Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 524: RELATING TO COUNTY AUTHORITY ON THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Removes provisions of law preempting counties and communities from regulating the sale of tobacco products through local laws and ordinances.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1165: RELATING TO CIVIC EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for professional development and classroom resources related to the college, career and civic life framework for social studies state standards. Establishes one full-time resource teacher position and appropriates funds for the position for public school civic education.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 858: RELATING TO CARGO INSPECTIONS.

Authorizes Department of Public Safety to inspect shipping containers for illegal fireworks and explosives. Establishes a shipping container inspection program using explosive-sniffing dogs and associated special fund. Authorizes Department of Transportation to impose shipping container import fees. Increases fine for fireworks violations.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 426: RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires medicaid and insurance coverage of ambulance services. Authorizes medicaid programs, and requires private insurers, to pay for ambulance services, even if the patient is not transported, if the patient was treated in a county with a population of 200,000 or more. Appropriates moneys for medicaid to cover ambulance services when a patient is not transported. Appropriates funds for ambulance services covered by medicaid.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1487: RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER.

Designates the Hawaii children's discovery center as the State of Hawaii Children's Museum.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1387: RELATING TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates moneys for capital improvement projects in the 36th representative district.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1141: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes the ALOHA homes program under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to facilitate the development of low-cost homes for sale to Hawaii residents on state-owned and county-owned land near rail stations of the Honolulu rail transit system, to be known as the urban redevelopment district. Establishes guidelines within the urban redevelopment district. Establishes provisions related to the sale of leasehold interest of ALOHA homes. Exempts land set aside or leased to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation from the definition of public lands in section 1712, HRS. Establishes the ALOHA homes revolving fund. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1084: RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit (2) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit's exclusive representative for fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1371: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII UNIVERSITY PROMISE PROGRAM.

Establishes the University of Hawaii University Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any 4-year degree campus of the University of Hawaii system. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 1477: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Exempts a business owner of a shipping container chassis from keeping a copy of the certificate of registration on the chassis. Requires the owner to make the original certificate of registration available for inspection at the principal place of business.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2019

SB 1099: RELATING TO FINANCES.

Short form bill.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2019

HB 371: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires a manual recount of election votes when the margin of victory is equal to or less than one hundred votes cast or equal to or less than one-half of one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less.

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