Hawaii 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2340
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Authorizes medical cannabis dispensaries to distribute cannabis propagules and cuttings to individuals authorized to cultivate cannabis plants for medical use, subject to quantity limits and quality requirements.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2341
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Authorizes the Governor to ensure the continued operation of medical facilities during times of health or pandemic emergencies. Authorizes hospitals to suspend elective surgeries to address bed capacity during the period of emergency.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2342
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/17/22
Refer
2/17/22
Includes in the definition of "income", tips or gratuities paid directly to an individual by a customer of the individual's employer and reported or declared to the employer to the extent permitted under relevant federal law, for the purposes of calculating the amount of child support and from which assignments and withholdings for payments of child or spousal support are made. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2343
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/3/22
Refer
2/3/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Allows cases within the jurisdiction of the Intermediate Court of Appeals involving a judgment, order, or decree of a family court that affect the custody of a child or minor, including involuntary termination of parental rights, to be transferred to the Supreme Court. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2344
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Lowers the threshold blood alcohol concentration for the offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2345
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/28/22
Allows the elections commission to refer a complaint to the attorney general or county prosecutor in addition to any administrative determination and without the requirement that the commission believes the respondent has recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally committed a violation. Disqualifies a person convicted of violating elections criminal prosecution laws from holding elective public office for ten years rather than four. Repeals language stipulating that elections criminal prosecution law does not apply to any persons who has paid or agrees to pay fines related to report filing violations and advertisement violations prior to the commencement of the proceedings.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2346
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Prohibits courts of appeal from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to brief the court. Requires a rehearing if the courts fail to afford the opportunity for parties to submit supplemental briefing.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2347
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Refer
2/9/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Report Pass
4/7/22
Refer
4/20/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Enrolled
5/3/22
Requires the language and meaning of any proposed constitutional amendment and ratification question to be simple, concise, and direct to the extent practicable. Allows the presiding officers of the legislature to request a written opinion of the supreme court regarding the legality of a proposed constitutional amendment and ratification question. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2348
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires an appellate court to conduct a hearing when a conflict of interest pertaining to a judge or justice is alleged by motion of a party to any suit, action, or proceeding of the appellate court.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2349
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires nominees for the position of deputy director of principal departments to be subject to advice and consent of the senate.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB235
Introduced
1/22/21
Refer
1/25/21
Repeals the provision relating to electronic voting devices. Clarifies that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the declaration or bylaws, association meetings may be conducted by means of Internet, teleconference, or other electronic transmission technology that complies with Hawaii's Nonprofit Corporations Act. Provides that, except as otherwise specifically restricted by the declaration or bylaws, any action that may be taken at any annual, regular, or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting by approval by ballot as provided in Hawaii's Nonprofit Corporations Act. In the event of an emergency or pandemic that adversely impacts the association's revenue, authorizes board to, without notice or approval of unit owners, use the association's replacement reserves or borrow money for operating expenses, and may grant the lender the right to assess and collect monthly or special assessments from the unit owners, and to enforce the payment of assessments or other sums by statutory lien and foreclosure proceedings.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2350
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/31/22
Provides that where public access is required as a condition of a subdivision, either the county must accept dedication of and maintain the access or identify an entity to own and maintain the access. Authorizes the county to require the subdivider to establish a stewardship fund for maintenance purposes. Takes effect 1/1/2023.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2351
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Refer
2/7/22
Increases the percentage of the Land Conservation Fund that may be used for costs related to the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired by the fund. Increases the maximum dollar amount of the conveyance tax distribution to the Land Conservation Fund. Appropriates funds from the Land Conservation Fund for the resource land acquisition. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2352
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Permits the governing body of a county to create, by ordinance, a process for the recordation and enforcement of solar easements. Allows counties to require individuals claiming a solar right to record that right by filing a declaration with the county clerk. Permits the governing body of a county to require, by ordinance, the trimming of vegetation that blocks solar radiation from solar energy devices. Authorizes the ordinance to include a designation for the cost of trimming.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2353
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/18/22
Refer
2/18/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Creates an exclusion from income tax for the lesser of a percentage of federal adjusted gross income or an amount of federal adjusted gross income earned by a farmer from farming activities. Disallows the deduction of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred in producing the excluded income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)