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D Hawaii Senate · District 10

Sen. Les Ihara

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Total votes
12,007
all sessions
Attendance
92%
684 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
2,597
bills & resolutions
Lower than 93% of chamber peers
Committees
2
assignments
2,597 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
2,597
Primary
1,820
Co-sponsor
777
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Primary SB 787
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

Restricts management fees to an amount that reflects a reasonable value for services rendered. Requires that condominium property managers, associations of apartment owners, and planned community associations make association documents available to owners under reasonable terms, including through a property management company's or association's website, if one exists, and for reasonable costs.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 813
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Prohibits campaign contributions from certain entities to members of the legislature during the legislative session, for five days following adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Prohibits a member of the legislature from knowingly soliciting or accepting a contribution from a lobbyist or a lobbyist's principal during a legislative session, for five days following adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Prohibits fundraisers for any member of the legislature to be held during any regular legislative session, for five calendar days after adjournment sine die, and during a special session. Takes effect on 1/1/2018.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 596
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO HAZING.

Establishes hazing in the first degree as a misdemeanor.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 552
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING.

Mandates the department of agriculture to take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent, or minimize the adverse effects of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 626
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO ETHICS.

Requires lobbyists and their clients to make monthly disclosures during any month the legislature is in session, and a report for June 1 through December 31. Adds required disclosures regarding lobbying events, contractual relationships with legislators, and campaign contributions. Requires the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to file their financial disclosures by January 31 after the beginning of the regular legislative session. Requires certain state employees to disclose contractual relationships with lobbyists and their clients. Amends the definition of "administrative action" to include granting or denying an application for a business- or development-related permit, license, or approval and the procurement of goods and services through contracts covered by the procurement code. Requires the state ethics commission to accept electronically filed documents.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 696
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO OXYBENZONE.

Prohibits the sale, offering for sale, or distribution of any sunscreen containing oxybenzone in the State, unless the sunscreen label contains a warning that the use of oxybenzone in nearshore waters poses serious hazards to coral and reef health.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 28
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS.

Authorizes health care providers under the state medicaid program to ask about supplemental nutrition assistance program (food stamp) participation on medicaid certification and re-certification forms.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 822
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Requires the department of transportation to install and operate public electric vehicle charging systems on Kauai, Maui, Molokai, and the Island of Hawaii. Appropriates moneys to fund installation and operation of the electric vehicle charging systems.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 693
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO OXYBENZONE.

Requires advertisements or displays for sunscreen containing oxybenzone in the State to include a conspicuously displayed statement that the use of oxybenzone in nearshore waters poses serious hazards to coral and reef health.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 811
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO VOTING.

Beginning on January 1, 2018, requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, instruction permit, limited purpose driver's license, limited purpose provisional driver's license, limited purpose instruction permit, or identification card shall be automatically registered to vote if that person is not already registered to vote; provided that upon receipt of notification from the respective county clerk the applicant shall have twenty-one calendar days to opt-out of automatic voter registration. Makes an appropriation.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors
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