Hawaii Senator Stanley Chang [D]

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HISB2070PassExempts career and technical education goods and services purchases by the Department of Education from the State Procurement Code. Requires the Department of Education to acquire three written quotes for career and technical education purchases that...
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2024-07-02
Act 150, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1251).
HISB2245PassAdds a definition for "exigent circumstances" and amends the definitions of "harm" and "imminent harm" under the Child Protective Act. Clarifies when the police may take protective custody of a child and when the Department of Human Services may assu...
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2024-07-02
Act 144, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).
HISB2305PassEstablishes a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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2024-07-02
Act 158, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259).
HISB2497PassRepeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years' expens...
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2024-07-02
Act 139, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240).
HISB2991PassRequires the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to adopt rules establishing criteria and procedures for the creation of new bargaining units. Requires certain employees or any employer or exclusive representative proposing a new bargaining unit to submit a...
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2024-07-02
Act 143, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
HISB2974PassEstablishes a Business Revitalization Task Force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including the mitigation of regulator...
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2024-07-02
Act 142, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
HISB3207PassRemoves the salary cap of the Superintendent of Education. Makes permanent the annual performance evaluation requirements for the Superintendent of Education. Takes effect 6/29/2024. (CD1)
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2024-07-02
Act 149, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).
HISB2591PassImposes a fine on any private landowner that fails to disclose or record with the Bureau of Conveyances, or in documents used to offer real property for sale, the existence of burial or archaeological sites on their property that the landowner knew o...
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2024-07-01
Act 119, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220).
HISB2937PassRepeals the sunset date for the exemption of laboratory school programs of the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo from state English-medium standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff traini...
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2024-07-01
Act 127, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228).
HISB3236PassClarifies that if no personal property designation appears in a recorded instrument, the interests of the beneficiaries shall be real property. (CD1)
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2024-07-01
Act 121, 06/28/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).
HISB2119PassAuthorizes out-of-state pharmacies to transfer prescription information for the initial fill of an out-of-state prescription in the State. (CD1)
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2024-06-28
Act 096, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197).
HISB2443PassEstablishes the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program, to be implemented by the State in only those locations where a photo red light imaging detector system has been implemented. Creates a new offense of noncompliance with maximum speed limit ...
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2024-06-28
Act 112, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213).
HISB2536PassEstablishes a new accounting services procurement preference for certain Hawaii accounting service businesses and adds it to the list of selection criteria for the procurement of professional services. Clarifies that the existing reciprocity procurem...
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2024-06-28
Act 113, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214).
HISB2731PassAuthorizes the issuance of special number plates to honor veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (CD1)
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2024-06-24
Act 083, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
HISB3312PassAdopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location i...
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2024-06-24
Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186).
HISB1511Enroll
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Clarifies the purpose of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii and that its undertakings shall be limited to acts that are reasonably necessary to carry out its purpose. Repeals the requirement that the University of Hawaii contract wi...
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2024-06-21
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-21-24 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
HISB2537PassClarifies that the Chief Energy Officer is responsible for supporting the renewable portfolio standards and reporting on certain energy matters. (CD1)
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2024-06-21
Act 055, 06/20/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1155).
HISB1035PassExempts from the general excise tax those medical and dental services provided by health care providers to patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE benefits. (CD1)
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2024-06-03
Act 047, 06/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147).
HISCR1PassRecognizing The Day In 2025 Of The Second New Moon After The Winter Solstice Of 2024 As The Lunar New Year In The State Of Hawaii.
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2024-05-31
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HISR2PassUrging This Body To Endorse The Participation Of Taiwan As An Observer In The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change, International Civil Aviation Organization, World Health Organization, And International Criminal Police Organization;...
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2024-05-31
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HISCR2PassEndorsing The Participation Of Taiwan As An Observer In The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change, International Civil Aviation Organization, World Health Organization, And International Criminal Police Organization.
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2024-05-31
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HISR1PassRecognizing The Day Of The Second New Moon After The Winter Solstice Of Every Year As The Lunar New Year In The State Of Hawaii.
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2024-05-31
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HISB2337PassExpands the counties' authorization to exercise the same powers as the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for purposes of developing, constructing, financing, refinancing, or providing mixed-use developments. Applies to bond proceeds ...
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2024-05-31
Act 045, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).
HISB2600PassAuthorizes the use of electronic mail to deliver certain documents when purchasing a condominium. (CD1)
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2024-05-31
Act 044, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1144).
HISB2726PassRequires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on how certain other states approach the following subjects as they relate to condominiums: an ombudsman, licenses for management, alternative dispute resolution, governmental regulation, o...
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2024-05-31
Act 043, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143).
HISR3PassUrging The United States Geological Survey To Conduct Topographical Surveys, Particularly Within Lava-flow Hazard Zones 1 And 2, To Update Its Long-term Lava-flow Hazard Map Of Hawaii Island.
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2024-05-31
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HISCR3PassUrging The United States Geological Survey To Conduct Topographical Surveys, Particularly Within Lava-flow Hazard Zones 1 And 2, To Update Its Long-term Lava-flow Hazard Map Of Hawaii Island.
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2024-05-31
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HISCR23PassUrging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets.
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2024-05-31
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HISR15PassUrging The Department Of Health To Amend The Hawaii Administrative Rules To Authorize Licensed Dietitians To Prescribe Modified Diets And Plan Therapeutic Diets.
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2024-05-31
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HISCR25PassEncouraging The Department Of Transportation And The Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Expand The Red-light Safety Program.
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2024-05-31
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HISR17PassEncouraging The United States Navy To Eradicate Octocoral And Other Invasive Species From Pearl Harbor.
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2024-05-31
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HISCR29PassUrging The Department Of Agriculture To Support Efforts To Improve The Aquaculture Development Program Strategic Plan.
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2024-05-31
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HISR19PassUrging The Department Of Agriculture To Support Efforts To Improve The Aquaculture Development Program Strategic Plan.
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2024-05-31
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HISR20PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISCR34PassRequesting The Hawaii Medical Association And Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association To Convene A Roundtable To Establish Medical Protocols To Ensure That An Individual's Thyroid Function Is Tested Before Psychotropic Medications For Mental Illness A...
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2024-05-31
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HISR33PassUrging The Director Of Finance To Adopt Administrative Rules To Define "beneficial Effects To The State" In Section 38-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, To Include The Financing Of Housing.
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2024-05-31
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HISR39PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISCR45PassUrging The Director Of Finance To Adopt Administrative Rules To Define "beneficial Effects To The State" In Section 38-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, To Include The Financing Of Housing.
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2024-05-31
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HISR31PassUrging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Amend The Priority For Which Low-income Housing Tax Credits Are Allocated And Moneys In The Rental Housing Revolving Fund Are Used And To Adopt Certain Administrative Rules That Incenti...
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2024-05-31
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HISCR43PassUrging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Amend The Priority For Which Low-income Housing Tax Credits Are Allocated And Monies In The Rental Housing Revolving Fund Are Used And Adopt Certain Administrative Rules That Incentiviz...
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2024-05-31
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HISR27PassUrging The Members Of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Introduce Legislation To Expand The National Flood Insurance Program To Include Lava And Earthquake Insurance.
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2024-05-31
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HISR34PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISR44PassUrging 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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2024-05-31
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HISR69PassUrging 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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2024-05-31
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HISR70PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISR67PassUrging The Governor To Ensure That Relevant State Agencies, Including The Department Of Health And Department Of Human Services, Collaborate To Explore Avenues To Ensure Continued Access To Affordable Medications For The State's Underserved Populatio...
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2024-05-31
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HISR58PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISR40PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISR63PassRequesting 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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2024-05-31
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HISR53PassUrging 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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2024-05-31
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