2009 Legislative Session
Updated March 6, 2009
Top Initiatives
(items
greyed out
are no longer considered for passage in 2009)
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TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
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SB34 |
Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act. Excludes licensed real estate
brokers and salespersons from the definition
of distressed property consultants in the
Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention
Act. Prohibits certain conduct relating to the
acquisition of an ownership interest in
distressed property by licensed real estate
brokers and salespersons. |
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SB34 SD1 |
Excludes licensed real estate brokers and
salespersons from the definition of distressed
property consultants in the Mortgage
Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act.
Prohibits certain conduct relating to the
acquisition of an ownership interest in
distressed property by licensed real estate
brokers and salespersons. (SD1) |
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HB520 |
Historic Preservation Act. Repeals the
amendments made by Act 228, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2008, which require the taking of
photographs of actual or potential historic
buildings before demolition, construction, or
alteration of the buildings. |
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HB520
HD1 |
Historic Preservation Act. Repeals the
amendments made by Act 228, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2008, which require the taking of
photographs of actual or potential historic
buildings before demolition, construction, or
alteration of the buildings. (HB520 HD1) |
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| SB1672 |
Historic Preservation Act. Allows
required photographs submitted to the DLNR to
be in any format, including electronic, when
engaging in a demolition or major alteration
of a historic building eligible for listing on
the Hawaii or national register of historic
places. |
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| HB874 |
Prohibits residential real property transfer
fees required by a deed restriction or
covenant, with certain exceptions. |
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HB874
HD1 |
Prohibits residential real property transfer
fees required by a deed restriction or
covenant, with certain exceptions. (HB874 HD2) |
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HB874
HD2 |
Prohibits residential real property transfer
fees required by a deed restriction or
covenant, with certain exceptions. Takes
effect January 1, 2046. (HB874 HD2) |
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HB233 |
Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act; Excludes
certified public accountants and licensed real
estate brokers and salespersons from the
definition of distressed property consultants
in the Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Fraud
Prevention Act. Prohibits certain conduct
relating to the acquisition of an ownership
interest in distressed property by licensed
real estate brokers and salespersons. |
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| SB1241 |
Prohibits a deed restriction or covenant that
requires a transferee of real property to pay
a transfer fee to the person imposing the deed
restriction or covenant, in connection with a
transfer of real property.
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SB 1241 SD1 |
Prohibits a deed restriction or covenant that
requires a transferee of real property to pay
a transfer fee to the person imposing the deed
restriction or covenant, in connection with a
transfer of real property. (SD1) |
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SB1241
SD2 |
Prohibits a deed restriction or covenant that
requires a transferee of real property to pay
a transfer fee to the person imposing the deed
restriction or covenant, in connection with a
transfer of real property. (SD2) |
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SB787 |
Changes the requirement for archival
photographs for permits allowing the
demolition, construction, or other major
alteration of a historic building to
photographs in any format. Provides that if
the State Historic Preservation Division does
not act upon a plan submission within 30 days,
the proposal is treated as accepted. |
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SB594 |
Changes the requirement for archival
photographs for permits allowing the
demolition, construction, or other alteration
of a historic building to photographs in any
format, including electronic, for buildings
eligible for listing on the Hawaii or National
Register of Historic Places. |
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SB1044 |
Unauthorized Practice of Law - Allows licensed
professionals to provide services within the
scope of their license without violating the
prohibition on the unauthorized practice of
law. |
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SB1219 |
Unauthorized Practice of Law - Specifies that
acting as a real estate broker and salesperson
pursuant to a real estate license does not
constitute the practice of law. |
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HB1561 |
Unauthorized Practice of Law - Specifies that
acting as a real estate broker and salesperson
pursuant to a real estate license does not
constitute the practice of law. |
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Business & Transactional
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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HB271 |
Permits the registrar of the bureau of
conveyances to accept electronic documents
with electronic signatures for recording, to
provide electronic documents in response to a
request, and to convert existing records to
electronic format. |
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HB271
SD1 |
Permits the registrar of the bureau of
conveyances to accept electronic documents
with electronic signatures for recording, to
provide electronic documents in response to a
request, and to convert existing records to
electronic format. |
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HB1212 |
DCCA Information; PVL; Deletes the exception
of a record of complaints with respect to
government information relating to an
individual's fitness for a license, when
balancing an unwarranted invasion of a
person's privacy against the public disclosure
of the record. |
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SB205 |
Owner Builder; Increases period prohibiting
sale or lease by owner-builder from 1 to 2
years unless due to circumstances beyond
control of the owner or lessee as determined
by the contractors licensing board; requires
that an exemption from licensing requirements
is given no more than once in 3 years;
clarifies violation provisions.
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SB205
SD1 |
Owner Builder; Increases period prohibiting
sale or lease by owner-builder from 1 to 2
years unless due to circumstances beyond
control of the owner or lessee as determined
by the contractors licensing board; requires
that an exemption from licensing requirements
is given no more than once in 3 years;
clarifies violation provisions. |
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SB205
HD1 |
Specifies the application of fines under the
contractor licensing law for failing to comply
with the terms of the owner-builder exemption.
Requires applicants for county building
permits under the owner-builder exemption to
submit their state and federal tax
identification numbers, federal and state tax
clearances, and certificate of workers'
compensation insurance. Effective 1/1/2090. |
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SB764
SD2 |
Clarifies standards for interpreting the terms
"fair and reasonable rent" in contract
renegotiations of long-term commercial and
industrial ground leases; requires subtenants
with subleases providing for lessee's recovery
of ground lease rent, to be charged their
pro-rata share of the renegotiated fair and
reasonable rent. |
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SB1173 |
Energy Efficiency
Disclosure on Point of Sale of Real Property. |
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SB1173
SD2 |
Establishes energy-efficiency initiatives
necessary for and contributing to the
transition of Hawaii's energy sector to
non-petroleum energy sources. Effective
01/01/90. (SB1173 SD2) |
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SB1352 |
Transfers fee time share interest from the
land court system to the regular system;
establishes a working group to resolve
implementation issues.
Establishes a pilot
program to implement electronic recording of
fee time share interests. Allows bureau of
conveyances to charge a fee for deregistration
of a fee time share interest. |
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SB1352
SD1 |
Transfers fee time share interest from the
land court system to the regular system;
establishes a working group to resolve
implementation issues.
Establishes a pilot
program to implement electronic recording of
fee time share interests. Allows bureau of
conveyances to charge a fee for deregistration
of a fee time share interest. |
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SB1352
SD2 |
Transfers fee time share interest from the
land court system to the regular system.
Establishes a working group to resolve
implementation issues. Establishes a pilot
program to implement electronic recording of
fee time share interests. Allows bureau of
conveyances to charge a fee for deregistration
of a fee time share interest. |
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SB1352
HD1 |
Transfers fee time share interest from the
land court system to the regular system;
establishes a working group to resolve
implementation issues. Establishes a pilot
program to implement electronic recording of
fee time share interests. Allows bureau of
conveyances to charge a fee for deregistration
of a fee time share interest. |
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HB990 |
Establishes the Office of Disaster
Preparedness and a Disaster Preparedness
Commission to develop a disaster preparedness
plan for Hawaii that includes the
identification of hazards and hazard impact
zones, disaster mitigation policies,
requirements, and incentives, and best
responses. Appropriates funds. Effective July
1, 2020. |
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SB6 |
Permits the registrar of the bureau of
conveyances to accept electronic documents
with electronic signatures for recording, to
provide electronic documents in response to a
request, and to convert existing records to
electronic format. |
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SB6
SD1 |
Permits the registrar of the bureau of
conveyances to accept electronic documents
with electronic signatures for recording, to
provide electronic documents in response to a
request, and to convert existing records to
electronic format. |
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| HB51 |
Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons; prohibits persons convicted of felonies
involving fraud or misrepresentation from
being licensed as a real estate broker. |
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| HB436 |
Energy Efficiency
Disclosure on Point of Sale of Real Property |
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| HB515 |
Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund
- Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the
hurricane reserve trust fund to the Hawaii
insurance guaranty association for the payment
of covered claims against an insolvent insurer
when (1) the insolvency was caused by a
hurricane and (2) the Hawaii hurricane relief
fund has no hurricane insurance policy in
force. |
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| HB516 |
Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund
- Repeals requirement that the interest earned
on the principal in the hurricane reserve
trust fund be transferred to the general fund. |
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HB1830 |
Transfers fee time share interest from the
land court system to the regular system;
establishes a pilot program to implement
electronic recording of fee time share
interests.
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SB955 |
Authorizes the Bureau of Conveyance to accept
electronic instruments in lieu of original
instruments with original signatures. |
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Land Use & Environment
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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HB640 |
Excludes the installation and development of
infrastructure and utilities within a public
right-of-way or highway as the use of state or
county lands for purposes of requiring an
environmental assessment. |
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HB640
HD1 |
Exempts from the purview of chapter 343, HRS,
the environmental review law, primary actions
that require a ministerial permit, that
involve secondary actions relating to
infrastructure development within public
right-of-ways that have no significant effect
on the environment. (HD1) |
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HB640
SD1 |
Exempts from the purview of chapter 343, HRS,
the environmental review law, primary actions
that require a ministerial permit, that
involve secondary actions relating to
infrastructure development within public
right-of-ways that have no significant effect
on the environment. |
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SB468 |
Shoreline Setback; Requires affected agencies
to account for sea level rise and minimize
risks from coastal hazards such as erosion,
storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis.
Preserves public access and public shoreline
access. Extends shoreline setback to not less
than forty feet from shoreline and requires
counties to account for annual erosion rates. |
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SB468
SD1 |
Requires certain agencies to account for
sea-level rise and minimize risk from coastal
hazards such as erosion, storm inundation,
hurricanes, and tsunamis. Also preserves
public shoreline access and authorizes the
counties to account for annual shoreline
erosion rates. Creates exception from
shoreline setback rules for existing Waikiki
beach structures and properties subject to
Waikiki Beach Reclamation Agreement, to extent
agreement conflicts with setback rules. (SB468
HD1) |
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SB468
HD1 |
Requires certain agencies to account for
sea-level rise and minimize risk from coastal
hazards such as erosion, storm inundation,
hurricanes, and tsunamis. Also preserves
public shoreline access and authorizes the
counties to account for annual shoreline
erosion rates. Creates exception from
shoreline setback rules for existing Waikiki
beach structures and properties subject to
Waikiki Beach Reclamation Agreement, to extent
agreement conflicts with setback rules. |
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SB468
HD2 |
Improves and updates provisions for the
management of coastal zones. |
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SB715 |
Requires the Statewide Transportation Council
to comply with county transportation and
general plans, to the extent it does not
impact federal funds, in the preparation of
the statewide transportation plan for
projected transportation needs for a six-year
period. |
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SB715
SD1 |
Requires the Statewide Transportation Council
to comply with county transportation and
general plans, to the extent it does not
affect the receipt of federal funds, in the
preparation of the statewide transportation
plan for projected transportation needs.
(SB715 HD1) |
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SB715
HD1 |
Requires the Statewide Transportation Council
to comply with county transportation and
general plans, to the extent it does not
affect the receipt of federal funds, in the
preparation of the statewide transportation
plan for projected transportation needs. |
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SB884
SD1 |
Transfers excess balance from various
non-general funds to the general fund; repeals
central service and administrative fee
exemptions transfers interest from non-general
funds to the general fund; redistributes
conveyance tax revenues. |
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HB570 |
Requires certain agencies to account for
sea-level rise and minimize risk from coastal
hazards such as erosion, storm inundation,
hurricanes, and tsunamis. Also preserves
public shoreline access and authorizes the
counties to account for annual shoreline
erosion rates. |
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| HB865 |
Requires the Statewide Transportation Council
to comply with county transportation and
general plans, to the extent it does not
impact federal funds, in the preparation of
the statewide transportation plan for
projected transportation needs for a six-year
period. |
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HB951 |
Relieves landowner of liability for any
damage, injury, or harm to persons or property
outside the boundaries of the landowner's land
caused by naturally occurring land failure
originating on unimproved land. |
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HB1048 |
Gives
the counties greater authority and flexibility
to define uses and regulate land use in the
State Rural District consistent with broad
State policies and standards. |
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SB153 |
Right of Way; Requires state and county
agencies to ensure that a public right-of-way
is available prior to the approval of any
development project, subdivision, or zoning
change. |
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| SB241 |
Establishes specific performance standards and
mandates the use of cool roofs on all new
residential and commercial construction in
Hawaii beginning in 2011. |
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SB241 SD1 |
Establishes specific performance standards and
mandates the use of cool roofs on all new
residential and commercial construction in
Hawaii beginning in 2011. |
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SB241
SD2 |
Establishes specific performance standards and
mandates the use of cool roofs on all new
residential and commercial construction in
Hawaii beginning in 2011. (SD2) |
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SB1088 |
Amends definition of obstruction for access to
public property. Creates a private right of
action for a person to enforce the prohibition
of obstruction. |
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SB1152 |
Amends definition of obstruction for access to
public property. Creates a private right of
action for a person to enforce the prohibition
of obstruction. |
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| HB251 |
Allows the redesignation of certain
residential subdivisions in the agricultural
district into the rural district, subject to
certain criteria. |
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| HB864 |
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and
Development Corporation to guarantee loans
made by commercial lenders to developers for
the financing of transit-oriented development
projects that include affordable housing. |
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SB526 |
Requires counties to adopt zoning ordinances
to require a minimum percentage of all roof
tops on structures in multi-family, hotel, and
industrial districts to be landscaped. |
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SB737 |
Authorizes mixed-use housing projects and
infrastructure projects that are associated
with a housing or mixed-use housing project to
be eligible for the expedited review process
currently offered to qualifying housing
projects; allows ninety days for a county
legislative body to act on a mixed-use housing
project, or infrastructure project associated
with a housing or mixed use housing project. |
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Residential & Multifamily Housing
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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HB1273 |
Allows the use of clotheslines on any
privately owned single-family residential
dwelling or townhouse. |
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| SB1338 |
Allows for use of clotheslines at any
single-family residential dwelling or
townhouse. |
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| HB133 |
Excludes cost of materials in determining
whether cost of project is less than $1,000
for purposes of exemption from contractor
licensing law. |
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| HB202 |
Foreclosure Notice;
provides for notice to tenants of rental
properties that are foreclosed upon. |
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HB202
HD1 |
Provides for notice to tenants of rental
properties that are foreclosed upon. |
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| HB365 |
Handyman Exemption;
Amends the
"handyman" exemption to contractor licensing
law to include contracts that are no more than
$1,000 for labor, exclusive of materials,
taxes, and other items. |
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| HB331 |
Requires that tenants of rental property be
given sixty days written notice to vacate when
the rental property is sold in foreclosure.
Requires that tenants of rental property be
notified when foreclosure proceedings have
begun on the rental property. |
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| HB525 |
Makes a mortgagee in possession or purchaser
of residential rental property that has been
foreclosed upon subject to a rental agreement
between the previous landlord and a tenant. |
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| HB812 |
Allows a tenant who is a victim of domestic
violence to terminate his or her rental
agreement. |
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HB812 HD1 |
Allows a tenant who is a victim of domestic
violence to terminate his or her rental
agreement. |
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HB812
SD2 |
Allows a tenant who is a victim of domestic
violence to terminate his or her rental
agreement. |
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HB1497 |
Prohibits a landlord from evicting a rental
housing tenant solely on the basis that the
tenant is a victim of domestic violence. |
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HB1639 |
Clarifies the condominium property regime law
with respect to common expense assessments. |
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| HB1825 |
Requires mortgagors and mortgagees to explore
options to avoid foreclosure, including
modification or restructuring of loans;
effective on approval and repeals 12/31/2012.
Requires notice of foreclosure be given to a
tenant of the foreclosed property with the
option to keep rental agreement in full force
or vacate premises in 60 days. |
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| SB456 |
Source of Income;
Prohibits discrimination in real property
transactions based on lawful source of income. |
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| SB526 |
Landscape Roofs; requires counties to adopt
ordinances requiring a minimum percentage of
all roof tops on structures in multi-family,
hotel, and industrial districts to be
landscaped. |
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| SB735 |
Requires the counties to identify and
designate affordable housing receiving zones
to facilitate the development of affordable
housing. |
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| SB784 |
Foreclosure
notice; forty-five days written notice prior
to the rental property being sold in
foreclosure. |
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SB1068 |
Requires foreclosing lender to give notice to
tenants of rental housing units facing
foreclosure before tenant may be served with
an eviction notice. Requires landlords to give
notice of pending foreclosure to tenants of
dwelling units. Provides remedies. |
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SB1156 |
Prohibits landlord tenant agreements from
having no pet clauses. |
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SB1157 |
Prohibits landlords from discriminating
against tenants with pets. |
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| SB1623 |
Foreclosure notice; requires mortgagors and
mortgagees to explore options to avoid
foreclosure and requires notice of foreclosure
to a tenant of the foreclosed property. |
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Taxation & Finance
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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HB611 |
Requires the Department of Taxation to
evaluate certain tax credits and tax
exemptions and report to legislature. Provides
automatic repeal of the tax credits and tax
exemptions. Provides a penalty for excessive
amounts filed for tax refunds and credits. |
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HB611
SD1 |
Amends the capital goods excise tax credit so
that it applies only to property placed in
service or purchased pursuant to a binding
contract in taxable years beginning before
July 1, 2009; suspends the credit for taxable
years beginning on or after July 1, 2009, and
ending on or before December 31, 2011; and
adds a new part for property placed in service
or purchased pursuant to a binding contract in
taxable years beginning after December 31,
2011. Requires the department of taxation,
with the assistance of the department of
business, economic development, and tourism,
to evaluate certain tax credits and tax
exemptions and report to the legislature.
Requires the department of taxation to give
recommendations and for the legislature to
implement those recommendations prior to the
mandate for those tax credits and tax
exemptions to sunset. |
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| HB1405 |
Amends the definition of engaging in business
under section 237-2, HRS (general excise tax),
to include persons who enter into an agreement
with residents of the State where the person
pays a commission for referral of potential
customers. |
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HB1405
SD1 |
Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to
implement the streamlined sales and use tax
agreement. |
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HB1605
HD1 |
Allows the counties to establish a retail
sales tax on sales of tangible personal
property. |
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HB1741 |
Suspends temporarily the distribution of a
portion of the Conveyance Tax to the Land
Conservation Fund. Temporarily reduces the
portions of the Conveyance Tax transferred to
the Rental Housing Trust Fund and Natural Area
Reserve Fund. |
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| SB199 |
Sunsets and repeals all tax credits for
taxable years beginning after 12/31/10. |
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SB199
SD1 |
Sunsets and repeals all tax credits for
taxable years beginning after 12/31/10. (SD1) |
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SB1111 |
Icreases the rate of the transient
accommodations tax beginning on July 1, 2009,
and requires the additional revenues collected
from the increase to be deposited into the
general fund. Effective 7/1/59. (SD1) |
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SB1111
SD1 |
Increases the rate of the transient
accommodations tax beginning on July 1, 2009,
and requires the additional revenues collected
from the increase to be deposited into the
general fund. Effective 7/1/59. (SD1) |
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SB1118 |
Shortens the period over which low-income
housing tax credits can be taken from 10 years
to 5 years. |
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SB1118
SD1 |
Establishes a program for granting low-income
housing tax credit loans in lieu of low-income
housing tax credits administered by the Hawaii
Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
Authorizes issuance of GO bonds to fund loans.
(SB1118 HD1) |
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SB1678 |
Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to
implement the streamlined sales and use tax
agreement. |
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SB1678
SD3 |
Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to
implement the streamlined sales and use tax
agreement. (SD3) |
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SB1678
SD3 |
Amends the definition of engaging in business
under general excise tax provisions to include
persons who enter into an agreement with
residents of the State where the person pays a
commission for referral of potential
customers. |
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| HB617 |
Creates a task force to recommend parameters
for the creation of mass transit route
economic zones including eligibility and
benefits and incentives such as tax credits.
Report to legislature, including process to
designate economic zones and incentives to
attract businesses and affordable housing to
encourage ridership. |
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HB617
HD1 |
Creates a task force to recommend parameters
for the creation of mass transit route
economic zones including eligibility and
benefits and incentives such as tax credits.
Report to legislature, including process to
designate economic zones and incentives to
attract businesses and affordable housing to
encourage ridership. |
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HB1043 |
Makes state low-income housing tax credits
more valuable by shortening the period over
which the credits can be taken from ten years
to five years. Authorizes the election of the
maximum amount of grant in lieu of tax credits
authorized under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. Authorizes the state
low-income housing tax credit to be taken with
federal low-income housing tax credits as
authorized under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
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HB1043
HD1 |
Makes state low-income housing tax credits
more valuable by shortening the period over
which the credits can be taken from ten years
to five years. Authorizes the election of the
maximum amount of grant in lieu of tax credits
authorized under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. Authorizes the
state low-income housing tax credit to be
taken with federal low-income housing tax
credits as authorized under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(HB1043 HD1) |
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HB1583 |
Omnibus tax bill to provide tax equity and
stimulate the economy by increasing general
excise tax rates, reducing income tax rates,
and establishing hotel construction and
remodeling tax credit. |
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HB1598 |
Taxes a lessor of real property for capital
improvements made by a lessee upon the
termination of a lease. |
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HB1598
HD1 |
Taxes a lessor of real property for capital
improvements made by a lessee upon the
termination of a lease. (HB1598 HD1) |
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HB1604 |
Imposes a tax upon the value of improvements
surrendered to a lessor by a lessee, without
compensation to the lessee, upon the
expiration of a long-term non-residential
lease. |
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HB1739 |
Prohibits recipients of federal grants from
qualifying for state tax credits. |
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HB1739
SD1 |
Prohibits recipients of federal grants from
qualifying for state tax credits. (HB1739 HD1) |
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SB773 |
Appropriates funds for various homeless and
housing programs and projects.
Reestablish 50% allocation to Rental Housing
Trust Fund. |
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SB773
SD1 |
Appropriates funds for various homeless and
housing programs and projects.
Reestablish 50% allocation to Rental Housing
Trust Fund. |
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SB972 |
Ensures Hawaii businesses and residents are
paying their fair share of taxes by directing
DOTAX to identify tax gap taxpayers and
coordinate with federal agencies, unions, and
other state agencies, as applicable, on
enforcement and auditing, and database and
intelligence sharing. Requires report to
legislature. Effective 07/01/90. |
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SB972
SD1 |
Ensures Hawaii businesses and residents are
paying their fair share of taxes by directing
DOTAX to identify tax gap taxpayers and
coordinate with federal agencies, unions, and
other state agencies, as applicable, on
enforcement and auditing, and database and
intelligence sharing. Requires report to
legislature. Effective 07/01/90. |
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| SB1106 |
Requires a nonresident buyer of real property
located in Hawaii to furnish to the bureau of
conveyances a Hawaii Real Property Tax Act
(HARPTA) payment verification form issued from
the department of taxation that certifies that
the HARPTA withholding requirements were
satisfied as a precondition to recording a
change in title on the real property. Requires
the seller to submit a certified tax clearance
certificate as a condition to transferring
real property title. |
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SB1106
SD1 |
Requires a nonresident buyer of real property
located in Hawaii to furnish to the bureau of
conveyances a Hawaii Real Property Tax Act
(HARPTA) payment verification form issued from
the department of taxation that certifies that
the HARPTA withholding requirements were
satisfied as a precondition to recording a
change in title on the real property. Requires
the seller to submit a certified tax clearance
certificate as a condition to transferring
real property title. |
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SB1106
SD2 |
Requires a nonresident buyer of real property
located in Hawaii to furnish to the bureau of
conveyances a Hawaii Real Property Tax Act
(HARPTA) payment verification form issued from
the department of taxation that certifies that
the HARPTA withholding requirements were
satisfied as a precondition to recording a
change in title on the real property. Requires
the seller to submit a certified tax clearance
certificate as a condition to transferring
real property title. (SD2) |
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| SB1230 |
Authorizes a tax on individuals and entities
that transfer a stock ownership interest in a
legal entity that owns real property located
in Hawaii. |
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SB1230
SD1 |
Authorizes a tax on individuals and entities
that transfer a stock ownership interest in a
legal entity that owns real property located
in Hawaii. (SD2) |
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| SB1247 |
Requires the department of taxation, with the
assistance of the department of business,
economic development, and tourism, to evaluate
certain tax credits and tax exemptions and
report to the legislature. Requires the
department of taxation to give recommendations
prior to the mandate for those tax credits and
tax exemptions to sunset. |
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SB1247
SD1 |
Requires the department of taxation, with the
assistance of the department of business,
economic development, and tourism, to evaluate
certain tax credits and tax exemptions and
report to the legislature. Requires the
department of taxation to give recommendations
prior to the mandate for those tax credits and
tax exemptions to sunset. |
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SB1247
SD2 |
Requires the department of taxation, with the
assistance of the department of business,
economic development, and tourism, to evaluate
certain tax credits and tax exemptions and
report to the legislature. Requires the
department of taxation to give recommendations
prior to the mandate for those tax credits and
tax exemptions to sunset. (SD2) |
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| SB1277 |
Increase Conveyance Tax
for Self Help Housing; ranges from $.30 to
$4.00 and $.35 to $8.00 for non-occupant
single family and condominium. |
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SB1277
SD1 |
Increase Conveyance Tax
for Self Help Housing; ranges from $.30 to
$4.00 and $.35 to $8.00 for non-occupant
single family and condominium. |
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SB1277
SD2 |
Increase Conveyance Tax
for Self Help Housing; ranges from $.30 to
$4.00 and $.35 to $8.00 for non-occupant
single family and condominium. |
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SB1346 |
Increases the general excise tax to fund
public education; exempts groceries, certain
medical expenses, and a portion of rent from
the general excise tax; establishes a tax
credit for volunteer services performed in
public schools; increases the standard
deduction; establishes an education funding
commission to provide oversight for general
excise tax revenues deposited into the newly
created education special fund. (SD2) |
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| HB77 |
Specifies that a county shall not grant an
exemption from the GET or receipt taxes for a
mixed-use transit oriented joint development
project. Exempts from GET a project developed
to provide affordable rental housing or a
community health care facility within a
mixed-use transit-oriented joint development
project. |
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| HB735 |
Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to
implement the streamlined sales and use tax
agreement. |
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HB1548 |
Omnibus tax bill to provide tax equity and
stimulate the economy by increasing general
excise tax rates, reducing income tax rates,
and establishing hotel construction and
remodeling tax credit. |
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HB1588 |
Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters
235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2009 and
ending before January 1, 2011. Imposes a tax
credit ceiling. |
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HB1589 |
Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters
235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, by a certain
amount for taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2009, and ending before January 1,
2011. Suspends the use of tax credit
carryovers generated from taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2009, until
January 1, 2011. |
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HB1742 |
Repeals certain general excise and use tax
excise exemptions and exclusions, but retains
the exemption for nonprofit religious
organizations. Reduces the tax rate on sales
to the final consumer from 4% to 3.5%. Reduces
also the public service company tax rate and
repeals certain public service company tax
exemptions. Subjects to the general excise tax
certain sales of real property and sales of
securities, commodity futures, and bonds.
Makes conforming amendments to other laws. |
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HB1743 |
Reduces the income tax rate for the lower
brackets. Repeals various income tax credits
and deductions. |
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| SB184 |
Reduces the period over which state low-income
housing tax credits are taken from 10 years to
5 years. |
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| SB188 |
Requires a percentage of state conveyance and
excise taxes to be paid into the rental
housing trust fund; requires a percentage of
state conveyance taxes to be paid into the
Hawaiian home lands trust fund. |
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| SB279 |
Transient Accommodations Tax; Cultural Programs |
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| SB729 |
Increases permanently the percentage of the
conveyance tax paid into the rental housing
trust fund from the current allocation of
thirty per cent to sixty-five per cent. |
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RESOLUTIONS
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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HR280 |
URGING LANDLORDS TO HELP COMMERCIAL TENANTS
MAINTAIN THEIR LEASES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
THEIR BUSINESS DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC
TIMES. |
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HCR79 |
REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW AND
SUBMIT A LEGAL OPINION REGARDING WHETHER
VACATION RENTAL USES IN SINGLE-FAMILY
DWELLINGS AND FARM DWELLINGS IN STATE
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS ARE PROHIBITED UNDER
CHAPTER 205, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. |
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HCR176 |
URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONSIDER
ADOPTING NEW HOMEOWNER LENDING STANDARDS FOR
MORTGAGE LENDING COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE
FEDERAL AID. |
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HCR308 |
URGING LANDLORDS TO HELP COMMERCIAL TENANTS
MAINTAIN THEIR LEASES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
THEIR BUSINESS DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC
TIMES. |
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SCR53 |
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF
THE REGULATION OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
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SCR53
SD1 |
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF
THE REGULATION OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
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GOVERNOR'S
MESSAGE
BILL # |
TITLE / DESCRIPTION |
TESTIMONY |
STATUS |
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GM389 |
Submitting for consideration and confirmation
to the Hawai'i Community Development Authority
(HCDA), Gubernatorial Nominee, KAY M.
MUKAIGAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2013. |
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