Sen. Russell Ruderman
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Important Agricultural Lands. [SB-832]
Appropriates funds as grants-in-aid to the counties for assistance with identifying and mapping important agricultural lands. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Relating To Property Forfeiture. [SB-1467]
Restricts asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Requires seized property to be forfeited only when the property owner has been convicted of an underlying covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Changes the standard of proof that the State must meet in order for property to be forfeited from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt". Requires the State to prove that owners consented to or possessed knowledge of the crime that led to the seizure of their
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Homelessness. [SB-229]
Authorizes $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to be expended for purposes set forth in section 201H-202, Hawaii Revised Statutes; appropriates $75,000,000 from the general fund to be expended by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to build new low-income rental housing units or to apply funds to existing programs or projects targeting the chronically homeless or low-income renters facing eviction.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-1395]
Appropriates funds for the State Rent Supplement Program. (SB1395 HD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources. [SB-1140]
Appropriates funds for portions of the Hawaii interagency biosecurity plan to enhance protection of Hawaii's natural resources, agriculture, human health, and way of life. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Iolani Palace. [SB-504]
Appropriates funds for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of Iolani Palace's coronation pavilion, two pergolas, and fountain, and for the implementation of mitigation measures to protect the Palace's collection of artifacts from the threat of fire. (SB504 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-755]
Establishes the agricultural housing task force within the office of planning to study existing county and state laws, rules, and processes for construction of employee housing within agricultural districts to identify barriers to construction, make recommendations, and propose one master use application process to be applied throughout the State. Directs the task force to give special consideration to modular housing as a solution and make a legal designation, as it relates to zoning, between homes with a permanent foundation and modular homes
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Making An Appropriation To Restore Adult Dental Benefits To Medicaid Enrollees. [SB-467]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to conduct a fiscal analysis or study on the restoration of preventative and restorative adult dental benefits to medicaid enrollees. (SB467 HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Real Estate Disclosure. [SB-1126]
Beginning on November 1, 2019, requires all vulnerable coastal property sales or transfers to include a sea level rise hazard exposure statement to ensure that new property owners and transferees understand the special hazards, requirements, and limitations that may affect the property. Requires sellers to include whether property is within a sea level rise exposure area in the disclosure statement provided to the buyer. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Legislature. [SB-337]
Establishes a Remote Legislative Access Program to allow for the submission of testimony remotely. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)