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The following are lists of bills introduced by Senator Slom for this legislative session. SB 407 to 424 are those bills introduced as the Senate Minority Package and signed by Senators Fred Hemmings, Bob Hogue, Paul Whalen and Gordon Trimble. More information on legislation can be found at the Hawaii State Legislature's website. Bills from 2003 have carried over into the 2004 session.
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| Measure | Measure Title | Report Title | Description |
| SB407 | RELATING TO TORTS. | Torts; Abolish Joint and Several Liability; Cap Punitive Damages (ConAm) | Makes a tortfeasor liable for no more than that percentage share of the damages attributable to that individual or entity. Removes exceptions from law abolishing joint and several liability. Caps punitive damages at $375,0000. |
| SB408 | RELATING TO SUBMERGED LANDS. | Submerged Lands | Allows the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease, by direct negotiation, state submerged lands or lands beneath tidal waters for privately managed harbors. Deletes the requirement that leases for be approved by the governor and the legislature. |
| SB409 | RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. | Non-criminal Traffic Infractions; Distribution of Fine Proceeds | Requires the director of finance of the State to distribute 50% of the monetary assessments (fines) for non-criminal traffic infractions to the general fund of the county in which the traffic infractions occurred. |
| SB410 | RELATING TO STATE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. | Zero-Based Budgeting | Requires principal departments of the state executive branch to develop and prepare proposed biennium budgets in accordance with zero-based budgeting principles beginning in FY2005-2006, FY2007-2008, and FY2009-2010, respectively, and every 6 years therea |
| SB411 | RELATING TO EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANIES. | GET; Employee Leasing Exemption | Provides a GET exemption for amounts representing employee wages and benefits paid to an employee leasing company. |
| SB412 | RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. | Education; Governance; Transition; Constitutional Amendment | Requires the governor, with the assistance of the DOE, to prepare legislation to implement proposed amendments to the state constitution to change the governance, internal structure, management, and operation of public schools in Hawaii. |
| SB413 | PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE GOVERNANCE, INTERNAL STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HAWAII. | Constitutional Amendment; Public Schools; Governance (ConAm) | Proposes amendments to the state constitution in order to change the governance, internal structure, management and operation of public schools in Hawaii. Replaces the State's single, elected board of education with elected/appointed boards of e |
| SB414 | RELATING TO GROUND AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION. | Ground and Maritime Transportation; Deregulation | Removes all ground and maritime transportation in the State from regulation by the public utilities commission. Prohibits exclusive taxicab service contract at Honolulu International Airport. |
| SB415 | RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. | Lawsuits by Uninsured or Chemically Impaired Motorists | Prevents recovery in negligence by drivers who are uninsured or chemically impaired at the time of the accident. |
| SB416 | RELATING TO FOOD AND MEDICAL SERVICES. | GET; Food and Medical Services | Provides an exemption for food and medical services from the general excise tax. |
| SB417 | RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES. | Water Resources (ConAm) | Amends the state Constitution to specify that the counties have the responsibility of setting overall water conservation, quality, and use policies. |
| SB418 | RELATING TO LAND USE. | State Land Use Commission | Abolishes the state Land Use Commission |
| SB419 | RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR INCENTIVE PROGRAM. | Hawaii educator incentive program | Creates a tuition reimbursement program for a person who completes a state-approved teacher education program in Hawaii and who teaches in the Hawaii public school system for a minimum of 3 consecutive years. |
| SB420 | RELATING TO STATE FINANCES. | State finances | Abolishes special funds with exceptions. |
| SB421 | RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. | Medical Torts; Reform Medical Malpractice Suits | Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii. |
| SB422 | RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS. | Charter Schools | Increases the statutory limit of charter schools from twenty-three to forty-six offers identical benefits to teachers at conversion charter schools as are afforded to public school teachers; requires the auditor to release a charter school allocation repo |
| SB423 | RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM. | Teacher recruitment and retention. ($) | Creates the Hawaii teacher recruitment and retention program to be administered by the Hawaii teacher standards board; appropriates funds. |
| SB424 | RELATING TO UTILITIES. | Hawaii Energy Commission; Public Utilities Commission | Establishes the Hawaii energy commission to regulate energy utilities; establish energy enterprise zones; and encourage the development of renewable energy resources. Removes the regulation of electricity, gas, and other energy resources from the jurisdi |
| SB439 | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. | Elections; Precinct Officials | Repeals requirement that the chairperson of the precinct officials be of the same party as the governor. |
| SB440 | RELATING TO TAXATION. | Taxable Income Exclusion; Military | Provides taxable income exclusion for military on active duty who are serving outside the State pursuant to orders. |
| SB441 | A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE. | A Bill For An Act Relating To Mandated Health Coverage. | Repeals Hawaii's Mandated Health Coverage Act. |
| SB442 | RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. | Victims Rights | Amends the bill of rights for crime victims by amending the definition of "major developments" to include unfitness to stand trial, transfer to the state hospital or other psychiatric facility, or regaining fitness to proceed. This bill is stuck in the House Judiciary Committee. Call Rep. Eric Hamakawa to get this bill on the hearing calendar! |
| SB443 | PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL. | Initiative, Referendum, Recall (ConAm) | Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the state constitution to provide for initiative, referendum, and recall. |
| SB444 | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. | Attorney General; Elected (ConAm) | Proposes amendment to article V, section 6, of the state constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected rather than appointed by the governor. |
| SB445 | RELATING TO LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. | Labor | Protects each citizen's right to gainful employment regardless of nonmembership in any labor organization. |
| SB446 | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. | Election Results; Precincts to Post | Requires each polling place to post for 24 hours, beginning after the closing of the polls, the printout results from that polling place's voting machines. |
| SB447 | RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. | Procurement | This bill prohibits the state from purchasing foreign "slave labor" trade. |
| SB448 | RELATING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT. | Small Claims Court; Recovery of Money | Raises the recovery of money in small claims court cases from $3,500 to $5,000. |
| SB449 | RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. | Procurement contracts for construction; penalties/incentives | Provides that state procurement policy board will adopt rules concerning the inclusion of contract provisions granting incentives to complete public projects early and penalties for late completion. |
| SB450 | RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. | Mandatory use of seat belts; exemption for taxicabs | Provides exemption for passengers in taxicabs from mandatory seat belt requirement. |
| SB451 | RELATING TO FLUORIDATION OF HAWAII'S WATER SUPPLY. | Fluoridation Ban | Bans fluoridation of Hawaii's water supply. |
| SB452 | RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. | GET; Nonprofit Organizations | Exempts nonprofit organizations from the GET. |
| SB453 | RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. | Work Comp; Eliminate Stress/Violence Claims; Fraud Hotline ($) | Removes work comp coverage for stress claims and injuries/damages from any act of violence; appropriates funds to establish a workers' compensation fraud hotline; requires designation of a deputy attorney general whose sole duty shall be the investigation |
| SB454 | RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. | Motor Vehicles; Safety Check | Abolishes periodic motor vehicle inspections (safety checks). |
| SB472 | RELATING TO ELECTIONS. | Elections; Transfer to Lt. Governor's Office ($) | Transfers all duties of the office of elections back to the lieutenant governor's office; makes appropriation. |
| SB563 | RELATING TO THE PROTECTION AGAINST INTERRUPTION OF COMMERCE. | Gubernatorial powers; Stevedores | Mandates the governor to intervene where furnishing of services by the stevedoring industry is disrupted. A 10-day limit after a finding of a danger to public safety is included to minimize disruption of the flow of vital goods to the people of Hawaii. |
| SB564 | RELATING TO DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT. | Diamond Head State Monument | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to stop its current practice of imposing admission fees to Diamond Head State Monument and prohibits the Board of Land and Natural Resources from adopting admission or entrance fees to Diamond Head St |
| SB565 | RELATING TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION. | Paycheck Protection | Protects employees from paycheck deductions or withholdings they do not specifically authorize in writing. |
| SB566 | RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. | Health Care Insurance Hui | Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and HMOs from refusing to contract to provide health care insurance to any legitimately constituted association of small businesses in Hawaii for the employees of the members of the association. |
| SB567 | RELATING TO BRIBES. | Bribe Offer Disclosure | Requires reporting of bribe offers by public servants and disclosure of corrupt solicitations. Imposes penalties for failure to report. |
| SB568 | RELATING TO TERM LIMITS | (ConAm) | Limits state senators to 3 consecutive 4-year terms and state representatives to 6 consecutive 2-year terms beginning with terms commencing on the day of the general election of 2006; provided that a person becomes eligible to serve in the same position a |
| SB569 | RELATING TO PENAL RESPONSIBILITY. | Insanity Defense | Eliminates the insanity defense. |
| SB570 | RELATING TO FIREARMS. | Firearms, License; Concealed | Details the circumstances under which and the persons to whom, the chiefs of police may issue licenses to carry a concealed weapon or firearm; details processes for license applications, renewals, and record keeping; authorizes person to carry stun gun or |
| SB628 | RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. | Deferred Compensation; ERS Transfer | Transfers the Deferred Compensation program to the Employees' Retirement System. Requires the Employees' Retirement System to pay interest on pensions that are not processed and issued within ninety days of a member's retirement. |
| SB897 | RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. | Unemployment insurance | Provides that an owner-employee of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company owing a distributed interest of at least fifty per cent may collect unemployment benefits in circumstances where "voluntary" closure of a business is necessary. A |
| SB898 | RELATING TO BUSINESS INCUBATORS. | Economic Development; business incubator | Creates a business incubator program within the department of business, economic development, and tourism. |
| SB899 | RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. | General Excise Tax | Lowers the general excise tax rate by 1/2% per year until 1/1/11 when the general excise tax law is repealed. |
| SB1036 | RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. | Procurement | Allows preferences for in-state contractor, made in Hawaii products, and recycled content product preferences to be applied cumulatively. |
| SB1037 | RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. | General Excise Tax; Intermediary Business Transactions | Repeals the GET on all intermediary business transactions. |
| SB1038 | RELATING TO WATER SUPPLY. | Foreign substance in water | Bans the addition of products, substances or chemicals to the public water supply. This bill passed out of the full Senate and a key House Committee. The next stop for this bill is a full floor vote in the State House. Call State Rep. Calvin Say to get this bill on to the House floor calendar! |
| SB1039 | RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING INCOME TAX CREDIT. | Sunset Date Ò Residential Construction and Remodeling Tax Credit | Extends tax credit established by Act 10, Third Special Session Laws 2001, as amended by Act 174, Session Laws 2002. |
| SB1179 | RELATING TO HEALTH. | Certificate of Need; Hospital Acquisition; SHPDA | Repeals the certificate of need process and the law relating to hospital acquisition. |
| SB1188 | RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. | Gas Cap Repeal | Repeals part I, Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, which established gasoline price caps. |
| SB1189 | RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. | Bottle bill - repeal | Repeals Act 176, Session Laws 2002, which established the deposit beverage container program. |
| SB1190 | RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. | Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund | Refunds to property owners all but $1,000,000 from the hurricane reserve trust fund. |
| SB1191 | RELATING TO ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. | Association Board Minutes | Requires the minutes of a condominium or planned community association's board of directors meeting and agenda for the next meeting be mailed to any association member on the mailing list. |
| SB1192 | RELATING TO PROXIES. | Condominium Association Proxies | Provides that proxies given to the board of an association of apartment owners or planned community association may not be used for the election of board members. |
| SB1474 | RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. | Motor Vehicles; Reverse Warning Systems | Permits motor vehicle backup warning beepers to be disabled between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if the vehicle is equipped with a rear view camera system. |
| SB1486 | RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. | Tax Credit; Scholarships | Provides a tax credit for scholarship donations made to not-for-profit scholarship organizations. |
| SB1487 | RELATING TO CONSERVATION. | Endangered species; artifacts | Exempts artifacts that pre-date 1975 from the laws prohibiting possession of endangered species. |
| SB1488 | RELATING TO ATTORNEYS. | Unauthorized practice of law | Adds section to chapter 605 HRS defining the practice of law. Clarifies that certain activities including pro se representation and publication of legal self-help books are permitted regardless of whether they are considered the practice of law. |
| SB1521 | RELATING TO THE COUNTIES' EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS. | Counties' Eminent Domain Powers; Restriction; Public Use | Restricts the eminent domain powers of the counties to ensure that private property, if acquired by a county through its eminent domain powers, is acquired only for public uses and not for private use. |
| SB1573 | RELATING TO UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE. | Insurance Companies; Unfair Methods of Competition | Amends antitrust and unfair competition section of the Insurance Code to allow any person to bring a lawsuit for enforcement. |
| SB1574 | RELATING TO INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS. | Probate Code; persons not deemed surviving spouse/reciprocal beneficiary | Allows court to exclude individuals from definition of surviving spouse or reciprocal beneficiary for reasons of equity. |
| SB1575 | RELATING TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. | Capital Punishment; Murder | Provides for a sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole upon conviction of a defendant for the murder of a minor less than 12, murder combined with torture or sexual assault, or multiple murder. Requires separate sentencing pr |
| SB1576 | RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. | Mental Health Services; Correctional Facilities ($) | Requires DPS to provide mental health services and treatment in all correctional facilities in this State to any inmate diagnosed with a condition that requires mental health services. |
| SB1577 | RELATING TO ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. | Association Board Minutes | Requires the minutes of a condominium or planned community association's board of directors meeting and agenda for the next meeting be mailed to any association member on the mailing list. |
| SB1578 | RELATING TO THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW. | Paratransit services - exemption from motor carrier act | Defines paratransit services. Creates exemption from chapter 271 for paratransit services. |
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