Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Primary HB 2757

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

By 1/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 16, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2672

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LITTLE FIRE ANTS.

Appropriates funds to support the Hawaiʻi ant lab in mitigating the effects of little fire ants in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2127

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.

Requires the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with other state agencies, to develop and implement a plan to expand the meat processing capacity in the State to allow for meat from axis deer and other wild game to be processed for distribution by non-profit food distribution services by 7/1/2025. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1954

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.

Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1795

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

Establishes a working group within the University of Hawaiʻi to evaluate possibilities for making community college free for Hawaiʻi residents. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 14, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1894

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

Authorizes and appropriates funds to the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants as necessary to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and website to educate homeowners and wastewater industry professionals about information and resources regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines. Requires that mandatory seller disclosures in real estate transactions include whether the property has a cesspool, including the date by which state law mandates that the cesspool be upgraded, converted, or connected, and the priority level of the cesspool according to the Hawaiʻi cesspool hazard assessment and prioritization tool.

In committee Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1898

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.

Establishes and appropriates funds for two full-time positions to implement the Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project established by Act 153, SLH 2022, and makes an appropriation for the project for FY 2024-2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded.

In committee Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1648

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY.

Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1893

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.

Amends Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2022, to increase the cesspool compliance pilot grant project grant amount and update a reference. Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 and to establish positions to implement the pilot grant project.

In committee Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1656

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to assist individuals in obtaining a commercial driver's license for the purpose of becoming school bus drivers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track