SB1352 - Relating To Housing.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Adds a definition for "affordable housing" and amends the definition of "historic property" used in the State's historic preservation program. Allows the State Historic Preservation Division to contract its historic reviews to third-party consultants under certain conditions, including that the project is being undertaken to provide affordable housing and the project proponent pays for the department to contract the consultant. Sunsets 7/1/2028. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2363 - Relating To Agriculture.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 8 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a two-year agricultural crime pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural crimes, including agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism, in the City and County of Honolulu and County of Kauai. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB997 - Relating To Elections.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Karl Rhoads, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago2 Co-Sponsors
Requires notice and identification of certain top donors who contributed to a noncandidate committee. Changes the requirement of certain information from the schedules filed with the noncandidate committee reports. Removes certain information required for the late contribution report. Increases the amount of disbursement for electioneering communication that is required to be disclosed. Requires noncandidate committees that make only independent expenditures and spend over $10,000 to maintain transfer records and provide certain notice to donors. Repeals the top contribution identification requirement.
STATUS
Introduced
SB766 - Relating To Affordable Housing.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dru Kanuha, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago10 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 7/1/2025, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Division to contract its review of proposed state projects, and projects affecting historic properties to third party consultants if the projects involve the development of affordable housing and the division, after an initial evaluation, determines it will not be able to complete its review within sixty days. Establishes requirements for qualified third parties providing review services. Requires the project proponent to pay for the reasonable fee requirements of the third party consultant. Allows the project proponent to contract or sponsor with any county, housing authority, non-profit organization, or person, to meet the third party fee requirement. Requires the Department to publish a draft of its proposed rules within one year and within one year thereafter, present its proposed final rules to the Board of Land and Natural Resources. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB264 - Relating To Public Transportation.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kurt Fevella
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report.
STATUS
Introduced
SB108 - Relating To Instructional Materials.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michelle N. Kidani, Dru Kanuha, Herbert Richards
Last updated over 1 year ago3 Co-Sponsors
Adopts the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard for use by the Department of Education in preparation of instructional materials for eligible students. Defines "eligible student" in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Copyright Act. Requires the Department of Education to obtain instructional materials in accessible formats whenever available from the publisher or the National Instructional Materials Access Center when materials are not available from the publisher in the appropriate, accessible format needed by an eligible student. Requires instructional materials to be sufficient for grade level progress by eligible students. Requires the Department of Education to provide assistive technology devices and services for eligible students. Repeals requirements for publishers to provide computer diskettes conforming to American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1564 - Relating To Public Records.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Allows a requestor of a public record to receive the public record in the format of their choice; provided that the format that is being requested is available.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1108 - Relating To Online Fantasy Sports.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an online fantasy sports contests registration and monitoring program under the Department of the Attorney General. Exempts registered online fantasy sports contests from state gambling laws. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB488 - Relating To Restrictions On Agricultural Uses And Activities.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Clarifies that any provision in a private agreement contained in a conveyance of land recorded on or before 7/8/2003 that have since expired but have not been renewed and recorded in the bureau of conveyances are prohibited from restricting bona fide agricultural uses and activities on agricultural land.
STATUS
Introduced
SB212 - Relating To Professional Engineers.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ronald D. Kouchi
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Provides that a person having professional-level government employment performing lawful experience in review of engineered plans and calculations under the direct supervision of an applicably licensed engineer is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer.
STATUS
Introduced
SB792 - Relating To Agriculture.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lynn Decoite, Brenton Awa, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a local agriculture transportation cost reimbursement incentive program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible producers for a portion of the producer's costs to transport agricultural commodities. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB822 - Relating To Creative Districts.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Donovan Dela Cruz, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago6 Co-Sponsors
Creates a process for the establishment of a creative district. Establishes a 5-year income tax credit for creative districts. Permits counties to enact incentives for creative districts. Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to submit an annual report to the Legislature on creative districts. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB832 - Relating To Education.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizes the counties to transfer land to the School Facilities Authority. Exempts the School Facilities Authority from certain assessments and taxes. Authorizes state and county agencies to render services to the School Facilities Authority upon request. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to engage in commercial enterprise activities for the purpose of revenue generation. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to contract to manage leasing and management of housing projects. Establishes a deadline for the transfer of properties to the Department of Education from the City and County of Honolulu required by Act 206, SLH 2017, as amended by Act 272, SLH 2019. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB850 - Relating To Education.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brandon Jc Elefante, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated over 1 year 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
SB65 - Relating To Regenerative Tourism.
Hawaii - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Dru Kanuha, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago5 Co-Sponsors
Incorporates a regenerative framework into the State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires an update to the State Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024.
STATUS
Introduced