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HB1798 - Relating To Minimum Wage.
Jeanne Kapela, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated 10 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Beginning September 30, 2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to within the nearest twenty-five cents using the Urban Hawaii Consumer Price index to take effect on January 1 of the following year.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1775 - Relating To Education.
Scot Z. Matayoshi, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 9 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1149 - Relating To The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Program.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for positions and activities related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1675 - Relating To The General Excise Tax.
Sam Kong, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a medical practitioner for health care related goods and services purchased under Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE. Takes effect 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2026. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1219 - Relating To Cannabis For Medical Use.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Defines "cannabis cutting" and "cannabis propagule". Amends the definition of "cannabis" to include cannabis propagules and cannabis cuttings. Allows qualifying patients and primary caregivers who are authorized to cultivate cannabis for medical use to purchase cannabis propagules and cannabis cuttings from licensed dispensaries in the State under certain conditions. Establishes quantity limits and quality requirements for the dispensing of cannabis propagules and cannabis cuttings. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1778 - Relating To Tobacco Products.
Lisa Marten, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated 10 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 7/1/2026, amends existing law regarding preemption of local ordinances and regulations regulating the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices as a matter of statewide concern to clarify that the State's preemption power extends solely to the taxation of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and allows counties to adopt ordinances and regulations that regulate smoking or the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that governs smoking. Prohibits the counties from enacting an ordinance or a regulation that imposes a fee or tax on the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1949 - Relating To The Generation Of Wildfire Susceptibility Maps For Hawaii.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Mahina M. Poepoe
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requires the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State of Hawaii to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnerable to future wildfires. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1826 - Relating To Education For Mental Health Professionals.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 9 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for the establishment of temporary positions to support the statewide expansion of the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's mental health-related programs. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1795 - Relating To Community College.
Jeanne Kapela, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 10 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a working group within the University of Hawaii to evaluate possibilities for making community college free for Hawaii residents. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB763 - Relating To The State Historic Preservation Division.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Mahina M. Poepoe
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' State Historic Preservation Division.
STATUS
Introduced
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