Sen. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Primary SCR 18

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FREE SENIOR ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO SENIOR CITIZENS.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1301

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO USE TAX.

Clarifies the obligation between the seller and purchaser to pay use taxes. Clarifies definitions of "representation", "seller", and "use" to include online and internet sales.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1224

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.

Requires judges, instead of the Hawaii paroling authority, to determine the minimum term of imprisonment a convicted offender must serve before becoming eligible for parole.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 235

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Permits the installation of clotheslines in any residential dwelling, apartment, condominium, or townhouse, under certain conditions. Defines a reasonable restriction on the placement and use of clotheslines as any restriction that is necessary to protect public health and safety, buildings from damage, historic or aesthetic values, or shorelines under certain circumstances.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1226

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SEPARATION BENEFITS.

Appropriates funds for severance benefits and special retirement benefits for public employees affected by the privatization or closure of Hawaii health systems corporation facilities.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1116

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Provides that an independent medical examination and permanent impairment rating examination shall be conducted by a qualified chiropractor or physician selected by the mutual agreement of the parties. Provides a process for appointment in the event that there is no mutual agreement.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1285

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to DOE to support the Turnaround Arts program in Hawaii in partnership with Hawaii Arts Alliance.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1064

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

Exempts certain affordable housing projects from the school-impact-fee requirement.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1090

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ETHICS.

Increases fines for ethics violations and for violations of the lobbyist law, chapter 97, HRS. Clarifies the ethics code's language regarding the assessment of fines in the context of a settlement agreement. Removes statutory remnants from when violations of chapter 97, HRS, were criminal offenses.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1179

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to develop a department telephone hotline intake training program and upgrade its telephone hotline to enable the department to efficiently and effectively receive information and respond to information and reports relating to the department's duties and responsibilities. Requires the division of conservation and resource enforcement of the department of land and natural resources to enter into memoranda of understanding with other law enforcement agencies to provide twenty-four-hour service through an existing law enforcement dispatch center. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to upgrade its telephone hotline and establish four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) permanent civil service positions to provide intake services for the department of land and natural resources' telephone hotline twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

In committee Jan 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track