Rep. Terez Amato

Primary HB 1787

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BEACH PROTECTION AND COASTAL ACCESS.

Amends the beach protection policy of the coastal zone management program to recognize that unauthorized structures, materials, armoring, or hardening structures, including seawalls and revetments, sandbags, geotextile fabrics, and sand burritos, placed in the shoreline are a nuisance per se. Strengthens state and county abatement and cost recovery authority of, and allows citizen suits for, this type of nuisance.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2120

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Provides Hawaiʻi residents with the option of paying for the registration of their motor vehicles and associated taxes and fees on a biannual basis. Restricts the amount of delinquency tax due to the current tax due plus one year. Removes language allowing storage costs and costs incident to seizure of a vehicle from inclusion in the amount the owner of a vehicle must pay in order to redeem the vehicle after seizure.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2075

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to further reduce its homestead program applicant waitlist.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2014

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HARASSMENT.

Prohibits a person from using a location tracker to harass, stalk, or perpetuate a crime against another person without their knowledge.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1564

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO STATEWIDE FIRE HELICOPTERS.

Establishes a statewide firefighting helicopter program, to be administered by the State Fire Marshal. Appropriates funds to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that the program is ready to begin providing aerial firefighting services on July 1, 2025. Declares that the expenditure exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Establishes that this measure only takes effect if another bill is passed that establishes a State Fire Marshal position.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2190

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO GARDEN.

Prohibits any articles of incorporation, declaration, bylaws, administrative rules, house rules, or association documents of a condominium property regime, planned community association, or homeowners' association from prohibiting or restricting the cultivation of vegetable gardens within any of its units.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2086

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Excludes xylazine testing strips from the definition of "drug paraphernalia". Requires the administrator of the narcotics enforcement administration to make an emergency scheduling by placing xylazine into schedule III on an emergency basis.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1584

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a two-year agricultural crime pilot project to examine the effectiveness of prosecuting agricultural crimes, including agricultural theft and agricultural vandalism, in the City and County of Honolulu and County of Kauai. Appropriates funds.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2000

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.

Clarifies that the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority's duties include supporting aquaculture.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2121

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO STATE BUILDINGS.

Requires the Department of Law enforcement to provide security twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for all state buildings. Appropriates funds.

In committee Jan 24, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track