HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2021

 

 

March 5, 2021

 

 

25th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -

Representative Lisa Marten

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

Received communications transmitting the following Senate Bills, all having passed Third Reading in the Senate:

 

S.B. No. 76, S.D. 2                S.B. No. 911, S.D. 1

S.B. No. 315, S.D. 1              S.B. No. 1353, S.D. 1

S.B. No. 413, S.D. 1

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 779

H.B. No. 1193, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE STATE.

(CIP; State Archives; Iolani Palace; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 780

H.B. No. 296, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.

(Leaf Blowers; Noise; Restrictions; Waikiki Special Improvement District)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 781

H.B. No. 1056, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

(Transportation; Motor Vehicle Inspections; Administrative Rules)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 782

H.B. No. 502, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO RURAL DISTRICTS.

(Rural Districts; Dwellings; County Ordinances)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 783

H.B. No. 812, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION.

(Trauma-informed Education Program; Pilot Project; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 784

H.B. No. 1078, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND.

(Department of Education; Hawaii School for Deaf and Blind; Charter Schools; Deaf and Blind Task Force)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 785

H.B. No. 1291, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS.

(Scholarships; Special Education Students; University of Hawaii; State Scholars Program; Hawaii Community College Promise Program)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 786

H.B. No. 328, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

(Energy-Efficient Technologies; Single-Family Residential Dwellings; Townhouses; Installation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 787

H.B. No. 1318, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

(Environmental Review; Office of Environmental Quality Control; Office of Planning; Environmental Advisory Council; Establishment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 788

H.B. No. 1333, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY.

(Hawaii State Energy Office; Department of Health; Clean Energy Products; Disposal and Recycling; Comprehensive Study; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 789

H.B. No. 58, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

(Conveyance Tax; Disposition; General Obligation Bonds; Land Conservation Fund; Rental Housing Revolving Fund)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 790

H.B. No. 1149, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LAND USE.

(Land Use; Planning; Permitting; Land Use Commission; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Reorganization)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 791

H.B. No. 1067, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(University of Hawaii; Chief Procurement Officer)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 792

H.B. No. 1069, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND.

(University of Hawaii; Cancer Center; Reporting)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 793

H.B. No. 1072, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND.

(University of Hawaii; Tuition and Fees Special Fund)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 794

H.B. No. 443, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS.

(Department of Education; Food Services; Student Meals Program; Local Agricultural Products; Cost Analysis)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 795

H.B. No. 702, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO FARM TO SCHOOL PROCUREMENT.

(Public School Food Programs; Farm to School; Department of Education; Geographic Preference; Locally Grown Food)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 796

H.B. No. 337, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

(Hawaii State Supreme Court; Written Opinions; Constitutional Amendments; Ratification Question)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 797

H.B. No. 340

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO REQUIRE THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION TO BE GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF MERIT IN THE SELECTION OF JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS AND THE RETENTION OF JUDGES AND JUSTICES.

(Constitutional Amendment; Judicial Selection Commission; Merit Principles)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 798

H.B. No. 357, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

(Statute of Limitations; Inverse Condemnation; Constitutional Claim)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 799

H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBTITLE 4 OF TITLE 12, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

(Destruction or Harvesting of Trees including Koa on State Lands; Forest Reserves Violations; Penalties)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 800

H.B. No. 310, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Mental Illness; Substance Abuse; Imminently Dangerous Standard; Emergency Hospitalization; Assessment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 801

H.B. No. 541, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Procurement; Service Contracts; Behavioral Health Services; Substance Abuse Services; DOH; DHS; SPO; State Payor Committee)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 802

H.B. No. 718, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Department of Human Services; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Public Assistance; Employers; Employees; Report)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 803

H.B. No. 986, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING.

(Newborns; Hearing Screening; Diagnostic Audiologic Evaluations; DOH)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 804

H.B. No. 987, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEARING AND VISION PROGRAM.

(Hearing and Vision Program; Hearing Screening; Vision Screening; DOH)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 805

H.B. No. 424, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR VEHICLE RENTAL.

(Rental Vehicles; Rental Contractors; Preferences; Electric Vehicles; Hybrid Vehicles)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 806

H.B. No. 531, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

(Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Produce Contracts; Option to Lease; State Agricultural Lands; CTAHR; DOA)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 807

H.B. No. 930, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENTS.

(Employees' Retirement System; Investment Records)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 808

H.B. No. 931, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS.

(Employees' Retirement System; Service-Connected Disability Retirement; Accidental Death)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 809

H.B. No. 1059

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Department of Transportation; Hawaii Revised Statutes, Repeal)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 810

H.B. No. 1081, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SIDEWALKS.

(Sidewalks; Priority List; Department of Transportation; Counties)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 811

H.B. No. 1130, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

(Transit-oriented Development; Alternative Financing; Report; General Obligation Bonds)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 812

H.B. No. 434, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AIRCRAFT.

(Non-commercial Aircraft; Landing Fee; Storage Fee)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 813

H.B. No. 485, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Rental Motor Vehicle Surcharge Tax; Increase)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 814

H.B. No. 510, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Refundable Food/Excise Tax Credit; Vehicle Registration Tax Credit)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 815

H.B. No. 598, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

(Unlawful Shipment of Tobacco Products; E‑liquid; Electronic Smoking Devices; License Fee; Retail Permit Fee)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 816

H.B. No. 766, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

(DOT; Impact Fees; Private Roadways)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 817

H.B. No. 824, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

(Intoxicating Liquor; Carriers; Reporting)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 818

H.B. No. 1321, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Public Highways; Special Flood Hazard Area; Depth Gauge Signs; Department of Transportation; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 819

H.B. No. 1174, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Qualified Production)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 820

H.B. No. 775

 

RELATING TO RENAMING KAHULUI AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD.

(Airport Road; Kahului Airport; Mayor Elmer F. Cravalho Way)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 821

H.B. No. 663, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

(Game Management Advisory Commission; Membership)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 822

H.B. No. 1029

 

RELATING TO LIVING PARK PLANNING COUNCILS.

(Living Park Planning Councils; Repeal)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 823

H.B. No. 1105, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii; Candidate Advisory Council; Members; Appointing Authorities; Terms)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 824

H.B. No. 1263, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES.

(Ignition Interlock; Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant; Penalties; Compliance)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 825

H.B. No. 1086, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.

(Veterinarians; Good Samaritan Protection; Report; Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship; Dogfighting; Animal Abuse; Civil Liability Immunity)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 826

H.B. No. 282, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MINORS.

(Emergency Shelter; Minors; Consent; Providers; Child Welfare Services)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 827

H.B. No. 339, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE FAMILY COURT.

(Family Court; Supreme Court; Appeals)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 828

H.B. No. 1102, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL.

(Balloons; Intentional Release; Prohibition)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 829

H.B. No. 902, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

(Public Lands; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 830

H.B. No. 103, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.

(Governor's Emergency Powers; Proclamation; State of Emergency; Automatic Termination; Extension; Reauthorization; Concurrent Resolution)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 831

H.B. No. 273, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LICENSE RENEWALS.

(License Renewals; Mail; Online; DOT; Emergency Rules)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 832

H.B. No. 572, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

(Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Department of Defense; Administrator; Appointment)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 833

H.B. No. 573, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FEDERAL FUNDS.

(Coronavirus Disease 2019; Counties; State of Emergency; Joint Legislative Budget Committee; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 834

H.B. No. 723, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PANDEMIC RESPONSE.

(Coronavirus Relief; State Budget; CARES Act; Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Personal Protective Equipment; Industrial Hygiene Products)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 835

H.B. No. 765, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOBILE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

(Mobile Emergency Management Services; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 836

H.B. No. 825, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.

(Emergency Management; Governor; State Facilities)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 837

H.B. No. 954, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

(Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Civil Service; Exempt)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 838

H.B. No. 1286, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO TRAVEL.

(Statewide Safe Travels Program Exemption; COVID-19; Quarantine)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 839

H.B. No. 1324, H.D. 2

 

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENT RELIEF.

(Commercial Rent Relief; Grant Program; DBEDT; Emergency Budget and Relief Fund; Appropriation)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 840

H.B. No. 432, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

(Earned Income Tax Credit; Extension)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 841

H.B. No. 54, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

(Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                     

 

            FINANCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 842

H.B. No. 1, H.D. 1

 

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

(Legislative Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 843

H.B. No. 1298, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

(Non-general Funds; Excess Balances; DAGS; DOA; DBEDT; DOD; DOE; DOH; DHRD; DHS; DLIR; DLNR; AG; DPS; DoTAX; UH)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 844

H.B. No. 1299, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

(DOA; BUF; DBEDT; DOD; DOE; DOH; DHS; DLIR; DLNR; AG; PSD; DOT; UH; DCCA; DHHL; JUD; HPHA; Non-General Funds)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                                                                     

 

 

 

 


6.         Third Reading

 

            FINANCE

 

 

H.B. No. 1147

 

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

(State Budget; Capital Improvement Projects; Executive Branch)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 768)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

H.B. No. 53

 

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

(State Bonds; State Budget)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 769)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1115

 

RELATING TO THE STATE FUNDS.

(Emergency and Budget and Reserve Fund; Rainy Day Fund; Moneys Received Through Civil Action)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 770)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

 

H.B. No. 784

 

RELATING TO TRESPASS.

(Trespass; Public Land; Ownership; Enforcement)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 771)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

 

H.B. No. 895

 

RELATING TO CREDIT FOR TIME OF DETENTION PRIOR TO SENTENCE.

(Penal Code; Sentencing; Credit for Time of Detention Prior to Sentence)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 772)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

H.B. No. 674

 

RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

(Campaign Spending Commission; Electioneering Communications)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 773)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

H.B. No. 1075

 

RELATING TO EMOLUMENTS.

(Lieutenant Governor; Outside Employment; Controlling Interest, or Emoluments; Prohibited)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 774)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

H.B. No. 31

 

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

(Firearms; Storage; Responsibility with Respect to Minors)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 775)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

 

H.B. No. 1339

 

RELATING TO IMPEACHMENT.

(Impeachment; Governor; Lieutenant Governor)

 

(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 776)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

7.         Introduction of Resolutions

 

 

H.R. Nos. 55 and 56

 

 

H.C.R. Nos. 67 and 68

 

 

8.         Announcements

 

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 19

 

House will be in recess on Monday, March 8, 2021.

 

House session will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.