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SB927 - Proposing Amendments To Article Iv, Sections 4 And 6, Of The Hawaii State Constitution Regarding Reapportionment.
Karl Rhoads, Donovan Dela Cruz, Michelle N. Kidani
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the decennial United States census for the respective reapportionment year, rather than the permanent resident population. (SD2)
STATUS
Enrolled
SB4 - Relating To Outdoor Advertising Devices And Billboards.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Clarifies the definitions of the terms "billboards" and "outdoor advertising device" and the acts included in the phrases "displaying an outdoor advertising device" and "maintaining a billboard" as used in state law that governs county licenses for outdoor advertising.
STATUS
Introduced
SB56 - Relating To Audible Vehicle Reverse Warning Systems.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires the use of broadband audible reverse warning systems (back-up beepers) on state and county-owned vehicles purchased on or after 1/1/2026. Authorizes the Director of Transportation to provide an exemption in the event broadband sirens are unavailable. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB23 - Relating To Leaf Blowers.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Clarifies that the residential zone restriction on the use of leaf blowers at certain hours includes residential districts, apartment districts, and business mixed use districts. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies except in cases of emergency. kkua
STATUS
Introduced
SB1159 - Relating To County Police Departments.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies when the identity of a police officer, who has been suspended or discharged following a misconduct incident, is to be disclosed in a county police department's annual report to the legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1222 - Relating To Preschool.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires the school facilities authority to, to the greatest extent possible, renovate, improve, and expand existing public school facilities and classrooms to increase pre-kindergarten student capacity, including while expending funds appropriated for fiscal year 2023. Requires the authority to submit a report to the legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1220 - Relating To Public Office.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibits persons convicted of certain felony offenses against public administration from becoming a candidate for or holding public office for ten years after the person's final discharge. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1487 - Relating To Mamaki Tea.
Herbert Richards, Lynn Decoite, Jarrett K. Keohokalole
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Imposes labeling requirements for mamaki tea grown in the State. Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to administer the mamaki tea labeling requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
SB423 - Relating To The Employees' Retirement System.
Mike Gabbard, Karl Rhoads, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Requires the employees' retirement system to divest its investment portfolio of coal, oil, and gas companies within an unspecified number of years and to report certain information to the legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
SB918 - Relating To Workers' Compensation.
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishes notice requirements for employers under Hawaii's Workers' Compensation Law. Requires employers who deny the compensability of an employee's injury to submit a written report supporting the denial to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within a specified period. Requires employers to furnish to the injured employee up to $10,000 for medical care, services, and supplies for the period immediately following the injury and so long as reasonably needed or until the employer files a written report with the Director denying the compensability of the injury, whichever is earlier. Clarifies that failure to give an employer notice of an employee's injury does not bar a claim for compensation if any person having authority in the interest of the employer had knowledge of the injury.
STATUS
Introduced
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