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HB880 - Relating To Policing.
David Tarnas, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requires each county police department to collect, report, and publicly publish certain data regarding police stops, arrests, uses of force, and trends. Effective 12/1/23. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1442 - Relating To Rehabilitation.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated over 1 year ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Criminal Justice Diversion Program including allowing examination of defendants via telehealth. Requires the Judiciary, in consultation with other stakeholders, to submit monthly and annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of agreements for post-booking jail diversion programs for district and circuit court in the first circuit. Amends the allowable period of court-ordered assisted community treatment and considerations for extensions. Allows courts to require certain probation violators to undergo mental health evaluation and treatment as a condition of continued probation. Requires the Department of Health to contract with behavioral health crisis centers and to establish a statewide Hawaii Urgency Response Center. Restores funding for probation officer services for the mental health court. Effective 7/1/3023. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1832 - Relating To Hiring.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 4 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes a state department, division, or agency, rather than the Department of Human Resources Development, to conduct a minimum qualification review of applicants for vacant positions within the department, division, or agency. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to provide state departments, divisions, and agencies the applications received for vacancies under certain circumstances. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB665 - Relating To The Uniform Parentage Act.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Jeanne Kapela
Last updated almost 2 years ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Extends and modifies the task force established to recommend amendments to update existing parentage laws that reflect outdated, cisheteronormative concepts of families, parenthood, and parental rights to December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB851 - Relating To Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections.
Daniel Holt, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Lengthens the time period in which certain vehicles must have a safety inspection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1373 - Relating To Workforce Development.
Daniel Holt, Elle Cochran, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Beginning 1/1/2024, requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to administer a Workforce Development Incentive Rebate Program that incentivizes local independent film and television productions. Establishes a new Film Studio Tax Credit. Amends the administration of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by increasing the tax credit cap from $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 for calendar year 2024 and eliminating the ability for credits exceeding the tax cap to be allowed to be claimed after December 31, 2024. Appropriates funds. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB502 - Relating To Child Care.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a two-year infant and toddler child care contracted slots pilot program to develop and implement procedures to subsidize child care slots in licensed infant and toddler child care settings. Requires reports to the legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1506 - Relating To The Employees' Retirement System Of The State Of Hawaii.
Scott K. Saiki, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Encourages the employees' retirement system, in evaluating venture capital investments, to consider opportunities in industries that will sustain Hawaii's natural environment or produce economic opportunities for its residents, including renewable energy businesses and businesses that use the investment capital to acquire the infrastructure and services needed to become energy sustainable. If the employees' retirement system board of trustees determines that it is not prudent to invest in any Hawaii venture capital meeting this description, requires the board to report the rationale for the decision in its annual report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1827 - Relating To Healthcare Workforce Development.
Scott K. Saiki, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 5 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath program for certified nurse aides. Appropriates funds to renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB691 - Relating To The Issuance Of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds To Assist Kohala Mountain Fish Company, Llc.
Cedric Asuega Gates, May Besario Mizuno, Mark M. Nakashima
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kohala Mountain Fish Company, LLC, for the establishment of The Village project. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-029
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