Sponsored bills
Specifies that the legislative allowance for Oahu-based members' required travel within the State shall be equal to the federal Department of Defense flat rate per diem amount for temporary duty of the same duration in the applicable locality.
Expands methods for the delivery of funding to a project by providing loans to capitalize a qualified community development entity and provide guarantees or other credit enhancements to facilitate private lender participation in new markets tax credit financing. Increases total maximum funding amounts. (HB644 HD1)
Makes Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) employees subject to civil service and collective bargaining rights. Gives OHA voting rights as a public employer. (HB865 HD2)
Requires the High Technology Development Corporation to establish and administer a High Technology Shared Equipment Program to allow companies to share high technology equipment. Appropriates funds. (HB911 HD1)
Authorizes a property owner or agent to enter adjacent property under certain conditions to eradicate albizia trees before they become hazardous. Provides defense to criminal prosecution. (HB172 HD2)
Provides that royalties from state land leases for basalt cinder and trap rock manufacturers shall be paid into the Basalt Materials Research Account within the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems Special Fund. Sunsets December 31, 2030. (HB574 HD2)
Establishes additional performance bond requirements for surety companies and bond companies under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. Establishes conditions for releasing or terminating the obligations of a payment bond. (HB1415 HD2)
Gradually increases the credit amounts and amends the income brackets of the refundable food/excise tax credit. Repeals the sunset date of Act 223, SLH 2015, which amended the food/excise tax credit. (HB932 HD1)
Provides that, notwithstanding provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the contrary, the amount of the state tax credit for research activities shall be calculated based on all qualified research expenses for the taxable year. Appropriates funds for a compliance specialist position within DOTAX to assist with administration of the tax credit. (HB593 HD1)