Hawaii Senator Troy Hashimoto [D]

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HISB2833Intro
25%
Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for the establishment and hiring of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) project manager III position to aid in the development of affordable housing options in the State....
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2024-02-06
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB3257Intro
25%
Requires the establishment of a One-Stop Student Service Center at each University of Hawaii campus with student enrollment greater than five thousand students beginning in the Fall 2025 semester. Requires that services provided by the One-Stop Stude...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB2356Intro
25%
Establishes within the Department of Defense the position and duties of State Wildfire Marshal, the position and duties of State Wildfire Chief, the State Wildfire Corps, and the State Wildfire Fuel Reduction Task Force. Makes an appropriation.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2609Intro
25%
Increases from $2,000 to $2,240, the minimum amount of guaranteed compensation required for an individual employed by and an employer who is exempt from the State's Wage and Hour Law.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2879Intro
25%
Establishes and appropriates funds for an artificial intelligence government services pilot program to provide certain government services to the public through an internet portal that uses artificial intelligence technologies.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2117Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "preceptor" to include physician assistants, registered dietitians, and social workers. Amends the definition of "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to clarify that preceptors may be compensated for the pr...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2486Intro
25%
Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing vulnerable adults with developmental disabilities or mental impairments who pose a credible threat to the health and safety to themselves...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2552Intro
25%
Requires the law enforcement standards board to develop training materials related to the recognition and signs of Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia. Requires law enforcement officers to review training materials for at least 1 hour p...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2021Intro
25%
Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to conduct a study identifying certain state-owned lands located within a one-half mile radius of any rail mass transit station, including lands owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and excluding lands ...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB2068Intro
25%
Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of a certain number of housing units. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. (SD1)
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2024-02-01
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB2105Intro
25%
Authorizes students who are individuals from a COFA nation, refugees, or special immigrant visa holders to qualify for the resident tuition fee within the University of Hawaii system, under certain conditions.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB2314Intro
25%
Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a Digital Identification Pilot Program. In coordination with the counties and various agencies, requires the Director of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB2307Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and oth...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2535Intro
25%
Removes the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from membership on the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2490Intro
25%
Requires each county to adopt, no later than June 30, 2025, ordinances applicable to subdivisions not approved by July 1, 2025, requiring as a condition of approval, the subdivider or developer to obtain a street address and install a mailbox for lot...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB2745Intro
25%
Provides that the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation shall not tow vehicles operated by persons found to have committed certain traffic infractions unless a citation was issued no less than 24 hours befo...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB3210Intro
25%
Requires Department of Education school bus contracts to include provisions that require contractors to prioritize the use of motor vehicles that do not require those drivers to hold a commercial driver's license.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Education Committee
HISB3208Intro
25%
Clarifies the purpose of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii and that its undertakings shall be limited to acts that are reasonably necessary to carry out its purpose. Repeals the requirement that the University of Hawaii contract wi...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB3233Intro
25%
Establishes a statute of repose for land surveyors, after which time a complaint cannot be made.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3255Intro
25%
Codifies certain administrative rules of the Department of Land and Natural Resources regarding permits to destroy or control harmful feral pigs.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB3262Intro
25%
Renames the John A. Burns School of Medicine special fund as the physician and veterinarian special fund. Expands the authorized uses of the special fund to include providing loan repayments to veterinarians and scholarships for students attending a ...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3253Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to provide additional support and resources to families receiving benefits through the State's adoption assistance and permanency assistance programs.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3264Intro
25%
Authorizes manufacturers of electronic devices to coordinate collection activities for the purpose of recycling electronic devices.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB3280Intro
25%
Increases the amounts for the income tax brackets and personal exemption and standard deduction amounts for tax year 2024. Adjusts annually for tax years beginning after 12/31/2024, the income tax brackets and personal exemption, and standard deducti...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB3227Intro
25%
Allows religious, educational, and medical institutions to build residential units on lands zoned for residential or commercial use within the urban state land use district, under certain conditions.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB3251Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3263Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Special Fund. Declares that the general fund exp...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3256Intro
25%
Requires any person responsible for news and social media reports based on government records received under Hawaiis Uniform Information Practices Act to respond to record requests in the same manner as an agency under chapter 92F, HRS, with exceptio...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB3284Intro
25%
Specifies some of the measures the Director of Health may take in response to emergency circumstances affecting the availability of safe drinking water or the discovery of contamination in a public water source.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3254Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to increase the funding for medicaid in-home services, conditioned on the Department of Human Services obtaining the maximum federal matching funds and pursuing all other funding sources.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3292Intro
25%
Beginning 7/1/2024, increases the cigarette tax rate and amends the disposition of the cigarette tax revenues by increasing the amount allocated to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3295Intro
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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2024-01-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB3293Intro
25%
Establishes an exemption to overtime compensation for employees on public works projects working on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday under certain conditions.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB3343Intro
25%
Requires beekeepers to adhere to certain industry standards and best management practice in the keeping of bees.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
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
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
HISB3333Intro
25%
Exempts accessory dwelling units, ohana dwelling units, and certain affordable rental housing projects developed pursuant to a county ordinance from school impact fees. Effective 6/30/2024. Sunsets 7/1/2026.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB3311Intro
25%
Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for public accommodations to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of information related to their services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations using inf...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3334Intro
25%
Expands the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Requires the claimant to provide actual evidence of the nature and cause of the construction defect and extent of necessary repairs along with the notic...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2995Intro
25%
Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court proceeding or arbitration proceeding to be supported by evidence of the applicant's and local counsel's Hawaii business registrations, the applicant's and local counsel's Hawaii ...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2998Intro
25%
Establishes processes and requirements during a state of emergency or local state of emergency related to eviction moratoriums, foreclosure moratoriums, mortgage deferments, loan deferment, adverse information reported to consumer reporting agencies,...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs 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
HISB2981Intro
25%
Establishes as a class B felony the unlicensed performance of contractor work, during or within 5 years following a national emergency, state of emergency, or disaster proclamation, in an affected political subdivision.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2982Intro
25%
Establishes the regenerative tourism program with the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to increase regenerative tourism. Establishes a grant program. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state gene...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism 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
HISB2338Intro
25%
For policies, contracts, plans, agreements, and plan contracts issued or renewed after 12/31/2024, requires the insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2459Intro
25%
Requires the employer to initiate negotiations on repricing of classes within a bargaining unit within thirty days of its receipt of the exclusive representative's written request to negotiate. Establishes that the employer's failure to initiate the ...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Labor and Technology 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
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
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