Clarifies that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to requests from small business owners. (CD1)
Reestablishes the Appraisal Management Company Registration Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to begin September 1, 2024. Appropriates funds from the Compliance Resolution Fund for the Program. (CD1)
Amends the amount of funds within the tobacco enforcement special fund that may be carried over at the end of each fiscal year. Amends the amount of funds to be deposited to the credit of the tobacco enforcement special fund from the Hawaiʻi tobacco settlement special fund. (CD1)
Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to raise the maximum interest rate on loans provided by Hawaii's Community-Based Economic Development program from its current limit to ten percent. The change would directly affect borrowers and lenders participating in this state-funded initiative, allowing for higher interest charges on these specific loans. By adjusting this financial term, the legislation aims to modify the cost of capital available through the program. The measure has been referred to relevant committees for further review.
Makes Hawaiʻi National Guard service members activated by the Governor or the Governor's designated representative to state active duty ineligible for enrollment in the Employees' Retirement System based solely on the active duty service. (SD2)
Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to search criminal histories and fingerprint records of current and prospective volunteers and contracted and subcontracted service providers and their employees who are directly involved in providing correctional programs, treatment, and services to persons committed to a correctional facility or places them in close proximity to persons committed when providing services on behalf of the Department or the correctional facility. (SD2)
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE Reserve Select coverages to junior officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the Hawaiʻi National Guard ordered to active duty for more than thirty days in the service of the State. (SD2)
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to explicitly consider the effect of the State's reliance on fossil fuels on lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and gives the Public Utilities Commission the discretion to waive a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions assessment for energy projects that do not involve combustion. (CD1)
Maddy summaryHB 2340 allocates state funds to pay claims filed against the state, its officers, and its employees. The bill authorizes the payment of specific amounts to individuals or entities seeking compensation for alleged injuries or losses caused by state actions. By approving these payments, the legislation ensures that valid claims receive the necessary financial settlement from public funds. This measure directly impacts the state's budget and the people or organizations holding claims against government officials or staff.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Units (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (13), and (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2023-2025. Makes emergency appropriations for the public employment cost items and cost adjustments for employees of the Senate, House of Representatives, and various legislative agencies who are excluded from collective bargaining. (CD2)
