Rep. Gene Ward
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Sponsored Legislation
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Autonomous Motor Vehicles. [HB-1183]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Authorizes for testing purposes the operation of autonomous vehicles in the State of Hawaii. Requires Department of Transportation to establish an application and approval process and report annually to the legislature. Makes an appropriation.
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Relating To Health. [HB-38]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to establish and maintain comprehensive and coordinated continuum of care treatment services for sufferers of substance use and related disorders. (HB38 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Unfunded Liabilities. [HB-1462]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Requires the State Auditor to study the feasibility of providing health benefits to state and county employees using a self-insured model. Appropriates funds. Establishes the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. Caps employer contributions to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund. Provides for the use of a portion of TAT revenues to supplement deficient county public employer contribution amounts. (HB1462 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Dam Safety. [HB-828]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to be responsible for the maintenance of, or provide for the maintenance of, private dams and reservoirs within the State. Maintains the State's immunity from liability. Appropriates funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Student Journalists. [HB-1529]
[Education ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Children and Youth ]
Allows student journalists at public schools to exercise freedom of speech and freedom of the press in school-sponsored media. Takes effect on 7/1/2055. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The University Of Hawaii. [HB-377]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council for 4 full-time equivalent positions to promote access, diversity, and workforce development, including programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students. (HB377 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Taxation. [HB-877]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Provides that any individual or married couple filing a joint return may designate any portion of a state income tax refund to be paid over to the Hawaiian home general loan fund.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Teaching Hospitals. [HB-873]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Appropriates funds to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii to study the impact and feasibility of creating a teaching hospital on West Hawaii. (HB873 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Protection. [HB-872]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Water ]
Prohibits the use of glyphosate herbicides on or within 100 feet of a school during normal hours.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Hearing Aids. [HB-469]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/19 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months in their base plans. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report. (SD1)