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D Hawaii Senate · District 13

Sen. Karl Rhoads

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Total votes
16,196
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
5,002
bills & resolutions
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
5,002 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
5,002
Primary
4,998
Co-sponsor
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Primary SB 42
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO FAIR SCHEDULING.

Requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the employee's shift schedule at least ten calendar days before the employee is scheduled to work, under certain circumstances. Requires certain employers to pay their employees twice as much as their regular rate of pay for time worked when their shift schedule was not timely given.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 347
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Restricts the use of solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to use appropriate alternatives to solitary confinement for inmates who are members of a vulnerable population. Requires the department to develop written policies and implement procedures by 7/1/2024. Defines "member of a vulnerable population." Requires a report to the Legislature.

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 29
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO CUSTODY AND VISITATION.

Adds coercive control and litigation abuse by a parent of a child to the list of factors the court shall consider in determining what constitutes the child's best interest when awarding custody and visitation rights to individuals. Defines "coercive control" and "litigation abuse".

In committee Jan 30, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 905
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO BUILDING INSPECTIONS.

Requires periodic inspections of certain walls and appurtenances of buildings five or more stories in height. Establishes procedures for inspections, preparing inspection reports, and responding to report findings.

In committee Jan 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 906
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS.

Establishes enhanced penalties for multiple violations of the same liquor law by licensees in a county with a population of 500,000 or more, under certain circumstances.

In committee Jan 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1008
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO TAXATION OF AVIATION FUEL.

Imposes a state carbon emissions tax of $6.25 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on all aviation fuel. Directs the aviation fuel tax into the airport revenue fund. Implements a tax credit to mitigate the effects of this tax on lower income taxpayers.

In committee Jan 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 994
In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO UHU.

Prohibits all removal of uhu, also known as parrotfish, from state waters.

In committee Jan 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors
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