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D Hawaii Senate · District 16

Sen. Bennette E. Misalucha

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4,233
all sessions
Attendance
100%
9 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
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Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
1,709
bills & resolutions
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
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0
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1,709 bills and resolutions

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1,709
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Primary SB 891
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

Establishes requirements for Hawaiian home lands beneficiary consultation. Amends the membership requirements for the Hawaiian homes commission. Requires quarterly reporting on land dispositions and lease cancellations. Authorizes the governor to establish an inter-agency council, based on a recommendation from the Hawaiian homes commission. Requires DHHL to develop and implement a loan servicing manual. Allows the Hawaiian homes commission to retain separate legal counsel or use the services of the attorney general, as needed. Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on the potential effects of creating a position for the director of Hawaiian home lands that is separate from the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)

Passed Mar 24, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 245
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the department of education's existing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) working group to create a state plan to make completion of the FAFSA or an opt-out waiver a statewide graduation requirement by the 2023-2024 school year. Requires a report to the 2022 legislature. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)

Passed Mar 24, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1258
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Authorizes the establishment of a physician-patient relationship via a telehealth interaction, if the physician is licensed to practice medicine in the State. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 815
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.

Establishes maintenance of effort provisions for free education. Establishes a public education stabilization trust fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 717
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records and make the digital database available for use no later than 7/1/2022. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 221
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Requires the governor's coordinator on homelessness, in conjunction with the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness, to develop plans for the city and county of Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui to coordinate the services and shelter facilities of public agencies and nonprofit organizations to meet the concerns of communities impacted by homelessness and the needs of the homeless population within each county. Requires the county plans to contain specific strategies to address unmet needs in each county. Requires annual reports to the legislature on the status of the county plans. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 821
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Allows a minor who has reached the age of sixteen to petition the family court for emancipation. Requires the court to take certain actions regarding investigation of the petition, appointment of legal counsel and a guardian ad litem for the petitioning minor, and the findings necessary to grant the petition. Specifies the rights gained by the minor upon emancipation. Requires the court to require the minor's parents or legal guardians to pay for any services ordered by the court. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 338
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO A FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.

Requires the department of agriculture to establish a 5-year food hub pilot program to increase access to local food. Provides for the award of grant funding to qualified applicants wishing to establish or expand a food hub. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Honalo Marshalling Yard. Requires reports to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 749
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Allows HPHA to build non-subsidized housing. Excludes amounts required to be set aside or transferred pursuant to the Admission Act of 1959 or sections 1 and 6 of the State Constitution with respect to the net proceeds of sales or leases of HPHA-developed property, from being deposited into the public housing revolving fund. Requires HPHA to submit certain documentation to the office of Hawaiian affairs regarding government or crown lands set aside or leased to HPHA prior to any plan to redevelop or enter into a public-private partnership for affordable housing development. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2021 0 co-sponsors
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