Rep. Cedric Gates

Primary HB 629

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Establishes an enforcement division in the department of the attorney general. Transfers to the department of the attorney general enforcement division the law enforcement activities of the department of land and natural resources, division of conservation and resources enforcement; the department of public safety state law enforcement officers and the narcotics enforcement division; and the department of transportation harbors division. Specifies the persons authorized to serve civil legal process. Mandates the attorney general to maintain a list of independent civil process servers. Shields the State and the department of the attorney general from liability arising from the acts of independent civil process servers. Effective 7/1/2022.

In committee Feb 4, 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 76

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

Makes explicit the counties' authority to enact ordinances to amortize or phase out permitted, nonconforming, or otherwise allowed short-term rentals in any zoning classification. Includes swapping, bartering, or exchange of a residential dwelling, or portion thereof, in definition of "short-term rental" for this purpose.

In committee Feb 4, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 610

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO GARDENS.

Authorizes the Department of Education to develop programs to encourage the development of gardens on school property. Authorizes the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop programs that provide incentives to establish gardens in housing projects, communities, and schools.

In committee Feb 4, 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 Feb 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1354

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the forty-fourth representative district.

In committee Feb 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1103

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PUBLIC BANKING.

Establishes an implementation board to review, investigate, and study the feasibility of establishing a state-owned bank. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2022.

In committee Feb 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1165

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Specifies that the $1,000,000 of transient accommodations tax revenues currently allocated to operate a Hawaiian center and the museum of Hawaiian music and dance may also be used to plan, design, and construct these facilities at an unspecified location.

In committee Feb 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1178

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Establishes a refundable income tax credit equal to twenty per cent of the federal child tax credit allowed and properly claimed on a taxpayer's federal tax return. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2020.

In committee Feb 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1136

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

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.

In committee Feb 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track