Bills & Legislation

RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Requires applicants for driver's license renewal who have received two or more traffic citations within the preceding five years for violations involving the operation of a motor vehicle to complete an educational course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and a written road safety examination. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Brandon J.C. ElefanteDemocrat

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit within the Office of the Auditor to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Establishes exceptions. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD2)

Donna Mercado KimDemocrat

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Requires an employer to transmit written approval or denial of a treatment plan to the physician who transmitted the plan for approval within seven days of receipt of the plan. Clarifies provisions relating to denying a treatment plan, burden of proof, and objections. Establishes fines and requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to assess penalties. Authorizes the Director to enforce penalties. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Brandon J.C. ElefanteDemocrat

RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES.

Prohibits restaurants from imposing a mandatory gratuity service charge for food or beverage services unless the party includes ten or more customers, the service charge does not exceed eighteen per cent, and the customer is notified of the service charge.

Donna Mercado KimDemocrat

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.

Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit.

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Requires the Board of Regents to expend funds appropriated to renew, improve, or modernize existing University of Hawaii facilities for only those purposes and not for current, ongoing, or anticipated capital improvement projects. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. (SD1)

Donna Mercado KimDemocrat

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

Prohibits active employees of the University of Hawaii or the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii from serving on the Board of Regents.

Donna Mercado KimDemocrat

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Disallows the dividends paid deduction for real estate investment trusts, except those having investments or that are community development financial institutions. (SD1)

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO CLIMATE.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED REPRESENTATION.

Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court proceedings.

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the development or purchase of land or units, for mortgage or rental subsidies, and other services necessary to address the waiting list. Effective 9/9/2129. (SD2)

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.

Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

Exempts the Hawaii Tourism Authority's contracts or agreements for sports events from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code and all other requirements of law for competitive bidding. Requires HTA to notify the Chief Procurement Officer of exempt contracts executed. Requires an annual report to the State Procurement Office. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO COMMERCE.

Short form bill.

Dru Mamo KanuhaDemocrat

RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE JURORS.

Authorizes the Judiciary to determine the format of the juror qualification form and the means of its delivery and return. Authorizes the Judiciary to use more than one method of delivery and attempt to contact any one juror more than once. Removes the requirement that the form be mailed. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN SCHOOLS.

Clarifies that the Department of Education and its employees and agents shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability arising from assisting students with the administration of medication under certain circumstances.

Michelle N. KidaniDemocrat

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Includes weekends and holidays as times where a reasonable warning or request to leave school premises is not required for a person to commit the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree. (SD1)

Michelle N. KidaniDemocrat

RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

Appropriates moneys from the stadium development special fund for the planning, design, and development of the stadium development district by the Hawaii Community Development Authority, contingent upon the Stadium Authority submitting a report that includes various documentation types, statuses, reports, plans, and agreements regarding the new stadium project.

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat

RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Requires the Department of Education to make available all public school outdoor facilities and grounds on Saturdays and Sundays for public and community use without the need for any license, permit, or deposit of fees, under certain conditions. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2030.

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat

RELATING TO WILDLIFE.

Establishes the Freshwater State Recreation Area Wildlife Sanctuary Corporation.

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat

RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Exempts state funds received by the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra from chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025, and ending 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2025. (SD1)

Ronald D. KouchiDemocrat

RELATING TO THE GENERAL FUND.

Requires that tuition, tuition-related course and fee charges, and other charges to students deposited into the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund be allocated and expended in accordance with Board of Regents policies governing systemwide operations. On 6/30/2029, requires unencumbered funds in the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund that exceeds the reserve level established by the Board of Regents to lapse to the general fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Stanley ChangDemocrat

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Applies the retail or higher general excise tax or use tax rate to purchases or imports of new motor vehicles by rental car companies. Appropriates funds for a position in the Department of Taxation.

Sharon Y. MoriwakiDemocrat

RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS BOARD.

Exempts certain positions of the Law Enforcement Standards Board from the State's Civil Service Law and collective bargaining requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sharon Y. MoriwakiDemocrat

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes an income tax credit for capital infrastructure costs incurred in the conversion of a dairy farm to a hog farm.

Donovan M. Dela CruzDemocrat