Rep. Mark Nakashima

Primary HB 233

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO A CHILD TAX CREDIT.

Establishes a nonrefundable state child tax credit. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1)

Passed Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 542

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Allows bidders to clarify or correct immaterial or technical information required as part of a bid submission for up to twenty-four hours after the bid submission deadline. Requires that bids for construction be opened no sooner than twenty-four hours after the deadline for the submission of bids. Defines "immaterial or technical information". Repeals 6/30/2026. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

Passed Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 149

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAX HAVEN ABUSE.

Requires corporations to include the income of all foreign subsidiaries to the State. Applies the State's apportionment formula to determine the share of reported profits subject to the appropriate tax. Effective 1/1/2023.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1452

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

For policies, contracts, plans, agreements, and plan contracts issued or renewed after 12/31/2023, requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1433

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION BEDS.

Appropriates funds to the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to support increased behavioral health crisis stabilization beds. Creates a working group to get county input on possible sites for these crisis stabilization beds. Effective 7/1/2023.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 305

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Updates the Hawaiʻi State Planning Act's economic agricultural objectives and policies and priority guidelines by removing references to the sugar and pineapple industries. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Passed Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1204

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Establishes the Public Education Scholarship Program within the University of Hawaiʻi to provide students who are residents of the State with school tuition in return for a service commitment to teach in a public school classroom of the Department of Education or Hawaiʻi public charter school, under certain conditions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)

Passed Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 641

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.

Makes comprehensive updates to chapter 436E, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, regarding acupuncture practitioners, to reflect modernized scopes of practice, titles, and licensing and renewal requirements. Beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium commencing 7/1/2025, requires licensees to complete continuing education as determined by the board. Allows the board of acupuncture to issue licenses by reciprocity.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 502

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Establishes a two-year infant and toddler child care contracted slots pilot program to develop and implement procedures to subsidize child care slots in licensed infant and toddler child care settings. Requires reports to the legislature.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 941

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO A STATE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.

Establishes the State Chief Operating Officer to assist the Governor in developing and recommending policies beneficial to businesses and to increase economic development.

In committee Dec 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track