Rep. Scot Matayoshi

Co-sponsor HB 1804

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a Healthy Soils Program.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1882

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING.

Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1542

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS THROUGH REMOTE TESTIMONY.

Requires each house of the legislature to establish by its rule, procedures that enables the legislature to use remote testimony at legislative committee hearings, enable the public to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings through remote testimony, and accommodate persons with disabilities though remote testimony. Defines "remote testimony".

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1634

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage of a service solely because the service is provided through telehealth and not through face-to-face contact. Requires parity between telehealth services and face-to-face services for purposes of deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, benefit limits, and utilization reviews.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1422

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.

Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue temporary permits to allow otherwise prohibited acts when the species affected is designated as threatened and authorizes the department to also suspend or revoke those temporary permits for due cause for two years.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1869

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.

Establishes limits on the government's use of facial recognition systems, with certain specified exceptions.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1698

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Establishes fines and penalties for violations. Effective 01/01/2023.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1825

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds to expand the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program by: (1) contracting with third party service providers and staffing consultants and (2) recruiting more volunteers.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1574

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

Requires DCCA to maintain and make public a list of persons that performed work without the required contractor license. Requires that certain documents be submitted to DCCA for projects being conducted pursuant to the owner-builder exemption of the contractor licensing law. Establishes fees based on the estimated value of the work to be performed by the owner-builder, to be used to pay for county building inspections. Requires owner-builders to provide written permission for a county to enter the property for inspection prior to a county issuing a building permit.

In committee Jan 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 538

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO FARM ANIMALS.

Requires farm owner or operators to confine egg-laying hens in accordance with the standards established in this measure. Effective 12/31/25, prohibits a business owner or operator from selling shell eggs or egg products that are produced by egg-laying hens that were confined in a cruel manner.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track