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HB1307 - Relating To Education.
Sam Kong
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1306 - Relating To Firearms.
Sam Kong
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizes county police departments to issue a person a license to carry a handgun in all counties of the State. Extends the expiration date of a license from 1 year to 5 years. Repeals "proper cause" requirements invalidated by the United States Supreme Court in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022).
STATUS
Introduced
HB1675 - Relating To The General Excise Tax.
Sam Kong, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated 7 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
HB613 - Relating To The Conveyance Tax.
Sam Kong
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes the real property tax exemption special fund and requires that a portion of conveyance tax revenues be deposited into the special fund. Allows the county to use special fund moneys to offset any lost revenue incurred due to property tax exemptions provided to qualified senior citizen property owners. Appropriates moneys.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1674 - Relating To Campaign Finance.
Sam Kong, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes candidates and their candidate committees to donate residual campaign funds to the general fund of the State or to the real property tax general fund of any county of the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1910 - Relating To Income Tax Credits.
Sam Kong, Diamond Garcia, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a telework tax credit for small business employers who allow telework for at least 30% of their employees.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1909 - Relating To Small Business.
Gene Ward, Diamond Garcia, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the Maui small business rent subsidization grant program to assist small businesses displaced by the 2023 Maui wildfires to pay rent at new locations on Maui. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2192 - Relating To Cemeteries.
Gregg Takayama, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated 3 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to appoint an organization as the limited owner of a cemetery, under certain circumstances, for the purposes of filing complaints and engaging in certain security and perpetual care activities for the cemetery. Requires an appointed limited owner of a cemetery to submit annual progress reports to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. (CD1)
STATUS
Passed
HB1950 - Relating To Kimchi Day.
Linda E. Ichiyama, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Terez Amato
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Designates November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.
STATUS
Passed
HB1963 - Relating To Health Care.
Sam Kong, Terez Amato, Diamond Garcia
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Expands the facilities or services that are exempt from certificate of need requirements to include psychiatric facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities, and certain bed change services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Hawaii district HD-033
COMMITTEES
Hawaii House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sam Kong is a state representative in Hawaii. He won election unopposed in 2018, after winning a contested primary. His current term ends on January 18, 2021. Kong earned his B.S. in business administration from San Francisco State University. His professional experience includes working as chief operating officer of Martin & MacArthur.read less
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