Sen. Karl Rhoads

Prohibits the intentional release of balloons inflated with a gas that is lighter than air.

Requires energy efficiency scores and grades for certain buildings. Assigns powers and duties to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Department to submit to the Governor and Legislature a report on energy asset scores. Establishes penalties. Appropriates moneys.

Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons where law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department after a specified period of time. (SD1)

Adds the director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board.

Requires that a disclaimer be provided by sellers or providers of emotional support animals or certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses for emotional support animals that the animal is not a service animal. Establishes penalties. (SD1)

Establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products", as used in the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. Increases the license fee for persons engaged as a wholesaler or dealer of cigarettes and tobacco products. Increases the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products. Allocates a portion of funds collected from excise taxes on tobacco products to health education and prevention programs concerning the risks and dangers of the use of electronic smoking devices for youth. Repeals certain provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to electronic smoking devices. Effective January 1, 2022.

Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to retain independent counsel as needed whose legal fees are to be paid for by the State.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks for the eradication of feral roosters and chickens on state lands.

Increases personal income tax revenues for high earning taxpayers by establishing new income tax brackets and rates that are applied against a broader level of taxable income for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2021. Increases the tax on capital gains. Increases the corporate income tax and establishes a single corporate income tax rate. Exempts unemployment payments from the State's personal income tax from 1/1/2022.

Requires used motor vehicle parts dealers to obtain a written statement that the seller has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the catalytic converter. Requires certain sellers to provide copies of receipts or a declaration from the purchase of a catalytic converter. Requires dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of catalytic converters. Requires dealers to pay for catalytic converters by check. Requires scrap dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of palladium, platinum, and rhodium. Requires scrap dealers to pay for palladium, platinum, and rhodium by check. Creates a penalty for engaging in the unlawful business of purchasing or selling of catalytic converters, palladium, platinum, or rhodium. Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic converter and make it a class C felony.