Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax credits certified per qualified production per filing year.
Requires the Department of Transportation to inspect personal aircraft that enter the State and land at state airports for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized transportation of fireworks and article pyrotechnic into the State. Requires the Department to coordinate with an appropriate law enforcement agency or county fire department to dispose of prohibited fireworks and articles pyrotechnic.
Requires laws that enact, modify, or extend the availability of a tax expenditure to contain specific information, revenue estimates, and analyses before becoming law. Allows the disclosure of certain tax credit information.
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to collaborate to actively plan for the design, construction, and operations and management of a state hotel. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
Requires the Department of Human Services to adjust the minimum certification periods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits households, participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project, and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rates, including establishing additional positions.
Requires the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health to amend its eligibility criteria for the home and community-based services Medicaid waiver to include individuals having an intellectual or a developmental disability and a comorbid mental illness. Appropriates funds.
Maddy summarySB 1138 requires health plan insurers to use the same prior authorization approval rules for medical treatments as Medicare does. This directly affects health insurance companies that offer plans covering prescription drugs, hospital care, or specialist visits. The key mechanism is mandating that insurers align their internal processes with Medicare’s established standards for approving treatments. The bill aims to simplify and standardize approval requirements for patients seeking covered care, though it does not change Medicare’s own policies.
Repeals the Land Court. Requires registered owners of an interest in property registered in land court to deregister their interest. Requires the land court to inform registered owners of the requirement to deregister. Appropriates moneys.
Maddy summarySB 594 removes the requirement that perpetrators of certain crimes must know or reasonably should know their victim is 60 years or older. This means prosecutors no longer need to prove the offender was aware of the victim's age in cases involving seniors. The bill directly affects how crimes against seniors are prosecuted and adjudicated in court. It changes the legal standard for accountability, focusing on the victim's age rather than the perpetrator's knowledge.
Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Authorizes the public utilities commission to adjust the 2045 and interim standards.
