🏛️📝🤙 19 Bills Fo’ Da Govnah
As da legislative session stay close to pau on May 4, lawmakers wen send 19 moa bills to Gov. Josh Green fo’ tink bout. 📆🤔
Da bills waitin’ fo’ da governor action get plenny diff’rent kine stuff. One bill goin’ make one Hawaiian Independence Day, anodah one goin’ spread awareness ’bout drinkin’ alcohol wen get one baby inside, and one moa goin’ set standards fo’ da firearm industry. 🔫🎉🍺
Green wen already sign 10 bills into law from dis session, dat started on Jan. 18, wit’ hundreds of oddah bills undah consideration. 🖋️📚📈
If Green get plans fo’ veto anyting, he gotta tell da Legislature by June 26, 35 workin’ days aftah da session pau. He get ’til July 11 fo’ make his final decision fo’ sign, veto, or let da bills become law wit’out his signature. ⏳📅🚫
Da 19 bills waitin’ fo’ Green’s decisions get eight from da House and 11 from da Senate, all kine kine stuff: 🏠🏛️✍️
Senate Bill 731 goin’ make Nov. 28 of each year La Kuokoa, Hawaiian Independence Day, fo’ celebrate da historical recognition of da independence of da Kingdom of Hawai’i. 🌺👑🎆
House Bill 899 goin’ make September Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month. 🤰🚫🍷
HB 426 goin’ set standards fo’ da firearm industry. Goin’ let anybody who wen get hurt, da state attorney general, or any county attorney or public prosecutor fo’ bring one civil action against one firearm industry member fo’ violation. 📜🔫⚖️
HB 823 goin’ expand da scope of reports on correctional facility and community correctional center deaths dat stay submitted to da governor and state Legislature. Da bill also goin’ need certain reports fo’ be on top da state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website. 📋🏢💻
HB 1344 goin’ need certain criminal offenders fo’ be ordered by one court fo’ finish one assessment and one domestic violence intervention or anger management course as part of their sentence. 👩⚖️😡📚
SB 313 goin’ reduce da numbah of membahs on da state rehabilitation council to 15 from 21. Da bill also goin’ let da council fo’ make one quorum and do business wit’out worrying ’bout vacancies. 🏢✂️👥
HB 841 goin’ need domestic abuse protective order cases fo’ be reported to da state Department of Human Services wen da case get allegations of child abuse or neglect, instead of allegations of domestic abuse. 🏠💔👶
HB 1107 goin’ make state law same like da federal law ’bout legal limits fo’ gross vehicle weight and axle loads travelin’ on top all public roadways. 🛣️🚚⚖️
HB 1109 goin’ meet federal requirements ’bout scam kine stuff wit’ commercial learner’s permits and commercial driver’s licenses. 🚛📄🚨
SB 346 goin’ make ’em up to da authorized emergency vehicles if dey like use sirens wen dey responding to one emergency or oddah kine situations if da siren not really needed undah da circumstances. 🚑🚨🔇
SB 179 goin’ rename da statewide and county-level votahs wit’ special-needs advisory committees to election accessibility needs advisory committees. Da bill also recognize dat votin’ accessibility needs might come from disabilities oddah dan da physical kine. ♿🗳️👥
HB 138 goin’ need da state Ethics Commission fo’ make and take care one mandatory lobbyist training course. 🏛️📚👩🏫
SB 1513 goin’ need one public agency board fo’ talk story ’bout any kine discussion or final action taken during one executive meeting, long as dat no go against da reason fo’ get da executive meeting, but still let da board keep stuffs secret if dey like. 🏢🤐🗣️
SB 9 goin’ need membahs of each board of registration fo’ be one registered votah in da county dey stay ‘ppointed to and stay one registered votah in dat county fo’ da whole time dey in office. Da bill also goin’ set ways fo’ find out and check one board membah’s political party membership. 📋🗳️🎉
SB 438 goin’ cut da time fo’ wen one professional and vocational licensing application stay considered abandoned to one year from two years. Da bill also say da one-year period aftah one application stay abandoned no can extend, and da licensing authority no need fo’ do anyting ’bout one abandoned application, and dey can t’row ’em away. Da bill goin’ make clear dat one application sent aftah one abandoned application stay treated like one new application and da person gotta follow any new licensing requirements at da time of da new application. 🗓️🚫📝
SB 921 goin’ make clear dat no statute of repose goin’ take away one condominium association’s right fo’ take action against one condominium developer sooner dan two years aftah da time wen da developer no moa control. 🏢⏳🔨
SB 1372 goin’ make da definitions of “caregiver support services,” “kupuna care services” and “respite care” moa clear. 👵👴🏽🏥
SB 487 goin’ change or take out diff’rent parts of da Hawaii Revised Statutes or da Session Laws of Hawaii fo’ fix errors and references, make da language moa clear, or take out stuffs dat no need or stay old. 📚✏️🗑️
SB 422 goin’ make one small change to Section 341-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, fo’ take out one reference to one part dat stay repealed. 📖🖋️🚫
NOW IN ENGLISH
📚✒️📋 Legislature Sends 19 More Bills to Governor’s Desk fo’ Decisions 📚
As the legislative session nears its close on May 4, lawmakers have sent 19 additional bills to Governor Josh Green for consideration. 📆📬🏛️
Among the bills awaiting action by the governor, one would declare a Hawaiian Independence Day, another would generate awareness of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, and another establishes standards for the firearm industry. 🔆🍻🔫
Green already has signed 10 bills into law from this session, which began on January 18, and hundreds of measures have been under consideration. 🖋️📜✅
If Green plans any vetoes, he must notify the Legislature of his intentions by June 26 — 35 working days after the session ends. He has until July 11 to make his final decision to sign, veto, or allow bills to become law without his signature. 🚫📅🤔
The 19 bills awaiting Green’s decisions include eight from the House and 11 from the Senate, covering a wide range of topics such as declaring Hawaiian Independence Day, raising awareness for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, establishing firearm industry standards, and reporting on correctional facility deaths. 🏠🏛️🌺
Other bills address domestic violence intervention, reducing the number of members on the state rehabilitation council, reporting domestic abuse protective order cases to the state Department of Human Services, and making state law consistent with federal law regarding gross vehicle weight and axle loads on public roadways. 🚗💔🚸
Additional bills deal with requirements for commercial learner’s permits and commercial driver’s licenses, discretionary use of sirens for authorized emergency vehicles, renaming the statewide and county-level voters with special-needs advisory committees, and establishing a mandatory lobbyist training course. 🚦🚨👩🏫
More legislation covers transparency in executive meetings, requiring board of registration members to be registered voters in their respective counties, reducing the time for professional and vocational licensing applications to be considered abandoned, and clarifying the rights of condominium associations against developers. 🗳️🏢🕑
Lastly, bills include clarifying definitions of “caregiver support services,” “kupuna care services,” and “respite care,” amending Hawaii’s Revised Statutes for clarity and correction, and making a housekeeping amendment to Section 341-6 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. 🧓👵📚
These are the 19 bills awaiting Governor Green’s decisions. There’s a lot to consider, and it remains to be seen what actions he will take. 🤔📜🏛️
