Hawaii Senator Ronald Kouchi [D] | Bills

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HISB3188Intro
25%
Removes the repeal and reenactment in Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, to maintain the authority of the President of the University of Hawaii to act as the University of Hawaiis chief procurement officer.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Higher Education Committee
HISB3130Intro
25%
Bans the sale of all flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Establishes positions and appropriates funds to enforce the ban. Repeals section 328J-11.5, HRS.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3101Intro
25%
Authorizes the Department of Health to redirect persons experiencing a mental health crisis who are involved with, or at risk for involvement with, the criminal justice system to the appropriate health care system and services, including behavioral h...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3082Intro
25%
Provides amendments to external review procedures to improve consistency with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Uniform Health Carrier External Review Model Act. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health mainten...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3038Intro
25%
Amends section 663-10.5, HRS, to abolish joint and several liability for government entities in claims and cases relating to the maintenance and design of highways under chapter 663, HRS, so that government entities are only liable in certain cases f...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB3172Intro
25%
Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to search criminal histories and fingerprint records of current and prospective volunteers and purchase of service contracted and subcontracted service providers and their employees who are ...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB3075Intro
25%
Clarifies the eligibility to recover from the Mortgage Loan Recovery Fund to include consumers aggrieved by the conduct of a mortgage loan originator licensee. Allows for the annual use of $50,000 of the fund for training the Division of Financial In...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3078Intro
25%
Extends the State's energy efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals, and clarifies procedures.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3131Intro
25%
Repeals section 328J-11.5, HRS.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3163Intro
25%
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to issue interim administrative rules to quickly regulate the use of ocean recreation equipment, especially new and emerging ocean recreation technologies, in state ocean waters until long-term admin...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB3098Intro
25%
Reestablishes the State Fire Marshal's Office within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Appropriates funds.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB3032Intro
25%
Broadens enforcement of orders of wage payment violations to allow for certified copies of orders of wage payment violation to be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB3055Intro
25%
Repeals the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3056Intro
25%
Clarifies that the party responsible for Renewable Portfolio Standards support and reporting on certain energy matters shall be the Chief Energy Officer, following Act 122, SLH 2019.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3145Intro
25%
Updates chapter 329, HRS, to make it consistent with amendments in the Federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, HRS.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB3086Intro
25%
Exempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Repeals on 7/1/2027.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Education Committee
HISB3151Intro
25%
Updates section 329-104(c), HRS, to clarify who may access information stored in the electronic prescription accountability system.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3093Intro
25%
Provides for re-computation of the amounts for standard deduction, itemized deduction, income tax brackets, and personal exemption each tax year, taking into account the cost-of-living adjustment factor. Adds a one-time adjustment to tax brackets. In...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB3077Intro
25%
Continues the alignment of Hawaii's money transmitters law with the provisions of the Model Money Transmitters Modernization Act, thereby enabling Hawaii to work within a network of states to license, supervise, and examine transglobal money transmis...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB3049Intro
25%
Establishes a Hawai`i Film Advisory Council within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Provides exemption for certified development of film studio facilities from taxes imposed under chapter 237, HRS. Amends the Motion Pict...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3186Intro
25%
Amends sections 286-102 and 286-181, HRS, to allow the exemptions to include use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for the school bus services, which may not meet school bus regulations but which shall otherwise meet vehicle requirements and qua...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HISB3058Intro
25%
Amends section 210D-10, HRS, to increase the maximum interest rate on Community-Based Economic Development loans to ten percent.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB3164Intro
25%
Includes advertisements and offers in the definition of "commercial activity" as used in chapter 200, HRS. Provides that advertisements or offers for commercial activity are prima facie evidence that the owner disseminated or directed dissemination o...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB3071Intro
25%
Clarifies the Employees' Retirement System's eligibility requirement definitions for service-connected disability and accidental death benefits.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2190Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2229Intro
25%
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
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2953Intro
25%
Abolishes the boards of registration.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2957Intro
25%
Establishes a one-year pilot program to reduce the population of rose-ringed parakeets on Kauai using past research and on-the-ground experience to guide future strategies. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2025.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee
HISB2956Intro
25%
Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve the State's oral health infrastructure. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriati...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2955Intro
25%
Establishes a dam and reservoir working group to ensure and enhance the continued availability and operation of dams and reservoirs in the State and consider their role in drought mitigation and the maintenance of a dependable water supply. Appropria...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2954Intro
25%
Statutorily establishes a Department of Land and Natural Resources transaction fee for each recording in the Bureau of Conveyances and Land Court. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt, amend, or repeal administrative fees, incl...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Water and Land Committee
HISB2378Intro
25%
Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicab...
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2024-01-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2214Intro
25%
Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees, from contributing to candidate committees or noncandidate committees for ...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2225Intro
25%
Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Est...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2210Intro
25%
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all state and county elective offices. Amends section 11-425, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), by increasing the maximum amount of public funds available for all offices by 50%. In...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2207Intro
25%
Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Est...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2218Intro
25%
Clarifies disclosures required from members of the Legislature.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2221Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the City and County of Honolulu Department of Land Management and Department of Design and Construction for compliance with Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund ex...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Education Committee
HISB2220Intro
25%
Amends the vesting period to 5 years for tier 2 government employees of the Employees' Retirement System who are in service on the effective date of the Act or return to service after the effective date of the Act, and for employees who become a memb...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
HISB2224Intro
25%
Repeals existing law that provides that all local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are preempted and that existing local laws and regulations conflicting with the state l...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2191Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the victim witness assistance program. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB2196Intro
25%
Removes the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence for the offenses of fraud, false claims, and false statements.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2232Intro
25%
Provides that certain information to be included in any digital voter information guide shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2212Intro
25%
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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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2223Intro
25%
Prohibits the Director of Health from assessing any fees for the issuance of municipal separate storm sewer system permits to county governments.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2192Intro
25%
Increases penalties for bribery, under certain circumstances.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2206Intro
25%
Repeals the maximum tax rate of the county transient accommodations tax.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISB2211Intro
25%
Amends section 11-381, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to eliminate the use of campaign funds to purchase up to 2 tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2234Intro
25%
Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 2023-2025 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB2195Intro
25%
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was 60 years of age or older.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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