Increases the amount of tax credit allowable for household and dependent care services from $2,400 to $4,800 for a qualifying individual and from $4,800 to $9,600 for two or more qualifying individuals.
Suspends temporarily the exemptions for certain persons and certain amounts of gross income or proceeds from the general excise tax and requires the payment of both taxes at a four per cent rate. Specifies that the transient accommodations tax collected on resort time share vacation units shall be on the gross rental or gross rental proceeds. Part I effective 7/1/2022, and sunsets on 6/30/2026. Part II effective 7/1/2021.
Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employs one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Appropriates funds.
Establishes an office of the housing advocate within the office of the governor.
Sets the goal of employing one hundred percent clean ground transportation for the public and private transportation sectors by December 31, 2030. Requires all light duty motor vehicles procured pursuant to the Hawaii Public Procurement Code to be powered by renewable sources by January 1, 2030. Accelerates the State's goal of becoming one hundred percent reliant on clean energy and reaching its zero emissions clean energy target to 2030. Increases the goal for electricity use reductions achieved under the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards. Prohibits the sale of new motor vehicles powered solely by fossil fuels by January 1, 2030.
Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce section 291-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with its requirements or make reasonable efforts to maintain electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in working order. Clarifies that certain enforcement officers may enter private property to enforce EV parking space violations. Requires new EV charging systems installed pursuant to the EV charging system requirement to be at least Level 2 and network-capable beginning 1/1/2022. Changes EV charging equipped parking requirements per one hundred stalls from one stall by 2012 to five stalls by 2025 and ten stalls by 2030. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Establishes freedom of press protections for student journalists producing school-sponsored media or university-sponsored media unless subject to certain exceptions.
Excludes from any waiting list maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands any lessee or successor who sells or transfers their lease on a tract of Hawaiian home lands.
Requires drug manufacturers to establish and implement drug take-back programs or join drug take-back organizations for purposes of collecting and disposing of various types of prescription and nonprescription drugs. Specifies requirements for the department of public safety, covered manufacturers, drug take-back program operators, authorized collectors, and other entities who establish or participate in drug take-back programs.
Requires the employees' retirement system to reevaluate its investments in coal, oil, natural gas, oil or natural gas services, and pipeline companies and over the next five years, divest of holdings in any companies that have a majority of its holdings invested in fossil fuels, rather than clean renewable energy sources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
