Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study to determine an appropriate increase to the homestead exemption in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Authorizes medical cannabis dispensaries to distribute cannabis propagules and cuttings to individuals authorized to cultivate cannabis plants for medical use, subject to quantity limits and quality requirements.
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds to support COVID vaccination activities. Effective upon approval.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the twenty-sixth representative district.
Allows an adopted individual to benefit both by relationship through a natural parent and through an adoptive parent in a disposition or other designation as provided for in accordance with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, or administrative rules. Allows the adopted individual and individual's natural family to continue having the same familial relationship.
Creates a five-year pilot project for counties with a population less than 200,000 to regulate the operation of hosting platforms that provide booking services for transient accommodation operators. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2028.
Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Effective 1/1/2023.
Specifies that 0.5 per cent, rather than one per cent, of state fund appropriations for capital improvements shall be transferred into the Works of Art Special Fund. Limits the 0.5 per cent amount to appropriations designated for the construction of new state buildings, properties, or facilities.
Changes the definition of qualified applicants for selective services from male to all.
Amends the definition of "development" to create additional exceptions, including pedestrian or bicycle facilities, trash removal, invasive vegetation control, installation of fencing for invasive species control or native habitat preservation, removal of access devices for inspection and maintenance of utilities, and lighting fixtures at existing public recreation facilities.