Sen. Tim Richards

Primary SCR 47

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE MEMBERS OF HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO MONITOR THE ALLIANCE FOR HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE V. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND TAKE ACTION TO LIMIT THE CASE FROM FURTHER RESTRICTING ACCESS TO SAFE ABORTION OPTIONS.

In committee Mar 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 42

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE MEMBERS OF HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO MONITOR THE ALLIANCE FOR HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE V. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND TAKE ACTION TO LIMIT THE CASE FROM FURTHER RESTRICTING ACCESS TO SAFE ABORTION OPTIONS.

In committee Mar 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 52

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE, AND THE COUNTIES TO ALLOW SOLAR FARMS TO ELEVATE SOLAR PANELS TO CREATE HOUSING UNITS BENEATH THEM TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOMELESS CRISIS.

In committee Mar 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 498

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Establishes the Shipping Container Inspection Program and shipping container inspection program special fund. Amends the definitions of "aerial devices" and "fireworks" within state fireworks law. Requires reports to the Legislature on implementation of the Shipping Container Inspection Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 734

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BURIAL SITES.

Establishes an inter-division program between the State Historic Preservation Division, Land Division, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, Island Burial Councils, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs that addresses the location, movement, and restoration of Hawaiian burial sites or ‘iwi, exposed or likely to be exposed to coastal erosion. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 283

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PER-PUPIL FUNDING.

Excludes from the charter school per-pupil funding calculation all amounts relating to programs that provide comparable benefits for all public school students regardless of whether the student is a Department of Education school student or a public charter school student.

Passed Mar 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 290

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

Requires that appropriations allocated to Department of Education programs that provide instructional services directly to students shall remain within the budget of the program to which the funds were originally allocated and that the retention of an appropriation shall not be used by the Department as a basis for reducing a program's future budget requirements. Requires the Department of Education to report the creation of temporary positions to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1122

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

Requires nominees for the position of Deputy Director, First Deputy, or Deputy Chair, as the case may be, of principal departments and multiple deputy directors; first deputies; deputy chairs, as the case may be, for each department that has multiple individuals who serve in the same role to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires a person to file a disclosure of financial interest within thirty days of a person's nomination to any state position enumerated in section 84-17(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. (SD1)

Passed Mar 9, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 767

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.

Prohibits the Governor or a Mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Allows for a reasonable delay in an agency's response to a request as a result of extenuating circumstances.

Passed Mar 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1510

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ASTRONOMY ENGINEERING AND INSTRUMENTATION.

Establishes a center for the design, development, and fabrication of astronomical instruments within the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds for the center's planning and design and 10 full-time equivalent faculty positions within the center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track