SB3162 - Relating To Conservation Mitigation Programs.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to operate and approve conservation bank and conservation in-lieu fee mitigation programs.

SB3181 - Relating To Commercial Driver's Licenses.

1 Co-Sponsor

Revises sections 286-239 and 286-240, HRS, to meet new federal regulations for commercial driver's licenses when the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse prohibits a driver from operating a commercial vehicle due to alcohol and drug violations.

SB3052 - Relating To Tax Increment Bonds.

1 Co-Sponsor

Conforms county debt limit statements law to exclude tax increment bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of tax increment bonds and excluding tax increment bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified.

SB3152 - Relating To The Wage And Hour Law.

1 Co-Sponsor

Repeals the categorical exclusion of employees who receive a guaranteed compensation totaling $2,000 or more a month from the protections under Hawaii's Wage and Hour Law. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

SB3170 - Relating To Time Share Commissioners Of Deeds.

1 Co-Sponsor

Repeals the Time Share Commissioners of Deeds. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD1)

SB2913 - Relating To Travel Insurance.

4 Co-Sponsors

Establishes a new regulatory framework for the sale of travel insurance in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

SB3241 - Relating To Plant-based Meals.

1 Co-Sponsor

Establishes a plant-based meals option grant program within the Department of Education. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.

SB3118 - Relating To Emergency Public Assistance.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes the Department of Human Services to provide temporary emergency assistance, case management, and other recovery services following the period covered by an emergency proclamation and establishes an Emergency Management Program within the Director of Human Services' office. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)

SB2447 - Relating To The Board Of Agriculture.

1 Co-Sponsor

Adds the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to the Board of Agriculture.

SB3086 - Relating To Department Of Education Procurement.

1 Co-Sponsor

Exempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Repeals on 7/1/2027.

SB3045 - Relating To The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.

1 Co-Sponsor

Increases the cap for awards to assist businesses applying for the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Adds purchasing of renewable energy systems as an eligible expense and clarifies that training on both new and existing manufacturing equipment is an eligible expense for the Manufacturing Development Grant Program. (SD1)

SB621 - Relating To The Public Carrying Of Firearms.

1 Co-Sponsor

Provides that Hawaii is a "constitutional carry" state. Repeals the licensing procedure set forth in section 134-9, HRS, under which county police chiefs have the discretion to decide whether an applicant may receive a license to carry, concealed or unconcealed, a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor. Authorizes a person who is a United States citizen aged 21 or older to carry, concealed or unconcealed, a firearm and ammunition therefor without any requirement to demonstrate a special need for self-defense, provided that certain other conditions are met. Repeals "place to keep" provisions of the HRS.

SCR103 - Requesting All High-occupancy State And County Buildings, The Design Of Which Commences On Or After July 1, 2025, To Be Designed And Constructed To Withstand Category Five Hurricanes And To Serve As Shelters In The Event Of An Emergency.

7 Co-Sponsors

SB2467 - Relating To The Hawaii State Hospital.

8 Co-Sponsors

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to implement quality improvement measures recommended in the comprehensive safety review for the Hawaii State Hospital. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (SD1)

SB2518 - Relating To Geothermal Energy Exploration.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a geothermal resources characterization program under the direction of the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center at the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)