Sen. Glenn Wakai

Primary SB 2555

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

Requires the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least twice a year.

In committee Jan 23, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2412

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.

Makes an appropriation to support and expand medical residency training programs in state teaching hospitals. Requires dollar-for-dollar matching funds from private funding sources.

In committee Jan 23, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2553

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires that, beginning 1/1/2021, no building permit shall be issued for a new single-family dwelling unit unless the unit includes a solar water heater or a grid interactive water heater.

In committee Jan 23, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2258

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE.

Prohibits defendants from claiming that discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of a victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation resulted in extreme mental or emotional disturbance sufficient to reduce a charge of murder to a charge of manslaughter unless the other circumstances of a defendant's explanation exist and are sufficient to reasonably find extreme mental or emotional disturbance.

In committee Jan 21, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2320

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HELICOPTERS.

Requires all private helicopter operators to provide certain information to the department of transportation on a public website, prior to the operation of any private helicopter.

In committee Jan 21, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2027

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO VOTING.

Requires that any person who is eligible to vote but is not already registered to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewed, or duplicate civil identification card be automatically registered to vote unless the applicant affirmatively declines to be registered to vote. Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or civil identification card information to election officials and the statewide voter registration system. Takes effect 1/1/2021.

In committee Jan 15, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 708

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects of the department of accounting and general services.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 246

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ASSET FORFEITURE.

Repeals the criminal forfeiture fund and requires fifty per cent of the total forfeited property and the sale proceeds thereof collected pursuant to state forfeiture laws to be deposited into the general fund.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 843

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires a manual recount of election votes when the margin of victory is equal to or less than one hundred votes cast or equal to or less than one-half of one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 857

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PAYMENTS OF SUPPORT.

Includes tips or gratuities paid directly to an individual by a customer of the employer and reported or declared to the employer under the definition of income used to calculate payments of child or spousal support.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track