Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 518: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO LOWER THE QUALIFYING AGE OF VOTERS FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the qualifying age of voters for any state or local election to seventeen years of age.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 24, 2019

HB 715: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires recounts of election votes when the margin of victory is less than 0.5 per cent of the votes cast.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 520: RELATING TO POLYSTYRENE FOAM CONTAINERS.

Prohibits the sale of polystyrene foam containers and serving of prepared foods using polystyrene foam containers statewide. Requires restaurants to charge customers 20 cents as a malama aina fee per take-out order. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules to implement the prohibition and include within its administrative rules a requirement for prepared food vendors to educate their customers about proper disposal of nonreusable food containers and litter reduction. Effective 1/1/2020.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 946: RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Allows for and appropriates funds for the state department of defense Hawaii emergency management agency to assemble twenty-five civilian community teams to assist communities during emergencies and disasters and to hire a coordinator to help establish, train, and assist the teams.

in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 24, 2019

HB 642: RELATING TO LAND USE.

Allows agricultural tourism activities including short-term vacation rentals in counties with a population between 150,000 and 500,000.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 735: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Requires that the Department of Land and Natural Resources in consultation with the Department of Human Services, post signs in parks and beaches from Kalaeloa to Makaha displaying telephone numbers and hotline numbers of county and state agencies that assist homeless individuals. Appropriates funds.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 841: RELATED TO ELECTIONS.

Excludes from the definition of "advertisement" communications on clothing and other attire associated with a candidate's candidate committee. Removes clothing, other attire, yard signs, and sundry items and advertisements made by a candidate or candidate's candidate committee from electioneering communication reporting requirements.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 446: RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.

Requires a two-year motor vehicle inspection safety check for vehicles ten years of age or newer. Doubles the inspection fee for the two-year vehicle inspection safety check.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 626: RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Requires for shippers with knowledge they are transporting fireworks to notify the appropriate county fire department of the shipment into the State or between counties.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 766: RELATING TO THE STATE SNAIL.

Designates pupu kuahiwi as the official state snail.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 555: RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.

Increases the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour in 2020. Repeals language allowing the hourly wage of a tipped employee to be increased on account of tips. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to annually calculate the adjusted minimum wage rate to the nearest five cents using the Honolulu region CPI-W.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 499: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BUDGET.

Requires the University of Hawaii to use zero-based budgeting principles in formatting the budget for fiscal years from the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

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