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HB1606 - Relating To Arrangement Of Candidate Names On Ballots.
David Tarnas, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Daniel Holt
Last updated 10 months ago
15 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.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2552 - Relating To Employee Benefits.
Jenna Takenouchi, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Extends, under certain conditions, the family leave period under state law, for up to eight additional weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Amends the definition of "because of sex" in section 3781, HRS, that governs discriminatory employment practices, to include neonatal care. Requires the Civil Rights Commission to amend its administrative rules to ensure that neonatal care is included as a "related medical condition" wherever the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition" or any similar phrase is used. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1650 - Relating To The Board Of Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (6) (educational officers) to appoint a nonvoting public school administrator representative to the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1655 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2027-2028 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-12 English language arts.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2240 - Relating To Hawaii Educator Loans.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Opens eligibility under the Hawaii Educator Loan Program for students and teachers who agree to teach as a full-time teacher in a public charter school. Decreases the service requirement for total loan forgiveness to five years and increases the percent of the total loan award to be waived annually under the Hawaii Educator Loan Program. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii educator loan program revolving fund to provide financial assistance for students participating under the Hawaii educator loan program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1648 - Relating To School Psychology.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2720 - Relating To Collective Bargaining.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate assistants employed by the University of Hawaii and community college system. Takes effect 7/1/2055. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2079 - Relating To Health.
Jeanne Kapela, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Relaxes the requirements for prescribing certain controlled substances as part of gender-affirming health care services. Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services. Clarifies jurisdiction under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for cases involving children who obtain gender-affirming health care services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2218 - Relating To The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 5 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to increase the loan limit for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from fifty percent to seventy-five percent of the maximum single residence loan amount allowed in Hawaii by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide financial literacy education for all borrowers. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
HB2728 - Relating To Healthcare.
Trish La Chica, Terez Amato, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated 10 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Hui Hoomana task force to identify actionable priorities and financial resources to offer the State's residents universal access to affordable, high-quality healthcare and health insurance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Dissolves the task force on 7/1/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-024
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Hawaii House
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