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SB853 - Relating To The Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership.
Brandon Jc Elefante, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1516 - Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Provide For A Citizens Assembly And To Authorize The Citizens Assembly To Propose To The Legislature Constitutional And Statutory Revisions Or Amendments To The Laws Governing Elections, Political Campaigns, Campaign Finance, Ethics, Referendum, Reapportionment, Legislative Process, And Public Access To Information.
Les S. Ihara
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide for a citizens assembly and to authorize the citizens assembly to propose to the Legislature constitutional and statutory revisions or amendments to the laws governing elections, political campaigns, campaign finance, ethics, referendum, reapportionment, legislative process, and public access to information.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1488 - Relating To Livestock.
Herbert Richards, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requires the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, in consultation with livestock industry stakeholders, to conduct a study to assess the effects of heat stress on beef cattle during interisland ocean transportation. Requires a report. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1450 - Relating To Public Contracts.
Les S. Ihara, Brenton Awa, Brandon Jc Elefante
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requires all public contractors to explicitly agree through a provision in their public contracts to be subject to the prohibition and penalties for any violations of campaign finance laws.
STATUS
Introduced
SB432 - Relating To The Designation Of Hawaii Coral Reefs As Critical Natural Infrastructure.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Designates Hawaii coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB503 - Relating To Climate Change Mitigation.
Mike Gabbard, Stanley Chang, Karl Rhoads
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires the department of health to establish a refrigerant management program to reduce emissions of high global warming potential refrigerants and any refrigerant that is an ozone depleting substance from operation of stationary, commercial, and industrial refrigeration equipment responsible and adopt rules for the regulation of the use of such refrigerants. Requires the state building code council to establish codes and standards consistent with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons when updating the state building code. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
SB449 - Relating To The Festival Of Pacific Arts.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Angus L.K. McKelvey, Karl Rhoads
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the governor to plan and coordinate the festival of pacific arts and culture to be held in Honolulu from 6/6/2024 to 6/16/2024. Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to submit, prior to the release of the funds appropriated by this Act, a report detailing how previous state funds that were appropriated for the festival were expended and, no later than twenty days prior to each regular session until the funds appropriated by this Act are fully expended or lapse, a report on the governor's festival expenses for the preceding year. Dissolves the commission on the 13th festival of pacific arts. Assigns to the governor the duties for planning and coordinating all state-sponsored and other celebration events staged for the festival of pacific arts and culture. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB450 - Relating To Board Meetings.
Jarrett K. Keohokalole, Donovan Dela Cruz, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requires boards to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct public meetings in conjunction with in-person meetings that allow for public participation. Requires boards to archive certain recordings of meetings on their websites.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1196 - Relating To Boards And Commissions.
Donna Mercado Kim, Stanley Chang, Donovan Dela Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office, takes precedence over all conflicting statutes concerning holdover members. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1178 - Relating To Privacy.
Chris Kalani Lee, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Modernizes the definition of "personal information" for the purposes of notifying affected persons of data and security breaches. Includes licensees subject to the Insurance Data Security Law pursuant to article 3B, chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, among the businesses deemed compliant with the chapter's security breach notice requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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