Sen. Ron Kouchi

Primary SB 152

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FIREWORKS LABELING.

Corrects labeling dimension with regard to fireworks used for display.

Passed Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 183

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Allocates additional transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties of Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui. Sunsets 12/31/2030.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 159

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Repeals the State's preemptory powers over the regulation of tobacco products. Clarifies the county powers to adopt and enforce ordinances and rules.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 616

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SAVINGS PROMOTION CONTESTS.

Authorizes financial institutions that are depository institutions to conduct savings promotion contests in which its account holders are contestants.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1323

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.

Establishes state appliance efficiency standards. (SB1323 HD1)

Passed Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1185

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.

Exempts from legislative approval the sale of the leased fee interest in certain affordable leasehold developments by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1180

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENERGY ASSURANCE.

Addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's fuel shortage response and energy emergency (energy assurance) statutes; provides policy guidance on preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against any actual or potential energy supply disruption or shortage to preserve the State's energy 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.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 175

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ZONING.

Allows counties with populations less than 100,000 to enact a zoning ordinance to amortize or phase out nonconforming single-family transient vacation rental units over a reasonable period of time.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 405

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Amends the distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues by changing the amount distributed to the counties from a fixed sum to a percentage of the revenues collected.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 614

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ZONING.

Allows counties to enact a zoning ordinance to amortize or phase out nonconforming single-family transient vacation rental units over a reasonable period of time.

In committee Dec 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track