SB1374 - Relating To Health.

1 Co-Sponsor

Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Appropriates funds. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to the sale of tobacco products. Effective January 1, 2024.

SCR44 - Urging The Department Of Education To Ensure That Each Public School And Public Charter School In The State, From Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Has A Certain Number Of Mental Health Professionals.

9 Co-Sponsors

SB2046 - Relating To Family Leave.

1 Co-Sponsor

Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law. Appropriates funds.

SB437 - Relating To Interim Administrative Rules Of The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands.

2 Co-Sponsors

Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to issue interim rules exempt from the public hearing and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, after beneficiary consultation is conducted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and upon approval by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Requires that the interim rules shall be effective for not more than eighteen months. (SD1)

SB1471 - Relating To Privacy.

3 Co-Sponsors

Prohibits the Department of Health or any recipient of individually identifiable health information of a newborn child obtained through genetic and metabolic screening tests required by law to disclose to any person other than the newborn child's parents, guardian, or other persons having custody or control of the newborn child, any individually identifiable health information of a newborn child, including disclosure to a law enforcement officer. Establishes that any information obtained by a law enforcement officer in violation of this prohibition shall be deemed evidence acquired by unlawful means.

SB1044 - Relating To Mental Health.

7 Co-Sponsors

Appropriates funds to hire complex-based licensed behavioral health specialists for Hawaii's rural public schools. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

SB909 - Relating To Property Forfeiture.

2 Co-Sponsors

Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the Criminal Forfeiture Fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements.

SB1089 - Relating To Taxation.

4 Co-Sponsors

Establishes a tax credit for commercial property owners that make available parking spaces within the owners' parking lots for use by peer-to-peer car-sharing platforms. Applies to taxable years after 12/31/2022.

SB2110 - Relating To The Tax Credit For Research Activities.

9 Co-Sponsors

Adds a cap for the amount of tax credits for research activities that an eligible taxpayer and the taxpayer's related entities may receive per taxable year. Requires a qualified high technology business to be registered to do business in the State and be a small business in order to be eligible for the tax credit. Consolidates the survey and certification requirements for tax credits for research activities. Amends the annual aggregate cap on tax credits for research activities that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism may certify. Requires certification of the tax credits for research activities on a first-come, firstserved basis to be based on the date that a complete application is received, subject to certain conditions. Extends from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2030, the sunset date for tax credits for research activities.

SB46 - Relating To Marriage Of Minors.

3 Co-Sponsors

Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments.

SB451 - Relating To Medical Cannabis.

3 Co-Sponsors

Establishes a cultivation facility license that allows cultivators to grow cannabis for sale only to licensed medical cannabis dispensaries. Establishes requirements for license applications and qualifications for applicants and licensees. Limits the number of cannabis plants grown at each cultivation facility to one thousand. Authorizes the Department of Health to determine the number of cultivation licenses to be issued. Allows one cultivation license to be issued per tax map key number. Allows cultivation facilities to be established on lands zoned for certain uses. Requires the Office of Medical and Cannabis Control and Regulation to administer the licensure and regulation of cultivation facilities. Establishes requirements for cultivation facility operations, including plant tracking and testing. Establishes penalties for violations related to the unauthorized access of cultivation facilities and diversion of product. Requires the Department of Health to disclose certain information regarding cultivation facilities upon request of law enforcement. Subjects cultivation facilities to certain inspections, audits, and reporting requirements. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

SB1354 - Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews.

1 Co-Sponsor

Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places or located in a designated historic district. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

SB2051 - Relating To Disability Health Disparity.

7 Co-Sponsors

Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to collect data and submit to the Legislature a report focused on the health disparities experienced by individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in the State prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)

SB579 - Relating To Housing.

1 Co-Sponsor

Relating To Housing. Short form bill.

SB1594 - Relating To Crisis Intervention.

8 Co-Sponsors

Establishes an expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program within the department of health to expand existing activities to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Defines "crisis center" and "crisis intervention officer". Authorizes a person believed to be imminently dangerous to self or others by a law enforcement officer to be assisted by a crisis intervention officer and transported to a designated crisis center. Appropriates funds for the expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program and for certification of law enforcement officers in mental health first aid by the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)