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SB928 - Relating To Emergency Response Vehicles.
Karl Rhoads, Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishes an Emergency Response Vehicle Noise Task Force to determine the impact of emergency response vehicle sirens in terms of excessive noise, the effect on public safety, and the relative effectiveness of the use of emergency lights instead of the use of sirens at night.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1060 - Relating To Taxation.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Henry J.C. Aquino, Angus L.K. McKelvey
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023.
STATUS
Introduced
SB284 - Relating To Information Technology.
Donovan Dela Cruz, Henry J.C. Aquino, Stanley Chang
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires the technology services consolidation working group to, by 6/30/2024, decommission the office of enterprise technology services' data center located in the Kalanimoku building; relocate the entire office of enterprise technology services data center to an interim primary, secure, and resilient facility; and, by 6/30/2028, use cloud storage to securely store all state electronic data, with any cloud storage servers or other systems or hardware having their primary production system located within the State; provided that software-as-a-service solutions provided only outside the State are not subject to this restriction. Requires a report by the technology services consolidation working group. Extends to 6/30/2028 the dissolution date of the technology services consolidation working group. Establishes requirements for procurement contracts for information technology-related projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2023 - Relating To Access To Treatment For Terminally Ill Patients.
Stanley Chang, Kurt Fevella, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Beginning on January 1, 2025, permits manufacturers of investigational drugs or biological products to make these drugs and products available to terminally ill patients under certain conditions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB884 - Relating To Leasehold Conversion.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Excludes from taxation one hundred per cent of the gain realized by a fee simple owner from the sale of a leased fee interest in units within a condominium project, cooperative project, or planned unit development to the association of apartment owners or the residential cooperative housing corporation of the leasehold units. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2022 and ending prior to 1/1/2030. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB2123 - Relating To Health.
Joy A. San Buenaventura, Stanley Chang, Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Exempts psychiatric services and chronic renal dialysis services from certificate of need requirements. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB2104 - Relating To Water Catchment Systems.
Dru Kanuha, Stanley Chang, Troy Hashimoto
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Establishes a Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group within the Department of Health to assess the feasibility of allowing business owners in the State to utilize filtered water collected by water catchment systems for business activities. Requires the Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2026 and dissolve on June 30, 2026.
STATUS
Introduced
SB720 - Relating To Government Records.
Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Stanley Chang, Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Adds an exception to mandatory disclosure of government records for deliberative and pre-decisional government inter-agency or intra-agency records concerning an agency decision about a government action. From July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, requires agencies to report their use of the exception to the Office of Information Practices. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
STATUS
Introduced
SB1118 - Relating To General Excise Tax.
Gil S Coloma Keith-agaran, Henry J.C. Aquino, Dru Kanuha
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Reduces and eliminates the general excise tax for the sale of groceries that are eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children over a four-year period. Reduces and eliminates the general excise tax for the sale of nonprescription drugs, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment over a four-year period.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2140 - Relating To Consumer Protection.
Karl Rhoads, Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Maile S L Shimabukuro
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits any person from charging any fees on a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation interest, plan, or unit that were not disclosed before the time of purchase. Requires a person to clearly and conspicuously display in each advertisement for a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation interest, plan, or unit a rate or price that includes all fees to be charged at the time of purchase. Requires any taxes and fees that are displayed as a percentage of the cost on a booking transaction also be displayed as a dollar amount at the time of purchase.
STATUS
Introduced
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