HB1934 - Relating To Driving While Intoxicated.

23 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Director of Transportation to convene an intoxicated driving reduction working group, under the leadership of Hawaii's strategic highway safety plan, to make recommendations for amendments to existing laws to reduce incidents of intoxicated driving. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

HB1947 - Relating To The Employees' Retirement System.

17 Co-Sponsors

Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service from ten years to five years qualified Tier 2 employee's retirement system members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

HCR4 - Requesting The Current Members Of The Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement To Amend The Agreement To Allow Hawaii To Join As A Member.

49 Co-Sponsors

HB1905 - Relating To Public Housing.

25 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to allow any resident of a public housing project or state low-income housing project to keep 1 or more pet animals in the resident's unit, subject to applicable state laws, county ordinances, and any reasonable conditions. Provides that the Authority may charge a refundable deposit for each pet animal but shall not impose a monthly pet fee or pet rent. Allows the Authority to remove a vicious animal to protect persons or property.

HB1952 - Relating To Medical Cannabis.

13 Co-Sponsors

Specifically authorizes a medical cannabis dispensary to purchase cannabis and manufactured cannabis products from another dispensary. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding medical cannabis products within a certain time. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

HB1933 - Relating To Sobriety Checks.

18 Co-Sponsors

Establishes a sobriety checkpoint special fund to provide funding to county law enforcement agencies for staffing for sobriety checks and processing of persons arrested at sobriety checkpoints. Increases the state vehicle registration fee and establishes the amount to be deposited into the sobriety checkpoint special fund. Appropriates funds into the sobriety checkpoint special fund and out of the special fund as grants-in-aid for the counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

HB1908 - Relating To Public Employee Compensation.

28 Co-Sponsors

Repeals payroll day for public officers and employees by requiring them to be paid pursuant to a predicted payroll schedule, rather than an after-the-fact payroll schedule. Provides that the predicted payroll schedule shall not be subject to negotiation under Chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Makes appropriations to establish six full-time equivalent positions and to cover the costs of converting to a predicted payroll schedule. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

HB2108 - Related To Electronic Information Technology.

15 Co-Sponsors

Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology to develop multilingual accessibility standards. Appropriates funds to establish one full-time position to develop multilingual accessibility standards within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded.

HB1980 - Relating To Animal Cruelty.

10 Co-Sponsors

Establishes the separate offense and applicable penalties relating to the fighting of birds in the first and second degrees. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)

HB2158 - Relating To The Nurse Licensure Compact.

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.