Establishes an income tax credit for agricultural businesses that lose income because the business took land out of active production to comply with federal food safety requirements. (HB230 HD1)
Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
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Annually increases minimum wage 1/1/18 - 1/1/2021. On 9/30/2021 and thereafter requires DLIR to adjust the minimum hourly wage in accordance with the Honolulu region consumer price index. Deletes tip credit.
Appropriates funds for the Aging and Disability Resource Center. (HB612 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for one full-time equivalent Fall Prevention and Early Detection Coordinator position, which was established by Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014. (HB614 HD1)
Authorizes the counties to provide exemptions for alternative dwellings and alternative dwelling parks. (HB1373 HD1)
Establishes a permit that exempts sustainable living research and sites from certain county codes, ordinances, and rules. Effective 7/1/2038. (HD1)
Appropriates funds to the department of human services to study the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database of certain information related to homeless individuals for providers of homeless services.
Requires coffee blend labels to disclose regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees. Prohibits using geographic origins of coffee in labeling or advertising for roasted or instant coffee that contains less than 51 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin.
Requires the Department of Human Services to post on its website, reports of child care facility inspections and corrective actions taken by the facility. Requires annual reporting to the Legislature on records and actions involving violation complaints. Appropriates funds. (HB673 HD1)