Hawaii 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2518
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/18/22
Refer
2/18/22
Establishes that gender-based pricing by manufacturers who sell the goods they manufacture to any person in the State for a price they set constitutes an unlawful deceptive trade practice. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2519
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/15/22
Refer
2/15/22
Requires an emergency shoreline hardening permit for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a temporary erosion control structure. Provides that each permit is valid for a maximum of one year; provided that the lifetime of the structure may be extended no more than an additional two and a half years upon an applicant demonstrating a concerted effort, as deemed acceptable by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, to develop and implement a long-term solution which will enable the removal of the temporary erosion control structure. Establishes penalties for persons who build, improve, or maintain a temporary erosion control structure without a valid permit. Requires the Board to administer and enforce this Act. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB252
Introduced
1/22/21
Refer
1/25/21
Establishes a regulatory framework for products containing cannabidiol that were manufactured legally through approved government programs. Clarifies that these products are not considered adulterated food, beverage, or cosmetic products. Prohibits manufacturers from making health-related claims. Requires product labeling for the products to be legally allowed in the State. Exempts industrial hemp products that are generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration from the new regulatory framework.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2520
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Designates the ohia lehua (metrosideros polymorpha) as the official state native tree of Hawaii.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2521
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Refer
1/31/22
Amends the definition of "agricultural building" for purposes of section 46-88, HRS, to clarify that "agricultural building" means a development built exclusively for agricultural or aquacultural purposes. Clarifies that buildings used for human habitation; buildings used by the public, such as a place of employment or entertainment; and buildings with multiple or mixed uses where one or more uses do not meet the definition of agricultural building, are not agricultural buildings.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2522
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires licensed used motor vehicle part dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of catalytic converters and requires the sellers to file a written statement that the seller has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the catalytic converter. Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic converter as a class C felony. Increases the penalty for engaging in the business of purchasing or selling used motor vehicle parts and accessories without a license. Requires scrap dealers to keep records of purchases and sales of palladium, platinum, and rhodium. Requires all scrap dealers to pay for palladium, platinum, and rhodium, and used motor vehicle part dealers to pay for catalytic converters, by check.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2523
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Authorizes electronically-stored driver's licenses and identification cards to be stored and presented through an approved electronic identification storage service.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2524
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Expands the recipient of the annual vehicle registration fees exemption to include disabled veterans with a service-connected disability rating of ten per cent or higher, subject to certain restrictions.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2525
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires the chief election officer, with assistance from the county clerks for elections involving county offices and countywide ballot issues, to publish an online voter pamphlet on the Office of Elections public website and publish and distribute postcards notifying voters of the online voter pamphlet website address. Appropriates moneys to allow the chief election officer to produce and distribute an online voter pamphlet and voter pamphlet postcards for each election.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2526
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Amends provisions relating to criteria and procedures in family court determinations regarding custody and visitation rights. Clarifies that a parent's felony conviction for a violent or sexual offense in which the victim was a minor, or requirement to register as a sex offender, raises a rebuttable presumption that custody or visitation by that parent is not in the best interest of the child. Requires courts to consider registration as a sex offender a presumption of risk that affects the burden of producing evidence. Requires courts to state reasons for findings in writing or on the record, including specific findings that there is no risk to the child's health, safety, and welfare. Requires nondisclosure of certain information when a court makes a finding of abuse or domestic violence against a parent.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2527
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires certain persons to immediately report a potential tort claim to the family court when that person has reason to believe that a child in foster custody has suffered an injury that may give rise to a tort claim. Establishes procedures for the family court to allow a child in foster custody who has suffered an injury to seek outside legal representation for a claim of damages resulting from a tort.
HI
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2528
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Establishes the behavioral health crisis center pilot program within the Department of Health. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2529
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Report Pass
2/15/22
Refer
2/15/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Refer
3/10/22
Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to accommodate the anticipated increase in the volume of calls to Hawaii CARES Crisis Helpline following the transition of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's dial code to "988" on July 16, 2022. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB253
Introduced
1/22/21
Refer
1/25/21
Permits qualifying patients to be reimbursed by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations for amounts spent on medical cannabis and manufactured cannabis products. Limits the monthly amount of reimbursement. Requires the auditor to conduct impact assessment reports.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2530
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/24/22
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules requiring any property having more than 1 food establishment on the property to make available to customers restroom facilities or toilets, or both, and handwashing sinks.