Sen. Dru Kanuha

Primary SB 464

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Authorizes a property owner or agent to enter adjacent property with albizia trees under certain conditions, including consulting with a tree arborist and providing written notice, to control albizia trees before they become hazardous. Provides a defense to criminal prosecution. (SD2)

Signed into law Apr 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 911

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to improve health care services related to cardiac care at Hilo Medical Center. (SB911 HD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 175

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE STATE TO CONVENE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HOW TO IMPLEMENT, DEVELOP, AND REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STATE.

Passed Apr 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 908

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Establishes a Statewide Sustainability Division within the Office of Planning to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Appropriates funds. (SB908 HD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 341

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.

Clarifies exemptions from licensure as a behavioral analyst for general education teachers, direct support workers, special education teachers, and teacher trainees working in collaboration with or under the supervision of licensed professionals. Requires the DOE to seek approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the Hawaii Medicaid State Plan to provide reimbursement for applied behavior analysis services. (SB341 HD2)

Passed Apr 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1034

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Clarifies that the existing health insurance mandate for coverage of low-dose mammography includes coverage for advancing methodologies of digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis. Sunsets June 30, 2024. (SB1034 HD1)

Passed Apr 17, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 81

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 291C-3, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR KEIKI HEALTH BENEFITS.

Passed Apr 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 89

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO WORK WITH THE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT GROUP, IN CONSULTATION WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, TO IDENTIFY ON-SITE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSITION THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING INTO AN ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING.

Passed Apr 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 56

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A SCHOOL IMPACT FEE REVIEW TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEES LAW, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAW, AND MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCHOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH.

Passed Apr 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 12

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.

Passed Apr 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track