Retroactively repeals the sunset date of the authorization for primary caregivers to cultivate medical cannabis for their qualifying patients. Clarifies that each location used to cultivate cannabis can be used to cultivate cannabis for no more than five qualifying patients. Effective 1/1/2025.
Amends third party liability provisions for Medicaid program claims for payment as required under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.
Clarifies and expands the exemptions of certain vessels from the requirements for the securing of mooring lines in state commercial harbors. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 387 amends a specific criminal offense to explicitly include cases where drivers cause serious bodily injuries while driving under the influence. This change directly affects intoxicated drivers who cause accidents resulting in injury. The bill updates the legal definition of "negligent injury in the first degree" to cover injuries negligently inflicted by drivers who are intoxicated. This makes it a clearer criminal violation for causing harm while driving impaired. The amendment provides a more direct legal pathway for prosecuting such incidents.
Establishes the amount of compensation for private-sector examiners who evaluate a criminal defendant's penal responsibility or fitness to proceed in a legal case. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 415 amends the expiration date for a 2012 Hawaii law (Act 83), specifically changing when section 46-19.8 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes will be repealed. It delays the automatic repeal of this legal provision from its original date to June 29, 2025. This bill does not change the substance of the law but adjusts the timeline for its removal from state statutes. As a procedural bill affecting only the repeal schedule, it directly impacts the legal status of HRS §46-19.8 and its future application.
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision". Clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Replaces the term "consumer loan" with the defined term "installment loan" for consistency throughout the installment loan chapter. Clarifies who is subject to the installment loan chapter. Requires loan maintenance fees to be prorated daily. Allows lenders to charge a convenience fee of up to $5 for debit card payments. Requires paper receipts only for in-person or cash payments and removes consumer names from receipts. Repeals the requirement for lenders to wait three days after a consumer fully repays a loan before issuing a new installment loan. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Clarifies that nonresidents who claim the state refundable earned income tax credit are required to adjust the amount claimed using the ratio of their Hawaii adjusted gross income to federal adjusted gross income. Eliminates the unlimited carryforward on nonrefundable earned income tax credits claimed for tax year 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
