Raises the minimum wage and establishes an adjusted minimum wage rate for 2027 and after. Repeals the tip credit.
Exempts agricultural products, including produce, meat, and fish, from the general excise tax. Exempts over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies, and menstrual products from the general excise tax. Establishes a surcharge on the general excise tax and use tax for the sale or use of luxury cars.
Amends definition of "renewable energy" to exclude trees, wood pellets, and other wood products made for burning.
Requires licensed used motor vehicle part dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of catalytic converters and requires the sellers to file a written statement that the seller has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the catalytic converter. Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic converter as a class C felony. Increases the penalty for engaging in the business of purchasing or selling used motor vehicle parts and accessories without a license. Requires scrap dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of palladium, platinum, and rhodium. Requires all scrap dealers to pay for palladium, platinum, and rhodium, and used motor vehicle part dealers to pay for catalytic converters, by check.
Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Appropriates funds.
Prohibits the sale or distribution of consumer goods for which a deceptive claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made. Requires the department of health to collect data and issue a material characterization study on recyclable materials collected in the State. Establishes standards for recyclability of products in the State. Prohibits the sale of any product that is labeled as compostable or biodegradable unless the product meets specified criteria.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines the effectiveness of the State's single, state-wide public school system.
Appropriates funds to restore diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental benefits to adult medicaid enrollees; provided that the department of human services obtains maximum federal matching funds available and pursues all funding sources, including private grants, prior to expending any general fund appropriations.
Prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Establishes fines and penalties for violations. Effective 01/01/2023.
Specifies that ten per cent of the moneys in the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund shall be allocated to and expended by the Department of Health for purposes of the Kupuna Care Program and the Kupuna Caregivers Program. Specifies that the allotment of tobacco settlement moneys shall not supplant the base budget of the Executive Office on Aging.
