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2021 Acts

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ACT 036, SB630 SD1 HD1 CD1, 6/7/21
Establishes that every judgment for child support is enforceable until paid in full. (CD1)
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ACT 035, SB1050 SD1 HD1, 6/7/21
Adds the department of the attorney general to the list of agencies that are authorized to conduct criminal history record checks on current or prospective employees or employees or agents […]
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ACT 034, SB970 SD2 HD2, 6/7/21
Authorizes the establishment of a physician-patient relationship via a telehealth interaction if the physician is licensed to practice medicine in the State. (HD2)
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ACT 033, SB413 SD1 HD1 CD1, 6/7/21
Excludes violation of privacy in the first degree, and certain subsections of violation of privacy in the second degree, from qualifying for deferred acceptance of guilty plea or nolo contendere […]
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ACT 032, SB385 SD1 HD2 CD1, 6/7/21
Enacts the 2018 Uniform Trust Code. Repeals the Uniform Trustees’ Powers Act, Uniform Prudent Investor Act, and laws regarding trust administration under the Uniform Probate Code. Effective 1/1/2022. (CD1)
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ACT 030, SB189 SD1 HD1 CD1, 6/7/21
Removes the requirement to prove that a dog has bitten a person on at least two separate occasions prior to bringing legal action against a dog’s owner to determine whether […]
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ACT 029, HB204 SD2 CD1, 5/28/21
Appropriates funds for Fiscal Biennium 2021-2023 for the Office of the Trustees (OHA150), Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administration (OHA160), and Beneficiary Advocacy (OHA175). Amends Act 37, SLH 2019. Effective 7/1/2021. […]
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ACT 028, SB1150 SD1 HD1 CD1, 5/28/21
Authorizes the department of health to recognize national accreditation or certification organizations. (CD1)
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ACT 027, HB1237 HD1 SD2, 5/28/21
Clarifies that the effective period of a temporary restraining order, protective order, or injunction for a minor may extend to a reasonable date after the minor has reached the age […]
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ACT 026, HB975 HD1 SD1, 5/28/21
Adds immunity from civil and criminal liability for individuals who provide information or assistance in child abuse investigations. Effective 6/30/2021. (SD1)
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ACT 025, HB954 HD1 SD2 CD1, 5/28/21
Converts the executive officer, public information officer, civil defense administrative officer, branch chiefs, and emergency operations center state warning point personnel in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service […]
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ACT 024, HB311 HD1 SD2 CD1, 5/28/21
Extends the nursing facility sustainability program to 2024. Specifies that the nursing facility sustainability fee limit is 5.5 per cent of overall net patient service revenue. Removes the per resident […]
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ACT 023, HB282 HD1 SD2 CD1, 5/28/21
Clarifies the definition of “provider” as it relates to the entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to a consenting minor to include certain organizations who […]
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ACT 022, HB250 HD2 SD1, 5/28/21
Includes as offenses of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual assault in the third degree, offenses against a person who is stopped by a law enforcement officer and […]
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ACT 021, HB181 HD1 SD1, 5/28/2021
Updates the definition of “property” as it relates to offenses against property rights under the penal code to expressly include property stored in an electronic medium. (SD1)
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ACT 020, HB171 HD1 SD2, 5/28/2021
Changes the state of mind required for section 486M-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, penalties to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. (SD2)
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ACT 019, HB391 HD3 SD2, 5/25/2021
Establishes a process for the early termination of a rental agreement for certain active duty servicemembers who receive military orders to vacate civilian housing and move into on-post government quarters. […]
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ACT 018, HB961 HD1 SD2, 5/25/2021
Exempts dependents of military service members from state residency requirement for government employment if the military service member is in Hawaii on bona fide military orders. Allows a spouse of […]
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ACT 017, HB723 HD1 SD2 CD1, 5/24/2021
Authorizes use of funds appropriated from the emergency and budget reserve fund, from the amounts received by the State from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, for the […]
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ACT 016, HB357 HD1 SD1 CD1, 5/20/2021
Establishes the statute of limitations for all claims against the state founded upon article I, section 20, of the Hawaii State Constitution, regarding eminent domain, shall be two years. (CD1)
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