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SB376 - Relating To The Environment.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Dru Kanuha
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed in all state marine waters. Prohibits the issuance of any permit for or in connection with the development or operation of any facility or infrastructure associated with the mining, extraction, or removal of minerals from the seabed within state marine waters. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB469 - Relating To Housing.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Donovan Dela Cruz, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the counties to reclassify lands fifteen to one fifty acres in certain rural, urban, and agricultural districts in which at least seventy-five per cent of the housing units on the land sought to be reclassified are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred per cent of the area median income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1037 - Relating To Limu Kala.
Maile S L Shimabukuro, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Designates Limu Kala (Sargassum echinocarpum) as the official Hawaii state limu. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB883 - Relating To Firearms.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the crime of possession of a firearm in a sensitive location as a class C felony. Imposes a duty to inform law enforcement upon contact on concealed and unconcealed carry permit holders. Defines sensitive location.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1158 - Relating To The Employees' Retirement System.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Donovan Dela Cruz, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Provides police officers who become members of the Employees' Retirement System after 6/30/2023 with retirement benefits similar to those provided for members of the Employees' Retirement System who became members before 7/1/2012, including but not limited to calculation of retirement allowance, minimum age or years of credited service requirements, and vesting period. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1196 - Relating To Boards And Commissions.
Donna Mercado Kim, Stanley Chang, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office, takes precedence over all conflicting statutes concerning holdover members. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB598 - Relating To County Ordinances.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes counties, after adoption of an ordinance, to sell private property after all notices, orders, and appeal proceedings are exhausted and to use those revenues to pay unpaid civil fines related to that property.
STATUS
Introduced
SB718 - Relating To Public Employees.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies teachers and other personnel of state public charter schools are members of the same collective bargaining unit as their Department of Education counterparts.
STATUS
Introduced
SB341 - Relating To Motor Vehicle Insurance.
Stanley Chang, Karl Rhoads, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Inserts unspecified amounts for minimum required liability coverage for accidental harm and destruction of property for motor vehicle insurance policies in the State. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB123 - Relating To Firearms.
Glenn Wakai, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires a person to report the person's lost, stolen, or destroyed firearms to the appropriate county police department. Establishes penalties for failure to report and false reporting.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Hawaii district SD-017
COMMITTEES
Hawaii Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Donovan Dela Cruz was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii. He attended the University of Hawaii-Manoa and earned a B.A. in political science. He served on the Wahiawa Neighborhood Board from 1990 to 1994. Dela Cruz was first elected to the state house in 2002, where he represents district 22. Dela Cruz currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader. His legislative priorities include agriculture; education; health; housing and human services; ocean, land and water resources; tourism; and transportation. Some of his major accomplishments include expanding access to health care and improving public education.read less
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Hawaii Senate from Hawaii
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