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SB334 - Relating To The Hawaii Interagency Council For Transit-oriented Development.
Stanley Chang, Henry J.C. Aquino, Dru Kanuha
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amends the membership of the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to include the House of Representatives chairs of the committees on housing and transportation and the Senate chairs of the committees on housing and transportation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB299 - Relating To Budget-related Submissions To The Legislature.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs are submitted to the legislature. Requires the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB270 - Relating To Income.
Kurt Fevella, Henry J.C. Aquino, Michelle N. Kidani
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit an annual report on the enforcement of the wage and hour law in the State to the Legislature. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish: (1) investigation standards that protect the identity of an employee who files a complaint with the Wage Standards Division to report any wage and hour violations by their employer; and (2) an education program for employees and employers on federal and state wage and hour laws, including tip credit and prohibitions against employer retaliation. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB138 - Relating To Education.
Stanley Chang, Henry J.C. Aquino, Lorraine Rodero Inouye
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Board of Education to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history. Requires the Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school complex areas instructional material that shall be the guidelines for development of the Asian American history education in each school and monitor compliance. Requires that each school complex area determines the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction in Asian American history. Requires Asian American history to be taught in each public school commencing the 2023-2024 school year.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2057 - Relating To Beach Park Restoration.
Dru Kanuha, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the County of Hawaii to hire an engineering firm to study, plan, assist, and conduct preliminary design and concept work for a two-phase project to restore the Kahaluu Beach Park in the County of Hawaii. Conditions the appropriations on the County of Hawaii's contribution of matching funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB751 - Relating To Early Childhood Education Scholarships.
Dru Kanuha, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Early Childhood Education Scholarship Program within the University of Hawaii to assist students with school tuition in return for a service commitment to teach in the Executive Office on Early Learning Public Prekindergarten Program. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1261 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requires state facilities to prepare a report assessing the feasibility of installing distributed energy resource systems at each facility. Requires state facilities to implement and install the distributed energy resource systems detailed in the reports no later than five years from the issue date of the reports. Gives priority for the required energy efficiency measures to first responder facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB630 - Relating To Taxation.
Donna Mercado Kim, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who purchase and install a whole house water filter system.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1017 - Relating To Health.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Adds a voluntary non-opioid option to the sample advance health-care directive form. Establishes that a prescription presented or electronically transmitted to a pharmacy shall be presumed valid and grants pharmacists immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability for dispensing an opioid in contravention of a patient's non-opioid directive.
STATUS
Introduced
SB343 - Relating To Mental Health.
Stanley Chang, Henry J.C. Aquino, Carol Fukunaga
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 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. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Hawaii district SD-019
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Hawaii Senate
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