Hawaii Senator Sharon Moriwaki [D] | Senate

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HISB587Engross
50%
Increases the fines for violating provisions relating to the installation of noisy exhaust pipes and mufflers. Authorizes police officers to conduct examinations and inspections if the officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle's excessivel...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1492Engross
50%
Requires the department of health to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Requires the department of health to respond to reports about persons having sev...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB304Engross
50%
Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other stat...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB586Engross
50%
Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with a noisy muffler or exhaust system. Requires rules regarding safety check inspections to ensure that a motorcycle, moped, or motor vehicle is not equipped wi...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB445Engross
50%
Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISR45Intro
25%
Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Prohibit Rental Housing Revolving Fund Loan Forgiveness Unless The Corporation Repossesses The Project.
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISCR56Intro
25%
Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Prohibit Rental Housing Revolving Fund Loan Forgiveness Unless The Corporation Repossesses The Project.
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISR81Intro
25%
Encouraging The United States Congress To Pass The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, And Keep Entertainment Safe Act Of 2023 (no Fakes Act) And The No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act Of 2024 (no Ai Fraud Act).
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISCR95Intro
25%
Encouraging The United States Congress To Pass The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, And Keep Entertainment Safe Act Of 2023 (no Fakes Act) And The No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act Of 2024 (no Ai Fraud Act).
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISCR196Intro
25%
Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution.
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISR168Intro
25%
Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution.
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2024-03-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2319Enroll
75%
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from 70 to 75 years.
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
HISB2351Engross
50%
Amends the Hawaii Workforce Development Council law to be consistent with the General Appropriations Act of 2021. Renames "Hawaii Workforce Development Council" to "Hawaii Workforce Development Board". Requires the Hawaii Workforce Development Board ...
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2024-03-22
To House Finance Committee
HISCR26Intro
25%
Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Social And Financial Assessment Of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Step Therapy Requirements For Stage Two Through Stage Five Cancer.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISCR39Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Convene A Baby Bonds Working Group.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISR28Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Convene A Baby Bonds Working Group.
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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services 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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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISCR137Intro
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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2024-03-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2814Engross
50%
Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct an agricultural water infrastructure study for the State of Hawaii. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee
HISB2942Engross
50%
Allows minors under the age of sixteen to work in theatrical employment provided that the employer procures a valid certificate of employment and the minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or a certain responsible adult. Requires a nurse certifi...
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2024-03-21
To House Finance Committee
HISB725Engross
50%
Requires and appropriates moneys for the department of human resources development to submit an annual report to the legislature on the telework policies of the executive branch. Establishes requirements for a pilot telework monitoring system to asse...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB297Engross
50%
Requires organizations to obtain legislative approval prior to the disposition of land that was acquired using state grants, but only if the land was acquired after the enactment of this Act. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB1196Engross
50%
Clarifies that the authorization for board and commission holdover members to continue in office until a successor is nominated and appointed, but not beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's t...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB299Engross
50%
Authorizes the legislature, upon the agreement of form by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judicial branch, and office of Hawaiian ...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB786Engross
50%
Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and ther...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB291Engross
50%
Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda and variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related sub...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB296Engross
50%
Requires the Governor and state agencies to recommend a date by which statutorily required reports must be submitted to the Legislature, and to identify any reports that should not be subject to that uniform date and the reasons therefor. Requires th...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB717Engross
50%
Expands the definition of "beer" under the liquor tax laws and liquor laws to mean any alcoholic beverage containing no less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any infusion or decoction of malt or any substitute, includin...
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2024-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
HISB2156Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee
HISB2527Engross
50%
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, temporarily reinstates the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit and expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee
HISR134Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Conduct A Study On Disallowing The Dividends Paid Deduction For Real Estate Investment Trusts.
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2024-03-20
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
HISB2288Engross
50%
Requires that travel reports submitted by state employees, officers, or other representatives of state departments or agencies, in connection with out-of-state or intra-state travel for purposes of official state business, be made available for publi...
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2977Engross
50%
Authorizes the imposition of a penalty for unlicensed individuals performing certain work that requires a contractor license, including the offering or performing of repairs or improvements to existing structures and property and tearing down or rebu...
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2992Engross
50%
Beginning 7/1/2024, and every ten years thereafter, requires the Department of Health to convene an Advisory Committee on Mental Health Code Review. Requires reports to the Legislature after each convening of the Advisory Committee. Effective 7/1/300...
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2024-03-19
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR57Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules That Preempt The Counties From Imposing Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects Subject To Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, That Are ...
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2024-03-19
To Senate Housing Committee
HISR46Intro
25%
Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules That Preempt The Counties From Imposing Residential Income Requirements On Housing Projects Subject To Section 201h-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, That Are ...
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2024-03-19
To Senate Housing Committee
HISB2112Engross
50%
Amends the definition of "installment lender" to clarify that the law is not intended to eliminate the ability of lenders to make low interest rate loans under the interest and usury law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2072Engross
50%
Authorizes the Department of Health to require the Department of Education to report coronavirus disease 2019 potential outbreaks or other public health emergencies and related information in a manner most appropriate to public health and safety, as ...
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB3006Engross
50%
Exempts the Convention Center from certain requirements regarding concessions on public property. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to sell or lease naming rights of the Hawaii Convention Center Facility. Facilitates advertising and marketing i...
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB3332Engross
50%
Delays filing an action for summary possession for certain tenancies affected by the eviction moratorium contained in certain emergency proclamations issued by the Governor. Effective 7/1/2040. (HD1)
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2024-03-15
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB2474Engross
50%
By 1/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department to start ...
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2024-03-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISB2501Engross
50%
Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to prioritize the protection of exceptional trees from invasive species. (SD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB2569Engross
50%
Allows a person who employs or contracts with a health care worker who suffers an act of violence at the health care facility to report the event to law enforcement and petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction under certain circumsta...
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2024-03-14
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs 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
HISB3383Engross
50%
Requires the Executive Office on Aging to contract for a statewide needs assessment of the needs of the long-term care workforce for providers of home- and community-based services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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2024-03-14
To House Finance Committee
HISR18Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Education To Include The Teaching Of Financial Literacy In The Existing Personal Transition Plan Course Requirement For Each Student.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
HISCR28Intro
25%
Urging The Department Of Education To Include The Teaching Of Financial Literacy In The Existing Personal Transition Plan Course Requirement For Each Student.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
HISCR30Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Education To Make Available Recreational Facilities To The Public During Non-peak Hours And Non-school Days.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Education Committee
HISCR40Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Commission A Statewide Disparity Study Regarding The Participation Of Woman- And Minority-owned Businesses In State Contracting Derived From Federal Sources Of Funding.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HISCR90Intro
25%
Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For A Percentage Of The Costs Of Ketamine Therapy To Treat Depression And Suicide Ideation.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
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