Sponsored bills
Designates the ‘ohi‘a lehua as the state endemic tree. Takes effect 7/1/2022. (CD1)
Effective 1/1/2028, makes it unlawful for farm owners or operators and business owners or operators to sell or offer for sale any shell egg in the State that is not USDA certified cage free, as evidenced by a USDA certified cage free grademark or shield. Exempts certain commercial table-egg layer premises. Establishes the cage free matching grant program until 6/30/2027. Establishes penalties. Requires DOA to establish rules. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2032. (HD1)
Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records by creating an interactive digital database software program to be completed and available for use no later than 7/1/2023. Appropriates moneys. Effective 1/1/2222. (HD1)
Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological examinations. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
Appropriates funds to expand the Hawaii state health insurance assistance program by contracting with third-party service providers and staffing consultants and recruiting more volunteers. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
Temporarily expands the state rent supplement program to specifically target qualified individuals who are sixty-two years of age or older and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Requires HPHA to submit annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2025. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
Updates the list of federal agencies whose law enforcement officers may make arrests for certain offenses under state law by adding United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations and deleting United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from the list. Updates references to the titles of the heads of the district offices for the listed federal agencies and the names of these agencies, including United States Customs and Border Protection.
Appropriates an unspecified sum to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (LNR402) for research, extension, and control of the little fire ant and other harmful ants. (HD1)
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Agriculture for water source infrastructure and the maintenance and improvement to the Peekauai Ditch Irrigation System located on Kauai. (HD1)