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HB2628 - Relating To Rehabilitation.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Judiciary, in consultation with other stakeholders, to submit monthly and annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of agreements for post-booking jail diversion programs in the first circuit. Amends the criminal justice diversion program to enable examination of defendants via telehealth. Provides a mechanism for the automatic screening of certain nonviolent defendants for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment. Authorizes courts to require certain probation violators to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment program as a condition of continued probation.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2759 - Relating To School-based Health Services.
Jenna Takenouchi, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 8 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for health technician positions within the Department of Education for the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2193 - Relating To Fireworks.
Gregg Takayama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 4 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes law enforcement and fire officers to enter and inspect any licensee's or permittee's premises, under certain conditions, to verify compliance with the State's Fireworks Control Law. Establishes procedures for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct administrative inspections of controlled premises. Requires certain licensees and permittees to keep records and maintain inventories. Requires licensees and permittees to report any stolen fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. Authorizes a law enforcement agency or county fire department to safely dispose of confiscated fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. Requires violators to be held liable for storage and disposal costs. Specifies that each type of prohibited firework constitutes a separate violation. Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to the counties, to enforce the Fireworks Control Law. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2074 - Relating To Kaiapuni Education.
Daniel Holt, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for Kaiapuni programs and the establishment of three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and ten full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1954 - Relating To The Community Outreach Court.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1774 - Relating To Missing Persons.
Cory M. Chun, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 9 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1953 - Relating To The Penal Code.
David Tarnas, Cory M. Chun, Jeanne Kapela
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Judicial Council to conduct a comprehensive review of the Hawaii Penal Code and to recommend proposed changes. Requires the Judicial Council to appoint an advisory committee to assist in the review, and allows the Judicial Council to also appoint a reporter and other staff as necessary. Requires the advisory committee to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1902 - Relating To Emergency Management.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 4 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies that the Governor's and mayors' emergency management powers shall be consistent with the state constitution. Clarifies the scope of the comprehensive emergency management plan. Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency and local state of emergency, respectively. Shortens the duration of price control periods from ninety-six hours to seventy-two hours. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
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
HB2563 - Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Sean Quinlan, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 7 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Exempts the Hawaii Convention Center from certain requirements regarding concessions on public property. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to sell or lease naming rights for the Hawaii Convention Center facility. Facilitates advertising and marketing in and on the Hawaii Convention Center facility. (CD1)
STATUS
Enrolled
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-008
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Hawaii House
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