Hawaii Senator Kurt Fevella [R]

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HISB3321Intro
25%
Allows for the use of fine meshed nets for the protection of plants against invasive species.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB3358Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Agriculture to indemnify Molokai ranchers whose herds were affected by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak and have not received indemnification from other sources. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceede...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB3322Intro
25%
Updates and expands the statutory prohibition on the use of tobacco at public schools to include prohibiting the possession and use of electronic smoking devices. Requires the Department of Education to be responsible for educating students, employee...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education Committee
HISB3374Intro
25%
Prohibits the sale, importation, personal use, and commercial use of all fireworks, except consumer fireworks. Removes permitting requirements for consumer fireworks.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB3368Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Education to establish a teacher loan forgiveness program to assist in the payment of loans for teachers who commit to teaching in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education Committee
HISB3373Intro
25%
Beginning the 2024-2025 school year, requires the Department of Education to rename the James Campbell baseball field as the Loke Huddy Baseball Field.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education Committee
HISB3342Intro
25%
Establishes a spay and neuter special fund and an advisory committee for the special fund. Allows funds from an income tax check-off to be deposited into the spay and neuter special fund. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds t...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB3369Intro
25%
Allows the Director of Health to grant an exemption from the requirement to upgrade, convert, or connect a cesspool if the State is unable to present evidence that the cesspool is affecting the State's drinking water supply or recreational waters.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3385Intro
25%
Requires electronic smoking device of e-liquid manufacturers to submit certifications with the Department of Taxation annually, stating that products comply with federal regulations. Requires the Department of Taxation to maintain a directory. Impose...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3380Intro
25%
Requires each motor vehicle insurance policy to cover the replacement cost of a child passenger restraint system damaged during a collision for which liability coverage under the policy is applicable.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2014Intro
25%
Beginning October 1, 2024, requires that all cartridges for electronic smoking devices and solutions for filling or refilling an electronic smoking device to be in child-resistant packaging.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2881Intro
25%
Prohibits any person from intentionally encouraging or coercing any other person to consume alcohol or any other intoxicant for the purpose of enabling the other person to operate a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. Provides that a person...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2980Intro
25%
Establishes the Cultural Corridor Authority to develop plans to redevelop areas affected by disaster while maintaining historic and cultural preservation. Establishes an income tax credit to incentivize the voluntary relinquishment of real property l...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2966Intro
25%
Establishes a goal to transition all state-owned, non-road vehicles to be zero-emission vehicles by the end of 2045. Defines non-road vehicle.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2968Intro
25%
Includes hydrogen vehicles as a priority for state agencies when purchasing or leasing light-, medium-, and heavy-duty motor vehicles.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2989Intro
25%
Authorizes the Judicial Council to nominate persons for appointment to a county ethics commission; provided that the county's charter or ordinance requires members of the commission to be appointed from nominations made by the Judicial Council.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2990Intro
25%
Prohibits the purchase and sale of a motor vehicle to another individual who is not duly licensed to operate that category of motor vehicle. Prohibits the registered owner of a motor vehicle from allowing an individual who is not duly licensed to ope...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB3017Intro
25%
Establishes "La Ku oko a", Hawaiian Independence Day, as a state holiday to be observed annually on November 28th.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2015Intro
25%
Amends the priority for which moneys in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund are to be used.
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2024-01-25
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB2093Intro
25%
Establishes jurisdiction for the Department of Law Enforcement over enforcement of chapter 132D, HRS, relating to illegal fireworks. Establishes provisions for police and fire officers to enter premises and for the Director of Law Enforcement to insp...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2472Intro
25%
Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal supplemental security income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2549Intro
25%
Removes from the standard condominium proxy form the option of giving a proxy vote to the board of directors of a condominium association as a whole or to directors present at the meeting. Requires a disclosure statement on the standard condominium p...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2551Intro
25%
Beginning 1/1/2025, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for biomarker testing.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2496Intro
25%
Establishes a gray water income tax credit to encourage the installation of qualified gray water systems certified by the Department of Health on existing residential properties and new housing developments. Effective for taxable years beginning afte...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2614Intro
25%
Modifies penalties for violations of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations rules from a fixed fine to a fine proportional to the yearly income of the violator.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2530Intro
25%
Amends the composition of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund board of trustees. Clarifies vacancy procedures. Amends quorum requirements and voting powers.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2484Intro
25%
Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the return-to-home pilot program, established pursuant to Act 94, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, to provide eligible homeless individuals with assistance in reuniting with family and relatives in t...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2531Intro
25%
Amends the state and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for employees hired after 6/30/2024.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2612Intro
25%
Establishes the offense of habitual runaway.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2610Intro
25%
Prohibits employers from employing employees for a workday longer than eight hours for more than 6 days in a workweek unless the employer pays the employee overtime pay at 1.5 times the employee's regular rate for hours worked in excess of 8 hours, a...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2604Intro
25%
Establishes a court's authority to issue an order restricting abusive litigation.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2485Intro
25%
Establishes the advisory council for sexual trauma in the Hawaii national guard. Requires annual reports to the Legislature.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2717Intro
25%
Allows the Department of Accounting and General Services to employ persons exempt from civil service and collective bargaining requirements.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2848Intro
25%
Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the Liquor Commission of each county to adopt rules and regulations.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2878Intro
25%
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates moneys for capital improvement projects for the 20th senatorial district.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB2862Intro
25%
Prohibits a landlord from renting or leasing, or offering to rent or lease, a dwelling unit in the district described in section 41(2)(D), HRS, at a rate that exceeds the rate for which that dwelling unit was rented or leased or offered for rent or l...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2724Intro
25%
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to make restitution in the form of financial support t...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2852Intro
25%
Establishes a two-year senior access pilot program in the Executive Office on Aging to improve access to essential services and reduce wait times for seniors seeking public services through state and county government offices. Requires the Auditor to...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2802Intro
25%
Declares that the general fund expenditure is exceeded. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Agriculture to increase the benefits of the Hawaii healthy food incentive program to a wider portion of the State's population and the provision of ma...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2799Intro
25%
Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Incentive Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible producers for a portion of the producer's costs to transport agricultural commodities. Decla...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2809Intro
25%
Requires the State Fire Council to appoint the State Fire Marshal. Establishes that this measure only takes effect if another bill is passed that establishes a State Fire Marshal position.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2807Intro
25%
Establishes an annual tax credit for qualified physicians who actively practice medicine in rural areas of the state.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2853Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to the department of health for mobile vaccination services for homebound individuals.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2713Intro
25%
Requires certain employers to provide paid meal periods to certain employees under certain circumstances. Establishes conditions for waivers of the paid meal periods.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2846Intro
25%
Amends chapter 88, HRS, to include new definitions for certain law enforcement administrators and employees established in Act 278, SLH 2022, as class A members of the pension and retirement systems and provides guidance for the computation of retire...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2766Intro
25%
Establishes the Panaewa community development district to allow for planning, development, and maintenance of public lands in Panaewa, Hawaii. Amends membership of the Hawaii community development authority to include representatives of the Panaewa c...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2851Intro
25%
Increases from $800 to $1,600 the amount of death benefits paid by the Department of Human Services to cover the cremation and disposition costs for a deceased person who was eligible for medical or financial assistance at the time of the person's de...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2844Intro
25%
Excludes critical infrastructure information from disclosure requirements under the Uniform Information Practices Act.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2798Intro
25%
Establishes the hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when th...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2877Intro
25%
Abolishes the tip credit. Effective 1/1/25.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
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