Rep. Chris Todd

Primary HB 567

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on telework and the use of alternative work schedules for state employees. Requires state departments and agencies to cooperate with the legislative reference bureau. Requires the legislative reference bureau to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2022. (HD1)

In committee Feb 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 383

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO A STATE POKER COMMISSION.

Establishes a state poker commission to oversee the licensing and operation of specified gaming activities in the State, including live poker rooms. Designates as commissioners the respective directors of business, economic development, and tourism; commerce and consumer affairs; and taxation; or their designees. Appropriates funds.

In committee Feb 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 816

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 to be for a term of at least 5 years.

In committee Feb 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 246

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COASTAL PROTECTION.

Authorizes BLNR to lease state submerged lands for private seawalls, with lease rents to be ten per cent of the real property tax assessment. Requires BLNR to adopt rules to limit temporary structures approved under emergency permits for shoreline protection and the stabilization of shoreline erosion to a maximum of three years, after which the temporary structure must be removed, unless BLNR approves the structure as a permanent structure.

In committee Feb 9, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 544

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT MAUNA KEA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds, to be expended by the University of Hawaii, for a capital improvement project to remove the Hoku Kea telescope from the summit of Mauna Kea. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Feb 9, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 562

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BOTTLED WATER.

Repeals the requirement that noncarbonated bottled water be transported, stored, processed, or bottled through lines or equipment through which only water is passed. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Feb 8, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1206

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.

Initiates reporting requirements and safeguards to prevent anti-competitive practices in the meat processing industry.

In committee Feb 5, 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 Feb 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 626

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO WATER CIRCULATION.

Requires the department of health to establish a two-year pilot project to test Tier 1 beaches for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus not less than monthly. Requires a report to the legislature before the regular sessions of 2022, 2023, and 2024.

In committee Feb 4, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 318

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Changes the amount of the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax.

In committee Feb 3, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track