Feb. 5 — At The Legislature

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A selective digest of bills and briefings of interest Tuesday at the state Capitol. Click on the link for times, locations and details.

• SB 894 Directs the governor to buy Turtle Bay Resort, appropriates $100 million.

• SB 66 Makes public financial disclosures of members of certain boards and commissions.

• SB 448 Requires executive departments, boards, commissions and agencies to make data available to the public.

• SB 11, SB 623 and SB 1198 Regarding renewable energy tax credits.

• HB 967, HB 1408, HB 756 and HB 497. Regarding renewable energy tax credits.

• SB 856 Makes Jan. 30 Fred Korematsu Day.

• SB 1167 and SB 1168 Liability exemptions on government lands when mountain and rock climbing, rappelling and bouldering.

• SB 464 Requires county liquor commissions to adopt or amend rules regarding dancing in bars.

• SB 361 Transfers control of Banyan Drive from DLNR to Hawaii County.

• SB 207 Prohibits employers from requiring employees from disclosing social media usernames or passwords.

• HB 7 Creates the Hawaii Kupuna Trust Fund.

• HB 146 Defines and prohibits the use of dangerous wheels.

• SB 1166 Increases Conveyance Tax on big real estate transactions, directs proceeds for watershed protection, species control.

• HB 1107 and HB 757 Regarding renewable energy portfolio standards and clean energy. 

• HB 541 Increases monthly contributions paid by the state and counties for health benefit plans of retired employees by 30 percent.  

• HB 1147 Among other things, requires Campaign Spending Commission to maintain public records in a searchable database.

• HB 1481 Among other things, appropriates funds to the CSC to prepare for the partial public financing of elections in 2014.

• HB 619 Makes feeding feral birds that cause a common nuisance subject to a fine.

• HB 1069, HB 1070, HB 1072 and HB 1073 Regarding the UH Board of Regents.

• SB 452, SB 453, SB 563, SB 1386 and SB 1387 Regarding the UH Board of Regents.

• Informational briefing with the UH Board of Regents about tuition.

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Photo courtesy mariachily.

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