Rep. Lisa Kitagawa

Primary HB 541

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.

Requires proper head lamp specifications for vehicle safety inspections. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its administrative rules to allow motor vehicle owners whose motor vehicle registration and safety inspection are both expired to obtain a motor vehicle safety inspection without evidence of a motor vehicle's registration before registering the motor vehicle. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 954

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the household and dependent care services tax credit for five years. Increases the refundable earned income tax credit for five years. Increases the income thresholds and credit amounts of the refundable food/excise tax credit for five years. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 463

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Lowers the threshold for disclosure of campaign expenditures for noncandidate committees to $500. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1397

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

Establishes a supportive housing pilot program in the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions. Appropriates funds. Declares that appropriations exceed general fund expenditure ceiling. Effective 7/1/2023. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 677

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND.

Changes the computation of interest that a purchaser of certain real property is required to pay to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation upon the purchaser's sale or assignment of the real property after a specified period of time. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a five year dwelling unit revolving fund equity pilot program and report to the Legislature regarding the pilot program. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to use up to $10,000,000 of existing funds in the dwelling unit revolving fund for the pilot program. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 581

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.

Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years. Requires individuals to submit a letter or certificate of completion to the family court. (SD2)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 579

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires reports to the legislature. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 948

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH.

Establishes a two-year child and adolescent crisis mobile outreach team pilot program on Oahu and one neighbor island site to expand existing crisis response services. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 12/31/2025. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 580

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE.

Expands the victim-counselor privilege under the Hawaii Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the University of Hawaii. Increases the minimum number of hours of training a domestic violence victims' counselor must complete to be considered a victim counselor. (SD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1183

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

Exempts parking lot operations at state parks and the operation of concessions at certain state parks from the bidding requirements for concessions operating on public property. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors