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HB424 - Relating To An Office Of Administrative Hearings.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 07/01/2024, establishes the office of administrative hearings to conduct contested case hearings in the department of budget and finance, department of land and natural resources, and department of taxation. Appropriates funds to establish the office of administrative hearings. Repeals 07/01/2026.
STATUS
Introduced
HB187 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Nicole E. Lowen, Jeanne Kapela, Scot Z. Matayoshi
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes labor requirements for the construction of renewable energy projects with a capacity rating of ten megawatts or greater. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1300 - Relating To Mental Health.
Cory M. Chun, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Requires psychologist license applicants to possess a doctoral degree and complete certain supervised experience requirements before sitting for the licensing examination. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1591 - Relating To Microenterprise Kitchens.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 9 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a regulatory framework for microenterprise home kitchens. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding microenterprise home kitchens; grant and revoke permits; issue food safety manager certificates; charge fees; and conduct inspections. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1396 - Relating To Cesspools.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Cory M. Chun, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Part I: Establishes and appropriates funds for a county cesspool pilot program in the Department of Health to work with each county to identify a priority area to expand the county sewage system or other centralized treatment system to connect individual properties in the priority area and reduce or eliminate cesspools in the identified area. Part II: Creates a cesspool conversion section in the Department of Health to facilitate the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions. Part III: Requires the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools, and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and educate homeowners regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines. Part IV: Establishes, for all taxable years after December 31, 2023, an income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a Director of Health-approved wastewater system or connecting to a sewerage system. Requires that, effective 11/1/23, certain information regarding cesspools on real property be included in seller mandatory disclosures for real property transactions. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1599 - Relating To The Sunshine Law.
David Tarnas, Della au Belatti, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requires public meeting notices to inform members of the public how to provide remote oral testimony in a manner that allows the testifier, upon request, to be visible to board members and other meeting participants. Recognizes a board's authority to remove and block individuals who disrupt meetings. Takes effect 1/1/2025. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
HB208 - Relating To Criminal Activity.
Adrian Tam, Elle Cochran, Lisa C. Kitagawa
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the department of the attorney general to collect data and conduct a study on how to reduce criminal activity in Waikiki.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1135 - Relating To The General Excise Tax.
Lisa C. Kitagawa, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Reduces, then later exempts, the tax collected on the sale of groceries that are eligible under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, regardless of the means of purchase and the program eligibility of the purchaser. Reduces, then later exempts, the tax collected for the sale of nonprescription drugs.
STATUS
Introduced
HB321 - Relating To Housing.
Cory M. Chun, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Lowers the income threshold from one hundred forty per cent to one hundred twenty per cent of the median family income for mixed-income rental projects to be eligible for rental housing revolving fund loans or grants. Effective 1/1/2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB557 - Relating To Gasoline Price Gouging.
Jeanne Kapela, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Makes the sale of gasoline for an unconscionably excessive price during periods of abnormal disruption of the market an unfair trade practice. Increases penalties for violations of the law regulating unfair trade practices by the petroleum industry. Authorizes the courts to order all or a portion of any civil penalty imposed to be deposited into the energy security special fund.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-014
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Hawaii House
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