for a Day Pilot opportunities. Appropriates funds. Requires matching
C. Lee, Fukumoto
Program;
funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. Repeals on 7/1/2019. HMS/PSM,
Chang, LoPresti,
(SD2)
JDL/WAM
Pouha, Saiki, Takumi
Requires chiefs of police and state and county agencies
that have the power of arrest to report crime incident
reports and other crime information to the Attorney
Criminal Justice Data; General. Establishes a fine for state and county agency
Crime Reporting;
noncompliance with the requirements. Takes effect on
HB 2671 HD2 SD2 Fine
1/7/2059. (SD2)
PSM, JDL/WAM Rhoads, Takayama
3558
Affirmative Consent
Task Force; Campus
Safety; Sexual
Assault;
3559
Requires contested case hearings of the commission on

water resource management, land use commission,
public utilities commission, Hawaii community
Judicial Proceedings; development authority, and those involving
Contested Case
conservation districts to be appealed directly to the
Hearings; Supreme
supreme court, with certain exceptions. Requires the
Court; Expedited
judiciary to submit a report to the legislature. Repeals
HB 1581 HD2 SD2 Review
on 7/1/2019. (SD2)
WLA/CPH, JDL Rhoads
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Committee
Requires UH to train employees and students on sexual

harassment policies, appoint a campus advocate at each
campus for students to discuss incidents of sexual
harassment, report sexual assault cases to the police,
and conduct a campus climate survey. Appropriates
HEA, JDL/WAM Choy
Votes
(No and WR)
HEA: Kidani(wr)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3560
Status &
Testimony
3561
Status &
Testimony
3562
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 26 of 34
Committee
Requires all law enforcement agencies and departments

charged with maintenance, storage, and preservation of
sexual assault evidence collection kits to conduct an
inventory of all kits they store and transmit a report of
the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits they
Sexual Assault
possess to the department of the attorney general.
Evidence Collection Requires the department of the attorney general to
Kit; Reporting;
report the number of untested sexual assault evidence
Attorney General;
kits being stored and various information related to
Sexual Assault;
those kits. Appropriates funds to initiate testing of at
Forensic Evidence;
least five hundred untested sexual assault evidence
collected kits. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD2)
PSM, JDL/WAM
Brings state law into alignment with changes to the
federal Child Care and Development Block Grant, P.L.
113-186. Requires DHS to conduct background checks,
including sex offender registry checks, on household
members and all employees of child care facilities and
providers that are licensed or registered by or receive
Child Care Providers; subsidies from the State, to set health and safety
Background Checks; standards, and enforce requirements. Effective January
HB 2343 HD2 SD1 Health and Safety
7, 2059. (SD1)
HMS/CPH, JDL
HB 2350 HD2 SD1 Foster Children
Updates the wording from "foster boarding home" to

"resource family home" and "foster parent" to "resource
caregiver"; establishes qualified immunity for resource
caregivers and child caring institutions adhering to the
reasonable and prudent parent standard; adds the
requirement that resource caregivers and child care
institutions use the reasonable and prudent parent
standard when authorizing children in foster care to
participate in activities; and changes the age from
sixteen to fourteen years of age for children in foster
care to be involved in their foster care plans. Effective
January 7, 2059. (SD1)
HMS, JDL
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Ichiyama, Belatti,
Evans, Fukumoto
Chang, C. Lee,
LoPresti, Luke,
Mizuno, Morikawa,
Thielen
PSM: Espero(wr)
Souki BR
Souki BR

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3563
3564
Draft
Subject
Early Release of
Certain
HB 2391 HD2 SD2 Misdemeanants
HB 900
Medical Assistance
HD2 SD1 Fraud
3565
Hospital Discharge
Planning; Caregiver
Designation; Health
HB 2252 HD1 SD2 Care
3566
Non-General Funds;
Transfer;
HD1 SD2 Appropriation
HB 545
Page 27 of 34
Bill Description
Committee
Defines circumstances under which the director of
public safety may release certain misdemeanants at
community correctional centers. Requires the director
of public safety to submit a report to the legislature
regarding certain information regarding the early
release of certain incarcerated misdemeanants. Applies
only to persons charged with offenses subject to
sentencing in section 706-663, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, on or after the effective date of this measure.
Sunsets on 7/1/2020. (SD2)
PSM, JDL
Provides that a person commits medical assistance
fraud if the person knowingly makes or causes to be
made a false statement or representation of a material
fact relative to the medical assistance program.
Clarifies that fraudulently applying for or renewing
medical assistance benefits is a class C felony and
specifies the restitution amount chargeable for a
violation. Applies extended statute of limitations for
felonies involving fraud or deception to medical
assistance fraud. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
HMS, JDL
Requires hospitals to adopt and maintain discharge

policies, consistent with recent updates to federal
regulations, to support families by ensuring that all
patients in an inpatient hospital have an opportunity to
designate a caregiver who shall be notified prior to the
discharge or transfer of the patient, that the patient and
the designated caregiver are involved in the discharge
planning process, and that the patient and caregiver are
provided a consistent level of instructional support,
both written and oral, prior to discharge to facilitate the
patient's transition to the home setting regardless of
which facility the patient is in. Takes effect 7/1/2017.
(SD2)
CPH/HMS, JDL
Transfers excess revenues from the bureau of
conveyances special fund to the Hawaii historic
preservation special fund. Makes an appropriation for
an integrated information management system and
document digitization for the State's historic
preservation division. Effective 6/29/2016. (SD2)
HEA, WAM
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Souki BR
PSM: Slom(no)
Souki BR
Belatti, Cachola,
Creagan, Evans, Ing,
Ito, Kobayashi,
Mizuno, Morikawa,
Nakashima, Saiki, Say,
Souki, Takayama,
Tsuji
Choy, Ichiyama, Kong,

LoPresti, Say

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Status &
Testimony
3568
State Highway Fund;

HB 2086 HD2 SD2 General Fund Subsidy
Special Purpose
Revenue Bonds;
Agriculture; Big
HB 1982 SD1
Island Dairy LLC
Status &
Testimony
3569
HB 401
3570
Hoisting Machine
Operators;
HB 2009 HD1 SD1 Certification; Report
Status &
Testimony
3567
Status &
Testimony
3571
Status &
Testimony
3572
Bill Description
Page 28 of 34
Committee
Appropriates and deposits general funds into the state

highway fund as a subsidy. Requires governor to
TRE/PSM,
provide a plan to sustain the state highway fund. (SD2) WAM

bonds to assist Big Island Dairy LLC with the operation
of its dairy farm in Ookala. (SD1)
WLA, WAM
Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and
applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's
license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a
new, renewed, or duplicate identification card be
automatically registered to vote if that person is not
already registered to vote unless the applicant
affirmatively declines to be registered to vote.
Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of
Automatic Voter
databases maintained or operated by the counties or the
Registration; Driver's department of transportation containing driver's license
License; Identification or identification card information to election officials
Card; Affirmative Opt- and the statewide voter registration system. Takes
HD2 SD1 out
JDL, WAM
Requires the hoisting machine operators advisory board

to submit a comprehensive report to the legislature no
later than twenty days prior to the convening of the
regular session of 2017. Effective July 1, 2091. (SD1)
Appropriates funds for the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct an
Small Satellites;
economic assessment study on the development and
Launch and
economic viability of a small satellite launch and
Processing Facility;
processing facility on the Island of Hawaii. Takes
effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Clarifies that amendments to birth records that change
parenthood shall not be conducted through the Uniform
Amendments to Birth Information Practices Act procedures to correct personal
Certificates,
records, but must be pursuant to a court order of
Establishment of
appropriate jurisdiction or other legal establishment of
HB 939
Parenthood
parenthood.
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
C. Lee
Evans, McKelvey,
Mizuno
Rhoads, Lowen, Saiki
JDL, WAM
Nakashima
JDL: Kim(wr),
Shimabukuro(wr),
Slom(no)
EET/PSM,
WAM
Kawakami, Aquino,
Cullen, Morikawa,
Tokioka, Yamane,
Yamashita
EET: Ruderman(no)
CPH, JDL
Souki BR
Page 29 of 34
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Status &
Testimony
3573
Bill Description
Committee
Authorizes UH to employ a person as a casual employee
University of Hawaii; at UH if that person is a candidate for, or is elected to, a
Employment; Elected non-statewide or non-countywide public office.
HB 1556 HD1 SD1 Officials
HEA, JDL
Status &
Testimony
3574
Motor Vehicles;
Violations; Towing;
Driving Under the
HB 1747 HD1 SD1 Influence
Status &
Testimony
3575
HB 1700 HD1 SD1 State budget.
Authorizes a police officer to cause to be towed a motor

vehicle if the operator is arrested or cited for various
traffic offenses, including driving under the influence of
an intoxicant. Provides exceptions. Provides notice
and hearing requirements. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1) TRE/PSM, JDL
To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal
Biennium 201517 funding requirements for operations
and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch
agencies and programs.
WAM
3576
Geothermal
Resources
Exploration; Drilling;
County Authority;
Renewable Energy;
Solar and Wind
Energy Property; Tax
HB 2291 HD2 SD1 Credit
Replaces the current renewable energy technology

systems tax credit with tax credits for solar energy
property, wind energy property, and energy storage
property. Applies to taxable years beginning after
12/31/2016. (SD1)
3577
Amends the Child Protective Act so that when an

assessment is required, the Department of Human
Services is authorized to conduct criminal history record
checks, without consent, of an alleged perpetrator of
Child Protective Act; harm or threat of harm and all adult household
Criminal History
members living in the family home with the alleged
HB 2340 HD1 SD2 Records Checks
victim child. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD2)
HMS, JDL
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Draft
Subject
TRE
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Choy
HEA: Kidani(no)
Evans, Tsuji
Souki BR
Souki BR
Souki BR

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 30 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
3578
Adds roads, alleys, streets, ways, lanes, bikeways, and

bridges to the list of public highways that can be
dedicated or surrendered. Exempts the State and
counties for an unspecified number of years from
maintaining or improving condemned roads. Clarifies
that if a privately owned highway, road, alley, street,
way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail complied with
construction codes at the time of construction, then
upon transfer, the county that accepts the transfer shall
not be required to do any construction, renovation, or
repair to bring the privately owned highway, road, alley,
street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail up to any
construction code existing at the time of transfer.
Creates a commission on remnant private roads to
identify all roads by street address and tax map key
number located in the State and in each county.
Assigns, in the discretion of the commission, ownership
Private Roads; Repair of identified remnant private roads to the State or
and Maintenance;
county. Appropriates funds to commission on remnant TRE/PSM,
private roads. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD2)
JDL/WAM
Yamane, Aquino,
Cullen, Saiki
3579
Allows a commissioner to attend by teleconference or

videoconference a public hearing of the public utilities
commission, except for a contested case hearing,
including allowing a commissioner who resides on an
island other than Oahu to attend a public hearing of the
commission held on Oahu and a commissioner residing
on the island of Oahu to attend a public hearing of the
commission held on an island other than Oahu.
Public Utilities
Enables a member of the commission who is a resident
Commission;
of a county other than the city and county of Honolulu
Commissioners;
to receive per diem compensation. Enables a person's
Teleconference;
island of residence to be used as a criterion when
Videoconference; Per determining the person's qualification to serve as a
HB 1851 HD1 SD2 Diem; Qualifications commissioner. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
CPH, WAM
Evans, C. Lee,
McKelvey
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 31 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
3580
High Deductible
Health Plans; Health
Savings Accounts;
HB 2539 HD2 SD2 Insurance
Authorizes insurers, mutual benefit societies, and

health maintenance organizations to offer, sell, or
renew, on or after January 1, 2017, a high deductible
health plan in conjunction with a health savings account
to an employer subject to the prepaid health care act
together with a prepaid health care plan insurance
policy, which is not a high deductible health plan, that
has been sold to the employer. Specifies limitations for
high deductible health plans and health savings
accounts. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
CPH, WAM
McKelvey
3581
Restores the second civil service-exempt deputy

director position for the department of human services.
For a period of three years, authorizes the department of
health to establish 18 exempt forensic psychologist
positions and 2 exempt Hawaii state hospital primary
care physician positions. For a period of three years,
provides a civil service exemption for various positions
in the department of human services, department of
public safety, department of health, department of labor
and industrial relations, and department of business,
Position Exemptions; economic development, and tourism. Effective
7/1/2076. (SD2)
HB 2353 HD2 SD2 Civil Service
JDL, WAM
Souki BR
Status &
Testimony
3582
Hawaiian Commercial
& Sugar Company;
Makena Beach and
Golf Resort;
Dislocated Workers;
McKelvey
Status &
Testimony
3583
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
3584
HB 1683 HD1 SD1 Family Leave

Employees'
Retirement System
Benefits; Domestic
Relations Order;
Appropriates funds to establish, administer, and support

on-the-job training for individuals who are unemployed
and dislocated due to the closure of Hawaiian
Commercial & Sugar Company and the Makena Beach
and Golf Resort on Maui. Effective 1/7/2059. (SD2)
JDL, WAM
Permits an employee to use leave under the Hawaii
Family Leave Law to care for a sibling. Effective
7/1/2100. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Requires ERS to make direct payments to a spouse of a
system member or retirant pursuant to a Hawaii
domestic relations order. Appropriates moneys.
JDL, WAM
C. Lee
San Buenaventura
Votes
(No and WR)
JDL: K.Kahele(wr);
WAM: Taniguchi(wr)
JDL: Slom(no);
WAM: Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
Draft
Subject
Public Employment;
HB 2008 HD2 SD2 Temporary Hires
Page 32 of 34
Bill Description
Committee
Requires state departments and agencies to obtain
approval from the governor for employment of
temporary hires for periods of greater than two terms of
eighty-nine days. Exempts the counties. Provides other JDL/GVO,
limited exceptions. (SD2)
WAM
Veterans; Disabled;
Motor Vehicle
Exempts certain disabled veterans from county motor
Registration Fees and vehicle taxes and the state annual vehicle registration
PSM/TRE,
HB 2490 HD2 SD1 Taxes; Exemption
fee. Effective 7/1/16. (SD1)
WAM
Requires public retiree contributions to the EUTF to be
paid through withholdings of retirement benefit
amounts from the ERS. Beginning after January 1,
ERS; EUTF; Retiree 2017, requires the EUTF to authorize automatic
Co-payments;
electronic payments in lieu of withholdings. Effective
HB 2016 HD1 SD1 Automatic Payments July 1, 2076. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Unemployment
Insurance; State
Additional Benefits;
Women's Caucus;
Health Screenings;
Health Insurance
Coverage; Sexually
Transmitted Diseases;
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus; Acquired
Immunodeficiency
HB 1897 HD1 SD1 Syndrome
Invasive Species;
Department of
Agriculture; Hawaii
Invasive Species
Council;
HB 1050 SD2
Appropriation
Sponsor
Votes
(No and WR)
Nakashima, Johanson,
GVO:
Kobayashi, C. Lee,
Shimabukuro(wr);
Luke, Morikawa,
JDL: Shimabukuro(wr)
Nishimoto, Saiki
Ito, DeCoite,
Matsumoto, Ohno,
Onishi, Tokioka,
Tsuji, Ward, Woodson
Nakashima,
Takayama, Yamashita
Creates a temporary program, limited to counties with a

population under 200,000, to provide additional
benefits to unemployed workers by extending their
unemployment insurance benefits. Makes an
appropriation. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
JDL, WAM
Souki, Nakashima
Ensures that all insurers in the State, including health

benefits plans under chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, provide insurance coverage for sexually
transmitted disease screenings, including screenings for
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. Applies to health
insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued or
renewed after 1/1/2018. Effective 7/1/2070. (SD1)
CPH, WAM
Fukumoto Chang,
Belatti, DeCoite,
Evans, Ichiyama, C.
Lee, LoPresti, Lowen,
Luke, Mizuno,
Morikawa, San
Buenaventura, Thielen CPH: Slom(no)
Mandates the Department of Agriculture and the

Hawaii Invasive Species Council to perform specified
tasks to address the interisland spread of invasive
species. Requires annual reports. Makes
appropriations. (SD1)
Tsuji, Brower, Choy,

Ito, Kobayashi,
Nakashima, Onishi,
Oshiro, Say, Tokioka,
Woodson, Yamashita
EET/WLA,
WAM
JDL: Slom(no)

Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
3591
3592
3593
3594
3595
Status &
Testimony
3596
Status &
Testimony
3597
Draft
Subject
Dark Night Skies;

Light Pollution;
HB 2160 HD1 SD1 DBEDT
Hawaii Housing
Finance and
Development
Corporation; MixedHB 2293 HD1 SD1 use developments
Housing Omnibus;
Water Infrastructure
Loans; Infrastructure
Financing;
National Guard;
Reserves; Military;
Inactive-duty
HB 1807 HD2 SD1 Training; Pay
Pilot Project to Fill
Vacancies within
State Departments;
Department of Human
Resources
Development;
Bill Description
Establishes a dark night skies protection advisory
committee to assist DBEDT in the development of a
statewide dark night skies protection strategy to
preserve dark night skies and reduce light pollution.
Page 33 of 34
Committee
Sponsor
EET, WAM
Souki
Enables the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development

Corporation to develop mixed-use developments in
partnership with state and county departments and
HOU/PSM,
agencies. Eff. 7/1/2016. (SD1)
WAM
Souki BR
Makes appropriations to fund and support various

housing programs. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Hashem, Cachola,
Ichiyama, Johanson,
Mizuno, Nishimoto,
Oshiro, Takayama,
Tokioka, Yamashita
HOU/HMS,
WAM
Establishes the Water Infrastructure Loan Program

under the Department of Agriculture. Allows the
Department to make loans for water infrastructure
development, repair, and maintenance. Establishes the
water infrastructure special fund. Makes
appropriations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
WLA, WAM
Authorizes reserve and national guard members to
receive paid military leave while on inactive-duty
training. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)
Yamane, Creagan,
Cullen, Kawakami, C.
Lee, McKelvey,
Morikawa,
Nakashima, Onishi,
Oshiro, Tokioka, Tsuji
PSM/JDL, WAM Fukumoto Chang, Ito
Creates a three-year reclassification and recruitment

pilot program within the Department of Human
Resources Development to expedite the recruitment and
hiring process for hard-to-fill positions. Makes an
appropriation. Effective January 7, 2059. (SD2)
JDL, WAM
Requires special permit approval in order to place solar
energy facilities with a capacity of more than twentySolar Energy
five kilowatts in certain lots within the agricultural
Facilities;
district of a county that meets certain conditions.
PSM/TRE,
HB 2636 HD2 SD2 Agricultural Districts Effective 7/1/2076. (SD2)
WAM
Luke
Creagan
Votes
(No and WR)

Status &
Testimony
SSCR
No.
HB No.
Draft
Subject
Bill Description
Page 34 of 34
Committee
Requires that where an application has been made for a

lease to continue a previously authorized disposition of
water rights, a holdover may be authorized annually
until the pending application for the disposition of
water rights is finally resolved or for three years,
whichever is sooner. Requires that the holdover is
consistent with the public trust doctrine and any
applicable law. Makes an appropriation. Applies to
applications filed on or after the effective date of this
Act. Repeals on June 30, 2019. (SD2)
WLA, WAM
Status &
Testimony
3598
Water Rights;
Holdover;
Status &
Testimony
3599
Mopeds; Registration; Requires registration, inspections, and number plates

HB 1753 HD3 SD2 Safety Inspections
for mopeds. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD2)
3096
Specifies that the laboratory data that a laboratory

director shall report to the department of health
regarding an individual affected by or suspected of
being affected by a communicable or dangerous disease
or condition shall include the individual's complete
demographic information. Requires every physician,
osteopath, physician assistant, advanced practice
registered nurse, or naturopath to provide the licensing
authority with a current electronic mail address at the
time of applying for licensure and renewal. Allows the
licensing authority of certain health care professional
classes to share the electronic mail addresses with only
other state or federal agencies, upon request, for
Health Care
Professionals; Email; purposes of public health and safety and to use the
Licensure; Infectious electronic mail address for any purpose related to the
HB 2233 HD2 SD1 Diseases; Reporting license. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
CPH, WAM
Status &
Testimony
TRE/PSM,
WAM
Votes
(No and WR)
WLA: L. Thielen(wr),
Nishihara(wr),
Riviere(no),
Ruderman(no),
Shimabukuro(no),
Slom(wr), Wakai(wr);
WAM: Chun
Oakland(wr),
English(no),
Yamane, Souki, Tsuji, Riviere(no), Slom(wr),
Woodson, Yamashita Wakai(wr)
Cullen, Aquino,
Brower, Choy,
Kawakami, Kong,
Luke, Nishimoto,
Saiki, Tokioka,
Yamane
WAM: English(wr)
Sponsor
Lowen, Belatti,
Creagan, Cullen,
Evans, Fukumoto
Chang, Jordan,
Keohokalole,
Kobayashi, C. Lee,
Luke, Morikawa,
Nakashima,
Nishimoto, Onishi,
Oshiro, San
Buenaventura, Souki,
Tsuji, Yamashita
Cross Reference Sheet

April 12, 2016
OD Digest
SSCR No. Page Page
HB No.
Draft
HB
HD1 SD2 3535
52
HB 254
HD2 SD1 3452
HB 260
HD1 SD1 3461
HB 401
HD2 SD1 3569
HB
545
HD1 SD2 3566
HB
625
HD1 SD1 3490
HB
767
HD2 SD2 3536
HB
799
HD2 SD1 3468
HB
801
HD1 SD2 3503
HB
900
HD2 SD1 3564
HB
939
3572
HB
970
HD1 SD2 3545
HB
1029 HD1 SD1 3448
HB
1041 HD2 SD2 3519
HB
1050
HB
1072 HD1 SD2 3533
HB
1170 HD2 SD2 3491
HB
1176 HD2 SD1 3453
HB
1370 HD1 SD2 3584
HB
1527 HD1 SD1 3458
HB
1556 HD1 SD1 3573
HB
1561
HB
1578 HD2 SD1 3463
HB
1581 HD2 SD2 3559
HB
1599 HD1 SD2 3500
HB
1653 HD1 SD1 3479
HB
1654 HD1 SD2 3526
HB
1683 HD1 SD1 3583
HB
1689 HD2 SD2 3544
HB
1700 HD1 SD1 3575
HB
1713 HD2 SD2 3492
HB
1726
HB
1736 HD1 SD2 3547
HB
1747 HD1 SD1 3574
HB
1749 HD1 SD2 3513
HB
1752 HD1 SD1 3527
HB
1753 HD3 SD2 3599
HB
1756 HD3 SD2 3534
HB
1772 HD2 SD1 3497
HB
1787 HD2 SD2 3537
HB
1807 HD2 SD1 3595
HB
1814 HD1 SD1 3529
HB
1847 HD2 SD2 3507
HB
1849 HD1 SD2 3596
SD2
SD1
SD1
3590
3462
3451
23
7
9
30
29
14
24
10
17
29
31
25
7
20
34
23
14
8
33
9
31
9
9
28
16
13
22
33
25
31
15
7
26
31
19
22
36
23
16
24
35
22
18
35
20
3
4
28
27
11
21
5
14
27
28
22
1
17
32
20
11
3
31
3
29
4
4
25
14
8
19
31
22
29
12
2
22
29
16
19
34
20
13
21
33
19
15
33
OD Digest
SSCR No. Page Page
HB No.
Draft
HB
1850
HD1 SD2 3525
HB
1851
HD1 SD2 3579
HB
1853
HD2 SD1 3548
HB
1874
HD1 SD1 3498
HB
1878
HD1 SD2 3496
HB
1897
HD1 SD1 3589
HB
1902
HD2 SD1 3450
HB
1907
HD2 SD2 3560
HB
1943
HD1 SD1 3501
HB
1982
SD1
HB
1996
HD1 SD1 3553
HB
1997
SD1
HB
1999
HD1 SD2 3522
HB
2007
HD2 SD1 3504
HB
2008
HD2 SD2 3585
HB
2009
HD1 SD1 3570
HB
2016
HD1 SD1 3587
HB
2017
HD1 SD2 3493
HB
2018
HD1 SD1 3505
HB
2029
HD1 SD2 3594
HB
2033
HD1 SD1 3455
HB
2036
HD1 SD2 3518
HB
2037
HD1 SD2 3517
HB
2040
SD1
HB
2042
HD2 SD2 3514
HB
2049
HD2 SD2 3578
HB
2051
HD1 SD1 3473
HB
2060
HD1 SD2 3523
HB
2086
HD2 SD2 3567
HB
2088
HD1 SD1 3471
HB
2090
HD2 SD2 3486
HB
2093
HD1 SD2 3509
HB
2121
HD3 SD2 3539
HB
2160
HD1 SD1 3591
HB
2161
HD1 SD2 3543
HB
2165
HD2 SD1 3469
HB
2166
HD1 SD2 3494
HB
2179
HD1 SD2 3524
HB
2204
HD1 SD1 3483
HB
2205
HD1 SD2 3531
HB
2218
HD1 SD1 3456
HB
2219
HD1 SD2 3510
HB
2226
HD2 SD1 3555
HB
2231
HD1 SD1 3546
3568
3554
3516
21
32
26
16
15
34
7
28
16
30
27
27
21
17
33
30
33
15
17
35
8
20
20
20
19
32
11
21
30
11
14
18
24
34
25
11
15
21
13
23
8
18
27
26
18
30
23
13
13
32
2
26
14
28
24
24
17
14
32
28
32
12
14
33
3
16
16
16
16
30
6
18
28
6
9
15
21
33
22
5
12
18
9
20
3
15
25
22
Cross Reference Sheet

April 12, 2016
HB No.
Draft
OD Digest
SSCR No. Page Page
HB 2233 HD2 SD1 3096

HB 2235 HD1 SD2 3520
HB 2244 HD1 SD2 3593
HB 2252 HD1 SD2 3565
HB 2263 HD1 SD1 3571
HB 2264 HD1 SD1 3482
HB 2266 HD2 SD1 3532
HB 2267 HD1 SD1 3528
HB 2279 HD2 SD2 3540
HB 2281
SD1
3454
HB 2289 HD2 SD1 3511

HB 2291 HD2 SD1 3576
HB 2293 HD1 SD1 3592
HB 2305 HD1 SD1 3495
HB 2308 HD1 SD1 3541
HB 2319 HD1 SD1 3464
HB 2326 HD1 SD1 3465
HB 2335 HD1 SD1 3466
HB 2340 HD1 SD2 3577
HB 2343 HD2 SD1 3561
HB 2350 HD2 SD1 3562
HB 2353 HD2 SD2 3581
HB 2363 HD1 SD1 3481
HB 2388 HD3 SD2 3549
HB 2389 HD1 SD1 3502
HB 2391 HD2 SD2 3563
HB 2415
SD1
HB 2416
3459
3480
HB 2424 HD1 SD2 3521

HB 2445 HD1 SD2 3542
HB 2453 HD1 SD1 3530
HB 2465 HD1 SD1 3457
HB 2472 HD1 SD2 3538
HB 2489
SD1
3551
HB 2490 HD2 SD1 3586

HB 2501 HD2 SD2 3598
HB 2524 HD1 SD1 3475
HB 2539 HD2 SD2 3580
HB 2544 HD2 SD1 3506
HB 2550 HD1 SD1 3472
HB 2559 HD1 SD2 3499
HB 2561 HD1 SD1 3449
HB 2569 HD2 SD1 3474
HB 2604 HD1 SD1 3467
36
20
35
29
30
13
23
22
24
8
19
31
34
15
25
10
10
10
32
29
29
32
13
26
17
29
9
13
21
25
22
8
24
27
33
35
12
32
17
11
16
7
12
10
34
17
33
27
28
9
20
19
21
3
15
29
33
12
21
5
5
5
29
26
26
31
9
23
14
27
4
8
17
22
19
3
21
23
32
34
7
31
14
6
13
1
7
5
OD Digest
SSCR No. Page Page
HB No.
Draft
HB
2605
HD1 SD2 3582
HB
2606
HD2 SD1 3470
HB
2617
HD1 SD2 3550
HB
2629
HD2 SD2 3487
HB
2632
HD2 SD2 3488
HB
2636
HD2 SD2 3597
HB
2638
HD1 SD1 3460
HB
2646
HD2 SD2 3508
HB
2647
HD2 SD2 3556
HB
2657
HD2 SD2 3515
HB
2669
HD1 SD1 3512
HB
2671
HD2 SD2 3557
HB
2680
HD2 SD1 3476
HB
2681
HD2 SD1 3477
HB
2707
HD1 SD2 3552
HB
2715
HD2 SD1 3478
HB
2722
HD1 SD1 3588
HB
2740
HD1 SD2 3489
HB
2772
HD1 SD2 3558
33
11
26
14
14
35
9
18
28
19
19
28
12
12
27
12
34
14
28
31
6
23
10
10
33
4
15
25
16
15
25
7
8
24
8
32
11
25

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Expands the low income-household renters' income tax

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HB 1943 HD1 SD1

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