SB2208 - Relating To Procurement.

1 Co-Sponsor

Amend the procurement code to require County Council approval for contracts awarded by a county under its statutory authorization for sole source procurement if the contract amount exceeds $30,000.

SB2199 - Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes any board that is subject to state open meetings law to hold a closed meeting for the purpose of providing training to new and current board members.

SB2243 - Relating To Mental Health.

6 Co-Sponsors

Establishes associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to take licensing examinations before completing other requirements.

SB2237 - Relating To Law Enforcement.

1 Co-Sponsor

Establishes statewide vehicular pursuit policies.

SB2198 - Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

1 Co-Sponsor

Provides that supplemental information received within 48 hours of a meeting of a board subject to state opening meetings law may be added to the board packet; provided that the public is promptly provided access to the supplemental information.

SB2201 - Relating To Number Plates.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires license plates to include okinas. Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters in motor vehicle license plates. Limits special number plates for environmental conservation to apply to electric vehicles. (SD1)

SCR22 - Urging The President Of The United States To Promptly Reinstate Funding For The United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestine Refugees In The Near East To Support Its Lifesaving And Critical Humanitarian Assistance Programs To Palestinian Refugees.

4 Co-Sponsors

SB2752 - Relating To The Office Of Elections.

3 Co-Sponsors

Appropriates funds to the Office of Elections Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee to provide voter education and outreach services for individuals with accessibility needs.

SR156 - Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Honor And Comply With Its Statutory Duty To Investigate The Causes Of The August 2023 Maui Wildfires As Required By Section 269-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

1 Co-Sponsor

SR56 - Requesting Businesses In Hawaii To Use Hawaiian Language And Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop And Implement Education Programs To Teach Employees Hawaiian And Hire Permanent Hawaiian Language Teachers.

4 Co-Sponsors

SCR18 - Urging The Department Of Health To Conduct A Study To Evaluate Hawaii Residents' Engagement With Addictive Online Activities.

1 Co-Sponsor

SB3036 - Relating To Offenses Against Public Health And Morals.

1 Co-Sponsor

Clarifies the definition of "profits from prostitution" to include money or property received regardless of expenditures or if it was a reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Amends the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statutes by inserting relevant definitions in those statutes and repealing a statute that is no longer needed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

SCR135 - Urging The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Define Their Role And To Provide An Annual Report To The Legislature On The Progress The State Has Made Towards Jail Diversion.

5 Co-Sponsors

SB2297 - Relating To Natural Resource Management.

1 Co-Sponsor

Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority shall supersede the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority for all lands designated under the state conservation district; provided that the Board of Land and Natural Resources upholds its affirmative and non-transferable duty to protect the traditional and customary rights of native Hawaiians as articulated in Article 7 of the Hawaii State Constitution. Clarifies that the natural resource management enforcement and emergency response of Mauna Kea lands shall remain the responsibility of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Takes effect 07/01/25. (SD1)

SB2256 - Relating To The Environment.

1 Co-Sponsor

Relating To The Environment. Short form bill.