Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. [SB-981]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-981: Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Reported From Edt (stand. Com. Rep. No. 124) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/10/2025
Relating To Medical Debt. [SB-1040]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of establishing a program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
SB-1040: Relating To Medical Debt.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Cpc With None Voting Aye With Reservations; Representative(s) Pierick Voting No (1) And Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward Excused (4). on 03/14/2025
Relating To Long-term Care. [SB-991]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
SB-991: Relating To Long-term Care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/23/2025
Relating To A State Hotel. [HB-446]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to jointly perform a study regarding the design, construction or purchase, and operations and management of a state hotel. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-446: Relating To A State Hotel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Reported From Tou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 25) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Hed. on 01/31/2025
Relating To Insurance. [HB-490]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to study the feasibility of the mutual insurance model for condominium associations and submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-490: Relating To Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Reported From Cpc (stand. Com. Rep. No. 783) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Fin. on 02/14/2025
Relating To Insurance. [SB-842]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to develop comprehensive standards and requirements for condominium associations and developers to obtain property insurance through self-insurance and mutual insurance, and examine and evaluate the feasibility of implementing guaranteed buyback programs and investment-based protection funds.
SB-842: Relating To Insurance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Cpn, Wam. on 01/23/2025
Relating To Eviction Records. [HB-463]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Judiciary to conduct a study to determine the ability, best approaches, various issues, and potential impacts of requiring courts to disassociate a residential tenant from an eviction proceeding brought by a landlord in certain circumstances. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
HB-463: Relating To Eviction Records.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd
Report Adopted; Passed Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referred To Jdc/wam. on 03/21/2025
Relating To Rent To Build Equity. [SB-612]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study on rent-to-build equity for existing and future state-financed housing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-612: Relating To Rent To Build Equity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kurt Fevella
Reported From Hou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 474) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Cpn/wam. on 02/13/2025
Relating To Energy. [SB-665]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature.
SB-665: Relating To Energy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Eig, Wam. on 01/23/2025
Relating To Water Infrastructure. [SB-563]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct a statewide agricultural water infrastructure study. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB-563: Relating To Water Infrastructure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Reported From Aen (stand. Com. Rep. No. 160) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/10/2025
Relating To Infrastructure. [SB-564]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
Establishes a working group within the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the State's port and harbor system and the potential viability of each location in that system to support current and future agricultural product transportation methods and needs. Requires a report. Appropriates moneys.
SB-564: Relating To Infrastructure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
Referred To Tca/aen, Wam. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Student Heat Exposure Safety. [HB-245]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the current practices of managing heat exposure in state public and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities and to develop a plan if the current practices are insufficient in managing heat exposure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-245: Relating To Student Heat Exposure Safety.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daynette Morikawa
Reported From Hlt (stand. Com. Rep. No. 573), Recommending Referral To Fin. on 02/13/2025
Relating To Energy. [SB-660]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature.
SB-660: Relating To Energy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Eig, Wam. on 01/23/2025
Relating To The Minimum Wage. [SB-505]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
SB-505: Relating To The Minimum Wage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Edt/lbt, Wam. on 01/21/2025
Relating To Health. [SB-557]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
SB-557: Relating To Health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Reported From Hre (stand. Com. Rep. No. 224) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/11/2025
Relating To Health. [SB-333]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on addictive online activities engaged in by residents of the State and submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Appropriates funds.
SB-333: Relating To Health.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang
Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/21/2025
Relating To The Department Of Human Services. [SB-208]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Human Services to assess the feasibility of offering a 20% discount on certain goods and services for the State's low- to moderate-income elders.
SB-208: Relating To The Department Of Human Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/17/2025
Relating To Neonicotinoids. [SB-126]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Animals ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to conduct a study on the effects of neonicotinoids on Hawaii beehive and apiary operations, including beekeeping activities at solar energy facilities. Appropriates moneys.
SB-126: Relating To Neonicotinoids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Aen/hre, Wam. on 01/17/2025
Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-26]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
SB-26: Relating To Affordable Housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Received Notice Of Change In Senate Conferees (sen. Com. No. 880). on 04/25/2025