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HB2250 - Relating To Crisis Intervention.
Adrian Tam, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated about 1 month ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies and crisis intervention officers. Requires the Department of Health to certify crisis intervention officers. Defines "crisis intervention officer". Authorizes crisis intervention officers to order persons determined to be imminently dangerous to themselves or others to be transported to a designated behavioral health crisis center. Establishes positions. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Tentative
HB2077 - Relating To Watersheds.
Kirstin Ak Kahaloa, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 10 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishes rights for watershed ecosystems to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve, in conjunction with native Hawaiian traditional and customary beliefs, practice, and values, for the benefit of present and future generations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2158 - Relating To The Nurse Licensure Compact.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 10 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Adopts the nurse licensure compact. Beginning 01/01/2026, requires nurses who hold multistate licenses issued by a state other than Hawaii to complete demographic data surveys. Authorizes the Board of Nursing to assess different fees for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who hold a multistate license issued by the State.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2097 - Relating To Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 10 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies the definition of "power-generating facility" for the purposes of environmental impact assessments to include new combustion electricity-generating facilities operating beginning January 1, 2024, that were not previously operational. Includes power-generating facilities that are converting from one source of energy to another source, where the new source requires combustion and the electrical output rating of the converted facility exceeds 5.0 megawatts.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2090 - Relating To Housing.
Luke A. Evslin, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 6 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 1/1/2025, allows residential uses in areas zoned for commercial use to be considered permitted under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2025, each county to adopt or amend its ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial buildings in the county's building codes. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1965 - Relating To Abusive Litigation.
Trish La Chica, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a court's authority to issue an order restricting abusive litigation.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2027 - Relating To Light Pollution.
Natalia Hussey-Burdick, Amy A. Perruso
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a dark night skies protection advisory committee to assist the Department of Land and Natural Resources in the development of a statewide dark night skies protection strategy to preserve dark night skies and reduce light pollution. Sunsets the existing advisory committee under the University of Hawaii on 7/1/2024. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2156 - Relating To Lead Poisoning.
Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 1/1/2025, requires physicians to perform or order test for lead poisoning in minor patients at certain intervals, and if the physician performs the test, the results to be included in the minor patient's record of immunization. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules. Provides certain exemptions for the mandatory lead poisoning testing of minors.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2219 - Relating To The Commission On Water Resource Management.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Increases the number of Commission on Water Resource Management members from 7 to 8, with only 5 of the 8 members required to have substantial experience in water resource management. Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, or the Chairperson's designee, as a member of the Commission on Water Resource Management.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2284 - Relating To The Hawaii Able Savings Program.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Repeals language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE program manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund to provide incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE account owners. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Budget and Finance to fund the incentive payments. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position within the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide statewide outreach, advocacy, and relationship management for the Hawaii ABLE savings program.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-046
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Hawaii House
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