Adds Delta 8 tetrahydrocannabinol as another name for Delta 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, on schedule I of the list of controlled substances.
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Requires publicly held domestic corporations to include nonmale and nonfemale individuals among the directors of their corporate board. Establishes reporting requirements for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and penalties.
Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products. Prohibits mislabeling of e-liquid products containing nicotine. Establishes fines and penalties for violations. Includes heated tobacco products among the electronic smoking devices that are subject to restrictions under law.
Requires public schools, private schools, and public charter schools to have an employee trained to administer seizure disorder rescue medication. Exempts schools that do not have a student with a seizure disorder. Requires a seizure action plan for every diagnosed student and distribution of the plan to employees charged with supervising the student. Requires all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers to perform selfreview of seizure disorder materials annually.
Requires the department of land and natural resources, in conjunction with the counties, to develop an invasive species flood control plan to prevent, contain, and mitigate hazardous tree growth impacting streams and waterways. Requires submittal of the plan to the legislature prior to the 2022 regular session.
Changes the assessment of the state fuel tax from a specified cents per gallon to the greater of a specified cents per gallon or a specified percentage of the wholesale price per gallon to the retailer, subject to a minimum monetary amount of tax based upon the tax paid by certain retailers. Effective 7/1/2023.
Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices.
Prohibits specified trolleys, trolleys with swivels, pulleys, cables, or running lines designed to attach a dog to two stationary objects in a configuration that endangers the dog, including by depriving the dog of sustenance. Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog under the age of six months unless the dog is engaged in an activity supervised by its owner or an agent of its owner. Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog with a tow or log chain. Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog with a choke collar, pinch collar, or prong collar unless the dog is engaged in an activity supervised by its owner or an agent of its owner.
Includes under the offense of promoting gambling in the first degree the act of hosting activities that advance gambling activity on real property. Permits the forfeiture of real property to the State if the real property was used to promote gambling in the first degree by a person in at least three separate incidents and the person was convicted for at least three of those incidents.
Establishes the commission on fiscal responsibility within the department of taxation to review and make recommendations on expenditures, revenue enhancements, and tax policy. Requires a report to the legislature.