Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands. [HB-295]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to authorize the transfer of a living beneficiary's place on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' waitlist for any residential, agricultural, or pastoral tract to a qualified application successor who is at least one-fourth Hawaiian, if the beneficiary dies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-295: Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Reported From Hsg (stand. Com. Rep. No. 238) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/06/2025
Relating To Use Of Force In Self-protection. [HB-291]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified. Removes the requirement to retreat or surrender possessions prior to using deadly force.
HB-291: Relating To Use Of Force In Self-protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To General Excise Tax. [HB-281]
[Taxes ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
Exempts food and groceries from the general excise tax. Expands a 2024 session law exempting certain medical and dental services to include all medical and dental services.
HB-281: Relating To General Excise Tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Hlt, Ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Elections. [HB-297]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requires that each county council district feature at least one voter service center for elections. Provides further, that each county council district must have one voter service center open on election day.
HB-297: Relating To Elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Crimes Against Elders. [HB-290]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older.
HB-290: Relating To Crimes Against Elders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Hsh, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Education. [HB-289]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations.
HB-289: Relating To Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Edn, Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Public Land Trust Revenues. [HB-293]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires that all moneys in the pro rata portion of the Public Land Trust be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
HB-293: Relating To Public Land Trust Revenues.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Wal, Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Office Of Legislative Analyst. [HB-296]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
Requires the office of legislative analyst to produce fiscal notes on all fiscal bills. Prohibits a committee from making a decision on a fiscal bill without a fiscal note. Mandates that fiscal notes be made available to the public. Appropriates funds.
HB-296: Relating To Office Of Legislative Analyst.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Lmg, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Insurance. [HB-285]
[Insurance ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Establishes tax credits for insurers providing full property coverage to owners and associations of condominiums in the amount equal to twenty per cent of the insurance premium. Provides additional ten per cent tax credits to insurers incorporated in the State.
HB-285: Relating To Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Ecd, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Transportation. [HB-292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Categorizes electric bicycles into three classes based on speed and operation. Requires electric bicycle manufacturers and distributors to apply a label to each electric bicycle. Authorizes county police to confiscate bicycles for certain offenses. Increases penalty fee paid upon redemption. Imposes a requirement that counties inform individuals of the applicable traffic code, safety information, and penalties for violations at the time of registering a bicycle.
HB-292: Relating To Transportation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Trn, Cpc, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Department Of Hawaiian Homelands Leases. [HB-294]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires leases used in the conveyance of available lands as defined by section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, as amended, to conform to the requirements for securitization by federally insured lending programs.
HB-294: Relating To Department Of Hawaiian Homelands Leases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Hsg, Cpc, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
Relating To Housing. [HB-284]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
Requires counties to grant building permits within sixty days if the application is stamped and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
HB-284: Relating To Housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
The Committee(s) On Hsg Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 01/31/2025
Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program. [HB-286]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
For taxable years, beginning 1/1/2026, increases the maximum annual deduction for contributions to, and maximum account levels for, individual housing accounts. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HB-286: Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Conference Committee Meeting To Reconvene On 04-25-25 4:30 Pm; Conference Room 225. on 04/25/2025
HB-1714: Proposing Amendments To Article X, Section 2 And Article Xviii, Section 12, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish Local Elected School Boards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Edn, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
You have voted HB-1714: Proposing Amendments To Article X, Section 2 And Article Xviii, Section 12, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish Local Elected School Boards..
Relating To Ranked Choice Voting. [HB-1750]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting for any election. Repeals the provision allowing for ranked choice voting for certain positions and circumstances.
HB-1750: Relating To Ranked Choice Voting.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
Relating To Condominium Insurance. [HB-1728]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishes tax credits for insurers providing full property coverage to owners and associations of condominiums in the amount equal to twenty per cent of the insurance premium. Provides additional ten per cent tax credits to insurers incorporated in the State.
HB-1728: Relating To Condominium Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Re-referred To Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 5 on 01/29/2024
Relating To Medical Exemptions. [HB-1726]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Standardizes medical exemptions from vaccination and immunization requirements. Allows one medical exemption form to remain valid.
HB-1726: Relating To Medical Exemptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
Relating To Offender Reentry Programs. [HB-1735]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expands programming and training for the comprehensive offender reentry program under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce the rate of recidivism and increase inmate marketability and work-force-readiness. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB-1735: Relating To Offender Reentry Programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Referred To Psm, Wam. on 03/07/2024