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HB284 - Relating To Taro.
Darius K. Kila, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated almost 2 years ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Exempts from the general excise tax the gross proceeds or income received from the sale of any product resulting from the cultivation and production of unprocessed taro and value-added products whose primary ingredient is taro or taro leaf. Effective 6/30/3000. Repeals 6/30/2028. (HD2)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1308 - Relating To Fingerprinting.
Rose Martinez, Darius K. Kila, Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits the department of health from requiring an applicant, operator, employee, or adult volunteer at a healthcare facility or, in the case of a healthcare facility operated in a private residence, any adult living in the home other than the client, to consent to fingerprinting except in connection with the initial licensing or certification of the individual or healthcare facility. In the case of a healthcare facility operated in a private residence, any adult living in the home other than the client, who was not living in the home at the time of initial licensing of certification, shall not be required to be fingerprinted more than once. Resets initial fingerprinting and background check requirements if the licensee terminates the license and later applies for a new license. Provides that the department of human services shall not require service providers who have direct contact with individuals receiving adult services to be fingerprinted as part of the criminal history record check process more than once.
STATUS
Introduced
HB843 - Relating To Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes supplemental categorical funding for remote schools. Defines "remote school". Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB638 - Relating To Insurance.
Mark M. Nakashima, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes prescriptions made by chiropractors for physical therapy and therapeutic massage treatment to qualify as a motor vehicle insurance personal injury protection benefit. Replaces the existing cap on the number of chiropractic treatment visits that qualify for motor vehicle insurance coverage with a number of visits that are deemed medically necessary. Amends the reimbursement amount for chiropractic treatment from $75 per visit to an amount tied to the charges, and any subsequent increases in charges, permissible under the workers' compensation supplemental medical fee schedule. Repeals the thirty-visit cap on combined naturopathic, chiropractic, and acupuncture treatments. 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
HB1186 - Relating To Liability.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Cedric Asuega Gates, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Provides that the State or a county that repairs or maintains a street of which the ownership or jurisdiction is in dispute between the State and the county shall be immune from liability for personal injuries or property damage arising out of the repair or maintenance of that street. Deems that maintenance of a street shall not confer ownership or jurisdiction over such street if the ownership or jurisdiction over the street is in dispute between the State and the county. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1583 - Relating To Health Insurance.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 10 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the public employee health benefits working group to investigate the feasibility of establishing and offering a fully self-insured health benefits plan with no deductible or monthly premium cost to state and county public employees. Requires a report to the Legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
HB664 - Relating To Health.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes physician assistants to sign orders for respiratory therapy and plans of care. Expands the class of health care providers under whom respiratory therapists may practice respiratory care to include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB837 - Relating To The State Plan.
Andrew Takuya Garrett, Cory M. Chun, Cedric Asuega Gates
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, transit projects, and other areas in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Adds definition of "green infrastructure". Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force, to submit a report to the Legislature making recommendations for implementing the green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines. Establishes full-time equivalent ( .0 FTE) policy analyst positions within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1414 - Relating To Recreational Facilities.
Terez Amato, Della au Belatti, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requires all playgrounds located in state and county parks and on public school grounds include special needs recreational playground equipment as part of the recreational apparatuses by 6/30/2025 including at a minimum a wheelchair accessible swing set. Establishes the special needs recreational playground equipment special fund. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-051
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Hawaii House
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