SB942 - Relating To Health.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Last updated almost 2 years ago3 Co-Sponsors
Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled eliquid products. Establishes fines.
STATUS
Introduced
SB727 - Relating To Occupational Licensure.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Last updated almost 2 years ago1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes procedures and eligibility criteria for a privilege to practice public accountancy in this State for public accountants and certified public accountants licensed in another state with comparable education, examination, and experience requirements. Subjects all holders of a practice privilege to the regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction of the board of public accountancy. Sunsets on 6/30/2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB620 - Relating To Public Lands.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kurt Fevella
Last updated almost 2 years ago1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from approving any land disposition to the United States military that allows for or facilitates any military training activities on the subject lands. Requires that any lease or lease extension between the State and the US Department of Defense or branches of the US military include certain provisions, including an acknowledgement that the State retains authority over all environmental matters within its jurisdiction. Provides that violation of state or federal environmental law, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting the health and safety of the State's residents, shall be grounds for terminating the lease. Prohibits the State from leasing public lands to or extending the lease of the US Department of Defense or any branch of the US military if the department or branch is noncompliant with any environmental order, consent decree, or memoranda of agreement, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting residents' health and safety. Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to request that the military agree to remediation of existing leased lands prior to the end of the lease term.
STATUS
Introduced
SB424 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Gabbard, Karl Rhoads, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated almost 2 years ago3 Co-Sponsors
Removes biomass from the renewable portfolio standard definition of renewable energy.
STATUS
Introduced
SB629 - Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Donna Mercado Kim, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago7 Co-Sponsors
Requires contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawaii Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB918 - Relating To Workers' Compensation.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago4 Co-Sponsors
Establishes notice requirements for employers under Hawaii's Workers' Compensation Law. Requires employers who deny the compensability of an employee's injury to submit a written report supporting the denial to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within a specified period. Requires employers to furnish to the injured employee up to $10,000 for medical care, services, and supplies for the period immediately following the injury and so long as reasonably needed or until the employer files a written report with the Director denying the compensability of the injury, whichever is earlier. Clarifies that failure to give an employer notice of an employee's injury does not bar a claim for compensation if any person having authority in the interest of the employer had knowledge of the injury.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1481 - Relating To Fireworks.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Glenn Wakai, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated almost 2 years ago9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes conditions for the importation of fireworks. Authorizes the county fire departments to inspect warehouses, piers, cargo, baggage, and personal effects of persons arriving in the State to ascertain if they contain any fireworks. Requires importers of fireworks to file a written statement with the appropriate county fire department. Allows the county fire departments to take custody and possession of and exercise jurisdiction over illegally imported fireworks. Prohibits the importation of fireworks except through airports and seaports approved by the State Fire Council. Requires each county fire department to establish and maintain a secure storage site for illegally imported fireworks. Requires that each county establish ordinances setting conditions for the importation of fireworks.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1303 - Relating To Public Employment Cost Items.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated almost 2 years ago1 Co-Sponsor
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (6) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB952 - Relating To Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated almost 2 years ago4 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies provisions related to the statutory limitations on the time periods in which a survivor of childhood sexual abuse may file a civil action. Allows for punitive damages. Permits the court to order restorative justice measures, if deemed appropriate.
STATUS
Introduced
SB850 - Relating To Education.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brandon Jc Elefante, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated almost 2 years ago10 Co-Sponsors
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1432 - Relating To Social Media Censorship.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brenton Awa
Last updated almost 2 years ago1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits social media platforms from engaging in censorship of candidates for elected office and other users.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1150 - Relating To Environmental Protection.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angus L.K. McKelvey, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a list of substances allowed for use as pesticides and fertilizers on state and county property. Provides that the use of substances not specifically allowed as pesticides and fertilizers on state property and county property is prohibited, unless certain exceptions, a waiver, or exemption apply. Requires a state department or agency seeking a waiver to apply to the department of agriculture.
STATUS
Introduced
SB940 - Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stanley Chang, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated almost 2 years ago3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an additional minimum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United States Department of Agriculture. Requires that SNAP-eligible households whose monthly income exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level receive a graduated decline of additional SNAP benefits. Requires state general funds to be used to supplement the cost of the additional benefits. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB82 - Relating To The Board Of Land And Natural Resources.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated almost 2 years ago1 Co-Sponsor
Limits the discretion of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Land Division by requiring the Board of Land and Natural Resources to approve all revoked, limited, condemned, removed, or modified public land leases or revocable permits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1004 - Relating To Taxation.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in consultation with the Department of Taxation, to recommend updates to the tax per fuel and corresponding tax credits.
STATUS
Introduced
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