Sen. Tim Richards

Co-sponsor SB 438

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING.

Reduces the period for which an application shall be considered abandoned from two years to one year. Specifies the conditions under which applications for licenses and examinations will be deemed abandoned. Provides that the one-year period after which an application is considered abandoned cannot be extended. Provides that a licensing authority shall not be required to act on any abandoned application and that the licensing authority may destroy abandoned applications. Clarifies that an application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application and that the applicant shall comply with any new licensing requirements in effect at the time of the new application.

Signed into law Apr 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 422

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Makes a housekeeping amendment to section 341-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to delete a reference to a repealed section. (SD1)

Signed into law Apr 20, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary SB 731

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Designates November 28 of each year as La Kuokoa, Hawaiian Independence Day, to celebrate the historical recognition of the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Signed into law Apr 20, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SB 296

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.

Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires the Governor to propose legislation to implement the proposed deadline and streamline existing reporting requirements by repealing or consolidating any duplicative, obsolete, or extraneous reports. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 775

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO HUNTING GUIDES.

Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner, occupier, holder, or duly appointed agent of the private land, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissions and other information as part of their annual reports to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

Passed Apr 18, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 299

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs are submitted to the legislature. Requires the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 306

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO PUBLIC INFORMATION.

Requires that prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of an administrative rule, electronic notice of the proposed rulemaking be provided to all persons who have made a timely written request to, and provided a valid working email address to, the adopting agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings. Requires that alterations to administrative rules be displayed in Ramseyer format and the full text of rules be made available in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Passed Apr 18, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SCR 120

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, TO COLLECT DATA RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE IN HAWAII, EVALUATE THE COLLECTED DATA, AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.

Passed Apr 17, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 303

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF GRANTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 42F, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Appropriates operating and capital improvement grants for fiscal year 2023-2024. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Passed Apr 17, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SCR 137

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE UPDATING ITS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SITES AND TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING ITS WORK.

Passed Apr 17, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track