Rep. Scot Matayoshi

Primary HB 608

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county. Requires the board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items. Requires a report to the legislature on implementing open forums. Eliminates the superintendent of education as a voting member constituting the public employer for the purpose of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with personnel of the department of education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1286

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TRAVEL.

Exempts any person from the post-arrival mandatory selfquarantine if the person receives a negative test result prior to arrival. Allows the governor to establish statewide conditions for exemption. Requires certain COVID-19 tests for travelers who do not have a test result upon arrival to avoid mandatory self-quarantine. Requires any person who does not obtain a negative test result for COVID-19 pre-arrival to be responsible for all costs associated with that person's mandatory self-quarantine. Prohibits the suspension of this Act except by legislative approval via a concurrent resolution. Repeals on 12/31/2021. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

Passed Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 549

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS.

Transfers the oversight and regulation of measurement standards in the State from the department of agriculture to the department of commerce and consumer affairs.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1326

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Allows a narrow hearsay exception for statements made by domestic violence victims during the course of the first interaction with the responding law enforcement officers and before the arrest of the defendant, as long as the statement bears sufficient indicia of reliability. (SD1)

Passed Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 829

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO A FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a five-year food hub pilot program to increase access to local food. Provides for the award of grant funding to qualified applicants wishing to establish or expand a food hub. Requires reports to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 861

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COMPOSTING.

Establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations exempt from department of health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 801

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Prohibits a retailer from selling or offering for sale combustion engine-powered mopeds beginning January 1, 2023. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 1165

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-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 Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 102

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUNSCREENS.

Beginning January 1, 2023, bans the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains avobenzone or octocrylene, or both, without a prescription issued by a licensed healthcare provider to preserve marine ecosystems. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track