Reduces the membership of the State Highway Safety Council appointed by the Governor from twenty to ten.
Sen. Ron Kouchi
Sponsored bills
Creates an accessible parking special account within the disability and communication access board special fund. Increases the state vehicle registration fee by $1, to be deposited into the accessible parking special account. Requires all costs associated with the statewide parking program for persons with disabilities to be appropriated from the accessible parking special account beginning July 1, 2022.
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers.
Provides for an expedited agency hearing for any criminal activity that threatens the health and safety of the community or any drug-related criminal activity.
Provides an emergency appropriation in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for COVID-19 response related programs and activities.
Short form bill relating to health.
Updates various provisions in chapters 269, 271, and 271G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to enable the Public Utilities Commission to use electronic filing processes and similar practices.
Extends the sunset provision in Act 39, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to 6/30/2024. Takes effect 6/29/2021. (SD1)
Establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center (Center) as a program under the Office of Homeland Security as described in chapter 128A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Also establishes the position of Hawaii State Fusion Center Director who shall be state-funded, permanently exempt from chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, responsible to the Director of Homeland Security, and accountable to manage the operations of the Center.
Appropriates and authorizes funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (5) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)