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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 227: RELATING TO THE P-20 AGRICULTURE EDUCATION WORKING GROUP.

Appropriates funds for the hiring of a coordinator and for interisland travel and operating expenses of the P-20 Agriculture Education Working Group within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Outlines the duties of the working group and opens participation in the working group to additional persons and entities.
Karl Rhoads (D) Russell E. Ruderman (D) Maile Shimabukuro (D) Gil Riviere (D) Les Ihara (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 412: RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Establishes a Civil Rights Board to address the civil rights of homeless. Authorizes the board to: (1) request a law enforcement officer to initiate proceedings for an individual's emergency examination and hospitalization; and (2) if the law enforcement officer declines to do so, order the officer to address any complaint by taking action that would help to ameliorate the situation.
Gregg Takayama (D) Richard P. Creagan (D) Sam Kong (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Lynn DeCoite (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 496: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes an underserved complex area educator scholarship program to be administered by the department of education to address the shortage of teachers in school complex areas designated by the department as underserved. Appropriates funds for the program for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 fiscal years.
Roy M. Takumi (D) Sharon E. Har (D)
in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 366: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Prohibits corporations from making election contributions, expenditures, or independent expenditures except in accordance with the majority vote of the corporation's shareholders. Requires corporations to provide notices to shareholders and on their publicly accessible websites within forty-eight hours of making a contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure.
in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 353: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 15, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENACT A SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSING TO RAISE OR CREATE TAXES.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to include a two-thirds supermajority voting requirement for the legislature to pass laws that raise taxes or create new taxes.
in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 23, 2017

SB 452: RELATING TO UNCONTESTED TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

Requires the state Director of Finance to transmit to the counties all the fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions that are in excess of amounts required by the State for administrative costs of the Traffic Violations Bureau.
in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 23, 2017

HB 383: RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS.

Establishes requirements, restrictions, and implementation timelines for body-worn cameras and vehicle cameras for county police departments. Appropriates funds to the Attorney General to distribute to each county for the purchase of body-worn and vehicle video cameras subject to dollar-for-dollar match by the county. Requires reports to the Legislature.
Kaniela Ing (D) Cedric Gates (D) Matthew S. LoPresti (D) Gregg Takayama (D) Nicole Lowen (D)
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