Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.
Establishes a schedule of late fees to be added to the original unpaid claim amount if a health insurer, mutual benefit society, or health maintenance organization fails to pay a provider within the required time.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the Legislature, as provided by law, for terms beginning after the general election of 2028.
Requires commercial airlines operating intrastate flights in the State to utilize at least ten per cent sustainable aviation fuel in intrastate airline flights beginning 1/1/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a carbon displacement tax credit for taxpayers of locally produced goods. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to certify tax credit amounts.
Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, or the Chairperson's designee, to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
Establishes an Extended Producer Responsibility Program. Requires certain producers of fast-moving consumer goods to register with the Department of Health and pay an annual fee based on the amount of packaging volume the covered producer places on the market each calendar year. Provides for the deposit of fees into an Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund. Provides for the expenditure of moneys from the Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund for the creation of a countywide needs assessment of resources needed to reduce the volume of packaging waste sent to landfills or power plants that burn municipal solid waste as a fuel by fifty per cent and eighty per cent by a date to be determined by rule. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2032.
Maddy summaryHB 1263 establishes a Rehabilitation and Re-entry Services Task Force to develop programs helping people transition back into communities after prison. The bill directly affects incarcerated individuals and state correctional systems by requiring the task force to create and report on re-entry strategies to the Legislature. Key provisions include appropriating state funds for the task force's work and mandating annual reports to lawmakers. The bill would take effect on July 1, 3000, though this date appears to be a placeholder error in the abstract.
Maddy summaryHB 947 would change how real estate investment trusts (REITs) are taxed by eliminating their ability to deduct dividends paid to shareholders. This policy change directly affects REITs operating in the state, increasing their taxable income starting in 2026. The bill removes a specific tax deduction currently allowed for REITs, meaning these entities would pay more tax on their earnings beginning with taxable years after December 31, 2025. The bill is currently pending in committee review for the 2026 legislative session and has not yet been enacted.
Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit applications. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
