Hawaii State Legislature
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GM1277 HB53 SD1 CD1
State Bonds; State Budget ($)
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 007, Special Session 2021, 07/08/21. LUKE, CULLEN, YAMASHITA WAM
GM1278 HB54 HD1 SD1 CD1
Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; OPEB; Debt Service; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Effective 6/30/2021, appropriates moneys for deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund and makes payments for other post-employment benefits. Appropriates moneys for debt service for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. (AD1)
(H) 7/8/2021- Act 006, 2021 Special Session, on 07-08-21 (Gov. Msg. No. 1). LUKE WAM
GM1279 HB58 HD1 SD1 CD1
General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Conveyance Tax ($)
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
From 1/1/2022 through 12/31/2023, temporarily suspends certain general excise and use tax exemptions. Increases conveyance taxes for the sale of non-commercial properties valued at $4,000,000 or greater. Effective 1/1/2022. (HB58 CD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). LUKE, CULLEN, YAMASHITA WAM
GM1168 HB200 HD1 SD1 CD1
State Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. (CD1)
(H) 6/25/2021- Act 088, on 06/24/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) WAM  SB1229
GM1280 HB338 HD1 SD1
Appellate Courts; Conflicts of Interest; Judges; Justices
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Requires an appellate court to conduct a hearing when a conflict of interest pertaining to a judge or justice is alleged by motion of a party to any suit, action, or proceeding of the appellate court. (SD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). SAIKI JDC  SB641
GM1281 HB465 HD1 SD1
Collective Bargaining; Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Labor Representative; Removal
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires the representative of labor on the Hawaii labor relations board to be a person whose name has been chosen by the exclusive representatives of the collective bargaining units through a process determined by a simple majority of exclusive representatives and submitted to the Governor for appointment with the advise and consent of the Senate. Allows a simple majority of the exclusive representatives who recommended the nominee to transmit the nominee's name directly to the Senate for confirmation if the governor fails to do so within twenty days after the exclusive representatives' submission of the nominee's name to the governor. Allows a simple majority of the exclusive representatives of the collective bargaining units to remove, via a written request to the governor, the representative of labor from the Hawaii labor relations board during the member's term. (SD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). ONISHI LCA, JDC/WAM  SB678
GM1282 HB515 HD1 SD2
Audit; DOE; School Food Services Branch; BOE; Superintendent
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Part I - Requires the auditor to audit the department of education's school food services branch to determine the amount of local produce that is being purchased and served to students. Part II - Requires that the board of education prioritize for the superintendent of education position candidates that have the minimum qualification of ten years of employment in a department of education including no less than five years serving as a principal or in a higher-level position, and a desired qualification for a candidate is having a working understanding of the State's tri-level system of educational administration. (SD2)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). CULLEN EDU/GVO, WAM
GM1283 HB546 HD2 SD2 CD1
Complex Area Superintendents; Report; Office of Information Technology Services; Office of Strategy, Innovation, and Performance ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires complex area superintendents to report directly to the superintendent of education. Requires reports. (CD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). ILAGAN, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, JOHANSON, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MCKELVEY, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, OHNO, OKIMOTO, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TOKIOKA, YAMANE, Har EDN, JHA, FIN
GM1284 HB572 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Department of Defense; Administrator; Appointment
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Specifies that the Hawaii emergency management agency is established within the Department of Defense for administrative purposes only. Makes the administrator of emergency management the director of the Hawaii emergency management agency and requires the administrator to report directly to the governor. Requires the governor to appoint the administrator of the Hawaii emergency management agency. Effective 7/1/2022. (SD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). ICHIYAMA, ELI PSM, WAM
GM1285 HB613 HD2 SD2 CD2
State Programs; DOE; ESSER Funds; CARES Act; CRRS Appropriations Act; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Makes an appropriation from the coronavirus response and relief supplemental appropriations elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund appropriation for the department of education. Makes an appropriation from the American rescue plan elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund appropriation for the department of education. Establishes conditions required to be met for superintendents to receive pay increases. (CD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). WOODSON EDN, PDP, FIN
GM1286 HB663 HD1 SD1
Game Management Advisory Commission; Membership
RELATING TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION.
Amends the manner of appointment of members to the game management advisory commission. (SD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). NAKASHIMA, ILAGAN, ONISHI WTL, JDC
GM1287 HB774 HD1 SD2 CD1
HCDA; Pulehunui Community Development District; Community Development District Authority Boards
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
Establishes the Pulehunui community development district. Establishes community development district authority boards for each community development district. Amends the membership and reassigns certain duties of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to the community development district authority boards. Effective 7/1/2021; provided that certain provisions are effective 07/1/2022. (CD1)
(H) 7/6/2021- Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). YAMASHITA, HASHIMOTO, TARNAS, WOODSON, McKelvey EET/WTL, WAM  SB480
GM1288 HB862 HD2 SD2 CD1
Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Challenger Center Hawaii Program; Tourism Special Fund; Hawaii Tourism Authority; County Transient Accommodations Tax; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
Abolishes the office of aerospace development, aerospace advisory committee, and Hawaii unmanned aerial systems test site advisory board. Transfers administration of the Pacific international space center for exploration systems from DBEDT to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Transfers the administration of and the budget for the Challenger center Hawaii program from the office of aerospace development to DOE. Decreases transient accommodations tax allocation to the convention center enterprise special fund. Repeals transient accommodation tax allocation to the counties. Authorizes the counties to establish a county transient accommodations tax at a rate not to exceed three per cent. Effective 1/1/2022, repeals the tourism special fund and repeals certain compensation package limits for the president and chief executive officer of HTA. Repeals the HTA's exemption from the public procurement code. Makes an appropriation for HTA. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 001, Special Session 2021, 07/06/21. MARTEN, TAM, WILDBERGER ECD, LAT, FIN
GM1289 HB895 SD1
Penal Code; Sentencing; Credit for Time of Detention Prior to Sentence
RELATING TO CREDIT FOR TIME OF DETENTION PRIOR TO SENTENCE.
Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction. (SD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) JDC  SB1049
GM1290 HB1284 HD2 SD2 CD1
DHS; DOH; DCCA; Department of Budget and Finance; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; University of Hawaii; EUTF; MedQUEST; Insurance; All-Claims, All-Payer Data Center Steering Committee
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Establishes the all-claims, all-payer data center steering committee within the department of human services to oversee the all-claims, all-payer database and data center. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). YAMANE, YAMASHITA HMS, WAM
GM1291 HB1296 HD1 SD2 CD1
Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund; Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund; Repeal; Emergency Appropriation; Governor; Cigarette Taxes; UH; Threat Assessment Team Program; DHRD; Positions; Appropriation
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
Part I: Repeals the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and transfers unencumbered balances to the general fund on 6/30/2025. Specifies that Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys shall only be deposited into the university revenue-undertakings fund until 7/1/2033. Prohibits any contract for the management of Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund moneys from extending beyond 6/30/2025. Imposes a $4,300,000 cap on Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund. Requires report to the legislature twenty days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 on expenditures from Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund moneys. Part II: Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the state comprehensive emergency medical services system for expenses related to collective bargaining and other current expenses. Part III: Establishes and funds two permanent and five temporary full-time equivalent positions in the office of the governor. Part IV: Requires all departments and the University of Hawaii to reimburse fringe benefit costs for non-general funded positions. Specifies that the cigarette tax revenues deposited to the credit of the cancer research special fund shall only be used for capital expenditures and only until 7/1/2041. Ceases deposits of cigarette tax revenues into the emergency medical services special fund on 7/1/2021. Part V: Establishes a threat assessment team program. Part VI: Funds one full-time equivalent position in the department of human resources development. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). LUKE HTH/HRE, WAM
GM1292 HB1299 HD1 SD1 CD1
DOA; DAGS; DBEDT; DOE; DOH; DLIR; DLNR; DHS; PSD; DCCA; UH; AG; DOT; Non-General Funds
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Repeals various non-general funds of the Department of Agriculture; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Education; Department of Health; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Human Services; Department of Public Safety; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; University of Hawaii; Department of the Attorney General; and Department of Transportation. Implements recommendations of the auditor. Transfers most unencumbered balances to the credit of the general fund. (AD1)
(S) 7/21/2021- Act 009, Special Session 2021, 07/20/21 (Gov. Msg. No. 3). LUKE WAM
GM1293 SB140 SD2 HD2 CD1
Transit-oriented Development; HCDA
RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
Defines transit-oriented development zone. Establishes the transit-oriented zone development improvement board. Requires the transit-oriented zone development improvement board to develop a transit-oriented development zone improvement program to foster community development by strategically investing in public facilities. Effective 7/1/2021. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). KANUHA, CHANG, LEE, Wakai TRN/HSG, WAL, FIN
GM1294 SB153 SD2 HD1 CD1
Hawaii Impaired Driving Council
RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
Establishes the Hawaii impaired driving council to establish comprehensive strategies for preventing and reducing impaired driving. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). LEE JHA
GM1295 SB263 SD2 HD2 CD1
Economic Development; Hawaii Made Program; Manufactured Products ($)
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Transfers oversight of the "Hawaii Made" program for manufactured products and the "Hawaii Made" trademark to the department of business, economic development, and tourism. Outlines the department of business, economic development, and tourism's duties and responsibilities for oversight of the "Hawaii Made" program for manufactured products. Appropriates federal funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 002, Special Session 2021, 07/06/21. DELA CRUZ ECD/AGR, CPC, FIN
GM1296 SB404 HD2 CD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electioneering Communication; Disclosure Date; Advertisement
RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.
Lowers the monetary threshold that triggers disclosure of electioneering communications. Repeals the requirement that disclosures of electioneering communications occur on the date of any subsequent expenditures. Classifies election advertisements sent by mail at any postal rate as electioneering communications. Exempts communications that are actual expenditures of an organization from being considered electioneering communications. Excludes candidate and candidate committees from the disclosure requirements. Applies beginning with the 2022 primary election. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 003, Special Session 2021, 07/06/21. KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) GVR, JHA  HB144
GM1297 SB589 SD2 HD2 CD1
University of Hawaii; Cancer Research Center of Hawaii; John A. Burns School of Medicine; Tuition and Fees Special Fund; Research and Training Revolving Fund; Technology Transfer; Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program; Procurement
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
PART I - Establishes the University of Hawaii (UH) Cancer Research Center in statute as the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Requires the Director of the Cancer Research Center to be appointed in accordance with the Board of Regents policy. Requires the Cancer Research Center to be administratively affiliated with the John A. Burns School of Medicine to achieve greater efficiency. PART II - Requires UH to develop a plan for the School of Medicine and Cancer Research Center to achieve greater operational efficiencies. Requires the UH President to submit a progress report to the Legislature before the 2023 regular session. PART III - Extends the sunset of Act 38, SLH 2017, exempting UH's technology transfer activities from certain provisions of the state ethics code to 6/30/2024. Prohibits technology transfer activities in which UH employees have a conflict of interest. Requires Board of Regents to report employee conflicts to the Legislature. PART IV - Temporarily reenacts provisions of Act 39, SLH 2017, reestablishing UH's innovation and commercialization initiative program to 6/30/2024. Prohibits program activities in which UH employees have a conflict of interest. Requires UH to report employee conflicts to the Legislature. PART V - Temporarily repeals changes made by Act 42, SLH 2018, allowing the UH president to act as UH's Chief Procurement Officer for procurement contracts under chapter 103D, HRS, until 6/30/2024. (AD1)
(H) 7/21/2021- Act 008, 2021 Special Session, on 07-20-21 (Gov. Msg. No. 2). KIM, DELA CRUZ, FEVELLA, INOUYE, KANUHA, KEITH-AGARAN, MISALUCHA, Gabbard, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Shimabukuro, Wakai HHH, HET, FIN
GM1298 SB639 SD1 HD1 CD1
Courts of Appeal; Sua Sponte Decisions
RELATING TO COURTS OF APPEAL.
Prohibits courts of appeal from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to brief the court. Requires a rehearing if the courts fail to afford the opportunity for parties to submit supplemental briefing. Effective 9/1/2021. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). KEITH-AGARAN JHA  HB336
GM1299 SB807 SD2 HD2 CD1
Education; DOE; Academic and Financial Plan; Report
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires each school's academic plan to include a clear accounting of all resources that will be allocated to address and achieve each measurable outcome; the school's priority improvement strategies and measures to determine progress; student growth indicators; information about programs intended to address social and economic conditions that adversely impact student learning; a breakdown of certain teacher vacancy data; average class sizes for all regular education, special education, and contentbased Englishlanguage learning classes; and teacher workforce experience metrics. Requires the department of education to submit an annual report on the school academic and financial plans to the board of education and the legislature. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Received notice from House that motion to override veto was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House (Hse. Com. No. 2). KIDANI, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, Fevella, Kanuha, Shimabukuro, Wakai EDN, FIN
GM1300 SB811 HD1 CD1
Department of Education; Schools; Report; COVID-19
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Requires the department of education to publish a weekly report on schools that have reported positive COVID-19 cases. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 004, Special Session 2021, 07/06/21. KIDANI, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, Fevella, Kanuha, Shimabukuro, Wakai EDN, PDP, FIN
GM1301 SB1387 SD1 HD2 CD1
Microchip Identification; Pets; Dog and Cat Owners
RELATING TO MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION.
Requires dog and cat owners to microchip their pets. Takes effect 1/1/2022. (CD1)
(S) 7/8/2021- Act 005, Special Session 2021, 07/06/21. KIDANI, CHANG, FEVELLA, INOUYE, MISALUCHA, NISHIHARA, Baker, Gabbard, Keith-Agaran, Kim, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai AGR, CPC  HB1287
GM1302 SB1409 SD2 HD1 CD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Council; Boards; Commissions; Members; Training
RELATING TO TRAINING IN NATIVE HAWAIIAN RIGHTS.
Prohibits newly appointed or reappointed council, board, and commission members from serving if the member has not completed, within the requisite time, the required training course related to native Hawaiian rights. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Department of Land and Natural Resources to compile an annual report of members who have failed to complete their training course requirement. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to record the training courses and make the recordings available to those who were unable to attend the training course. Effective 4/1/2022. (CD1)
(S) 7/6/2021- Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). SHIMABUKURO, ACASIO, CHANG, FEVELLA, Gabbard, Misalucha JHA, FIN  HB800