Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summaryHB 1277 sets a daily transaction limit of $1,000 for businesses using digital financial asset transaction kiosks. This bill directly affects companies operating these kiosks by restricting how much can be transacted through them in a single day. The key provision is the $1,000 daily cap, which applies to all transactions processed via such kiosks. The measure becomes effective on July 1, 3000, as stated in the official abstract.
Requires owners or lessees of real property to maintain their property and establish penalties for failure to do so. Allows for exceptions. Requires DOA to establish rules for the enforcement and collection of fines for violations relating to the proliferation of invasive species. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the enforcement and collection of fines for violations relating to the prevention of wildfires and other public safety hazards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer a two-year school librarian pilot program to provide funding for qualifying schools to hire librarians. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Requires the counties to remove and dispose of personal property as part of the maintenance of channels, streambeds, streambanks, and drainageways. Clarifies that personal property stored in or near a channel, streambed, streambank, or drainageways for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours shall be deemed abandoned property which may be disposed of by the State or county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 186 reclassifies harassment by stalking as a class C felony, making it a more serious criminal offense. This change directly affects individuals convicted of stalking-related harassment, elevating their punishment from a lesser offense to a felony. The bill's key provision is the legal reclassification, which would result in harsher penalties for convicted offenders under current criminal sentencing guidelines. The bill is currently pending before the Judiciary and Human Affairs committee.
Maddy summaryHB 1282 lowers the minimum age requirement for certified caregivers in adult foster homes from 21 to 18 years old. This change directly affects individuals seeking certification to work in adult foster care settings, allowing younger adults to qualify as caregivers. The bill’s key provision amends the existing age requirement without altering other certification standards. It is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 3000, as stated in the official abstract. The bill advanced through committee with a unanimous recommendation to pass.
Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation and the reproduction of free-roaming cats. Establishes various revenue and fundraising sources for the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply for the planning, design, and construction of up to six monitoring wells. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Exempts from the crime of cruelty to animals in the second degree the extermination of insects, vermin, and pests, and the extermination of feral chickens on private property by the property owner, under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
