Hawaii 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB666
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Requires the State, to the extent practicable, to plant fruit trees in new or renovated landscaping that includes trees. Authorizes persons to harvest fruit from those fruit trees. Provides that the State is not liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the harvesting or ingesting of fruit, including food-borne illness.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB667
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/17/23
Refer
3/17/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Report Pass
4/6/23
Clarifies the application of the general excise tax law with regard to gross income derived from unrelated trade or business activities of nonprofit organizations. Effective 6/30/3000. Sunsets 12/31/2028. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB668
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/22/23
Refer
3/22/23
Refer
3/24/23
Adopts the physical therapy compact effective 7/1/3025. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the compact. Requires applicants for physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensure to submit a full set of electronic fingerprints for criminal history record checks and authorizes the department of commerce and consumer affairs to conduct these criminal history record checks. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB669
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Establishes regulations for the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and personal use of small amounts of cannabis. Decriminalizes and regulates small amounts of cannabis for personal use. Establishes taxes for cannabis sales. Takes effect 03/22/2075. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB67
Introduced
1/18/23
Refer
1/20/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/16/23
Refer
3/16/23
Report Pass
3/30/23
Refer
4/21/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Enrolled
5/4/23
Chaptered
7/6/23
Passed
7/6/23
Prohibits commercial vendors from presetting commercial beach equipment on certain beaches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously remove commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to grant exemptions through rules. Establishes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB670
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Allows the Governor to enter the State into the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact, which will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multi-state licensure privilege in each party state.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB671
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/29/23
Enrolled
4/18/23
Chaptered
6/22/23
Passed
6/22/23
Excludes fentanyl testing strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia in the uniform Controlled Substances Act. Defines fentanyl test strip. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB672
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Repeal language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE Program Manager. Authorize the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund to provide incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE account owners . Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position to provide statewide outreach, advocacy, and relationship management for the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB673
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/17/23
Refer
3/17/23
Establishes a terminally ill qualifying patient medical cannabis use working group to study the feasibility of the medical use of cannabis by terminally ill qualifying patients in health care facilities. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB674
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/17/23
Refer
3/17/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Report Pass
4/6/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Report Pass
5/2/23
Enrolled
5/4/23
Chaptered
6/22/23
Passed
6/22/23
Adopts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards and provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB675
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB676
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Establishes a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Repeals 06/30/2026.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB677
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Refer
2/17/23
Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2025. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2024. Appropriates funds to the Board of Psychology to implement prescriptive authority privilege for certain clinical psychologists. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB678
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Increases the conveyance tax rates. Exempt the conveyance tax on property with a restriction on increasing the rental price or resale price above any increase in the consumer price index for at least thirty years. Removes the maximum disposition caps of the conveyance tax allocated to the Rental Housing Revolving Fund and Legacy Land Use Conservation Fund. Allocates ten per cent of the conveyance tax for homeless services and supportive housing. Creates the Homeless Services Fund.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB679
Introduced
1/20/23
Refer
1/25/23
Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve oral health infrastructure in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.