Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products.
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to allow a recount of votes cast in an election be conducted in a manner to be provided by law.
Requires manual recounts of election votes when the margin of victory is less than two hundred fifty votes or less than one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less.
Creates a state lottery division within the department of budget and finance with rulemaking authority to implement a state lottery limited to the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games. Allocates lottery profits to the general fund. Creates lottery and lottery prizes revolving funds. Appropriates funds.
Allows the state fire council to employ support staff personnel and clarifies that office equipment and supplies for the council are an authorized use of the budget received from the department of labor and industrial relations.
Provides a general excise tax exemption for certain food or food ingredients.
Establishes a tax credit of thirty per cent of the actual cost, including installation, water meter, and permitting fees, not to exceed $10,000, for an automatic fire sprinkler system installed in any new, one- and two-family dwelling in a building used only for residential purposes. Repeals on 6/30/2027.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the seventeenth senatorial district.
Appropriates funds to the department of education.
Establishes a minimum-security housing program in a county with a population of more than 750,000 for short-term adult offenders. Provides capacity for a furlough program. Appropriates funds.
