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HB2234 - Relating To Civil Legal Services.
Ernesto M. Ganaden, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 10 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requires and appropriates funds for the Judiciary to develop a three-year civil legal services pilot program to provide civil legal services at no cost to eligible parties. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB240 - Relating To Health Care Services.
Jeanne Kapela, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Exempts gross proceeds from medical services provided by physicians and advanced practice registered nurses acting in the capacity of a primary care provider from the general excise tax. Effective 1/1/2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB583 - Relating To Early Learning Accreditation.
Lauren Cheape Matsumoto, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establish within the Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program, a Child Care Accreditation Program to support licensed or registered child care providers to obtain accreditation from a national early learning accrediting organization. Extends the deadline by which unaccredited service providers of the Preschool Open Doors Program must commence the accreditation process and obtain accreditation. Appropriate funds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2298 - Relating To Consumer Protection.
Nicole E. Lowen, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 5 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that contain Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed coffee blended with coffee of another regional origin to contain no less than fifty-one per cent coffee by weight from the Hawaii geographic origin. Exempts retailers that do not package roasted coffee, instant coffee, or ready-to-drink coffee beverages from liability for the sale of roasted coffee, instant coffee, or ready-to-drink coffee beverages that use a label or advertisement in violation of the coffee labeling law. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB2516 - Relating To Fire Emergencies.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to purchase a Striker fire truck to be housed on a Department of Defense facility on Maui. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2169 - Relating To High-voltage Electric Transmission Lines.
Elle Cochran, Terez Amato, Jeanne Kapela
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the construction of overhead high-voltage electric transmission lines. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to submit to the Public Utilities Commission a report identifying the areas of the State having the highest risk of wildfires. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to direct certain public utilities to underground all existing overhead high-voltage electric transmission lines.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2624 - Relating To The Liquor Tax Law.
Ernesto M. Ganaden, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a substance abuse treatment special fund. Increases liquor tax rates to unspecified amounts. Allocates increased liquor tax revenues to the substance abuse treatment special fund.
STATUS
Tentative
HB2184 - Relating To Campaign Finance.
Jeanne Kapela, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits contributions from persons convicted of various campaign finance, ethical, or lobbying offenses. Requires unlawful contributions to escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Authorizes the Campaign Spending Commission and State Ethics Commission to notify a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that a contributor has been prohibited from making political contributions pursuant to chapter 11, part XIII, Hawaii Revised Statutes Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2250 - Relating To Crisis Intervention.
Adrian Tam, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated about 2 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies and crisis intervention officers. Requires the Department of Health to certify crisis intervention officers. Defines "crisis intervention officer". Authorizes crisis intervention officers to order persons determined to be imminently dangerous to themselves or others to be transported to a designated behavioral health crisis center. Establishes positions. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
STATUS
Tentative
HB2180 - Relating To Coastal Zone Management.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits development in special management areas unless the development is first found to not be located in a sea level rise exposure area.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-005
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Hawaii House
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