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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. [SB-981] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Tourism ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Reported From Edt (stand. Com. Rep. No. 124) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/10/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Medical Debt. [SB-1040] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of establishing a program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey Passed Second Reading As Amended In Hd 1 And Referred To The Committee(s) On Cpc With None Voting Aye With Reservations; Representative(s) Pierick Voting No (1) And Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward Excused (4). on 03/14/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Long-term Care. [SB-991] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To A State Hotel. [HB-446] [Tourism ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Education ]
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to jointly perform a study regarding the design, construction or purchase, and operations and management of a state hotel. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti Reported From Tou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 25) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Hed. on 01/31/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Insurance. [HB-490] [Insurance ] [Housing ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to study the feasibility of the mutual insurance model for condominium associations and submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto Reported From Cpc (stand. Com. Rep. No. 783) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Fin. on 02/14/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Insurance. [SB-842] [Insurance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to develop comprehensive standards and requirements for condominium associations and developers to obtain property insurance through self-insurance and mutual insurance, and examine and evaluate the feasibility of implementing guaranteed buyback programs and investment-based protection funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Referred To Cpn, Wam. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Eviction Records. [HB-463] [Housing ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Judiciary to conduct a study to determine the ability, best approaches, various issues, and potential impacts of requiring courts to disassociate a residential tenant from an eviction proceeding brought by a landlord in certain circumstances. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Todd Report Adopted; Passed Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referred To Jdc/wam. on 03/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Rent To Build Equity. [SB-612] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study on rent-to-build equity for existing and future state-financed housing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kurt Fevella Reported From Hou (stand. Com. Rep. No. 474) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Cpn/wam. on 02/13/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Energy. [SB-665] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Referred To Eig, Wam. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Water Infrastructure. [SB-563] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct a statewide agricultural water infrastructure study. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Reported From Aen (stand. Com. Rep. No. 160) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/10/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Infrastructure. [SB-564] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Trade ]
Establishes a working group within the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the State's port and harbor system and the potential viability of each location in that system to support current and future agricultural product transportation methods and needs. Requires a report. Appropriates moneys.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey Referred To Tca/aen, Wam. on 01/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Student Heat Exposure Safety. [HB-245] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the current practices of managing heat exposure in state public and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities and to develop a plan if the current practices are insufficient in managing heat exposure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daynette Morikawa Reported From Hlt (stand. Com. Rep. No. 573), Recommending Referral To Fin. on 02/13/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Energy. [SB-660] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Referred To Eig, Wam. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To The Minimum Wage. [SB-505] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Referred To Edt/lbt, Wam. on 01/21/2025

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

Nonemergency medical transportation; study [HB-2584] [Healthcare ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ]
Nonemergency medical transportation; study

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Selina Bliss Senate Committee Of The Whole Action: Do Pass Amended on 04/22/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Health. [SB-557] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ]
Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Reported From Hre (stand. Com. Rep. No. 224) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Wam. on 02/11/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Health. [SB-333] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on addictive online activities engaged in by residents of the State and submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Appropriates funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To The Department Of Human Services. [SB-208] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ] [Poverty ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Human Services to assess the feasibility of offering a 20% discount on certain goods and services for the State's low- to moderate-income elders.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino Referred To Hhs, Wam. on 01/17/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Neonicotinoids. [SB-126] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Animals ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to conduct a study on the effects of neonicotinoids on Hawaii beehive and apiary operations, including beekeeping activities at solar energy facilities. Appropriates moneys.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Referred To Aen/hre, Wam. on 01/17/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Affordable Housing. [SB-26] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Real Estate ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ]
Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Received Notice Of Change In Senate Conferees (sen. Com. No. 880). on 04/25/2025

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