David Y. Ige

RELATING TO TAXATION. Authorizes fines to be deposited into the tax administration special fund. Increases the balance that may be retained in the tax administration special fund in each fiscal […]

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct reviews of domestic violence fatalities, near-deaths, and suicides. Authorizes DOH to enter into memoranda of understanding to obtain […]

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general revenues into the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund in FY 2014-2015 to comply with article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii […]

RELATING TO ON-BILL PROGRAMS. Exempts electric utilities acting as billing and collections agents for an on-bill program from various state taxes and state laws regulating financial institutions, escrow depositories, or […]

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires persons charging a consumer’s credit or debit card or account for automatic renewal or continuous service offer to first obtain the consumer’s affirmative consent. Requires […]

RELATING TO LICENSING. Establishes the Behavior Analyst Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires the licensing of behavior analysts for the practice of behavior analysis beginning on […]

RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Authorizes the board of dental examiners to summarily suspend a license. Establishes procedures for the summary suspension of a license. Specifies that continuing to practice dentistry, or […]

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to post and update information on drug formularies via a public website and toll-free number for […]

RELATING TO THE INTERIM ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SPECIAL FUND Establishes the interim assistance reimbursement special fund, into which reimbursements received from the U.S. Social Security Administration will be deposited for state-funded […]

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in federal law on controlled substances; amends section 329-20, HRS, to […]

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE Requires the department of public safety to send written notice to defendants with terms of imprisonment imposed prior to June 18, 2008, to notify these […]

RELATING TO FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION Clarifies that the penalty for the offense of intentionally or knowingly failing to provide DNA samples is a misdemeanor. Downgrades reckless failure to provide such samples […]

RELATING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES. Amends the definition of “emergency vehicle” to include sheriff division vehicles, Hawaii emergency management agency vehicles, civil defense vehicles, DOT harbors division vehicles, DLNR division of […]

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Makes an appropriation for subsidies for the preschool open doors program. (SB64 CD1)

RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS. Expands the scope of background checks conducted by the Department of Health on operators, employees, applicants, and volunteers in health care facilities and other persons providing […]

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING. Prohibits the approval of an electronic device manufacturer’s recycling plan that provides only a mail-back option for the collection, transportation, and recycling of a manufacturer’s […]

RELATING TO AGING. Appropriates funds for the Kupuna Care Program. (SB964 CD1)

RELATING TO WASTEWATER. Authorizes the counties to approve the installation and use of composting toilets in areas that are inaccessible to municipal wastewater systems. Defines “composting toilets”. (SB878 CD1)

RELATING TO HEALTH. Prohibits the consumption, purchase, possession, and sale and distribution of powdered alcohol. Defines powdered alcohol. (SB550 HD2)

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, ENERGY, AND FOOD SECURITY TAX. Applies the state environmental response, energy, and food security tax to fossil fuels other than petroleum products and bases the […]