Sen. Russell E. Ruderman

Primary SB 2602

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to conduct annual compliance examinations of procurement contracts that are over $50,000 of an unspecified minimum number of executive departments, divisions, or agencies. Requires the State Procurement Policy Board to also select any department, division, or agency for a compliance examination to ensure compliance with the State Procurement Code. Requires the State Procurement Office to report its findings to the legislature. (SB2602 HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2211

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONCUSSIONS.

Expands the scope of the concussion educational program to include middle- and elementary-school students. Appropriates funds. (SB2211 HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2598

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SALARY OVERPAYMENTS.

Requires each department to deduct the department's total salary overpayment from the department's budget request for the following fiscal biennium. Requires that employees who exhaust their sick leave be placed on a manual accounting system. Removes the two-year statute of limitations on determination and collection from an employee of salary and wage overpayment. (SB2598 HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 5

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO EVALUATE THE IMPORT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

Passed Mar 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2660

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE.

Expedites workers' compensation claims by firefighters by requiring the injured firefighter's private insurance to pay the costs of a controverted claim, subject to reimbursement upon a later finding that the claim is compensable. Requires reimbursement of up to 137 percent of the Medicare reimbursement rate for claims for certain specified types of cancer. (SB2660 HD1)

Passed Mar 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1235

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to improve the health care services related to cardiac care at Hilo Medical Center. Requires the Auditor to audit contracts over $1,000,000 that the Department of Health or the Department of Human Services entered into with domestic violence nonprofit organizations. (SB1235 HD1)

Passed Mar 22, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2667

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

Codifies sustainable development goals based on the United Nations' Global Goal 6, Clean Water and Sanitation. (SB2667 HD1)

Passed Mar 21, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 36

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING STATE DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE LAND OWNERS TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE REDUCTION OF FREE-ROAMING CAT POPULATIONS USING THE TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN-MANAGE STRATEGY.

In committee Mar 21, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 132

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

In committee Mar 15, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 106

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO HIRE A STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE AND OTHER ZOONOTIC DISEASES IN THE STATE'S HUMAN POPULATION AND TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE EFFORTS IN PROTECTING AND IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH.

In committee Mar 15, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track