Authorizes the counties to adopt an ordinance regulating the operation of hosting platforms that provide booking services for transient accommodations operators. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Requires the department of health to establish a reverse vending machine pilot program to provide grants to deploy reverse vending machines in the State. Allows moneys from the deposit beverage container deposit special fund to be used for grants to deploy reverse vending machines. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Adopts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards and provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Beginning 1/1/2024, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new single-family dwellings that are part of a development of ten or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop photovoltaic energy generating system, under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Hawaii state energy office to use moneys from the energy security special fund to administer variances. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Authorizes physician assistants to sign orders for respiratory therapy and plans of care. Expands the class of health care providers under whom respiratory therapists may practice respiratory care to include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a two-year nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses paid to retrofit a residence with wind resistive devices. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Sunsets 12/31/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes requirements for transient accommodations brokers prior to publishing an advertisement on the availability of a property for lease or rent on behalf of an operator or plan manager. Prohibits transient accommodations brokers from engaging in business with an operator or plan manager who is not in compliance with state laws and county ordinances. Prohibits a hosting platform from providing booking services in connection with a transient vacation rental that is not lawfully certified, registered, or permitted as a transient vacation rental under applicable county ordinance. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a general excise tax exemption for the gross proceeds or income from the manufacture, production, packaging, and sale of diapers. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes licensure requirements for school psychologists to be administered by the board of psychology. Requires all school psychologists to be licensed by 7/1/2025. Increases the composition of the board of psychology to include two school psychologists. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Requires the court to appoint counsel to indigent parents upon the filing of a petition for custody or family supervision and make every effort to do so at the first hearing attended by the parents.
