Rep. Terez Amato

Primary HB 541

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

Requires proper head lamp specifications for vehicle safety inspections. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its administrative rules to allow motor vehicle owners whose motor vehicle registration and safety inspection are both expired to obtain a motor vehicle safety inspection without evidence of a motor vehicle's registration before registering the motor vehicle. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 954

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the household and dependent care services tax credit for five years. Increases the refundable earned income tax credit for five years. Increases the income thresholds and credit amounts of the refundable food/excise tax credit for five years. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 884

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TRAVELING TEAM PHYSICIANS.

Exempts from state physician licensure requirements out-of-state traveling team physicians who accompany a sports team to Hawaii, under certain conditions. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1369

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO NURSING FACILITIES.

Repeals the sunset dates of Act 156, SLH 2012, and Act 124, SLH 2014, to make the nursing facility sustainability program permanent and permanently exempt the nursing sustainability program special fund from the central service and administrative expenses assessments. Makes various amendments to the nursing facility sustainability program and nursing facility sustainability special fund. Repeals the nursing facility tax. Appropriates funds out of the nursing facility sustainability program special fund. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 660

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Pacific Health and one or more of its nonprofit affiliates in financing the costs of the construction of, improvements to, and equipping of their health care facilities at Straub Medical Center. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 907

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Temporarily allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system and two-way, real-time audio-only communications in certain circumstances. Defines "interactive telecommunications system". Repeals 12/31/2025. (SD2)

Signed into law Jun 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1397

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

Establishes a supportive housing pilot program in the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions. Appropriates funds. Declares that appropriations exceed general fund expenditure ceiling. Effective 7/1/2023. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1366

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Requires the department of human services to establish a three-year return-to-home pilot program to provide eligible homeless individuals with assistance in being reunited with family and relatives in their home state. Sunsets 1/1/2026. Appropriates funds. (CD2)

Signed into law Jun 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 581

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.

Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years. Requires individuals to submit a letter or certificate of completion to the family court. (SD2)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 579

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires reports to the legislature. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors