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HB1606 - Relating To Arrangement Of Candidate Names On Ballots.
David Tarnas, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Daniel Holt
Last updated 10 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires that any new contract entered into by the Office of Elections for equipment or services relating to preparing ballots or counting votes include the capability to randomize the names of candidates appearing on the ballot if technologically possible. Requires candidate names to be randomized on ballots to the greatest extent possible. Requires the Office of Elections to inform voters and candidates, by a method suited for the voting system, that the names of candidates may not be in alphabetical order.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2552 - Relating To Employee Benefits.
Jenna Takenouchi, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Extends, under certain conditions, the family leave period under state law, for up to eight additional weeks for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Amends the definition of "because of sex" in section 3781, HRS, that governs discriminatory employment practices, to include neonatal care. Requires the Civil Rights Commission to amend its administrative rules to ensure that neonatal care is included as a "related medical condition" wherever the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition" or any similar phrase is used. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1650 - Relating To The Board Of Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (6) (educational officers) to appoint a nonvoting public school administrator representative to the board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1592 - Relating To The Land Conservation Fund.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Increases the maximum amount of conveyance tax revenues allocated to the land conservation fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1611 - Relating To Law Enforcement Officers.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 5 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Requires law enforcement agencies and the Law Enforcement Standards Board to consult the National Decertification Index and report certain information related to a law enforcement officer's certification status to the Index. Takes effect 7/1/2026. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
HB2720 - Relating To Collective Bargaining.
Amy A. Perruso, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 9 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a collective bargaining unit for graduate assistants employed by the University of Hawaii and community college system. Takes effect 7/1/2055. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB2240 - Relating To Hawaii Educator Loans.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Opens eligibility under the Hawaii Educator Loan Program for students and teachers who agree to teach as a full-time teacher in a public charter school. Decreases the service requirement for total loan forgiveness to five years and increases the percent of the total loan award to be waived annually under the Hawaii Educator Loan Program. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii educator loan program revolving fund to provide financial assistance for students participating under the Hawaii educator loan program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2159 - Relating To Mental Health.
Della au Belatti, Bertrand Kobayashi, Lisa Marten
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Part I: requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment and with the presentation of the case, unless declined by the petitioner. Part II: repeals language entitling the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment to legal representation by a public defender. Part III: provides a mechanism for the automatic screening of certain nonviolent defendants for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment. Part IV: authorizes courts to require certain probation violators to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment program as a condition of continued probation. Part V: allows a court to appoint an attorney for the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment if the interests of justice require one be appointed and makes permanent the orders to treat over objection law in sections 334-161 and 334-162, HRS. (SD2)
STATUS
Passed
HB1648 - Relating To School Psychology.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB2330 - Relating To Automated External Defibrillators.
Nadine K. Nakamura, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 10 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
No later than January 1, 2025, requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to install and maintain automated external defibrillators in certain state buildings. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to provide trainings on the use of automated external defibrillators for certain state employees and security staff. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-051
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Hawaii House
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Hawaii House from Hawaii
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