SB2572 - Relating To Artificial Intelligence.

1 Co-Sponsor

Establishes the Office of Artificial Intelligence Safety and Regulation within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence technologies in the State. Prohibits the deployment of artificial intelligence products in the State unless affirmative proof establishing the product's safety is submitted to the Office. Makes an appropriation.

SB2165 - Relating To Historic Preservation.

6 Co-Sponsors

Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological surface survey. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

SB2569 - Relating To Workplace Safety.

12 Co-Sponsors

Allows a person who employs or contracts with a health care worker who suffers an act of violence at the health care facility to report the event to law enforcement and petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction under certain circumstances. (SD2)

SB2622 - Relating To Tobacco Products.

1 Co-Sponsor

Exempts cigars from the prohibition of shipment of tobacco products to non-licensees.

SB3218 - Relating To Special Number Plates.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)

SB2509 - Relating To Education.

4 Co-Sponsors

Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2025-2026 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-6 English language arts.

SB2053 - Relating To Environmental Protection.

7 Co-Sponsors

Appropriates funds for the installation, maintenance, management, and operation of non-chemical sunscreen dispensers on all state beaches. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract or form a partnership with private parties to assist with the maintenance and management of sunscreen dispensers at all state beaches, as well as publicize that the mineral-based sunscreen in these dispensers is more protective of the coral reefs of the State. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)

SB2639 - Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

1 Co-Sponsor

Updates the enforcement mechanisms for the Uniform Information Practices Act and the Sunshine Law.

SB2627 - Relating To Arrangement Of Candidate Names On Ballots.

2 Co-Sponsors

Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order.

SB2593 - Relating To Federal Lands.

3 Co-Sponsors

Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources a Makua Valley task force to prepare for the transition of the management of the Makua military reservation from the United States Army upon the expiration of the Army's lease for the land. Requires a report to the Legislature.

SB2591 - Relating To Burial Sites.

3 Co-Sponsors

Imposes a fine on any private landowner that fails to disclose or record with the Bureau of Conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, the existence of burial or archaeological sites on their property that the landowner knew or should have known of. Requires fines collected to be deposited into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund. (CD1)

SB3358 - Relating To Bovine Tuberculosis.

0 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Department of Agriculture to indemnify Molokai ranchers whose herds were affected by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak and have not received indemnification from other sources. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.

SB2547 - Relating To Taxation.

8 Co-Sponsors

Establishes income tax credits for employers who offer employer-provided or employer-sponsored child care services for their employees. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

SB2658 - Relating To State Water Code Penalties.

1 Co-Sponsor

Adds a minimum penalty of $50 and a maximum penalty of $60,000 per violation of the State Water Code and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the circumstances of the violation.

SCR162 - Requesting That State And County Departments And Agencies Meet Certain Guidelines Before Passing Any Ordinance Or Rule That Restricts Subsistence Fishing.

1 Co-Sponsor