HB1578
HD2
(HSCR936-16)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THEFT.
Requires scrap dealers to follow the same regulations regarding a written
statement for the purchase of an urn as they do for the purchase of copper or
a beer keg. Establishes the offense of theft of urn as a class C felony.
(HB1578 HD2)
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JDL
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HB1561
(HSCR730-16)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
Amends nuisance abatement laws to authorize civil suits to abate violations
of trespass offenses that involve the unlawful occupation of real property,
including an order of abatement permanently prohibiting the perpetrators from
residing in or entering into the subject real property.
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JDL
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HB900
HD2
(SSCR2910)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD.
Provides that a person commits medical assistance fraud if the person
knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of a
material fact relative to the medical assistance program. Clarifies that
fraudulently applying for or renewing medical assistance benefits is a class
C felony and specifies the restitution amount chargeable for a violation.
Applies extended statute of limitations for felonies involving fraud or
deception to medical assistance fraud. (HB900 HD2)
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HMS, JDL
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HB2252
HD1 SD1
(SSCR3011)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO DISCHARGE PLANNING.
Requires hospitals to adopt and maintain discharge policies, consistent with
recent updates to federal regulations, to support families by ensuring that
all patients in an inpatient hospital have an opportunity to designate a
caregiver who shall be notified prior to the discharge or transfer of their
loved one, that the patient and the designated caregiver are involved in the
discharge planning process, and that the patient and caregiver are provided a
consistent level of instructional support, both written and oral, prior to
discharge to facilitate the patient's transition to the home setting
regardless of which facility the patient is in. Takes effect 7/1/2017.
(SD1)
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CPH/HMS, JDL
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HB1747
HD1 SD1
(SSCR3059)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Authorizes a police officer to cause to be towed a motor vehicle if the
operator is arrested or cited for various traffic offenses, including driving
under the influence of an intoxicant. Provides exceptions. Provides notice
and hearing requirements. Effective 7/1/2030. (SD1)
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TRE/PSM, JDL
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HB1556
HD1 SD1
(SSCR3131)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Authorizes UH to employ a person as a casual employee at UH if that person is
a candidate for, or is elected to, a non-statewide or non-countywide public
office. Effective 7/1/2091. (SD1)
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HEA, JDL
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HB2340
HD1 SD1
(SSCR2914)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS UNDER THE CHILD
PROTECTIVE ACT.
Amends the Child Protective Act so that when an assessment is required, the
Department of Human Services is authorized to conduct criminal history record
checks without the consent of an alleged perpetrator of harm or threat of
harm and all adult household members living in the family home with the
alleged victim child. (SD1)
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HMS, JDL
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HB2343
HD2
(SSCR2954)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
Brings state law into alignment with changes to the federal Child Care and
Development Block Grant, P.L. 113-186. Requires DHS to conduct background
checks, including sex offender registry checks, on household members and all
employees of child care facilities and providers that are licensed or
registered by or receive subsidies from the State, to set health and safety
standards, and enforce requirements. (HB2343 HD2)
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HMS/CPH, JDL
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HB2344
HD2
(SSCR2913)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION.
Amends section 346-231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to address inconsistencies
in statutory requirements regarding orders for immediate protection by
allowing the Department of Human Services discretion on when to seek an order
for immediate protection of a vulnerable adult. (HB2344 HD2)
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HMS, JDL
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HB2350
HD2
(SSCR2916)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN.
Updates the wording from "foster boarding home" to "resource
family home" and "foster parent" to "resource
caregiver"; establishes qualified immunity for resource caregivers and
child caring institutions adhering to the reasonable and prudent parent
standard; adds the requirement that resource caregivers and child care
institutions use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when authorizing
children in foster care to participate in activities; and changes the age
from sixteen to fourteen years of age for children in foster care to be
involved in their foster care plans. (HB2350 HD2)
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HMS, JDL
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HB939
(SSCR2893)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO AMENDING IDENTITY OF REGISTRANT'S PARENT ON A
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Clarifies that amendments to birth records that change parenthood shall not
be conducted through the Uniform Information Practices Act procedures to
correct personal records, but must be pursuant to a court order of
appropriate jurisdiction or other legal establishment of parenthood.
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CPH, JDL
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HB1176
HD2
(HSCR777)
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits doctors and podiatrists from prescribing more than three sequential
thirty-day prescriptions totaling a ninety-day supply of a schedule II
controlled substance. Prohibits refills of a schedule III controlled
substance more than five times. (HB1176 HD2)
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CPH/JDL
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