Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

Co-sponsor HB 446

Passed · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Establishes a new offense of theft of a catalytic converter. Requires vehicle registration records and photocopies of driver's licenses to be kept for businesses engaged in the selling or negotiating the purchase of used motor vehicle parts or accessories or licensed to wreck, salvage, or dismantle motor vehicles. Requires these businesses to refuse purchase of used motor vehicle parts or accessories and report the attempted sale to police if a seller does not provide certain information. Changes the fine for any violations of the used motor vehicle parts and accessories laws. Effective 1/1/2022. (SD1)

Passed Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor 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 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

Co-sponsor HB 1205

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE INVESTING.

Requires a public investment fund to develop, publish, and implement socially responsible investment policies applicable to the management of all public funds under the public investment fund's control and submit an annual report to the legislature on disclosing its investments in accord with environmental, social, and governance investing and socially responsible investment policies.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 228

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO UNITED STATES SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE DAY.

Designates 9/7 of each year as United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye Day.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1235

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorizes health care providers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and faith-based organizations to distribute supplemental nutrition assistance program applications to prospective applicants.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 420

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Increases the maximum fine that may be assessed per fireworks-related violation from $2,000 to $5,000; provided that the fireworks violation does not otherwise have a specific penalty enumerated in chapter 132D, HRS.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 563

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SEX OFFENDERS.

Prohibits a sex offender from residing within two thousand feet of the sex offender's former victim or the victim's immediate family members. Requires the covered offender to receive approval from the Attorney General prior to a change in address.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 384

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage of a service solely because the service is provided through telehealth and not through face-to-face contact. Requires parity between telehealth services and face-to-face services for purposes of deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, benefit limits, and utilization reviews. Clarifies the definition of "telehealth".

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 422

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Adds Delta 8 tetrahydrocannabinol as another name for Delta 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, on schedule I of the list of controlled substances.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track