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2016 Acts

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Act 22, SB2873, 4/26/16
RELATING TO ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION. Amends section 346-231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to address inconsistencies in statutory requirements regarding orders for immediate protection; and allows the Department of Human Services […]
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Act 21, SB2874, 4/26/16
RELATING TO CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES. Repeals section 346-47 and amends sections 457A-1.5, 457A-2, and 457A-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to delete references to the Department of Human Services as licensing or […]
Read More Act 21, SB2874, 4/26/16
Act 20, SB2885 SD1, 4/26/16
RELATING TO BIRTH DEFECTS. Authorizes the use of birth defects data for education of health care providers to reduce morbidity or mortality and to increase physicians’ knowledge of resources available […]
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Act 19, SB2813 SD1, 4/26/16
RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP. Requires the courts to provide information relating to adult guardianships to the Hawaii criminal justice data center to disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Instant […]
Read More Act 19, SB2813 SD1, 4/26/16
Act 18, SB2862, 4/26/16
RELATING TO NURSING. Allows the Board of Nursing to more fully participate in Nursys, a national database for nurse licensees by sharing license and disciplinary action information. Act 18, SB2862
Read More Act 18, SB2862, 4/26/16
Act 17, SB2246, 4/26/16
RELATING TO TESTING FOR INTOXICANTS. Repeals section 291E-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding refusing to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test for those arrested for the use of intoxicants […]
Read More Act 17, SB2246, 4/26/16
Act 16, SB2312 SD1 HD1, 4/26/16
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Expands the definition of the term “sexual conduct” as that term is used in the offenses of promoting child abuse to include specific types of […]
Read More Act 16, SB2312 SD1 HD1, 4/26/16
Act 15, SB2934 SD2, 4/25/16
RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING. Ensures driver license procedures are compliant with the REAL ID Act. (SD2) Act 15, SB2934 SD2
Read More Act 15, SB2934 SD2, 4/25/16
Act 14, SB2341 SD1, 4/25/16
RELATING TO RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS. Makes permanent the regulation of respiratory therapists under chapter 466D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1) Act 14, SB2341 SD1
Read More Act 14, SB2341 SD1, 4/25/16
Act 13, SB2775, 4/25/16
RELATING TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SECTION 1332 STATE INNOVATION WAIVER. Authorizes the State to submit and implement a waiver from certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
Read More Act 13, SB2775, 4/25/16
Act 12, HB2422 HD1, 4/22/16
RELATING TO LIQUOR. Amends liquor license application and operating procedures to allow publicly-traded companies, or entities ultimately solely owned by a publicly-traded company, to provide information for only those officers […]
Read More Act 12, HB2422 HD1, 4/22/16
Act 11, HB2541, 4/21/16
RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Authorizes the State CIO to use or transfer funds, appropriated in the 2015 State budget Act, to executive departments and agencies for projects that have been […]
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Act 10, HB2494, 4/21/16
RELATING TO BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING. Authorizes DOE employees to volunteer to administer or assist a student with blood glucose monitoring. Act 10, HB2292
Read More Act 10, HB2494, 4/21/16
Act 9, HB2639, 4/21/16
RELATING TO WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. Requires a wireless telecommunications service provider, upon request by a domestic abuse victim, to: (1) transfer billing authority and all rights to a wireless telephone […]
Read More Act 9, HB2639, 4/21/16
Act 8, HB2331 HD1, 4/19/16
RELATING TO BOARD MEMBER TERMS FOR THE BOARD OF NURSING AND THE BOARD OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. Amends the length of terms from three years to four years of […]
Read More Act 8, HB2331 HD1, 4/19/16
ACT 7, HB2329, 4/11/2016
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Clarifies that the statute of limitations governing it does not apply to the State and its agencies with respect to chapter 480, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Repeals […]
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ACT 6, SB2851 SD1, 4/11/2016
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to determine whether residential property insurance is unavailable due to a moratorium on insurance policies in a lava zone during a state of […]
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ACT 5, SB2856, 4/11/2016
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Clarifies scope of Office of Consumer Protection investigator powers. ACT 5, SB2856
Read More ACT 5, SB2856, 4/11/2016
ACT 4, SB2310, 4/11/2016
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS. Prohibits the court from granting mutual protective orders unless separate petitions are filed. ACT 4, SB2310
Read More ACT 4, SB2310, 4/11/2016
ACT 3, SB2825 SD1, 3/31/2016
RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS. Eliminates the ex officio National Aeronautics and Space Administration representative from the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems Board. […]
Read More ACT 3, SB2825 SD1, 3/31/2016