Legislative Update
Monday December 27, 2021

HB69 Relating To Contractors. - OPPOSE
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Raises the threshold under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,000 to $1,500 and makes it applicable only to the cost of labor and materials. (HB69 HD1)

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HB81 Relating To Contractors. - OPPOSE
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Prohibits the performance of incidental and supplemental work outside the scope of licensure by a specialty contractor on any project requiring the seal or stamp of a licensed structural engineer. Specifies that the performance of work in certain crafts or trades shall not be considered incidental and supplemental. (HB81 HD1)

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HB95 Relating To Wages. -
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Makes general contractors entering into or under contracts in Hawaii for work other than public works projects liable for non-payment of wages by subcontractors. (HB95 HD1)

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HB156 Relating To Contractors License Board. - OPPOSE
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Clarifies the qualifications for membership for the Contractors License Board. Specifies that the Contractors License Board must prioritize the protection of the public above all other considerations when exercising its functions.

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HB158 Relating To Labor Law Compliance For Government Contracts. - SUPPORT
Status: Received notice of discharge of all House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 363). (6/22)

Specifies requirements for contractor or subcontractor payment to all mechanics and laborers employed on a government service contract job site. Permits governmental contracting agencies to withhold accrued payments as necessary to pay mechanics and laborers. Requires that contractors for public works projects maintain and submit weekly certified payroll records to demonstrate compliance with wage and hour requirements. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)

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HB475 Relating To Taxation Of Real Estate Investment Trusts. - OPPOSE
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. (HB475 HD1)

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HB549 Relating To The Environment. - MONITOR
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires new developments to plan for the impacts of projected sea level rise and prohibits development in areas significantly affected by projected sea level rise. Amends policies and objectives related to coastal zone management to reduce residential exposure to coastal hazards and protect state beaches and public shoreline access. Defines "beach" and "coastal hazards". (SD1)

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HB562 Relating To Construction Waste. - MONITOR
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires the Department of Health to convene a construction waste reuse and recycling working group to determine how to implement a requirement for the reuse, recycling, or donation of construction waste. (SD1)

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HB987 Relating To Procurement Filing Fee. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires a party initiating a bid challenge to pay the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs a non-refundable filing fee for contracts with an estimated value of $500,000 or more. (HB987 HD1)

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HB1146 Relating To Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: Received notice of discharge of all House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 363). (6/22)

Requires procurement officers to complete past performance evaluations of contractors. Requires past performance to be considered in all sole source procurement and any competitive contracts that exceeds the small purchase threshold. Establishes an initial procurement working group that will evaluate and make recommendations to the legislature about the effectiveness of existing procurement methods. Requires the development and implementation of a statewide past performance database. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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HB1394 Relating To The County Surcharge On State Tax. - SUPPORT
Status: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 535). (6/22)

Authorizes any county with a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopts a county surcharge on state tax ordinance to use the surcharges received from the State for infrastructure and public safety. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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HB1487 Relating To Climate Change. - SUPPORT
Status: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 535). (6/22)

Establishes the Honolulu shoreline climate protection pilot project to develop a plan to protect urban Honolulu from the impacts of sea level rise, floodwater, storms, and other impacts of a rapidly changing climate. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the development of the Honolulu shoreline climate protection pilot project. Appropriates funds to the Office of Planning to conduct a comprehensive study of a statewide carbon tax. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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HB1497 Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Establishes the Stadium Development District comprising all state land under the Stadium Authority's jurisdiction. Authorizes HCDA to facilitate the development of all state property within the District including building a new stadium. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds and general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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HB1520 Relating To Energy Efficiency. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to EET/CPH, WAM. (3/3)

Requires energy consumption benchmarking for all nonresidential buildings. Requires disclosure of resulting, anonymized and aggregated benchmarking data to a prospective property buyer, lessee, or lender. Effective 7/1/2100. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/10 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 2/24 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1621 Relating To Climate Change. - SUPPORT
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott, Quinlan excused (2). (2/11)

Establishes the Honolulu Shoreline Climate Protection Pilot Project. Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to develop a comprehensive plan to protect urban Honolulu from the risk of coastal disaster events. Anticipates use of the plan as a model for the State. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2022. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 9:15 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1627 Relating To The State Budget. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1 (1/21)

Makes technical amendments to the budget allotment modification law.

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HB1631 Relating To State Bonds. - MONITOR
Status: Vetoed on 06-22-20 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). (6/23)

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Authorizes issuance of instruments of indebtedness in an amount that may be necessary to finance any permitted purpose under the House Bill No. 2200, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 and section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. Makes findings required by article VII, section 13, of the state constitution regarding the issuance of authorized bonds and the debt limit. (HB1631 SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 5/11 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 5/13 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1634 Relating To Campaign Finance. - MONITOR
Status: The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. (3/16)

Amends the deadline for candidate committees and noncandidate committees to file organizational reports. Imposes upon both candidate committees and noncandidate committees consistent content, filing, and deadline requirements for organizational reports and preliminary reports. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 2:05 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 10:05 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1683 Relating To Apprenticeships. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LAB, LHE, FIN, referral sheet 1 (1/21)

Requires DLIR to develop and implement a high school apprenticeship program in public and charter schools with grades nine through twelve. Requires the DOE and DCCA to assist and support DLIR. Requires annual progress reports to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.

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HB1699 Relating To Health Care. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/11)

Requires employers to include the annual premium cost of health care paid by the employer on behalf of the employee on the employee's final pay stub for the calendar year.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1701 Relating To Equal Pay. - NO POSITION
Status: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 417). (7/8)

Conforms statutory prohibitions against wage discrimination with other prohibitions on employment discrimination. Clarifies allowable justifications for compensation differentials and remedies for pay disparity. Requires employers to disclose wage ranges to employees and prospective employees. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 1/28 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 2:05 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 2:15 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/10 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 6/30 9:46 AM @ Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1707 Relating To Violations Of Campaign Finance Law. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/5)

Increases the amount of the fine that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures that has received at least one contribution of more than $10,000, or spent more than $10,000 in an election period, for campaign spending law violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that payment of a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of an officer of the noncandidate committee.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 2:05 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1781 Relating To Hawaiian Expertise In Land Use And Resource Management. -
Status: Referred to WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 (1/21)

Prohibits 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 and Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, native Hawaiian and Hawaiian natural resource protection and access rights, and the public trust, including the State's trust responsibility. Requires that at least 4 members of each the board of land and natural resources and the state land use commission be appointed from a list submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs.

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HB1783 Relating To Historic Preservation. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on WLH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (1/29)

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a citizen complaint intake process and prepare related informational material for dissemination and posting. Clarifies that failure to comply with certain advisement or approval processes shall constitute a violation of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to issue an order to stop work immediately in the event of a failure to comply with certain advisement or approval processes. Makes any violator responsible for the costs of any site inspection and any recommended mitigation or restoration measures. Increases the maximum civil and administrative fines for violations of historic preservation review requirements. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to maintain and publish a list of certain violators. Authorizes the expenditure of moneys in the historic preservation special fund for certain costs relating to the enforcement of chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 1/29 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1799 Relating To Contractors. - OPPOSE
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH. (5/21)

Requires a specialty contractor to obtain a C-48 specialty license (structural steel contractor) or sublicense if the performance of work on a contract requires a C-48 specialty license or sublicense and the specialty contractor does not have that specialty license or sublicense. Effective on 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/10 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1809 Relating To Consumer Protection. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/25)

Prohibits residential contractors from offering to pay, in any monetary form, a homeowners insurance deductible as an incentive to encourage the homeowner to hire the contractor. Allows an insured to rescind a contract to repair or replace roof systems or other exterior work within five business days of receiving notice from a homeowners insurer that all or part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under an homeowners insurance policy. Authorizes the Contractors License Board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any contractor acting as a public adjuster. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 11:25 AM @ Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1841 Relating To Fair Employment Practices. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Har excused (2). (2/13)

Prohibits noncompete agreements for low wage workers whose earnings do not exceed the greater of the minimum wage required by applicable federal or state law or $15 per hour. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1848 Relating To The Environment. -
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WLH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott, Yamashita excused (2). (2/7)

Requires new developments to plan for the impacts of projected sea level rise and restricts development in areas significantly affected by projected sea level rise. Amends policies and objectives related to coastal zone management to reduce residential exposure to coastal hazards and protect state beaches and public shoreline access. Defines "beach" and "coastal hazards." Increases the minimum shoreline setback. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 9:13 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1851 Relating To Grid-interactive Water Heater Systems. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to CPH/EET, WAM. (3/3)

Commencing January 1, 2022, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new multi-unit dwellings that do not include grid-interactive water heater systems. Requires the PUC to establish standards for the systems. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 1/28 8:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/13 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1864 Relating To Renewable Energy. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to EET, CPH/WAM. (3/9)

Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 1/28 8:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 320 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 1:30 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1932 Relating To Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 4 (1/23)

Authorizes the counties to reclassify lands 15 to 100 acres in certain rural, urban, and agricultural districts in which at least 50 percent of the housing units on the land sought to be reclassified are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below 140 percent of the area median income.

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HB1933 Relating To The State Building Code Council. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/20)

Repeals the state building code council. Takes effect on 7/1/2025. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 9:45 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1957 Relating To Tax Credits. - MONITOR
Status: The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. (3/16)

Adjusts the amount of the income tax credit for low-income household renters based on adjusted gross income and taxpayer filing status and provides for automatic adjustments to the tax credit based on the consumer price index. Effective 7/1/2025. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:15 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1958 Relating To Taxation. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to WAM. (3/3)

Amends the income tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment by changing the taxpayer's applicable percentage of employmentrelated expenses that constitutes the tax credit and cap amount. Takes effect on 12/31/2059. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/7 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB1990 Relating To Taxation. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to EDU/TRS, WAM. (3/3)

Permanently directs specified percentages of the general excise tax revenues to a new educational infrastructure special fund for the department of education and other entities responsible for school facilities to augment its capacity and infrastructure and to the department of transportation to protect the state highway system from the threat of inundation and damage caused by climate change and to augment the capacity and infrastructure of the State's highways. Directs specified percentages of revenues from a new, temporary state improvement surcharge to the foregoing purposes and to certain state funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:20 PM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/7 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2020 Relating To Procurement. - SUPPORT
Status: The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. (3/16)

Requires the state procurement office to establish a past performance database. Requires that the determination of certain contract awards through the procurement process consider a contractor's past performance. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/10 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2021 Relating To Teacher Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LHE/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 4 (1/23)

Clarifies that the Department of Education may construct teachers' housing on a public school campus. Requires that teachers' housing units constructed or acquired on a school campus after 6/30/2020, be rented at a low cost or no cost to new teachers employed full-time at that school.

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HB2029 Relating To Sustainability. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on EEP/WLH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/6)

Establishes a statewide sustainability division within the office of planning to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Appropriates funds.

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 9:15 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2081 Relating To Public Works On Hawaiian Home Lands. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to LAB, WLH, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Exempts DHHL projects from the Davis Bacon Act.

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HB2182 Relating To Affordable Housing. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/4)

Allows the HHFDC to enter into public private partnerships with private sector entities to build affordable housing and reserves a portion of the housing units for the exclusive use of the employees of the private sector entity partner.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:15 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2188 Relating To Wind Energy Facilities. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (6/22)

Establishes a setback of one foot for every foot of height of a wind turbine from the nearest existing farm dwelling or residential dwelling unit for certain wind energy facilities in agricultural districts. Requires a study on the effects of noise production by wind energy facilities on the health of residents and students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 8:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/13 2:05 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 2/24 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2200 Relating To The State Budget. - MONITOR
Status: Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 007, 07/15/2020, (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). (7/14)

Adjusts and makes additional appropriations for fiscal biennium 2019-2021 to fund the operations of executive branch agencies and programs. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/5 2:15 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 5/11 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 5/13 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2207 Relating To Land Use. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (6/26)

Requires the office of planning to conduct a land use study for Hauula, Oahu, that assesses the viability and cost of maintaining the transit corridor. Appropriates funds. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 1/31 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2208 Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (6/23)

Appropriates funds to DHHL for the acquisition of land to be developed by DHHL for affordable housing units.

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/7 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 1:15 PM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2216 Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/21)

Requires at least 5 Hawaiian Homes Commission members to be Native Hawaiian or current Hawaiian homestead lessees; and at least 2 of those 5 to be on the waitlist for Hawaiian home lands. Authorizes commission members to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. Creates the position of Director of Hawaiian Home Lands and separates the Director's responsibilities from those of the Chairperson of the Commission. Effective July 1, 2050. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 1/31 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 3:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/13 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 12:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2241 Relating To General Excise Tax Exemptions. - MONITOR
Status: Re-referred to HSH/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 9 (1/30)

Exempts certain foods, medical services, and feminine hygiene products from the general excise tax.

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HB2260 Relating To Affordable Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Exempts certain low-density affordable housing projects from the State's land use district boundary amendment requirements.

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HB2267 Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for certain Department of Hawaiian Home Lands capital improvement projects.

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HB2273 Relating To Wages. - SUPPORT
Status: The committee on JDC deferred the measure. (7/2)

UPW testified in support of this bill

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/26 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/10 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 6/30 9:46 AM @ Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 7/2 10:45 AM @ Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2279 Relating To Hawaii Products. - MONITOR
Status: Re-referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 11 (1/31)

Exempts construction procurements from the Hawaii products preference in section 103D-1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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HB2286 Relating To Emergency Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). (2/12)

Amends section 103D-307, HRS, relating to emergency procurements, to add equipment failures, repairs to public property to protect against further loss of, or damage to public property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in continued functioning of government services. Replaces chief procurement officer approval with an accounting report to the legislature within a certain time after the end of the fiscal year in which the procurement was made. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2287 Relating To Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2). (2/14)

Amends the cash or protest bond amount that a party protesting the solicitation or award of a competitive sealed bidding contract or competitive sealed proposal contract valued at $1,000,000 or more must pay to DCCA. Removes the $10,000 cap on the cash or protest bond amount for contracts valued at $1,000,000 or more. Takes effect on 1/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2315 Relating To Professional And Vocational Licensing Trust Funds. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (5/13)

Allows the contractors license board and real estate commission to adjust, reduce, suspend, or cease collection of recovery fund and education fund fees to maintain a reasonable relation between the fees generated and the cost of services rendered by the funds. Caps the contractors recovery fund, contractors education fund, real estate recovery fund, real estate education fund, and condominium education trust fund at amounts determined biennially by the contractors license board or real estate commission. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:30 AM @ Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 2/10 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/19 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 9:30 AM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2334 Relating To Licensing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LAB/PVM, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Allows a person who: is married to an active duty member in the military; accompanies his or her spouse on a permanent change of station to Hawaii; and holds a current, unencumbered license in another jurisdiction in specific professions to apply for licensure on an expedited basis in the State of Hawaii.

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HB2382 Relating To The Environmental Impact Statement Law. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to EEP, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Requires a supplemental environmental assessment or supplemental environmental impact statement after the passage of 15 years from the date of the acceptance of the statement or the determination of a finding of no significant impact, if the proposed action is not completed.

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HB2440 Relating To Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/TRN/WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (HHFDC) to qualified residents. Exempts certain land from the definition of public lands. Requires HHFDC to develop an ALOHA homes demonstration project by July 1, 2025.

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HB2442 Relating To Waste Management. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to WLH/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district except in emergency circumstances to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health. Requires no less than a one-half mile buffer zone for the construction, operation, modification, or expansion of a municipal solid waste landfill unit.

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HB2468 Relating To The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Requires at least 50% of all general funds appropriated to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs each fiscal year to be distributed directly to beneficiaries. Applies to budget preparation and submissions for fiscal year 2021-2022 and subsequent fiscal years.

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HB2469 Relating To Employment. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (2/11)

Clarifies that Hawaii's anti-discrimination law does not prohibit or prevent an employer, employment agency, or labor organization from refusing to hire or refer or from discharging an individual for reasons unrelated to unlawful discriminatory practices.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2494 Relating To Affordable Housing. - SUPPORT
Status: Referred to EEP/HSG, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing projects from any requirement to construct electric vehicle charging stations or infrastructure for the future construction of electric vehicle charging stations.

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HB2500 Relating To The State Budget. - MONITOR
Status: Act 003, 07/06/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). (7/6)

Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/22 10:00 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2513 Relating To Contractors. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Increases the minimum amount of the surety bond, from $5,000 to $25,000, that the contractors license board may require from a licensee or applicant seeking to become a specialty contractor or general contractor.

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HB2541 Relating To Helping Working Families. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (5/12)

Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Increases and amends the refundable food/excise tax credit by basing the amount of the credit on a taxpayer's Hawaii earned income and federal adjusted gross income. Increases minimum wage rate to $11.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2021, $12.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2022, $12.50 per hour beginning on 1/1/2023, and $13.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2024. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 3:15 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2542 Relating To Land Development. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to lease real property for a period not to exceed 99 years for the development of certain projects that include affordable housing. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the legislature that identifies all state lands that may be developed for multi-unit dwellings. Authorizes the issuance of $200,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for the establishment of infrastructure to support the development of housing on lands near the University of Hawaii West Oahu campus. Authorizes the issuance of $75,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for affordable housing infrastructure in counties with a resident population of 500,000 or less. Authorizes a state or county department or agency to petition the appropriate county land use decision-making authority, rather than the Land Use Commission, for a change in the boundary of a district involving land areas between 15 acres and 25 acres where the majority of the development will be for affordable housing. Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to delegate the responsibility of historic preservation project reviews to the impacted county. Establishes the Office of the Housing Ombudsman. Removes the existing statutory cap on the amount of conveyance tax revenues that are deposited into the rental housing revolving fund each fiscal year.

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HB2543 Relating To Access To Learning. - MONITOR
Status: Act 046, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). (9/15)

Requires parents or guardians of public school and charter school kindergarten students to disclose information on the student's prior child care program or prekindergarten attendance, if any, for the purpose of determining areas having the highest need for prekindergarten and child care programs. Requires assessment of public school and charter school kindergarten students. Removes public charter school prekindergarten programs from the administrative authority of the Executive Office on Early Learning. Establishes that the State Public Charter School Commission has administrative authority over all state-funded early learning programs in public charter schools. Establishes the preschool open doors special fund. Expands Preschool Open Doors Program eligibility from 4-year-old children to all children who are 3 to 4 years old who are in the 2 years prior to kindergarten entry. Requires annual reporting regarding the revenues and expenditures of the early learning special fund. Establishes a program for Department of Human Services to award grants for preschools. Authorizes positions for the Preschool Open Doors Program. Appropriates funds for Department of Human Services to expand its information technology system for the purpose of managing information on prekindergarten attendance and child care need and to contract for and operate preschool and child care programs. Establishes the goal of providing all children who are 3 to 4 years old who are in the 2 years prior to kindergarten entry with enrollment in a preschool program by the year 2030. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for building classrooms for Hawaiian language immersion pre-kindergarten programs. Appropriates funds for building early learning services classrooms on public library property. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/18 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 3/18 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 6/24 3:00 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 6/30 10:15 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2544 Relating To A School Facilities Agency. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LHE/FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Establishes the School Facilities Agency to be responsible for all public school development, planning, and construction, related to capital improvement projects assigned by the Legislature, Governor, or Board of Education. Transfers statutes pertaining to the Hawaii 3R's and 3T's programs to a new School Facilities Agency statutory subpart. Places management of school impact fees with the agency. Appropriates funds.

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HB2559 Relating To Wages. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 (1/27)

Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation to an employer in violation of provisions regarding wage and hour. Establishes penalties, enforcement, and appeal procedures related to orders of wage payment violations. Amends the "wage" definition under Chapter 387, Hawaii Revised Statutes, wage and hour law, to include compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation.

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HB2605 Relating To Taxation Of Real Estate Investment Trusts. - OPPOSE
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Har voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2). (2/14)

Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020. Sunsets 12/31/2023. Takes effect on 7/1/2112. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 9:35 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/7 9:30 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2698 Relating To Construction Waste. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott, Yamashita excused (2). (2/7)

Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 8:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2721 Relating To The Issuance Of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds To Assist Pueo Development, Llc. - SUPPORT
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Har excused (2). (2/13)

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for a master planned development proposed by Pueo Development, LLC. Takes effect on 7/1/2025. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 9:15 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

HB2725 Relating To Capital Improvement Projects. - MONITOR
Status: Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 006, 07/07/2020, (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). (7/14)

Appropriates funds for supplemental capital improvement projects for fiscal biennium 2019?2021.

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/26 12:30 PM @ Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 5/11 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 5/13 10:30 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB397 Relating To Contracting. - MONITOR
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires contractors and subcontractors to submit tax clearances as a condition of obtaining building permits for private developments exceeding a certain value. Requires contractors and subcontractors to submit additional tax clearances before assignment of a contract for private developments exceeding a certain value. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require that tax clearance applications be submitted electronically. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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SB423 Relating To The Contractors License Board. - OPPOSE
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Prohibits incidental and supplemental work on any project requiring the seal or stamp of a professional engineer licensed to perform structural engineering. (SD1)

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SB666 Relating To An Airports Corporation. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Establishes the Hawaii Airports Corporation (HAC)to assume the authority, functions, and duties of the DOT related to airports and aeronautics. Makes HAC subject to Chapters 103D and 104, HRS. Provides for project labor agreements. Appropriates funds for the transfer of functions from DOT to HAC. (SB666 HD2)

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SB997 Relating To The Stadium Authority. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Establishes the Stadium Development District. Requires HCDA to facilitate the development of all state property within the District. Appropriates funds and authorizes the issuance of reimbursable general obligation bonds to establish and develop the District. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to build a new stadium. (SB997 HD1)

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SB1000 Relating To Electric Vehicles. - SUPPORT
Status: Received notice of discharge of all House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 363). (6/22)

Prohibits the issuance of building permits pursuant to an application initiated on or after January 1, 2020, for all new residential multi-family buildings that have ten or more parking stalls and new commercial buildings that have twenty or more parking stalls unless a certain percentage of the parking stalls are electric vehicle charger ready, subject to superseding county ordinances. (SB1000 HD2)

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SB1056 Relating To Lobbyists. - MONITOR
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 03-16-20 2:00PM in conference room 325. (3/16)

Requires lobbyists and specified individuals to file two additional reports in general election years to the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, including one report on the second Friday in August and one report on the first Monday in November. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/20 9:15 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 2:31 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 3/16 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB1082 Relating To Wages. - OPPOSE
Status: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 535). (6/22)

Makes general contractors entering into or under contracts in the State for work on buildings, structures, or other private works liable for debt incurred by subcontractors for wages due to claimants for performance of labor in the contract between the general contractor and owner. (SB1082 HD2)

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SB1333 Relating To Procurement. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires that past performance be considered in the bid selection of contractors for certain contracts. Requires procurement officers to consider past performance and conduct past performance evaluations and keep a record of the evaluations. Establishes an initial procurement working group to evaluate and make recommendations to the Legislature about the effectiveness of existing procurement methods. Appropriates funds. (SB1333 HD1)

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SB1335 Relating To Hemp. -
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Legalizes hemp to the extent legalized under federal law. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to prepare and submit a proposed state plan to monitor and regulate hemp production, including commercial production and research, to the federal Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended. Requires reports to the Governor and Legislature.

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SB1337 Relating To Energy Efficiency. - MONITOR
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Requires energy consumption benchmarking for all nonresidential buildings. Requires disclosure of resulting benchmarking data to a prospective property buyer, lessee, or lender.

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SB1428 Relating To The County Surcharge On State Tax. - SUPPORT
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

SB1524 Relating To The Medical Use Of Cannabis. - MONITOR
Status: Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. (12/1)

Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee based on the employee's status as a qualifying patient and from taking action against an employee based solely on the employee's status as a qualifying patient or if the results of the employee's drug test are positive for cannabis, subject to certain exceptions. Specifies permissible and impermissible actions by employers and employees. Takes effect 1/1/2051. (SD1)

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SB2026 Relating To State Building Code. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. (2/3)

Repeals the state building code council.

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SB2035 Relating To Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (2/13)

Requires that in evaluating and determining the award for redevelopment of state or county level through competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals, the number of housing units proposed shall constitute forty per cent of the evaluation score regardless of whether the development of housing is proposed. Applies to the urban areas of state or county land located within a one-half mile radius of a mass transit station. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2037 Relating To Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Restricts any county from disapproving or imposing certain conditions on a housing development project for housing or an emergency shelter unless the county meets certain requirements. Takes effect 8/26/2050. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 1:25 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 10:45 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2054 Relating To Infrastructure Improvement Districts. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WLH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Thielen excused (3). (3/13)

Specifies that the cost of regional infrastructure improvements made by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation may be assessed against transit-oriented development projects specifically benefiting from the improvements. Requires the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development to review and make recommendations on applications for subaccount funds for infrastructure projects related to transit-oriented development. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/3 2:55 PM @ Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:40 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/26 1:45 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 1:30 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2074 Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Authorize The Legislature To Establish A Surcharge On Real Property To Fund Infrastructure Improvements Near Rapid Transit Stations. - SUPPORT
Status: The committee on WAM deferred the measure. (2/25)

Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to authorize the State legislature to establish a surcharge on taxation of real property near rapid transit stations for the purpose of funding infrastructure improvements in those areas. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 1/28 10:00 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/4 10:00 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:45 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2075 Relating To The State Budget. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to WAM. (1/17)

To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 201921 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs and to include appropriations from other departmental budget acts deemed necessary for program operations and capital improvements.

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SB2148 Relating To Violations Of Campaign Finance Law. - MONITOR
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 03-16-20 2:00PM in conference room 325. (3/16)

Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 10:01 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 2:31 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 3/16 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2192 Relating To Hawaiian Expertise In Land Use And Resource Management. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Prohibits 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 and Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, native Hawaiian and Hawaiian natural resource protection and access rights, and the public trust, including the State's trust responsibility. Requires that at least one member each of the board of land and natural resources and the state land use commission be appointed from a list submitted by the office of Hawaiian affairs. Effective 6/18/2050. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:16 PM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 2/24 12:15 PM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 9:30 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2194 Relating To Historic Preservation. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LCA/WTL, WAM/JDC. (1/21)

SB2211 Relating To Permit Processing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to GVO/PSM, JDC. (1/21)

Beginning July 1, 2020, requires the State or an appropriate county agency to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove an application for a permit necessary for the development, pre-development, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of a project within sixty-five days of submission. Provides for automatic permit approval if the State or respective county agency does not make a timely decision on the application.

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SB2253 Relating To Equal Pay. - NO POSITION
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (2/14)

Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2317 Relating To Renewable Energy. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to EET, CPH. (1/21)

Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales. Amends the renewable portfolio standard interim goals for 2030 and 2040 to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy.

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SB2386 Relating To Waste Management. - MONITOR
Status: Act 073, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). (9/15)

Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district except in emergency circumstances to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health. Requires no less than a one-half mile buffer zone around residences, schools, and hospitals for the construction, modification, or expansion of a waste or disposal facility. Specifies that "waste or disposal facility" excludes individual, state certified, non-industrial redemption centers. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/7 1:35 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/27 10:30 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 9:31 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/29 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2482 Relating To Contractors. - OPPOSE
Status: The committee on CPH deferred the measure. (2/20)

Specifies that the performance of any new work in the craft or trade of structural steel contractors shall not be considered incidental and supplemental.

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/20 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2483 Relating To Contractors. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to CPH. (1/23)

Clarifies that a specialty contractor may perform work in crafts or trades other than in which the specialty contractor is licensed provided that, when measured by the time and expense in executing the contract, the work is substantially less than and only incidental and supplemental to the performance of work in the craft for which the specialty contractor is licensed.

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SB2543 Relating To Medical Cannabis. - MONITOR
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Thielen excused (3). (3/13)

Prohibits an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or term or condition of employment based on the person's status as a medical cannabis cardholder, under certain conditions. Specifies that an employer may use a fit for duty test as a tool for medical cannabis users in potentially dangerous occupations. Exempts certain occupations. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 3:00 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/21 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2550 Relating To Affordable Housing. - MONITOR
Status: The committee on HOU deferred the measure. (1/28)

Hearing Date(s):
Tue 1/28 1:30 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2558 Relating To Wind Energy Facilities. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to EET, JDC. (1/27)

Establishes a one-mile setback from the nearest existing farm dwelling or residential dwelling unit for wind energy facilities in agricultural districts.

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SB2616 Relating To Housing Development. - SUPPORT
Status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LHE with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Thielen excused (3). (3/13)

Exempts affordable housing units, additions to existing dwelling units, accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, and affordable housing projects developed by the Hawaii public housing authority from 50 per cent of school impact fee requirements. Effective 7/1/2025. (HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:40 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2620 Relating To Land Use. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Authorizes county land use decision-making authorities to amend district boundaries involving land areas greater than fifteen acres, except non important agricultural land or rural land areas greater than fifteen acres but no more than twenty-five acres if the land areas are proposed for reclassification to the urban district and at least sixty per cent of the land areas will be dedicated for the development of affordable housing. Effective 12/31/33. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 1:16 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/27 10:30 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2627 Relating To Tax Credits. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Increases the amount of the tax credit for individuals and households and the adjusted gross income eligibility cap for the income tax credit for low-income household renters using tax brackets for individuals and different categories of households and providing for annual increases based on the consumer price index. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 1:25 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 10:35 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2663 Relating To The Environmental Impact Statement Law. - MONITOR
Status: The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (3/12)

Requires a supplemental environmental assessment or supplemental environmental impact statement after the passage of 15 years from the date of the determination of a finding of no significant impact or the acceptance of the statement, if the proposed action is not implemented. Exempts actions involving a renewable energy project from this requirement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 1:30 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 10:35 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 8:30 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2697 Relating To Taxation Of Real Estate Investment Trusts. - OPPOSE
Status: Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Okimoto, Quinlan voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Matayoshi excused (2). (6/25)

Disallows dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts, except for real estate investment trusts that provide affordable housing in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020. Sunsets 12/31/2023. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/18 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/27 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 9:45 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 3/18 10:30 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/22 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2698 Relating To Taxation. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to WAM. (1/27)

Requires that real estate investment trusts file returns reporting their shareholders' pro rata shares of net income and net income attributable to this State. Requires withholding on all payments to shareholders. Appropriates funds. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020.

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SB2785 Relating To Employment. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LCA, JDC. (1/27)

SB2835 Relating To Hawaii Products. - MONITOR
Status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (2/14)

Exempts construction procurements from the Hawaii products preference in section 103D-1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2842 Relating To Emergency Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 03-17-20 9:10AM in conference room 309. (3/16)

Revises emergency procurement laws to add equipment failures, repairs to public property to protect against further loss of, or damage to, public property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in continued functioning of government services. Replaces approval by chief procurement officer with an accounting report to the Legislature within 60 days after the procurement is made. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2843 Relating To Procurement. - MONITOR
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 03-17-20 9:10AM in conference room 309. (3/16)

Changes the amounts to be posted for a protest bond from a flat fee for contracts under $1,000,000 to a percentage of the estimated value of the contract. Increases the percentage for contracts with estimated value of $1,000,000 or more. Repeals the cap on the maximum amount of the protest bond. Adds a sunset provision. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 10:45 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 9:10 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2871 Relating To Professional And Vocational Licensing Trust Funds. - MONITOR
Status: Act 012, 08/12/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). (8/13)

Allows the contractors license board and real estate commission to adjust recovery fund and education fund fees to maintain a reasonable relation between the fees generated and the cost of services rendered by the funds. Caps the funds at amounts determined biennially by the contractors license board and real estate commission. Applies retroactively to 7/1/2020. Supersedes contrary amendments made by Act 29, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019. (HD3)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 9:00 AM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:40 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 3/12 9:30 AM @ Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 6/24 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/29 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2890 Relating To Licensing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to CPH/PSM, JDC. (1/27)

SB2946 Relating To Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/TRN/WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to qualified residents. Exempts certain land from the definition of public lands. Requires HHFDC to gain legislative approval before disposing of certain lands. Requires HHFDC to transfer a number of ALOHA homes units to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands or Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Provides for the disposition of lands acquired by HHFDC, but no longer needed for the ALOHA homes program. Requires HHFDC to develop an ALOHA homes demonstration project by July 1, 2025. Appropriates funds. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 1:17 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 10:56 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2961 Relating To Wages. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 3:00 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB2963 Relating To Affordable Housing. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HOU/WTL/PSM, WAM. (1/27)

Exempts certain low-density affordable housing projects from the State's land use district boundary amendment requirements.

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SB2967 Relating To Affordable Housing. - SUPPORT
Status: Referred to HOU/EET, WAM. (1/27)

SB2993 Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses. - MONITOR
Status: Act 067, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). (9/15)

Aligns the commercial driver's license qualification standards with federal regulations by repealing language related to medical waivers due to diabetes. Makes conforming amendments to Code of Federal Regulations citations. Effective 9/1/2020. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/5 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:00 PM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 3/13 10:15 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/29 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 6/30 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3076 Relating To The State Building Code Council. - MONITOR
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 03-17-20 9:30AM in conference room 309. (3/16)

Appropriates funds to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) program director position and one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) staff member position, and to provide for employee training, materials and supplies, other costs associated with the state building code council, and any costs necessary to establish a full-time office. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/20 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 9:30 AM @ Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3087 Relating To The Hawaii Public Procurement Code. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to GVO, WAM. (1/27)

Requires a construction procurement of less than $50,000 to contract for drilling work and soil testing to be conducted by competitive sealed bidding. Requires the bid request to be advertised to the public on the Department of Accounting and General Services' website. Requires a bid for drilling and soil testing to be separate from a bid for engineering work on the same project.

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SB3101 Relating To Access To Learning. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. (1/28)

Transfers the Executive Office on Early Learning from the Department of Education to the Department of Human Services. Renames the Office as the Learning to Grow Agency. Focuses the jurisdiction of the agency to children who are 3 to 4 years old or will be eligible for kindergarten within 2 years. Establishes the goal of providing all children who are 3 to 4 years old or will be eligible for kindergarten within 2 years with access to learning through an early learning program by the year 2030. Appropriates funds.

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SB3102 Relating To Helping Working Families. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to LCA, WAM. (1/29)

Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Increases and amends the refundable food/excise tax credit by basing the amount of the credit on a taxpayer's Hawaii earned income, rather than federal adjusted gross income. Increases minimum wage rate to $11.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2021, $12.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2022, $12.50 per hour beginning on 1/1/2023, and $13.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2024.

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SB3103 Relating To A School Facilities Agency. - MONITOR
Status: Act 072, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). (9/15)

Establishes the school facilities agency to be responsible for all public school development, planning, and construction, related to capital improvement projects assigned by the legislature, governor, or board of education. Places management of school impact fees with the agency. (HD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/7 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 2:45 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 6/23 1:00 PM @ Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 6/29 2:00 PM @ Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3104 Relating To Land Development. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Establishes a residential leasehold program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Exempts from the definition of public lands, lands set aside by the Governor or leased by any state department or agency to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, for the primary purposes of developing affordable housing. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the Legislature that identifies all state lands that may be developed for multi-unit dwellings. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the Legislature that addresses various housing concerns, including the steps necessary to end the State's housing shortage. Authorizes the issuance of $275,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for the establishment of infrastructure to support the development of housing. Appropriates $500,000 for 3 full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) project manager positions. Authorizes a person to petition the appropriate county land use decision-making authority, rather than the Land Use Commission, for a change in the boundary of a district involving land areas between 15 acres and 25 acres where the majority of the development will be for affordable housing. Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to delegate the responsibility of historic preservation project reviews to the impacted county. Establishes the Office of the Housing Advocate. Removes the existing statutory cap on the amount of conveyance tax revenues that are deposited into the rental housing revolving fund each fiscal year. (SD2)

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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:45 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/11 1:15 PM @ Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Wed 2/12 1:17 PM @ Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 2/25 12:30 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 2/28 10:55 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3129 Relating To Construction Waste. - MONITOR
Status: Re-Referred to AEN, CPH/WAM. (2/14)

Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/10 2:15 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3139 Relating To The State Budget. - MONITOR
Status: Vetoed on 07-06-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110) - Statement of Objections for the line item appropiration veto in Gov. Msg. No. 1105. (7/15)

Makes deposits into the emergency and budget reserve fund by replacing general fund appropriations with general obligation bond proceeds and transferring savings from the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. Transfers excess funds from other sources into the emergency and budget reserve fund. Effective 5/27/2020; provided that the general obligation bond authorization is effective 7/1/2020. (SB3139 HD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/25 12:25 PM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Mon 5/11 2:00 PM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Fri 5/15 9:00 AM @ Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3142 Relating To The Issuance Of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds To Assist Pueo Development, Llc. - SUPPORT
Status: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 03-17-20 10:40AM in conference room 423. (3/16)

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for a master planned development proposed by Pueo Development, LLC. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 1:15 PM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/13 11:00 AM @ Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Tue 3/17 10:40 AM @ Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

SB3152 Relating To Environmental Impact Statements. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to EEP/WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 (3/9)

Defines "cultural assessment" and "cultural impact assessment". Requires cultural assessments to be available for public review and comment in connection with draft environmental assessments. Requires a cultural impact assessment if an agency determines a proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/12 1:30 PM @ Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street
Thu 2/27 10:30 AM @ State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street