Hawaii Senator Angus McKelvey [D] | Bills | Introduced

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HISB967Intro

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Establishes an organic foods production tax credit for farmers investing into the organic certification process.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1030Intro

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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. Authorizes the department to contra...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB972Intro

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Increases fines for any operator of a motor vehicle carrier using a vehicle for commercial tour operations who is not registered with the Public Utilities Commission. Increases penalty for any person who advertises as a motor carrier of passengers wi...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB380Intro

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Prohibits digital application developers and digital application distribution platforms from increasing the price of a digital application subscription plan that is automatically billed to the user's account without obtaining the user's written conse...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB95Intro

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Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving public assistance. Requires the Department of Human Services to disregard passed-t...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB1033Intro

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Expands the department of land and natural resources' rulemaking authority to include any rule deemed necessary to protect certain aquatic life. Expands the board of land and natural resources' authority to temporarily adopt, amend, or repeal certain...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB1604Intro

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Authorizes certain criminal offenders to undergo anger management counseling in lieu of domestic violence intervention as part of their sentences.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1110Intro

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Establishes a framework to regulate controllers and processors with access to personal consumer data. Establishes that a violation of the consumer data privacy act constitutes an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1483Intro

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Prohibits cyber harassment and cyberstalking. Allows for civil liabilities and injunctions for cyber harassment and cyberstalking.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB365Intro

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Establishes the offense of operating a vehicle while impaired, and penalties. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to take administrative action. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1445Intro

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Conforms the amount allowable for the Hawaii expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment tax credit to the credit amounts allowed in the federal tax code. Increases the low-income household renters' income tax ...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB149Intro

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Establishes a continuous Legislature. Requires the Legislature to convene at least once a month. Removes language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a two-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consider...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1149Intro

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Requires state and county agencies to process the aggregated energy and water data of certain properties through the federal ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and submit the benchmarking data to the office of planning and sustainable development. Appropr...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB675Intro

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Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee
HISB1475Intro

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Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to create a strategic plan for maintenance dredging of important port and harbor locations and report the plan to the Legislature. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB943Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to fund school health support staff to sustain the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1102Intro

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Authorizes the counties to adopt an ordinance regulating the operation of hosting platforms that provide booking services for transient accommodation operators.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB1107Intro

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Establishes the Hawaii Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the purpose of conducting and regulating wagering and gaming in the State. Establishes the Lottery and Gaming Special Fund and allocates certain percentages of the fund to various community be...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1009Intro

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Amends the definition of "restricted use pesticide" to include neonicotinoid pesticides.
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2023-12-11
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
HISB885Intro

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Makes the quorum and voting requirements of the Nonprofit Corporation Act inapplicable to planned community associations and condominiums.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB1249Intro

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Appropriates moneys for cybersecurity and data science programs at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1061Intro

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Permits the governing body of a county to create, by ordinance, a process for the recordation and enforcement of solar easements. Allows counties to require individuals claiming a solar easement to record that easement by filing a declaration with th...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1481Intro

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Establishes conditions for the importation of fireworks. Authorizes the county fire departments to inspect warehouses, piers, cargo, baggage, and personal effects of persons arriving in the State to ascertain if they contain any fireworks. Requires i...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB421Intro

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Establishes procedures for the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Require...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB703Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation for the Small Business Innovation Research Program.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB952Intro

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Clarifies provisions related to the statutory limitations on the time periods in which a survivor of childhood sexual abuse may file a civil action. Allows for punitive damages. Permits the court to order restorative justice measures, if deemed appro...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB850Intro

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Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee
HISB1180Intro

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Prohibits the sale of geolocation information and internet browser information without consent.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB1150Intro

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Establishes a list of substances allowed for use as pesticides and fertilizers on state and county property. Provides that the use of substances not specifically allowed as pesticides and fertilizers on state property and county property is prohibite...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB1054Intro

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Prohibits non-compete and non-solicit clauses in employment contracts relating to employees of a restaurant, retail store, newspaper, magazine, news agency, press association, wire service, or radio or television transmission station or network.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB100Intro

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Appropriates funds for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission and to fund three full-time equivalent (3.00 FTE) permanent positions for the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB940Intro

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Establishes an additional minimum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB87Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its partner, or partners, for the continuation of benefits of the Green Jobs Youth Corps. Takes effect 07/01/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1160Intro

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Allows the Intermediate Appellate Court to review orders issued by the Hawaii Paroling Authority.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1004Intro

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Establishes a carbon emissions tax credit. Expands the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to include carbon emissions. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1443Intro

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Authorizes the department of education to stock bronchodilators for emergency use during respiratory distress and authorize department employees to volunteer to administer bronchodilators.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee
HISB288Intro

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Transfers the Culinary Institute of the Pacific from the University of Hawaii to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an administratively attached agency.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB443Intro

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Limits the tax credits for research activities each taxpayer may receive to $1,500,000 per taxable year. Requires that every qualified high technology business be registered to do business in the State and occupy a business location and address in th...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB1072Intro

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Prohibits the State's Supreme Court and Intermediate Appellate Court from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to br...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1092Intro

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Makes driving without a license a civil violation. Establishes fines. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB153Intro

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Authorizes supplemental categorical funding for remote schools. Appropriates funds.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee
HISB1250Intro

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Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made by residents of the State into the HI529Hawaii's College Savings Program.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB901Intro

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Requires the Department of Health to post on its website separate reports for various visits, violations, plans, and confirmations the Department performs or issues of certain care facilities. Establishes deadlines for each report type. Requires the ...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB1168Intro

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Expands eligibility for, and automates, the expungement of arrest and conviction records if certain criteria are met, including the lack of a conviction record for a specified time period following the date of an arrest, conviction, or release from i...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB631Intro

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Proposes an amendment to article X, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution to modify the appointment process for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii. Repeals the requirement that the governor shall only appoint from pools of candida...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB864Intro

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Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Hawaii Public Housing Authority's programs to develop housing exclusively for residents of the State who are owner- or renter-occupants...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1177Intro

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Allows dogs in restaurants at the restaurant owner's or manager's discretion, provided that certain conditions are met.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB396Intro

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Subjects rent-to-own contracts for real property in the State to state and federal foreclosure procedures.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB146Intro

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Allows procuring agencies to use a list of qualified persons for a particular professional service for up to three years. Allows purchasing agencies to waive any requirement for professional service providers who are on a prepared list of qualified p...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB1125Intro

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Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to design and construct photovoltaic panel coverings over playgrounds at all Department of Education schools.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Education Committee
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