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HB1541 - Relating To Suicide Prevention And Awareness Month.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amends Act 36, SLH 2019, to change the effective date from 7/1/2050 to 7/1/2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB793 - Relating To Education.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Beginning January 1, 2025, authorizes public schools and public charter schools to have an employee trained to administer or assist with the self-administration of seizure disorder rescue medication, with certain exemptions. Authorizes all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers to perform an annual self-review of seizure disorder materials. Allows a seizure action plan for every diagnosed student to be established and distributed to employees charged with supervising the student. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1564 - Relating To Statewide Fire Helicopters.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a statewide firefighting helicopter program, to be administered by the State Fire Marshal. Appropriates funds to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that the program is ready to begin providing aerial firefighting services on July 1, 2025. Declares that the expenditure exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Establishes that this measure only takes effect if another bill is passed that establishes a State Fire Marshal position.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1211 - Relating To Conveyance Tax.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Increases the conveyance tax rate for certain properties. Exempts conveyances of certain real property from the conveyance tax. Establishes the homeless services fund. Eliminates the cap on the amount of conveyance tax collections allocated to the land conservation fund and rental housing revolving fund. Allocates ten percent of conveyance tax collections to the homeless services fund. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB659 - Relating To Health.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishes permitting and education requirements for pharmacists performing certain diagnostic tests or tests waived pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). Expands the definition of "practice of pharmacy" to include the ordering and collection of specimens for certain diagnostic-related or CLIA-waived tests. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1408 - Relating To Digital Equity.
Jenna Takenouchi, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the digital equity grant program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1116 - Relating To School Psychology.
Justin H. Woodson, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Requires all school psychologists to be licensed by 7/1/2025. Increases the composition of the board of psychology to include two school psychologists. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB536 - Relating To Procurement.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Troy Hashimoto, Mark M. Nakashima
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the competitive sealed bidding process for construction projects to require joint contractors and subcontractors to submit their bids to a bid depository established under DCCA. Authorizes joint contractors and subcontractors to submit different bids to different general contractors bidding on the project. Requires all bids submitted by joint contractors and subcontractors to be held in the bid depository and withheld from the general contractors until twenty-four hours before the closing of the invitation for bids. Requires general contractors to use only the bids timely submitted by joint contractors and subcontractors to the bid depository in their construction bid and imposes fines for violations. Requires DCCA to adopt rules specifying how the bid depository shall operate.
STATUS
Introduced
HB664 - Relating To Health.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes physician assistants to sign orders for respiratory therapy and plans of care. Expands the class of health care providers under whom respiratory therapists may practice respiratory care to include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1603 - Relating To Criminal Justice Reform.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends various provisions related to pretrial release.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-020
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