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2015 Acts

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Act 184, HB576 HD1 SD1 CD1, 07/01/2015
RELATING TO THE STATE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INNOVATION WAIVER. Narrows the scope of work of the State Innovation Waiver Task Force to facilitate the development of an Affordable Care Act […]
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Act 183, HB1366 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO STATE ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY Appropriates funds to identify, plan, and acquire or build upon real property in urban Honolulu to provide office space for state […]
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Act 182, HB1292 HD2 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Extends the procurement task force to identify and propose amendments, if any, to the procurement code that may better promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and impartiality in the […]
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Act 181, HB1180 HD1 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires each chief procurement officer to coordinate with the administrator of the procurement office regarding procurement policies, innovations, and concerns. Requires the reporting of procurement contract data […]
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Act 180, SB1177 SD1 HD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to establish four full-time equivalent positions (4.0 FTE) with the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. […]
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Act 179, SB440 SD1 HD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO VACANCIES Amends procedures for nominating and electing a U.S. senator to complete an unexpired term after a vacancy occurs. (SB440 HD1)
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Act 178, HB894 HD2 SD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO THE ENHANCED 911 BOARD. Provides the Enhanced 911 Board with the authority to hire an executive director and employees. (HB894 CD1)
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Act 177, HB697 HD1 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES. Requires the auditor to conduct a study of various departmental engineering sections that manage general fund capital improvement projects. Requires the department of accounting and general […]
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Act 176, HB318 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. Exempts the disposition or grant of rights to place one or more names on a state or county building, in accordance with applicable county sign ordinances, […]
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Act 175, HB252 HD1 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Establishes requirements for a pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis. Requires pharmacy benefit managers […]
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Act 174, HB179 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO PERMANENT ABSENTEE BALLOTS. Specifies the in-state mailing address in a voter’s registration record as the forwarding address for receiving absentee ballots permanently. Requires voters seeking to have permanent […]
Read More Act 174, HB179 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
Act 173, HB15 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Specifies that the Chief Election Officer is an at-will employee. Requires Elections Commission to provide notice and reason for removal of a Chief Election Officer. Requires a […]
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Act 172, HB1007 HD1 SD2, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING. Creates a limited purpose driver’s license, limited purpose provisional driver’s license, and limited purpose instruction permit. Provides that limited purpose driver’s licenses, limited purpose […]
Read More Act 172, HB1007 HD1 SD2, 06/30/2015
Act 171, SB1166 SD2 HD2, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Clarifies that preparation, burial, or cremation of a corpse in a manner consistent with traditional Hawaiian cultural customs and practices shall not constitute the offense […]
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Act 170, HB209 HD2 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Appropriates funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, […]
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Act 169, HB207 HD2 SD2 CD1, 06/30/2015
RELATING TO TRAINING. Requires Office of Hawaiian Affairs to administer a training course on native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights. Requires members of certain state councils, boards, and commissions to attend […]
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Act 168, HB1268 HD2 SD2 CD1, 06/26/2015
RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Requires injured public employees who are eligible to take part in an employer’s return to work program do so as a prerequisite to receiving vocational rehabilitation […]
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Act 167, HB952 HD2 SD1 CD1, 06/26/2015
RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS ON PUBLIC WORKS LAW. Ensures confidentiality of a complainant in an investigation of wage and hour violations for public works projects. (HB952 CD1)
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Act 166, HB696 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/26/2015
RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Establishes the Hawaii Healthcare Workforce Advisory Board to help increase and strengthen the healthcare workforce in the State. Allows the director of labor and industrial relations […]
Read More Act 166, HB696 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/26/2015
Act 165, HB391 HD1 SD1 CD1, 06/26/2015
RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS ON PUBLIC WORKS. Allows overtime compensation on public works projects to exceed time and one-half and specifies that if the Department of Labor and Industrial […]
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