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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Medicare Supplement Insurance. [HB-539]
Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage at any time throughout the year and prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or make any premium rate distinctions because of health status. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to amend or adopt rules accordingly.
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Relating To The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. [SB-323]
Adopts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact allowing occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants licensed in a member state to practice in other member states. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Legislative Allowance. [SB-183]
Requires each chamber of the Legislature to post on the Legislature's website a report of the legislative allowance expenditures for each member of the respective chamber.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections. [SB-808]
Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its administrative rules to repeal any provisions requiring the furnishing of evidence of registration as a condition precedent to receiving a certificate of inspection.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Medicare Supplement Insurance. [SB-64]
Requires the insurance commissioner to establish an annual enrollment period for medigap insurance plans. Requires issuers of Medigap insurance in the State to accept an eligible individual's application for coverage during the open enrollment period. Prohibits issuers from denying the applicant a Medigap policy or certificate or making any premium rate distinctions due to various reasons, including health status. Requires the insurance commissioner to amend or adopt rules accordingly. Effective 12/31/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Economic Development. [SB-756]
Establishes the Access to Local Food Act to allow cottage food operations to sell cottage food products, under certain conditions, upon receiving a permit from the Department of Health. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Persons Working With Children. [HB-774]
Establishes rules of ethics applicable to persons who are contracted, subcontracted, assigned, delegated, ordered, appointed, or in any other act allowed by a state agency to work with children. Establishes additional procedures with respect to fees, candor and fairness before a tribunal, standards of proof, and a complaint filing process. Specifies that the contracts of any person who violates the rules of ethics are voidable on behalf of the State.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To License Plates. [HB-105]
Requires license plates to include okina in the word "Hawaii". Establishes requirements for number plates issued for zero-emission, hybrid, and gasoline-powered vehicles beginning 1/1/2025. Requires the continued use of the rainbow number plate design for hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Legislative Allowance. [HB-136]
Requires each house of the legislature to post a report of the legislative allowance expenditures for each member of the respective house on the legislature's website. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Physical Therapy Compact. [SB-668]
Adopts the physical therapy compact effective 7/1/3025. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the compact. Requires applicants for physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensure to submit a full set of electronic fingerprints for criminal history record checks and authorizes the department of commerce and consumer affairs to conduct these criminal history record checks. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-2045]
Amends the priority for which moneys in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund are to be used. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to: (1) prioritize the allocation of low-income housing tax credits to certain projects and (2) adopt administrative rules regarding the awarding of: (A) points when evaluating and ranking low-income housing tax credit applications and (B) Rental Housing Revolving Fund moneys to certain housing projects. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-1090]
Establishes requirements for number plates issued for zero-emission, hybrid, and gasoline-powered vehicles beginning 1/1/2025. Requires the continued use of the rainbow number plate design for hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles. Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt or amend its administrative rules to authorize the use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by zero-emission vehicles and repeal on 1/1/2035 any provision authorizing the use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by zero-emission vehicles and electric vehicles.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Value-added Production. [SB-2106]
Establishes the Access to Local Value-Added Products Act to allow homemade food operations to sell homemade food products, under certain conditions, upon registering with the Department of Health. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. [HB-1188]
Requires the department of human services to establish a state corollary to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for certain higher education students. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Microenterprise Kitchens. [HB-1591]
Establishes a regulatory framework for microenterprise home kitchens. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules regarding microenterprise home kitchens; grant and revoke permits; issue food safety manager certificates; charge fees; and conduct inspections. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact. [SB-322]
Adopts the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact to allow a person who is a licensed professional counselor in the person's state of residence to practice professional counseling in a compact state in which the person is not licensed pursuant to a privilege to practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Economic Development. [HB-520]
Establishes the Access to Local Food Act to allow cottage food operations to sell cottage food products, under certain conditions, upon receiving a permit from the Department of Health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Audiology And Speech-language Pathology Interstate Compact. [SB-317]
Establishes provisions relating to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Cannabis For Medical Use. [SB-1104]
Amends the definition of "cannabis" to include cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds. Defines "cannabis cutting" and "cannabis propagule". Requires a licensed dispensary's production center to submit to DOH an inventory of cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds. Requires a licensed dispensary's retail dispensing location to submit to DOH the total amount of cannabis propagules, cuttings, and seeds purchased. Allows qualifying patients, primary caregivers who are authorized to cultivate cannabis for medical use, qualifying out-of-state patients,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Controlling Interest Transfer Tax. [SB-2044]
Establishes that the transfer or acquisition of a controlling interest in an entity that owns real property in the State shall be subject to the conveyance tax. Eliminates the dollar cap amounts of conveyance tax collections paid into the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Deposits ten per cent of conveyance tax collections into the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for purposes of funding infrastructure programs for transit-oriented development. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)