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SB1490 - Relating To State Employees.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires the attorney general to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, subject to certain circumstances. Establishes certain filing and hearing requirements for when the attorney general refuses to defend a state employee. Requires that if the State refuses to defend a state employee from civil actions on certain grounds, that the State file a motion to be heard with the court. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1007 - Relating To Employee Benefits.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Expands the State's temporary disability insurance (TDI) coverage to, and exempt from TDI benefit eligibility requirements that are employment-related, employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the employee's childbirth or provision of kangaroo care to, or expression of breast milk for, the employee's child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Extend under certain conditions, the temporary disability benefit payment period and family leave period for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to a preterm birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit or birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit for more than eight weeks. Defines "kangaroo care" and "preterm birth". Requires the Department of Health to amend its rules to include neonatal care as related condition where the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or other related condition" is used.
STATUS
Introduced
SB64 - Relating To Medicare Supplement Insurance.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Carol Fukunaga, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requires the insurance commissioner to establish an annual enrollment period for medigap insurance plans. Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage during the open enrollment period. Prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or making any premium rate distinctions due to various reasons, including health status. Requires the insurance commissioner to amend or adopt rules accordingly. Effective 12/31/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB614 - Relating To The Neighbor Islands Blind And Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Require the Department of Human Services to: establish a Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program that supplements existing statewide services by providing training and other services to neighbor island residents who are blind or visually impaired; establish a Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program Working group and submit a pilot program implementation plan to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2024; and submit a report on the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program to the legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB980 - Relating To Firearms.
Karl Rhoads, Stanley Chang, Chris Kalani Lee
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes standards of conduct for firearm industry members. Authorizes the attorney general or any county attorney or public prosecutor to bring a civil action against a firearm industry member for violation of standards of conduct.
STATUS
Introduced
SB897 - Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Provide Individuals With The Right To Marry Any Human Being And For That Right Not To Be Abridged By The State.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Stanley Chang, Dru Kanuha
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to provide individuals with the right to marry any human being and for that right not to be abridged by the State.
STATUS
Introduced
SB421 - Relating To Carbon Offsets.
Mike Gabbard, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishes procedures for the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Requires revenue generated from carbon offsets to be directed to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for tree planting or other initiatives that proportionally increase carbon sequestration. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB876 - Relating To Employment Practices.
Stanley Chang, Karl Rhoads, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Requires employers to provide employees the right to sit at work when standing is not necessary. Establishes fines.
STATUS
Introduced
SB345 - Relating To The Estate Tax.
Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amends the exclusion amount of Hawaii's estate tax. Repeals exemption for tax imposed on transfer of taxable estate located in Hawaii for nonresidents and nonresidents who are not citizens. Applicable to decedents dying or taxable transfers occurring after 12/31/2022. Effective 1/1/2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SB20 - Relating To Child Care.
Karl Rhoads, Mike Gabbard
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish and operate a child care center pilot program on Oahu for eligible children of state employees, one in or near the state capitol and one in Kapolei. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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