Hawaii Senator Stanley Chang [D] | Engrossed

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HISB2159Engross
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Requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to prepare a report on freshwater and saltwater aquatic organisms regarding their agricultural and economic impact on the State's food se...
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2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325.
HISB2322Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Health to continue water sampling and analysis of Tier 1 beaches during brown water advisories, with certain exceptions and under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:25 PM; CR 329.
HISB2329Engross
50%
Appropriates funds for mullet production for fishponds and stock enhancement, including for new positions, equipment, maintenance, and operating costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 5:30PM in conference room 325.
HISB2362Engross
50%
Appropriates funds for statewide research into ornamental ginger pathogens, prevention of the spread of ornamental ginger pathogens, production and distribution of pathogen-free ornamental ginger plants, and outreach to ornamental producers. Effectiv...
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2024-04-26
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 3:30PM in conference room 325.
HISB2345Engross
50%
Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:45 PM; CR 016.
HISB2556Engross
50%
Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:40 PM; CR 325.
HISB2615Engross
50%
Authorizes the counties to require contractors to disclose information regarding its employees' wages, benefits, hours, and employment status and deny, revoke, or suspend a building permit application for violating laws relating to wages, benefits, h...
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 5:20 PM; CR 016.
HISB2885Engross
50%
Establishes a working group to develop a Homeless Triage and Treatment Center Program within the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions in the Department of Human Services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 4:55 PM; CR 329.
HISB2913Engross
50%
Establishes a new regulatory framework for the sale of travel insurance in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-26
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 2:05PM; Conference Room 224.
HISB3344Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires the Corporation's board to report to the Legislature. Mak...
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2024-04-25
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).
HISB2948Engross
50%
Beginning 1/1/2025, permits residential uses in certain areas zoned for commercial use under certain circumstances. Requires, no later than 1/1/2026, each county to adopt or amend ordinances to allow for adaptive reuse of existing commercial building...
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2024-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 803).
HISB2487Engross
50%
Exempts drug paraphernalia for marijuana from certain penalties under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Lowers the penalties for the possession and transfer without remuneration of certain amounts of marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijua...
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2024-04-22
Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 9. Noes, 15 (Senator(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee).
HISB2727Engross
50%
Allows condominiums to be eligible for commercial property assessed financing. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791).
HISB3234Engross
50%
Amends the laws relating to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and Hawaii Property Insurance Association by: imposing a different transient accommodation tax rate for transient vacation rentals, a property insurance surcharge on conveyance tax, and a t...
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2024-04-22
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 791).
HISCR27Engross
50%
Encouraging The United States Navy To Eradicate Octocoral And Other Invasive Species From The Waters Of Pearl Harbor.
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2024-04-22
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 759).
HISCR97Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Renewable Liquid Fuels Working Group To Study Local Production, Development, And Incentives For Renewable Liquid Fuels.
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2024-04-22
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 759).
HISB458Engross
50%
Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, departme...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 702).
HISB2605Engross
50%
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for various sexual and reproductive health care services. Applies this coverage to health benefits plans...
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2024-04-19
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).
HISB2122Engross
50%
Extends the State's energy efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals, and clarifies procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-18
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759).
HISB2405Engross
50%
Allows campaign funds to be used for a candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-17
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690).
HISB1596Engross
50%
Establishes and appropriates funds for a Maui campus housing pilot program. Requires the School Facilities Authority and Department of Education to submit reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-16
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737).
HISB2143Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to the Wildfire Management Branch of the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife to provide nonprofit organizations with grants for wildfire preparedness and mitigation programming. Effective 7/1...
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2024-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 684).
HISB1532Engross
50%
Establishes the Hawaii leadership awards program to honor persons from Hawaii who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and who serve as an inspiration to others. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2308Engross
50%
Authorizes additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2546Engross
50%
Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissi...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2553Engross
50%
Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee chooses to opt out. Repeals an...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISB2836Engross
50%
Establishes within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism the Interagency Council for Maui Housing Recovery to coordinate and facilitate Maui's permanent housing recovery and facilitate consultation and collaboration between st...
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2024-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HISCR46Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Establish A Working Group To Plan And Construct A Hawaii First Responders Memorial.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR76Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Feasibility Study On The Implementation Of Continuous Monitoring And Sampling Technologies In Waste Combustion Facilities And Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
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2024-04-15
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR74Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Health To Conduct A Study Of The Methods Used In Other States To Monitor Air Pollutants Emitted By Municipal Waste Combustion Facilities.
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2024-04-15
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HISCR70Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Install A New Emergency Siren Near The Intersection Of Aumakua Street And Auhuhu Street In Upper Pacific Palisades.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR52Engross
50%
Requesting The Board Of Agriculture To Conduct A Study On The Percentages Of Agricultural Lands Being Leased By The State That Are Suitable For Farming And Actively Being Used For Farming Purposes And Certain Dollar Amounts Relating To Lease Transfer...
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR83Engross
50%
Urging The Office Of Enterprise Technology Services To Improve The State Of Hawaii's Open Data Portal By Increasing And Expanding The Data Sets Available On The Open Data Portal, Centralizing All Open Data Sets Of All State Departments Onto The Open ...
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR98Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Education To Partner With The Hawaii State Teachers Association And Teacher Education Programs At Local Universities And Colleges To Provide Pathways For School Support Personnel To Become Full-time Teachers.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR99Engross
50%
Requesting The United States Department Of Transportation To Conduct An Investigation Regarding The Safety Of The Bridges Along Hana Highway.
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2024-04-15
To House Transportation Committee
HISCR203Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources, Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development, And County Of Maui To Inventory And Map Existing R-1 Water Delivery Systems And Reservoirs In Maui County.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISCR181Engross
50%
Requesting The Establishment Of A Statewide Firefighting Aircraft Program.
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2024-04-15
To House Finance Committee
HISB2170Engross
50%
Establishes a new regulatory framework for combat sports contests in Hawaii by establishing the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii and repealing existing law governing mixed martial arts contests in Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 673).
HISCR55Engross
50%
Urging The Hawaii Community Development Authority To Establish A Multiagency Working Group To Update The Maps, Tier Tables, And Inventories Of State Lands Suitable And Available For Affordable Housing Development.
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2024-04-10
To House Housing Committee
HISCR61Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Adopt Administrative Rules To Enable Credit Enhancement For Construction Loans Under Any Funds Administered By The Corporation.
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2024-04-10
To House Housing Committee
HISCR31Engross
50%
Requesting The Women's Corrections Implementation Commission To Develop A Strategy And Make Recommendations To Reduce The Number Of Women Incarcerated At The Women's Community Correctional Center By Twenty-five Percent Over The Next Five Years.
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2024-04-05
To House Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee
HISCR51Engross
50%
Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct A Study Of A Continuous Legislative Session, Extending The Legislative Session, And Adding Additional Recess Days.
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2024-04-05
To House Legislative Management Committee
HISCR84Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Convene A Search And Rescue Working Group To Develop And Make Recommendations To Deter Hikers From Entering Illegal Hiking Trails And To Address Rising Search And Rescue Costs Facing The State And Count...
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISCR65Engross
50%
Urging The Department Of Health To Convene An Informal Working Group To Assess The Registration And Monitoring Of All Group Living Facilities As Described In Section 46-4(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, Including Clean And Sober Homes.
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2024-04-05
To House Health Committee
HISCR89Engross
50%
Requesting That The Hawaii State Energy Office And Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development Develop A Plan To Implement Waste-to-energy And Other Alternative Technology Solutions.
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2024-04-05
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
HISCR112Engross
50%
Demanding The Department Of Accounting And General Services To Develop A Comprehensive Recycling Program, With Specific Focus On The Collection Of Hi-5 Recyclable Items, To Be Implemented In All Offices At The Hawaii State Capitol.
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2024-04-05
To House Legislative Management Committee
HISCR105Engross
50%
Requesting The Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation Commission To Conduct An Educational Program Regarding The Activities Of Individuals That Contribute To Climate Change.
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2024-04-05
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
HISCR158Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Taxation To Conduct A Study On Disallowing The Dividends Paid Deduction For Real Estate Investment Trusts.
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2024-04-05
To House Economic Development Committee
HISCR210Engross
50%
Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services And Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Work With The City And County Of Honolulu To Establish Community Gardens On Underutilized Public Land.
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2024-04-05
To House Water & Land Committee
HISB3194Engross
50%
Authorizes independent generators of renewable energy to wheel the renewable electricity they produce to users of renewable energy under policies and procedures established by the Public Utilities Commission, should the Public Utilities Commission de...
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2024-04-04
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
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