David Y. Ige

RELATING TO THE PROBATE CODE. Requires the Chief Justice to study and analyze the national landscape of donative transfer statutes and suggest revisions to Hawaii’s donative transfer law. (SB1342 CD2)

RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY. Requires and appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to partner with the Hawaii agricultural community to establish a Food Safety Certification Training Program to assist […]

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Enacts produce safety rules in accordance with the federal Food and Drug Administration Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption. (CD1)

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY. Designates June 21 of each year as International Yoga Day. (SD1)

RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT IMMUNIZATIONS. Exempts students in post-secondary education programs from immunization requirements if they attend classes exclusively online or through distance learning, under certain conditions. (HB1157 CD1)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. Reduces the number of paper copies of government publications required to be deposited with the State Publications Distribution Center. Requires state and county agencies to deposit […]

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (HB942 CD1)

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to initiate negotiations and exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire the Front Street Apartments affordable housing […]

RELATING TO TAX REFUND OFFSETS. Clarifies that tax refund offsets may be performed by the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Taxation. (SB1271 HD1)

RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the rules for sourcing the sales factor for net income tax to impose market sourcing for sales of other than tangible personal property. Provides specific rules […]

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Amends the Uniform Controlled Substance Act by updating Schedule V and amending requirements for electronic prescriptions, for consistency with federal law. (CD1)

RELATING TO MANDATORY VESSEL INSURANCE COVERAGE. Requires owners of vessels over 26 feet and registered with DLNR or with a Coast Guard document number and owners of grounded vessels to […]

RELATING TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES TRUST FUND. Expands the type of revenue that can be deposited into the Endangered Species Trust Fund. (HB1028 CD1)

RELATING TO ENERGY DATA. Permits the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to share energy data with the Department of Health for purposes of regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (CD1)

RELATING TO MEDICAID WAIVER. Adds an exception to the department of health home care agency licensing requirements for medicaid waiver provider agencies providing services to medicaid waiver participants. (CD1)

RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION. Establishes an involuntary hospitalization task force to examine existing law and make recommendations to the legislature to reduce unnecessary emergency department admissions and improve access for […]

RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING SPECIAL FUND. Creates the Executive Office on Aging Administrative Claiming Special Fund to enhance the drawdown of federal funds. Appropriates […]

RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurance providers that provide medicare advantage (medicare part C) health benefit plans to submit administrative data, including health care services claims and payment data, to […]

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. Clarifies that the exemption from payment of parking fees is an exception for drivers who are unable to reach or operate a parking meter […]

RELATING TO ADDING THE ROTH OPTION FOR THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. Allow participants to make both pre-tax contributions and post-tax contributions to the State Deferred Compensation Plan. (SD1)