Rep. May Mizuno

Primary HB 831

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Increases administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the Hawaii pesticides law.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 856

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Part I: Clarifies that composting facilities are excluded from buffer zone requirements. Part II: Establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 643

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Makes harassment against an essential worker during an emergency a misdemeanor. Defines essential worker. Amends various definitions in the emergency management laws to address pandemics. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 487

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to fifteen days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 489

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

Requires the thirty-day lapse or termination notices for long-term care policies to be sent by certified mail, priority mail, or commercial delivery service, or other method of delivery requiring proof of delivery.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 245

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Amends the definition of "historic property" under the historic preservation law to include the requirement that buildings, inclusive of privately owned homes, meet the criteria for being entered into the Hawaii register of historic places. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 297

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LABOR.

Requires employers with five or more employees to provide meal and rest breaks under certain conditions. Requires employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to be used to care for themselves or a family member who is ill or needs medical care.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 771

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Establishes a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Effective 1/1/2050. Repeals 06/30/2024. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 450

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

Defines and recognizes rights in trust for children within the Child Protective Act. Requires family court to appoint guardian ad litem in custody cases. Provides that when a child is subject to harm or imminent harm, has been harmed, or may suffer probable harm is sufficient for police officer to take child into protective custody without court order, for department of human services to assume temporary foster custody of child, and for the department of human services to conduct an investigation.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 565

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO DIVORCE.

Grants exclusive original jurisdiction in matters of divorce to the family court of the circuit in which an applicant is domiciled at the time the application is filed. Repeals the requirement that a person be domiciled or physically present in the State for a continuous period of at least six months before completing a divorce. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track