Subjects U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles.
Sen. Ron Kouchi
Sponsored bills
Amends the excise tax rate on large cigars.
Provides an emergency appropriation in an unspecified amount to the office of the governor in fiscal year 2020-2021 to continue funding for various COVID-19 response related programs and activities. Requires, before the expenditure of any funds by the office of the governor, for the establishment of a task force to develop recommendations on the roles and responsibilities of the department of the attorney general and the county police departments regarding COVID-19 emergency order enforcement. Requires the governor, before the expenditure of any funds, to establish a statewide tier system, to be deployed at the county level, that include clear metrics for allowable business activities, other allowable activities, and in-person gathering restrictions Appropriates funds to the department of the attorney general for enforcement of COVID-19 emergency orders and rules. Requires that should any project or program paid for by state funds become eligible for federal reimbursement, those federal funds shall be deposited into the general fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Subjects U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles.
Exempts the employees' retirement system from disclosing under chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, certain types of alternative investment fund information. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's fuel shortage response and energy emergency statutes; provides policy guidance on energy resiliency and actual or potential energy supply disruptions or shortages to preserve the State's energy resiliency and security and to ensure that fuel products and energy resources are made available to emergency services and the public in an orderly, efficient, and safe manner.
Permanently reinstates the liability protections previously afforded to county lifeguards.
Removes the sunset provision in Act 42, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018.
Establishes a framework for the regulation of electric foot scooters by the State and counties. Amends definitions of "moped" to exclude electric foot scooters.
Clarifies airport jurisdiction with respect to land use compliance and county permits.