Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli

Primary HB 831

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Increases administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the Hawaii pesticides law.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 487

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to fifteen days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period.

In committee Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 679

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN BENEFICIARIES.

Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records. Requires that the digital database be completed and available for use no later than July 1, 2022.

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

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 600

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.

Increases the minimum wage annually starting 1/1/2022. Beginning on September 30, 2026, and each year thereafter, requires the department of labor and industrial relations to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to the nearest five cents using the Honolulu region consumer price index for all urban consumers, subject to certain conditions. Repeals the tip credit.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 623

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM.

Appropriates federal funds to support the work of the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 760

Passed · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Allows the works of art special fund to be used for performing arts, under certain conditions. Includes posting of a recording of performing art as a form of public display. Defines performing arts. Effective 7/1/2065. (HD1)

Passed Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track