Rep. Elijah Pierick

Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments.

Requires any commercial entity that knowingly publishes pornographic material on an internet website that is accessible to persons in the State to use an age verification system to ensure that the pornographic material is not accessed by a minor.

Maddy summaryHB 633 would make it illegal to use fireworks within the state, directly affecting residents, businesses, and event organizers who currently use fireworks. The bill specifies penalties for violations, though the exact fines or enforcement details are not included in the abstract. It is currently pending committee review for the 2026 session and has not yet advanced to a vote. This is a straightforward prohibition with penalty provisions, lacking additional exemptions or implementation details in the provided text.

Requires corporations, organizations, or individuals engaging to commercial transactions or trade practices to clearly and conspicuously notify consumers when the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot or other technology capable of mimicking human behaviors, with certain exemptions. Requires developers that sell, offer for sale, advertise, or make available artificial intelligence chatbots to disclose that their chatbots use artificial intelligence. Authorizes private rights of action. Establishes statutory penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the Legislature, as provided by law, for terms beginning after the general election of 2028.

Maddy summaryHB 311 would exempt certain medical services, including dental care, from the state's general excise tax. This change would directly affect healthcare providers who currently collect this tax on these services and patients who pay for them. The bill's key provision is to remove the tax burden for these specific medical services, making them more affordable. It does not change existing tax rules for other services or products.

Offers rights and protections to citizens who bring civil nuisance abatement suits related to illegal gambling. Imposes a mandatory fine of $5,0000 for violating nuisance abatement laws related to gambling offenses.