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HB267 - Relating To The Judiciary's olelo Hawaii Initiatives.
Daniel Holt, Micah Pookela Kim Aiu, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds for staff positions and various services to support the Olelo Hawaii Initiatives.
STATUS
Introduced
HB282 - Relating To Mental Health.
Darius K. Kila, Cory M. Chun, Andrew Takuya Garrett
Last updated almost 2 years ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a five-year pilot program in the department of health to expand existing county programs that make one or more mental health professionals available to assist county first responders in responding to mental health crises in areas in the urban core with high rates of homelessness. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
STATUS
Introduced
HB831 - Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 4, Of The Hawaii State Constitution To Establish Legislative Term Limits.
Bertrand Kobayashi, Terez Amato, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of sixteen years in the house of representatives or senate, or both, for terms beginning after the general election of 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB845 - Relating To The Board Of Education.
Justin H. Woodson, Terez Amato, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated almost 2 years ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Board of Education to hold not less than six community forums annually, with at least one community forum in each county. Requires the Board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the Legislature on implementing open forums.
STATUS
Introduced
HB871 - Relating To Service Animals.
Gregg Takayama, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Requires that a written disclaimer be provided by sellers or providers of emotional support animals or certificates or identification tags for emotional support animals that the animal is not a service animal or the item does not qualify as an item for a service animal. Establishes penalties. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB740 - Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Natalia Hussey-Burdick, Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an additional minimum supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United States Department of Agriculture. Requires that SNAP-eligible households whose monthly income exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level receive a graduated decline of additional SNAP benefits. Requires state general funds to be used to supplement the cost of the additional benefits. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1629 - Relating To Renewable Energy.
Luke A. Evslin, Terez Amato, Daniel Holt
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving large-scale renewable energy projects over twenty megawatts in size to be appealed from an agency's decision directly to the Hawaii Supreme Court for final decision. Requires the cases to be prioritized and decided expeditiously. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB442 - Relating To Environmental Protection.
Nicole E. Lowen, Elle Cochran, Ernesto M. Ganaden
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a visitor green fee program that requires that visitors purchase a license which is valid for one year for the use of a state park, beach, state-owned forest, hiking trail on state-owned land, or other state-owned natural area, to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Establishes a visitor green fee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees, penalties, appropriations, and gifts and donations for the program. Establishes an environmental legacy commission, which shall be responsible for allocating disbursements and awarding grants from the visitor green fee special fund for the protection, restoration, enhancement, care, and increased resilience of Hawaii's natural and outdoor recreational resources. Appropriates fund for the establishment of the environmental legacy commission and a strategic plan. Requires annual reports to the legislature on the progress of the program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1239 - Relating To Tourism.
Sean Quinlan, Daniel Holt, Natalia Hussey-Burdick
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the position of the Tourism Liaison Officer within the Office of the Governor. Makes an appropriation. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1378 - Relating To Labor Standards At Health Care Facilities.
Sean Quinlan, Troy Hashimoto, Scot Z. Matayoshi
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establish certain minimum staff-to-patient ratios for hospitals, care homes, and dialysis facilities. Requires hospitals to create hospital staffing committees and staffing plans. Establishes certain meal break, rest break, and overtime provisions applicable to health care personnel at hospitals, care homes, and dialysis facilities. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for implementation and enforcement.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Hawaii district HD-047
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