Requires procurement officers to document whether to pursue a design professional or contractor for damages in the event of construction cost overruns. Requires the chief procurement officer to compile a public list of construction companies or design professionals that are in noncompliance with the procurement code or owe penalties. Makes construction cost overruns a tort for purposes of the design claim conciliation panel. Requires bids for a contract under the competitive sealed bidding process to include a liability contingency fund. Requires the state procurement office to include training on the duty of procurement officers to hold design professionals liable for breaches of professional standards. Makes cost overruns a construction defect for the purposes of the contractor repair act. Establishes a procurement professional standards task force. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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Appropriates federal funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)
Establishes a road connectivity task force to assess and identify ways of improving road access in rural areas and in subdivisions with substandard roads. Requires a report to the legislature.
Requires the employees' retirement system to reevaluate its investments in coal, oil, natural gas, oil or natural gas services, and pipeline companies and over the next five years, divest of holdings in any companies that have a majority of its holdings invested in fossil fuels, rather than clean renewable energy sources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Proposes a constitutional amendment that guarantees individuals the right to a clean and healthy environment, including pure water, clean air, healthy ecosystems, and a stable climate, and to the preservation of the natural, cultural, scenic and healthful qualities of the environment. Clarifies that the rights guaranteed may not be diminished by Article XI, Section 9, of the State Constitution. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Establishes a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Effective 1/1/2050. Repeals 06/30/2024. (HD1)
Transfers the oversight and regulation of measurement standards in the State from the department of agriculture to the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
Establishes the functions of the contract administration office. Requires the procurement policy board to adopt rules for the administration of contracts. Requires the state procurement office to submit a progress report to the legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
Beginning 1/1/2022, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new single-family dwellings that are part of a development of twenty or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop photovoltaic energy generating system, unless a variance is granted. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Requires the state board for career and technical education to oversee and review annually statewide data collection processes and reporting requirements related to the student attainment of industry-recognized credentials. Requires certain agencies to collect and report disaggregated data on students' attainment of industry-recognized credentials. Requires certain agencies to pursue data-sharing agreements with credentialing entities. Requires an annual report to the governor and legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)