Sen. Michelle Kidani

Primary SB 408

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Establishes a family leave insurance program, which requires employees to make contributions into a trust fund that can be used to provide employees with family leave insurance benefits to care for a designated person. Expands the number of weeks of family leave from four to twelve weeks under the family leave law. Appropriates funds to the department of labor and industrial relations to implement the family leave insurance program. Requires a study to be performed by the department of labor and industrial relations and an actuarial study to be performed by the department of budget and finance.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 596

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HAZING.

Establishes hazing in the first degree as a misdemeanor.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 573

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO GRAFFITI.

Establishes and funds an anti-graffiti program coordinator position under the office of the lieutenant governor and funds an anti-graffiti program for the use of cameras and high resolution photos to detect taggers on state property. Repeals on July 1, 2020.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 362

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE OPERATIONS.

Allows motorcycles to share the same lane as other vehicles when stopped or moving.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 402

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Repeals the requirement that passenger cars obtain a certificate of inspection.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 578

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Authorizes the Hawaii community development authority to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for housing development projects on all lands within the Kakaako community development district. Allows the programmatic environmental impact statement, once it is accepted by the office of environmental quality control, to satisfy the environmental assessment and impact statement requirements for any housing development project within the Kakaako community development district.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 265

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.

Creates an offense of confinement of a dog by tethering under prescribed circumstances with certain exceptions and establishes mandatory fines.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 777

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO STUDENT INFORMED CONSENT.

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.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 680

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Establishes and appropriates funds for an alternative energy research and development pilot program that authorizes the high technology development corporation to provide matching grants of up to fifty per cent to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the Office of Naval Research.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 282

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a minor is present. Requires the Department of Health to report on the enforceability of the prohibition and coordination of data collection efforts of the respective law enforcement agencies.

In committee Jan 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track