Sen. Karl Rhoads

Primary SB 263

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Repeals the confidentiality protection afforded under the Uniform Information Practices Act for certain information regarding misconduct of police officers that results in discharge. Requires that names of discharged or suspended police officers be disclosed in the annual report submitted by each county's police chief to the legislature.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 788

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FORFEITURE.

Requires the department of the attorney general to establish a working group to review and discuss Hawaii's asset forfeiture laws and make recommendations to improve these laws.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 734

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the Hawaii state loan repayment program.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 566

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Creates a temporary law enforcement working group to make recommendations to the legislature on establishing professional recruitment, hiring, and training standards for all state law enforcement officers who carry firearms and badges and who have the arrest authority. Prohibits a law enforcement officer who has been terminated for misconduct by a state or county department, agency, or office in the capacity of law enforcement from being hired by another state or county law enforcement department, agency, or office.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 801

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Prohibits the expenditure of state funds by state agencies for the purchase of single-serving bottled water, except under certain circumstances.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 357

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO AID IN DYING.

Authorizes a terminally ill adult with the capacity to make an informed health care decision to request a prescription for aid in dying medication from their attending physician to facilitate a peaceful death. Establishes that an attending physician determines a terminally ill adult's capacity to make an informed health care decision. Establishes that medical aid in dying does not constitute euthanasia, suicide, homicide, elder abuse or neglect, or cause a person to be considered a danger to self. Protects physicians who assist patients in obtaining aid in dying medication from civil or criminal liability. Makes it a felony to coerce an individual to request medication for the purpose of ending his or her life or to conceal a rescission of such request.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 291

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHAPTER 245, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Increases the excise tax imposed on large cigars from fifty to seventy per cent of the wholesale price of any large cigar sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after January 1, 2018, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler or dealer.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 815

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURE.

Requires disclosure of albizia trees in a disclosure statement as part of the sale or transfer of real estate assets.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 509

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EQUAL PAY.

Prohibits enforced wage secrecy and retaliation or discrimination against employees who disclose, discuss, or inquire about their own or co-workers' wages.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 498

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for the P4C Program of the University of Hawaii Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and for teachers of the Department of Education to train with the P4C Program.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track