SB2592 - Relating To Burial Sites.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Maile S L Shimabukuro, Stanley Chang, Michelle N. Kidani
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend the definition of "cultural descendant", in HAR, to more accurately capture relationships between individuals and families.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1237 - Relating To The Hawaii Film Industry.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes the Hawaii Film Commission in the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Amends the administration and extends the sunset date of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to 1/1/2038. Establishes a new film studio tax credit. Requests and appropriates funds for the Auditor to conduct a performance and financial audit of the Hawaii State Film Office. Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii State Film Office to the Hawaii Film Commission. Appropriates funds for one fulltime equivalent executive director position within the Hawaii Film Commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Engrossed
SB339 - Relating To Health Insurance.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stanley Chang, Henry J.C. Aquino, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago8 Co-Sponsors
Requires all health insurers in the state, including medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations.
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Introduced
SB1557 - Relating To Gifts.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes procedures for the custody, inventory, and care of protocol gifts received by members of either house of the Legislature or state employees. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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Introduced
SB1053 - Relating To General Excise Tax Exemptions.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago5 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a general excise tax exemption for the gross proceeds or income from the sale of groceries that are eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, regardless of the means of purchase and the program eligibility of the purchaser. Establishes a general excise tax exemption for the gross proceeds or income from the sale of nonprescription drugs. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Introduced
SB29 - Relating To Custody And Visitation.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Adds coercive control and litigation abuse by a parent of a child to the list of factors the court shall consider in determining what constitutes the child's best interest when awarding custody and visitation rights to individuals. Defines "coercive control" and "litigation abuse".
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Introduced
SB49 - Relating To Firearms.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes the offense of possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated as a petty misdemeanor.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2173 - Relating To Emergency Management.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 8 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
Removes the ability for a Mayor or the Governor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency.
STATUS
Introduced
SB636 - Relating To The Environment.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Gabbard, Karl Rhoads, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated over 1 year ago5 Co-Sponsors
Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a Visitor Green Fee Program to collect fees from nonresidents via a license to use state natural and cultural resources, to be used for the protection, restoration, and care of Hawaii's natural, cultural, and outdoor recreational resources and build the resilience of these resources against the impacts of climate change and local threats. Establishes the Hawaii environmental legacy commission to rank project applications and make recommendations to the Board of Land and Natural Resources concerning the allocation of Visitor Green Fee Program Funds. Establishes the Hawaii Environmental Legacy Special Fund. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB2712 - Relating To Warehouse Workers.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 8 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. Requires certain warehouse employers to provide written descriptions of quotas to employees and maintain records of quotas and employee work speed data. Protects employees from quotas that would prevent compliance with meal or rest periods or the use of bathroom facilities. Allows employees to request a written description of their quota and employee work speed data. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
SB6 - Relating To Public Assistance.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Allows the Department of Human Services to administer and provide public assistance to eligible residents of the State during a Governor-Declared State of Emergency.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1371 - Relating To Fees For Marriage Licenses.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Increases the marriage license fee from $60 to $100. Increases the compensation for a marriage license agent from $9 to $15 per license. Authorizes deposits of marriage license fees into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. Adjusts the distribution of the marriage license fee among various domestic violence prevention special funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB256 - Relating To Down Payments.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kurt Fevella, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation a current and returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a primary residence. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB912 - Relating To Child Abuse Reporting.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes that the exemption from mandatory reporting by members of the clergy does not apply when the clergy member believes that there exists a substantial risk that child abuse or neglect that is especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity, may occur in the reasonably foreseeable future.
STATUS
Introduced
SB402 - Relating To Common Interest Communities.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits planned community associations, condominium associations, or their boards of directors from expending association funds to enforce against de minimis violations of association bylaws, rules, or regulations that result in not more than three complaints from separate units in the association within a calendar year or result in a fine of not more than $500 per violation pursuant to the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the association.
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Introduced