Hawaii Senator Chris Lee [D]

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HISB116Engross
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Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Duke Kahanamoku. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2601Engross
50%
Expands the time period by which a civil action for childhood sexual abuse committed on or after July 1, 2024, may be initiated. Authorizes a court to require personnel of legal entities to undergo training on trauma-informed response. Effective 7/1/...
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2731Engross
50%
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2560Engross
50%
Provides that each lease that the Department of Agriculture enters into, renews, or extends after the effective date of this Act shall authorize the DOA to: (1) Enter the leased premises at any time to survey for, identify, investigate, control, or e...
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2024-03-18
[Hearing: Mar 20 @ 9:30 am]
To House Agriculture Committee
HISB2575Engross
50%
Prohibits the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed in all state marine waters, with certain exemptions. Prohibits the issuance of any permit for or in connection with the development or operation of any facility or infrastructu...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 9:30 am]
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2562Engross
50%
Prohibits individuals without a valid unrevoked license obtained from the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, or operating under the direct supervision of the same, from performing any surgical procedure on any pet animal. Makes performing any surgi...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB2710Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to Hawaii and serve as inspirations to others. Establishes a permanent archive within the State Archives to house the work ...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 20 @ 10:00 am]
To House Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee
HISB2693Engross
50%
Establishes the offense of charitable fraud during a state of emergency. Provides that a person commits charitable fraud during a state of emergency if that person, during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, performs certain deceptive ac...
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2024-03-15
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Miyake, Souza.
HISB3242Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Transportation or county transportation agency having jurisdiction over roads, highways, or similar infrastructure to evaluate high-risk or dangerous corridors or intersections and plan strategies for mitigation. Provides t...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB3335Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Authority and Cannabis and Hemp Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Establishes the Cannabis and Hemp Control Implementation Advi...
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2024-03-15
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 2:00 pm]
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB2561Engross
50%
Prohibits intentionally leaving or confining pet animals in a vehicle under conditions that endanger their health, safety, or well-being. Permits law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter an unattended vehicle to pr...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB2746Engross
50%
Requires that the securing of mooring lines from vessels requiring tug assistance to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by a stevedoring company. Defines "stevedoring company". Exempts, under certain circumstances, ves...
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2024-03-14
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
HISB2747Engross
50%
Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to have aircraft liability insurance coverage not less than an unspecified percentage of the highest minimum similar coverage required by a United States inte...
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2024-03-14
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
HISB2768Engross
50%
Requires the state energy office to adopt rules governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB2735Engross
50%
Requires driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires offenders who are found to be excessively speeding or driving while intoxicated to retak...
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2024-03-14
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
HISB3021Engross
50%
Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB3022Engross
50%
Establishes a transportation network company, taxicab, and limousine fee. Provides for the deposit of the transportation network company, taxicab, and limousine fees collected into the Safe Routes to School Program special fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (...
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB3195Engross
50%
Expands the definition of "renewable energy producer" that is used to determine the Board of Land and Natural Resources' disposition of public lands by direct negotiation to renewable energy producers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB3239Engross
50%
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaii...
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB3265Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Film Advisory Council. Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to: (1) Change the aggregate cap amount to an unspecified amount; (2) Extend the sunset date of the tax credit to 1/1/2039; ...
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2024-03-14
[Hearing: Mar 19 @ 10:00 am]
To House Economic Development Committee
HISB3243Engross
50%
Prohibits foreign entities and foreign-influenced business entities from making contributions, expenditures, electioneering communications, or donations for election purposes. Requires every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a stat...
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2024-03-14
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden, Kong, Souza; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
HISB3350Engross
50%
Requires appointees for judicial vacancies to file certain disclosures with the State Ethics Commission, under certain conditions. Requires the Commission on Salaries to consider the deterrence of bribery and corruption when making its salary recomme...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISCR153Intro
25%
Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Conduct A Study Evaluating The Feasibility Of Using Mycopesticides As A Method To Control Wasmannia Auropunctata.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISR127Intro
25%
Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Research And Develop A Plan To Implement Chess As A Competitive Sport In The State.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR140Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Research A Green Highway Program.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR152Intro
25%
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Collaborate With The State To Expand Community Gardening Opportunities For Residents.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISCR148Intro
25%
Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Develop Art, Branding, And Narratives For An Appropriate Selection Of Hawaii's Unique Communities, Landmarks, Parks, And Other Similar Areas.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR154Intro
25%
Requesting The Attorney General To File A Lawsuit Against Big Oil Corporations For Climate Damages To The State And Engage A Third-party Law Firm That Has Expertise In This Legal Area.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISR121Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Research A Green Highway Program.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISR124Intro
25%
Urging The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Recommend The Initiation Of A Sister-state Relationship Between Hawaii And The Spanish Province Of The Balearic Islands.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR155Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Professional Chapter Of The Society Of Professional Journalists To Establish A Process To Evaluate And Identify Sources Of News That Adhere To Ethical And Objective Journalistic Standards To Help The Public Distinguish Those Tha...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISR130Intro
25%
Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Collaborate With The State To Expand Community Gardening Opportunities For Residents.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISCR156Intro
25%
Urging Congress To Take Immediate And Decisive Action To Support Middle- And Lower-income Households In America.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISR129Intro
25%
Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISR128Intro
25%
Requesting The Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Relating To The Use Of Preferred Names For Students.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
HISCR145Intro
25%
Requesting Stakeholders To Update To The East-west Center Study Titled "hawaii As An East-west Bridge: A Survey Of The Economic Value Of Non-tourist International Activities In Hawaii".
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2024-03-14
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISR118Intro
25%
Requesting That A Task Force Be Convened To Develop A Norwegian-based Public Facility Model Designated To Ensure The Well-being And Safety Of Dementia Patients.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISR120Intro
25%
Requesting A Task Force Be Convened To Develop Options To Reduce Cost And Return Increased Value To Residents From Funds Made Available By The State For Public Mass Transit.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR136Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish A Housing Equity And Wellness Task Force.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISR119Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaption Commission To Develop Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Strategies And Make Related Recommendations.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISR117Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish A Housing Equity And Wellness Task Force.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISR125Intro
25%
Requesting The State To Begin Planning To Collaborate With Partners In Japan To Appropriately Recognize The Eightieth Anniversary Of The End Of World War Ii, Including The Atomic Bombings And Lives Lost In Japan And Hawaii Throughout The War, And Rea...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISR126Intro
25%
Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Develop Art, Branding, And Narratives For An Appropriate Selection Of Hawaii's Unique Communities, Landmarks, Parks, And Other Similar Areas.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR146Intro
25%
Urging The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Recommend The Initiation Of A Sister-state Relationship Between Hawaii And The Spanish Province Of The Balearic Islands.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR150Intro
25%
Requesting The Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Relating To The Use Of Preferred Names For Students.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
HISCR149Intro
25%
Urging The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts To Convene A Task Force To Research And Develop A Plan To Implement Chess As A Competitive Sport In The State.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISCR139Intro
25%
Requesting A Task Force Be Convened To Develop Options To Reduce Cost And Return Increased Value To Residents From Funds Made Available By The State For Public Mass Transit.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISR132Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Professional Chapter Of The Society Of Professional Journalists To Establish A Process To Evaluate And Identify Sources Of News That Adhere To Ethical And Objective Journalistic Standards To Help The Public Distinguish Those Tha...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISCR151Intro
25%
Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Develop Recommendations To Expand Blue Carbon Initiatives In The State.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISR133Intro
25%
Urging Congress To Take Immediate And Decisive Action To Support Middle- And Lower-income Households In America.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
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