Establishes the illegal vacation rental enforcement revolving fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the fund to be used by the counties in the course of investigations of persons operating illegal vacation rental units in violation of county ordinances, rules, and regulations.
Increases the minimum wage rate to $12 per hour beginning 01/01/19, $13.50 per hour beginning 01/01/20, and $15 per hour beginning 01/01/21. Beginning 01/01/19, allows an employer to pay to an employee a wage that is at least ninety per cent of the applicable minimum wage rate if the employer employs less than fifty employees, the employee is under the age of sixteen, or during the employee's initial thirty days of employment with the employer.
Allows public school students in grades K through 12 to decline participation in dissection, vivisection, and other procedures harmful to animals. Requires schools to make alternative educational projects available, and the board of education to develop rules and give notice to all schools.
Requires that owner-builders provide proof of withholding of applicable taxes and that workers' compensation insurance were provided to those contracted to work on the exempt buildings and structures. Makes conforming amendments to section 444-9.1(c), HRS, relating to fines for violating the owner-builder exemption.
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for a comprehensive category of reproductive health services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures. Requires the department of human services to establish and administer a program to reimburse the cost of medically appropriate services, drugs, devices, products, and procedures for individuals who can become pregnant and who would be eligible for medical assistance but for their citizenship status. Prohibits discrimination in the provision of reproductive health care services. Appropriates funds to the department of human services.
Requires the John A. Burns school of medicine to convene a working group to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior changes for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.
Authorizes the public benefits fee to be used to install and upgrade electric power infrastructure to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. Authorizes the public benefits fee administrator to establish procedures for the administration of public benefits fee programs that install or upgrade electric power infrastructure to facilitate the use of electric vehicles. Sunsets on 6/30/2022.
Specifies a customer has the right to rescind a deferred deposit by returning the principal amount used to fund the deferred deposit within a specified time frame. Permits customers to convert a deferred deposit into an installment loan plan in certain circumstances and specifies requirements for the installment loan plan. Protects against harmful collection practices. Defines annual percentage rate. Requires a check casher to post a notice informing customers that additional options may be available for safe, regulated, lower-cost, small dollar loans. Requires a check casher to provide a written agreement to a customer that clearly discloses specific information relating to the cost and fees associated with the deferred deposit, among other things. Caps the annual percentage rate at thirty-six per cent for deferred deposit of a personal check. Permits prepayment of deferred deposit agreements with no additional fees.
Prohibits riders and passengers under ten years of age on motorcycles and motor scooters. Amends requirements for child passenger restraints in motor vehicles. Requires rear facing child safety seats for children under two years of age. Raises fines for violations.
