Allows federal pandemic relief funds received by the State to be used to supplement payment into the county highway funds. Permits the County of Hawaii to appropriate the county's share of fuel tax revenue for the maintenance of substandard private subdivision roads that are used by the public. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored bills
Extends regulatory authority of the Department of Agriculture over hemp production until June 30, 2024. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Appropriates funds for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) program specialist position related to mosquito control in the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Appropriates funds for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission and to fund two full-time equivalent permanent positions for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Requires any person operating a vehicle with an ignition interlock to have government issued identification in their immediate possession. Expands the offense of circumventing or tampering with an ignition interlock to include obscuring the camera lens or not providing a picture of the driver. Establishes a new fine for those who operate or assume actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol content of .05-.08. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Establishes two additional marginal tax rates for joint filers whose income exceeds $10,000,000 and $25,000,000, head of households whose income exceeds $7,500,000 and $18,750,000, individuals whose income exceeds $5,000,000 and $12,500,000, and estates and trusts that have income exceeding $200,000 and $500,000, respectively. Establishes a working group within the Department of Taxation to develop a proposal for a state wealth tax. Takes effect on 7/30/2075. (SD1)
Makes an emergency appropriation to the City and County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply for emergency operations, future planning, and remediation resulting from the contamination of the Southern Oahu Basal Aquifer; provided that the Department of Health seeks to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Navy to reimburse the full amount of the appropriation. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Limits the Department of Transportation's use of facial imaging and thermal scanning systems to certain specified situations. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Reduces the annual vehicle registration fee by fifty per cent for disabled veterans who have fifty per cent or more but less than one hundred per cent service-connected disability rating. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Allows any county or state agency responsible for maintenance of a highway to recover from the owner or driver of a vehicle the actual cost of removal of materials dropped or spilled on the highway. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Transportation for signage to inform the public about laws relating to littering.