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HB1580 - Relating To Animal Cruelty.
Darius K. Kila, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Amends the criminal penalties for various animal cruelty offenses by increasing the category of offense. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB277 - Relating To Motor Vehicle Insurance.
Darius K. Kila, Cory M. Chun, Linda E. Ichiyama
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Increases the fines for violating motor vehicle insurance requirements. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1629 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Luke A. Evslin, Terez Amato, Daniel Holt
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving large-scale renewable energy projects over twenty megawatts in size to be appealed from an agency's decision directly to the Hawaii Supreme Court for final decision. Requires the cases to be prioritized and decided expeditiously. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1342 - Relating To Mental Health.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, May Besario Mizuno
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates grant funding to the YMCA of Honolulu for its Youth Wellness Program for Mental Health to address the statewide declining mental health outcomes of youths related to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1575 - Relating To The Penal Code.
Darius K. Kila, Rachele Fernandez Lamosao, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits a person from wearing a ski mask or balaclava in public places, under certain conditions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB916 - Relating To Social Services.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to an unspecified amount. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal supplemental security income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Requires the department of human services to perform an annual review of the needs allowance. Appropriate funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1405 - Relating To Natural Resources.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Requires the commission on water resource management and division of aquatic resources of the department of land and natural resources, in partnership with the University of Hawaii and department of health, to conduct research on limu to understand the impacts of groundwater use on groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Requires a joint report to legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB662 - Relating To The General Excise Tax.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Exempts medical and dental services provided by health care providers to patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE benefits from the general excise tax. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1135 - Relating To The General Excise Tax.
Lisa C. Kitagawa, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year 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
HB847 - Relating To Search And Rescue.
Lisa C. Kitagawa, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, with a sign giving notice of the closure. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-027
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