Sen. Russell E. Ruderman

Primary SB 2386

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district except in emergency circumstances to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health. Requires no less than a one-half mile buffer zone around residences, schools, and hospitals for the construction, modification, or expansion of a waste or disposal facility. Specifies that "waste or disposal facility" excludes individual, state certified, non-industrial redemption centers. (HD2)

Signed into law Sep 15, 2020 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 3158

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Prohibits intentionally or knowingly manufacturing, importing, installing, reinstalling, distributing, selling, or offering for sale any counterfeit supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional air bag, or air bag that does not meet federal safety requirements, with the intent that such device replace an air bag in any air-bag-required motor vehicle. Prohibits intentionally or knowingly selling, offering for sale, installing, or reinstalling in an air-bag-required motor vehicle any device that causes the air-bag-required motor vehicle's diagnostic systems to fail to warn that an air bag is not installed or the air-bag-required motor vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional air bag, as applicable. (HD1)

Signed into law Sep 15, 2020 0 co-sponsors

Primary SR 125

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO WATER CARRIERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN ROUTES AND LINES OF SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE AND TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO RECOMMEND MID- AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS WATER CARRIER SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Passed Jul 8, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 183

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO CONDUCT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

In committee Jul 6, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 159

Failed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN CONVENTION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES TO CREATE HAWAIIAN NATIONALITY AS A PROTECTED CLASS FOR PURPOSES OF HAWAII'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS.

Failed Jun 30, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 485

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.

Increases the amount of barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund. (SB485 HD1)

Passed Jun 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1351

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEMP.

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to allow temporary inspectors to perform industrial hemp inspections and to deposit fees from inspections into the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt an alternative method of sampling industrial hemp plants. (SB1351 HD1)

Passed Jun 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1515

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii three to six out-of-school program for grades kindergarten through twelve. Authorizes the department of education to contract with private providers to furnish out-of-school programs for grades kindergarten through twelve, conducted during after-school hours, on weekends, and during inter-sessions on the premises of the private providers. Specifies that the Hawaii three to six out-of-school program special fund is to be administered by the department of education. Makes appropriations. (SB1515 HD1)

Passed Jun 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 417

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes the Department of Health to establish fees for transportation and provision of emergency medical services. Authorizes transportation to certain medical facilities. Appropriates funds to meet collective bargaining requirements and personnel costs. (SB417 HD2)

Passed Jun 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 541

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS.

Simplifies the list of manufactured cannabis products that may be manufactured and distributed by dispensaries. Updates transdermal patches to department-approved transdermal devices in the medical cannabis dispensary laws, thereby including non-patch devices that deliver through the dermis. (SB541 HD2)

Passed Jun 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track