Excludes for state income tax purposes a portion of income earned by farmers who grow or raise food or value–added food products and whose annual gross income does not exceed a certain amount. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. (SD1)
Requires all elections to be conducted by mail beginning in 2020. Provides places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots and requires a limited number of voter service centers in each county to accommodate voters with special needs. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program.
Establishes a Rail Business Interruption Fund to help small businesses struggling with economic loss directly related to rail transit construction. Appropriates funds for the implementation of the Fund.
Requires PSD to work with the Social Security Administration to enter into an agreement to obtain replacement social security cards for inmates. Requires PSD, in conjunction with DOH, DOT, and the examiner of drivers of each county, to provide Hawaii-born inmates with copies of birth certificates and driver's licenses or state ID cards. Requires PSD to assist inmates born outside of Hawaii to obtain birth certificates and photo IDs.
Establishes requirements, restrictions, and implementation timelines for body-worn cameras and vehicle cameras for county police departments. Appropriates funds to the Attorney General to distribute to each county for the purchase of body-worn and vehicle video cameras subject to dollar-for-dollar match by the county. Requires reports to the Legislature.
Exempts rental income received for leasing housing to tenants participating in the federal housing choice voucher (section 8) program from the general excise tax.
Requires the Department of Transportation to develop plans for the construction of secondary access roads for the Waianae district of leeward Oahu. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
Reduces mortgage loan servicer licensing fees and relicensing fees for nonprofit organizations. Exempts nonprofit organizations and their employees, who are already exempt from licensure and registration as mortgage loan originators, from regulation as mortgage loan servicers. Requires a report to the Legislature. (HB1241 HD1)
Appropriates funds for the P4C Program of the University of Hawaii Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and for teachers of the Department of Education to train with the P4C Program.
Appropriates funds for staff positions and various services to support the Hawaii zero to three court. (HB581 HD1)
