Hawaii 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2504
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/10/22
Refer
2/10/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Report Pass
3/18/22
Refer
3/18/22
Report Pass
3/24/22
Refer
3/24/22
Report Pass
4/8/22
Establishes the housing choice voucher landlord incentive program. Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to adopt rules without regard to chapter 91, HRS, to establish specified incentives for landlords who participate in the tenant-based assistance housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that the Hawaii public housing authority adopt rules to establish a maximum of fifteen days after receipt of an owner's or landlord's inspection request as a reasonable time within which to inspect a dwelling unit for lease under the section 8 housing choice voucher program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2505
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/26/22
Requires at least one hundred thousand housing units to be developed near the rail station nearest to the Aloha Stadium. Requires a minimum of eighty per cent of those housing units to be priced as affordable.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2506
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Creates the Department of Housing. Places the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority under the Department of Housing for administrative purposes.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2507
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/15/22
Refer
2/15/22
Amends the state constitution to require the State to provide enough housing to meet demand subject to standards and criteria as provided by law.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2508
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/28/22
Establishes a tax on taxpayers who own ten or more rental houses or twenty-five or more properties to be levied at the rate of twenty-five percent of gross rental proceeds. Requires that moneys collected pursuant to this tax be deposited in a new Homes for Families Special Fund and expended on housing and rental assistance. Makes an appropriation.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2509
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/14/22
Refer
2/14/22
Repeals an exemption to the general excise tax for genetically engineered agricultural products.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB251
Introduced
1/22/21
Refer
1/25/21
Report Pass
2/19/21
Refer
2/19/21
Report Pass
3/4/21
Engrossed
3/9/21
Refer
3/11/21
Report Pass
3/25/21
Refer
3/25/21
Establishes requirements and permitting procedures for transportation network companies operating in the State. Makes permanent insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network drivers. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2510
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/26/22
Report Pass
2/16/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Report Pass
3/18/22
Refer
3/18/22
Report Pass
3/24/22
Refer
3/24/22
Report Pass
4/8/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Enrolled
5/3/22
Establishes a state energy policy that requires at least 33.33 per cent of renewable energy to be generated by firm renewable energy. Establishes requirements for the State to maintain a diversified renewable energy portfolio. Amends statutory provisions to achieve firm renewable energy generation for each island. Excepts geothermal energy production from limitations on energy production from a single renewable energy source. Prohibits fossil fuel generation after December 31, 2045, except in circumstances where unavailability of renewable fuels would require limited use of fossil fuels to maintain grid reliability. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to update the energy state functional plan. Requires the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to conduct a study on the minimum percentage of firm renewable energy. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2511
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Refer
2/7/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Report Pass
3/18/22
Refer
3/18/22
Report Pass
3/24/22
Refer
3/24/22
Report Pass
4/8/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Report Pass
4/29/22
Enrolled
5/3/22
Expands the renewable energy technologies income tax credit to include firm renewable energy systems and long-duration renewable energy storage systems. Caps the amount of credit that may be claimed by a tax payer and the total amount of tax credits for certain firm renewable energy systems and long-duration renewable energy storage systems that may be claimed in a taxable year . Specifies that the income tax credit is available for eligible systems that are placed in service before 1/1/2046. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2512
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires that in the event of a vacancy of the Executive Director of the School Facilities Authority, the assistant superintendent for the office of facilities and operations shall serve as the acting executive director until a new executive director is appointed and the senate advises and consents to the new executive director's nomination.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2513
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/28/22
Report Pass
2/14/22
Refer
2/14/22
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to have electric utilities separately issue requests for proposals for firm renewable energy generation and requests for proposals for intermittent renewable energy generation. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from approving any new or renewed utilityowned generation project by a public utility or any new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generation with affiliated interests with a public utility. Appropriates moneys to the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2514
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Refer
2/9/22
Creates a good time credit system, by which criminal defendant on probation may reduce their time on probation through compliance with conditions of probation. Provides that a condition of probation that prohibits unnecessary associations may only apply with respect to certain persons having a connection to the underlying crime or the prosecution of the crime. Provides that a condition that prohibits the possession or use of alcohol or unauthorized drugs may only be imposed if it reasonably related to the crime for which the defendant was convicted. Provides that substance abuse treatment shall not be required of a defendant on probation if a program is not available in the county of the defendant's residence or if the defendant has not been accepted into a program. Prohibits incarceration for certain technical violations. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2515
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Creates a good time credit system, by which a parolee may reduce the parolee's sentence through compliance with conditions of parole. Provides that a condition of parole that prohibits unnecessary associations may only apply with respect to certain persons having a connection to the parolee's underlying crime or the prosecution of the crime. Provides that a condition of parole that prohibits the possession or use of alcohol or unauthorized drugs may only be imposed if it reasonably related to the crime for which the parolee was convicted. Provides that substance abuse treatment shall not be required of a parolee if a program is not available in the county of the parolee's residence or if the parolee has not been accepted into a program. Prohibits incarceration for certain technical violations.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2516
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/18/22
Refer
2/18/22
Establishes new highway construction standards which include minimizing storm drain runoff, maximizing tree and foliage coverage to reduce urban heat, and applying a standardized paint scheme to protect against weathering. Establishes a task force. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2517
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Establishes a goal for the Department of Transportation to have an unspecified percentage of commuting trips be by bicycle or ebike by 2030.