Rep. Bert Kobayashi

Primary HR 212

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES ON THE UPCOMING OCCASION OF ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 1132

Passed · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

Requires members of the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Extends the term of the Oversight Coordinator for the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission. Requires the Commission to publish a summary of an investigation and any action taken by the Commission in response. Authorizes the Commission to hold a meeting closed to the public to discuss with the Oversight Coordinator a complaint investigated when necessary to maintain confidentiality, under certain conditions. Broadens the Oversight Coordinator's power to make inquiries, obtain information, and inspect the premises of agencies and correctional facilities. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)

Passed Apr 19, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1541

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.

Amends Act 36, SLH 2019, to change the effective date from 7/1/2050 to 7/1/2024.

Signed into law Apr 18, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HCR 4

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE NORTHWEST WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW HAWAII TO JOIN AS A MEMBER.

Passed Apr 18, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2253

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes the Department of Health to require all restaurants and hotel establishments to maintain an inventory of an opioid antagonist. Expressly permits law enforcement officers to carry an opioid antagonist while on-duty. Requires funds for the purchase of opioid antagonists used by law enforcement officers employed by a county to be paid for using county funds. Clarifies that emergency personnel and first responders may administer an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HCR 5

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

URGING RETAIL STORES AND PHARMACIES DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE TO ADOPT A POLICY ON A NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL GUARANTEEING AN INDIVIDUAL'S UNHINDERED ACCESS TO ALL UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION-APPROVED CONTRACEPTIVES.

Passed Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1604

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

Allows the court to order substance abuse assessment and treatment of a defendant before trial. Prohibits the revocation or forfeiture of parole or arrest of a parolee solely due to the parolee having one positive test for drug or alcohol use. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)

Passed Apr 16, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1772

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.

Appropriates funds to support the Department of Health's Senior Fall Prevention Campaign. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Apr 16, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HCR 3

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

URGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY ZONING CODE FOR POST-DISASTER USE.

Passed Apr 16, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2509

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges from seventy years to seventy-five years. (SD1)

Passed Apr 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track