Makes any violation of part II, chapter 200, HRS, a civil offense rather than a criminal offense.
Sen. Chris Lee
Sponsored bills
Prohibits the issuance of retail tobacco permits and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by businesses that are located within seven hundred fifty feet of a school, public park, or public housing complex. (HB2158 HD1)
Includes a hospice home operated by a hospice service agency as a state-licensed or state-certified health care facility subject to Department of Health inspections. Requires the licensure of hospice service agencies. (HB2450 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease. (HB2104 HD1)
Appropriates funds to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population. (HB2269 HD1)
Appropriates moneys for start-up grants to assist pre-opening public charter schools. (HB2167 HD1)
Includes distilled beverages containing spirits and added blending materials that contain less than twelve per cent of alcohol by volume in the cooler beverage definition. Deletes definition of draft beer. Applies the tax rate on draft beer to all beer. (HB2412 HD1)
Clarifies that state, county, and authorized agents' authority to enter private property to control and eradicate invasive species also applies when there is a reasonable suspicion that invasive species are present on that property. (HB2045 HD1)
Increases the income tax credit for low-income renters.
Transfers small boat harbors, boating, ocean recreation, and coastal areas programs from the Department of Land and Natural Resources back to the Department of Transportation. (HB1975 HD1)