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SB383 - Relating To Voter Registration.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requires that any person who applies for an identification card or driver's license be automatically registered to vote. Requires that the applicant be provided the opportunity to opt-out of voter registration.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1259 - Relating To Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Incentives.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to DOA for the continued administration of the Hawaii healthy food incentive program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB972 - Relating To Motor Carriers.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Increases fines for any operator of a motor vehicle carrier using a vehicle for commercial tour operations who is not registered with the Public Utilities Commission. Increases penalty for any person who advertises as a motor carrier of passengers without a valid certificate or permit.
STATUS
Introduced
SB882 - Relating To Firearms.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Chris Kalani Lee
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Increases the minimum classroom instruction time for state certified or National Rifle Association certified firearm safety courses from four to fourteen hours. Requires firearm safety courses to include additional subject matter. Requires applicants for a license to carry a concealed firearm to pass a written test, participate in an in person interview, and provide information to demonstrate that the applicant is of good moral character and sufficient mental competence.
STATUS
Introduced
SB382 - Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from charging subscription fees for certain services that employ equipment already installed in the motor vehicle at the time of sale as a new motor vehicle. Provides that the prohibition shall not apply to entertainment streaming subscription services, vehicle navigation, traffic information, and safety-related services. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1182 - Relating To Asbestos.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Brandon Jc Elefante
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on possible means by which the State can reduce the number of single-family dwellings that contain asbestos. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB368 - Relating To The Environment.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a zero-emission vehicle fleet purchasing assistance program within the Hawaii state energy office to support the transition of private fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Designates the Hawaii state energy office as the agency responsible for developing and administering the program and requires the Hawaii state energy office to work with the department of transportation to design strategies to implement the zero-emission vehicle fleet purchasing assistance program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB740 - Relating To Native Hawaiian Beneficiaries.
Lynn Decoite, Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Dru Kanuha
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to complete an assessment and report on the feasibility of digitizing its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records and creating an interactive digital database software program. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to submit a report to the Legislature by 7/1/2024. Appropriates moneys. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB371 - Relating To Contractors.
Chris Kalani Lee, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Herbert Richards
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Defines "incidental and supplemental work" for purposes of specialty contractors under the contractors law. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB132 - Relating To Alcohol And Substance Abuse.
Stanley Chang, Chris Kalani Lee, Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requires a written notice to defendants and eligible paroled prisoners of their right to complete a nonreligious substance abuse treatment program. Requires a list of nonreligious substance abuse treatment programs to be provided.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-025
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Chris Kalani Lee earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry and his law degree cum laude from the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in Hawaii. He has worked as a deputy prosecutor in Honolulu for over 3 decades. He started prosecuting misdemeanors and traffic offenses and then prosecuted sex crimes before moving to the arson and homicide unit. He helped establish Honolulu's first senior victim-witness counseling program to help elderly victims of crime navigate the justice system.read less
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Hawaii Senate from Hawaii
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