Rep. Nicole Lowen

Primary HB 2538

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends after the effective date of this Act shall authorize the Department to: (1) Enter the leased premises at any time to identity, investigate, control, or eradicate invasive species; and (2) Terminate the lease if the lessee refuses the Department entry or is found in violation of any applicable law, rule, or order relating to the control or eradication of invasive species.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2101

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WASTE.

Establishes a working group within the Department of Health to make recommendations for increasing the recycling of construction and demolition debris. (HD1)

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1971

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the Board of Agriculture to submit a report on the percentage of agricultural lands that are suitable for farming and actively farmed and certain dollar amounts relating to lease transfers between lessees.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1668

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PRIVACY.

Establishes provisions allowing for consumers to request data brokers that maintain their personal information to delete any personal information related to the consumer.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1563

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that governs smoking.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2166

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

Establishes the Hawaiʻi environmental protection agency within the department of land and natural resources. Transfers jurisdiction of certain functions and employees of the department of agriculture and department of health to the Hawaiʻi environmental protection agency. Appropriates funds.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2691

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE RED HILL REMEDIATION AUTHORITY.

Establishes the Red Hill remediation authority. Creates the Red Hill remediation special fund.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2095

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Specifies some of the measures the Director of Health may take in response to emergency circumstances affecting the availability of safe drinking water or the discovery of contamination in a public water source.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2180

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Prohibits development in special management areas unless the development is first found to not be located in a sea level rise exposure area.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1573

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Caps the primary and secondary ticket seller service charges that may be added on to event ticket prices. Requires website operators to guarantee refunds in certain circumstances and disclose that the website is not the primary ticket seller. Prohibits speculative tickets and the usage of bots.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track