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HIHB2161Intro
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for an additional fifteen full-time equivalent (15.0 FTE) sheriff positions for transitional law enforcement officer activities in Lahaina. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is ...
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2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB1619Intro
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Provides that within lands under Department of Hawaiian Home Lands jurisdiction, the Department shall have the nonexclusive authority to enforce state statutes and rules and county ordinances and rules in the same manner as state sheriffs and county ...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2076Intro
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Amends the appropriation of Act 279, SLH 2022, to conform its lapsing provision by 1 year, to conform to constitutional limitations. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for fiscal year 2024-2025 to give practical effect to th...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1733Intro
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Requires county clerks to update the general register of voters according to death certificates and other disqualifying records upon receipt from department of health or another informing agency.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1704Intro
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Amends provisions in Chapter 11 to improve the integrity and accuracy of voter rolls, ballot security, increases the number of voter service centers, and requires ballots be sent by mail only upon voter request.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2119Intro
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Amends the fine for individuals convicted of criminal littering to $1,000 instead of a range of $500 to $1,000.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1669Intro
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Except under certain circumstances, makes it unlawful for a person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or intend to sell an encapsulating machine or tabulating machine when the person knows, or reasonably should know, that the machine will be used t...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1887Intro
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Repeals section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the counties to determine the proper requirements for fire sprinkler systems in residences.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1871Intro
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Removes the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence for the offenses of fraud, false claims, and false statements.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1920Intro
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Corrects erroneous references in chapters 520 and 520A, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1737Intro
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Provides for a sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole upon conviction for sex trafficking of a minor. Requires separate sentencing proceedings after conviction before a jury.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1747Intro
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Mandates that any qualified applicant shall be granted a license to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition unconcealed on the applicant's person.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1543Intro
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Excludes critical infrastructure information from disclosure requirements under the Uniform Information Practices Act.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1750Intro
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Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting for any election. Repeals the provision allowing for ranked choice voting for certain positions and circumstances.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1716Intro
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Creates the offense of organized retail theft. Provides penalties for organized retail theft. Creates an organized retail theft task force.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1847Intro
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Amends section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to prohibit state and county elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the state...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2075Intro
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Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to further reduce its homestead program applicant waitlist.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1867Intro
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Increases penalties for bribery, under certain circumstances.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2171Intro
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Establishes the petty misdemeanor offense of sitting or lying on a public sidewalk. Contains exceptions, including for expressive activities that are protected by the First Amendment, and for medical emergencies.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1824Intro
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Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1742Intro
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Raises the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18 years of age. Allows a person to marry at 17 years of age with the written consent of the person's parent, guardian, or a family court judge.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1860Intro
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Provides that a maximum time period to grant or deny a business or development-related permit, license, or approval shall only apply if a request for a contested case has not been filed.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1882Intro
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Clarifies and modernizes the way the State Ethics Commission provides advice and conducts investigations pursuant to sections 84-31 and 97-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1859Intro
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Authorizes any board that is subject to state open meetings law to hold a closed meeting for the purpose of providing training to new and current board members.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2021Intro
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Removes the Legislature's exemption from the State's sunshine law.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1723Intro
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Adds new sections to the Hawaii Constitution. Allows for amendments by initiative to prevail and reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. Specifies a procedure for recall of elected officials and appointed justices and judges.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2034Intro
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Exempts any development of homestead lots or housing for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from general excise and use taxes.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1749Intro
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Restores in-person voting at polling places as the principal method of voting in this State. Repeals the establishment of voter service centers.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1868Intro
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Amends the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime to include violation of privacy in the first and second degrees.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2120Intro
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Provides Hawaii residents with the option of paying for the registration of their motor vehicles and associated taxes and fees on a biannual basis. Restricts the amount of delinquency tax due to the current tax due plus one year. Removes language all...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1858Intro
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Provides that supplemental information received within 48 hours of a meeting of a board subject to state opening meetings law may be added to the board packet; provided that the public is promptly provided access to the supplemental information.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1751Intro
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Requires election information to be publicly available either through website access or public records request.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1575Intro
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Prohibits a person from wearing a ski mask or balaclava in public places, under certain conditions.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1703Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of twelve years in the house of representatives or senate, or both, for terms beginning on or after the general election of 2024, with a grandfather cla...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1810Intro
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Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1744Intro
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Proposes an amendment to article III of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to clarify that a legislator who is present to vote on any bill, resolution, confirmation of an appointment, or adoption of a report of a committee, whether in a floor se...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2037Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment that would legalize the possession and use of recreational cannabis by adults who are at least 21 years of age, as provided by law.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1574Intro
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Permits the courts to consider enhanced sentencing for defendants convicted of sex trafficking if the victim was a minor, Native Hawaiian, or transported between islands or across state lines for the purposes of sex trafficking.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1717Intro
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Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1734Intro
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Requires any campaign advertisement that contains any image, video footage, or audio recording that is created with the use of generative artificial intelligence to include a disclosure statement regarding the use of that technology. Subjects violato...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1725Intro
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Ensures that any mandated medical products are subject to standard liability.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2080Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the basis to marriage shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of race or sex.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1872Intro
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Amends the definition of "advance gambling activity".
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1570Intro
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Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1667Intro
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Requires a licensing authority to deny or suspend, or refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, any license if the licensee or applicant is found to have been involved with unlawful fentanyl dealings.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1885Intro
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Amends the definition of "lobbying" to include certain communications regarding procurement decisions, staffing or appointment decisions, the development of an administrative agencys written report or statement of policy, and ex parte communications ...
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2086Intro
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Excludes xylazine testing strips from the definition of "drug paraphernalia". Requires the administrator of the narcotics enforcement administration to make an emergency scheduling by placing xylazine into schedule III on an emergency basis.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1753Intro
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Lowers the threshold for a mandatory recount of votes. Requires that a recount be conducted in a different method than the original vote.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB2073Intro
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Prohibits certain entities from distributing unsolicited mail that is reasonably likely to cause the recipient to believe that a governmental agency has approved of the distribution.
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2024-01-24
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HIHB1752Intro
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Requires that ballot signatures be verified by employees in the presence of at least two official observers.
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2024-01-24
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