Requires an organization that is exempt from federal taxation under IRC section 501(c)(4) to submit semi-annual reports to the campaign spending commission if the organization expends funds to make communications that advocate for or against elected officials or their positions on government actions.
Requires contractors building new one- and two-family dwellings to provide buyers with written information on the costs associated with the installation and maintenance of a residential fire sprinkler system as well as information from the State Fire Council on the benefits of such a system.
Establishes licensure and registration requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Amends the composition of the board to include two school psychologists.
Requires the driver of a slow-moving motor vehicle on a two-lane highway where passing or overtaking is unsafe or not permitted to pull over at the nearest reasonable and safe location to allow other motor vehicles to overtake the driver if 5 or more motor vehicles are immediately trailing behind the driver.
Increases the number of district court judges in the Second Judicial Circuit by one.
Prohibits enforced wage secrecy and retaliation or discrimination against employees who disclose, discuss, or inquire about their own or co-workers' wages.
Creates standards and procedures for income-withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders. Clarifies the priority of income withholding orders. Amends the definition of "debt" relating to the recovery of money owed to the State to include court-ordered restitution subject to civil enforcement. Extends victims' access to adult probation records to include access to payment compliance records. Requires that any bail posted by a defendant be applied toward payment of any court-ordered restitution in the same case.
Requires high school students and general educational development candidates to pass a test substantially equivalent to the United States citizenship civics test.
Establishes a state earned income tax credit.
Requires the department of land and natural resources to seek to establish a public-private partnership for the management and operation of a parking lot and trailhead to provide access to the Maunawili trail system. Makes an appropriation.
Requires elections by mail, beginning first with certain counties in the 2018 primary election, until the 2022 primary elections, when all elections are to be by mail. Clarifies the election laws to provide for elections by mail, including defining "absentee voting" and "election by mail", and stating how absentee ballots are to be prepared for counting and how and when the ballots are counted.
Makes technical amendments to the state law regarding the deposit of state funds into the state treasury.
