Rep. Jeanné Kapela

Primary HB 1688

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment and establish an advisory council to determine what would be needed to transition to a more circular system with less waste generation, more reuse, and an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1837

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

Requires the Department of Education to create emergency access plans for each Department school. Requires each Department school to have a comprehensive school evacuation communication plan for use during emergencies. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to assess all Department school campuses to determine if there are sufficient emergency evacuation routes for each campus and report to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1934

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.

Requires the Director of Transportation to convene an intoxicated driving reduction working group, under the leadership of Hawaiʻi's strategic highway safety plan, to make recommendations for amendments to existing laws to reduce incidents of intoxicated driving. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2650

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation for the coordinated removal of albizia and other invasive trees. Requires matching funds from public utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 177

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST BIG OIL CORPORATIONS FOR CLIMATE DAMAGES TO THE STATE AND ENGAGE A THIRD-PARTY LAW FIRM THAT HAS EXPERTISE IN THIS LEGAL AREA.

In committee Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1906

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to enhance its Panorama platform and Trust Circle mobile application or create a new platform. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HCR 218

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF MILITARY HOUSING IN HAWAII.

In committee Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2713

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.

Appropriates funds to provide additional support and resources to families receiving benefits through the State's adoption assistance and permanency assistance programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1675

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a medical practitioner for health care related goods and services purchased under Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE. Takes effect 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2026. (SD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2544

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION.

Establishes within the Department of Health a 2-year pilot project to charter flights from rural islands to an urban island to provide rural island residents with reliable transportation to medical care on urban islands. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Sunsets 6/30/2026. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track