Exempts gross income from agricultural commodities sold directly to consumers from the general excise tax up to a limit of $50,000 per year. (SD1)
Sponsored bills
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund construction of affordable housing development projects. Appropriates moneys for homelessness mitigation and prevention efforts.
Increases the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act tier II filing fee from $100 to $200 to provide needed preparedness resources to local area planning committees.
Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent program coordinator and one full-time equivalent inspector position within department of agriculture, and program operations for the industrial hemp program. (SD1)
Appropriates unspecified funds for staff positions and various services to support the Hawaii zero to three court. Takes effect 2/28/2050. (SD1)
Authorizes the department of land and natural resources and the Hawaii community development authority to negotiate and execute ninety-nine year leases on the department's and authority's lands located within one mile of the city and county of Honolulu's planned rail transit stations, provided that all housing in the mixed-use development for the lands to be leased is reserved for residents and families earning up to sixty per cent of the area median income. Effective 3/15/2050. Sunsets on 6/30/2050. (SD1)
Transfers an unspecified percentage of the amount of certain fines and forfeitures to each county collected for uncontested traffic infractions in that county. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD1)
Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to assist with and provide supplemental funds to the National Wildlife Research Center to research the negative impacts of the rose-ringed parakeet on Kauai and develop and implement a control plan to reduce the negative impacts.
Authorizes the DOE and B&F to borrow moneys from the Hawaii green infrastructure loan program for heat abatement measures at public schools. Appropriates general funds to make an initial repayment to the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund.
Requires disclosure of commercial agriculture pesticide use under specified conditions. Revises the ceiling and use of the Pesticide Use Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds for the John A. Burns School of Medicine to study the exposure of Chlorpyrifos on pregnant mothers. (SB804 HD1)