Sen. Angus McKelvey

Primary HB 831

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Increases administrative and criminal penalties for those who violate the Hawaii pesticides law.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 260

In committee · Hawaii House · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Authorizes the counties to reclassify lands fifty acres or seventy-five acres in certain rural, urban, and agricultural districts; provided that a certain percentage of the housing units on the land sought to be reclassified are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty percent of the area median income. Establishes penalties for violations related to land use commission district boundary amendments. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 489

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

Requires the thirty-day lapse or termination notices for long-term care policies to be sent by certified mail, priority mail, or commercial delivery service, or other method of delivery requiring proof of delivery.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 245

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Amends the definition of "historic property" under the historic preservation law to include the requirement that buildings, inclusive of privately owned homes, meet the criteria for being entered into the Hawaii register of historic places. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 626

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO WATER CIRCULATION.

Requires the department of health to establish a two-year pilot project to test Tier 1 beaches for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus not less than monthly. Requires a report to the legislature before the regular sessions of 2022, 2023, and 2024.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 8

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.

Amends Act 151, SLH 2019, to make identifying lands for producing food crops that may be grown locally using conventional, sustainable, and regenerative practices to replace imports one of the goals of the Department of Agriculture's strategic plan for increased food production. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1351

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CONSERVATION MITIGATION BANKS.

Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to establish and operate conservation mitigation banks to restore, create, enhance, or preserve conservation habitats or resources as compensatory mitigation. Clarifies the sale of credits involved in conservation mitigation banking. Defines "conservation mitigation bank". Authorizes the department to contract a third-party administrator for the operation of the mitigation banks. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

Passed Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 815

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Requires the Governor to mandate, when declaring a state of emergency involving an airborne pathogen, the wearing of face masks or other specified face coverings under certain circumstances. Specifies that the penalty for violation of the mandate shall be a monetary fine, unless an exemption was fraudulently obtained.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 419

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Requires that when an officer has custody of a child under the age of 16 for an alleged violation of law, the child shall have contact with legal counsel or a parent or legal guardian before the child waives any constitutional rights and before any custodial interrogation.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 847

In committee · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATIONS.

Requires the department of the attorney general to study and submit a report to the legislature on the feasibility and cost effect of establishing an office of administrative adjudications that conducts administrative hearings for the State's executive branch agencies.

In committee Dec 10, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track