Hawaii Senator Sharon Moriwaki [D]

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HISR120Intro
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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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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:05 pm]
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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2024-03-21
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 3:05 pm]
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts 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).
HISB2133Engross
50%
Authorizes HHFDC to issue bonds for housing project infrastructure and finance the development of regional state infrastructure projects. Exempts bonds issued by HHFDC for improvements by assessments, and the interest thereon, from state, county, and...
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2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee
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
HISB2245Engross
50%
Adds a definition for "exigent circumstances" and amends the definitions of "harm" and "imminent harm" under the Child Protective Act. Clarifies when the police may take protective custody of a child and when the Department of Human Services may assu...
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2024-03-20
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB2337Engross
50%
Expands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-use developments. Applies to bond proceeds ...
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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
HISB2526Engross
50%
Requires the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group to assist the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in working with certain state agencies to inventory and categorize the business criticality of each major state information technology...
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2024-03-20
To House Finance Committee
HISB2537Engross
50%
Clarifies the reporting requirements of the Chief Energy Officer to the Legislature. (SD2)
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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
HISCR226Intro
25%
Requesting The Governor, In Collaboration With The County Of Maui, To Provide A Clear Strategy For Addressing The Short And Long-term Housing Needs For Residents Displaced By The August 2023 Maui Wildfires.
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Housing Committee
HISR202Intro
25%
Requesting The Governor, In Collaboration With The County Of Maui, To Provide A Clear Strategy For Addressing The Short And Long-term Housing Needs For Residents Displaced By The August 2023 Maui Wildfires.
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2024-03-20
[Hearing: Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Housing 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
HISB2413Engross
50%
Requires the Board of Agriculture to submit a report on the percentage of agricultural lands that are suitable for farming and actively farmed and certain dollar amounts relating to lease transfers between lessees. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2553Engross
50%
Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Effective ...
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2024-03-19
To House Finance Committee
HISB2727Engross
50%
Allows condominiums to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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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
HISB2504Engross
50%
Repeals Part II of Act 66, SLH 2023, which requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to work with the University of Hawaii on workforce development activities that support the development of the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hu...
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2024-03-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2885Engross
50%
Establishes a working group to develop a Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program within the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions in the Department of Human Services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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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
HISR20Intro
25%
Requesting The Women's Corrections Implementation Commission To Develop A Strategy And Make Recommendations To Reduce The Number Of Women Incarcerated At The Women's Community Correctional Center By Twenty-five Percent Over The Next Five Years.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs 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
HISCR31Intro
25%
Requesting The Women's Corrections Implementation Commission To Develop A Strategy And Make Recommendations To Reduce The Number Of Women Incarcerated At The Women's Community Correctional Center By Twenty-five Percent Over The Next Five Years.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs 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
HISCR84Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Convene A Search And Rescue Working Group To Develop And Make Recommendations To Deter Hikers From Entering Illegal Hiking Trails And To Address Rising Search And Rescue Costs Facing The State And Count...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISR70Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Convene A Search And Rescue Working Group To Develop And Make Recommendations To Deter Hikers From Entering Illegal Hiking Trails And To Address Rising Search And Rescue Costs Facing The State And Count...
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2024-03-14
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs 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
HISR76Intro
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
HISCR96Intro
25%
Urging The United States Congress To Support Continued Funding Of The Affordable Connectivity Program.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee
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