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SB2115 - Relating To Elections.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Stanley Chang, Lynn Decoite
Last updated 10 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of one per cent of the total number of ballots cast for the contest, or the margin of error for the tabulation method utilized, whichever is greater.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1553 - Relating To The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Program.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for positions and activities related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2118 - Relating To Cannabis.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Department of Health to approve in-vehicle receipt of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products on the premises of dispensaries subject to Administrative Rules adopted by the Department of Health.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1597 - Relating To The Hawaii Environmental Protection Agency.
Angus L.K. McKelvey, Stanley Chang, Dru Kanuha
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Hawaii Environmental Protection Agency. Transfers jurisdiction of certain functions and employees of the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health to the Hawaii Environmental Protection Agency.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1194 - Relating To Education.
Brenton Awa, Stanley Chang, Joy A. San Buenaventura
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a financial literacy pilot project within the elementary, intermediate, and high schools in the Castle-Kahuku complex area during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1495 - Relating To The Motion Picture, Digital Media, And Film Production Income Tax Credit.
Lynn Decoite, Henry J.C. Aquino, Brenton Awa
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies requirements for film productions with production expenditures of $1,000,000 or more claiming the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit. Increases the annual cap from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for the total amount of the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit. Requires productions to meet certain local hire and local vendor quotas. Expands the definition of qualified production for the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to include streaming platforms. Takes effect 1/6/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB164 - Relating To Loan Repayment For Health Care Professionals.
Joy A. San Buenaventura
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program for health care professionals. Requires funds to be expended in coordination with the John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Requires matching funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB407 - Relating To Child Protection.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer to assume protective custody of a child without a court order or consent of the child's family if there is no time to obtain a court order; and the officer observes and can articulate on the initial police report that the child is subject to immediate harm while in the custody of the child's family. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child on grounds that the child is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report detailing the observations justifying the immediate removal to the Department of Human Services within twenty-four hours or the next business day of assuming custody of the child. Requires the Department of Human Services to file a petition for a protective order on behalf of the child and attach a copy of the initial police report within twenty-four hours of receiving the initial police report and provide a copy of the initial police report to the child's parents. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1484 - Relating To The State Parks Special Fund.
Glenn Wakai, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.
STATUS
Introduced
SB101 - Making An Appropriation To Implement The Recommendations Of The Task Force On Mobility Management, Established Pursuant To Act 214, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2013.
Lorraine Rodero Inouye, Henry J.C. Aquino, Joy A. San Buenaventura
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of the statewide Mobility Management Task Force, established pursuant to Act 214, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, in consultation with the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Executive Office on Aging and other stakeholder groups. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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