SENATOR MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO F E B R U A RY 2 0 2 1 Hawai‘i State Senate ~ Senate District 21 Wai`anae Coast ❖ Ko Olina ❖ Honokai Hale ❖ Kalaeloa
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Senator Shimabukuro’S 2021 SeSSion billS Indigent Parental Rights
DLIR IMPROVEMENTS SB 901 LCA/EDU, WAM HB 634 LAT, CPC, FIN
SB 885 HMS, WAM/JDC (DEFER) HB 480 HHH, JHA, FIN
Requires DLIR to open at least one office in each county for UI claims. Requires library staff to have some knowledge in assisting in UI claims process. DLIR required to increase capacity and to upgrade computer system within 6 months.
Requires courts to promptly inform indigent parents of their right to free legal representation.
Speedy Child Abuse Cases SB 886 SD1 HMS, JDC Requires the court and prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a “prompt trial” to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress involved with legal proceedings.
FINES in FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SB 896 PSM, JDC HB 631 JHA, FIN
Unfunded Liabilities SB 887 LCA, WAM HB 276 LAT, CPC, FIN
Creates Stabilization Fund. Caps employers’ contribution from post-employments Benefits trust fund. Transfers excess funds over cap to the stabilization fund to cover cost increases for active employees, retirees, & dependents.
International Girls Day
Provides judges greater discretion to adjust past due fines or financial circumstances by a person who violates certain traffic offenses based on inability to pay.
SCR 26 / SR 15 GVO Establishes October 11th as Hawaii’s Day of the Girl in observation of the international awareness of the challenges faced by girls in the US.
Child Sex Abuse
SB 826 SD1 JDC HB 563 JHA (DEFER)
Housing Conveyance Tax
Parole residency regulation requiring child sex abuse offenders, upon release from incarceration, to reside at least 2,000 feet away from the victim
SB 871 SD1 HOU, WAM HB 624 WAL/HSG, FIN
Lowers conveyance tax rates on houses valued under $2M. Increases tax for investment properties. Portion of tax deposited in Housing Finance Revolving Fund
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Durational Residency in Divorce
Affordable Rental Housing
SB 828 JDC HB 565 HD1 JHA, FIN
SB 888 AEN/EET, JDC/WAM
Eliminate residency requirements to initiate & complete a divorce in Hawaii. This is helpful in domestic violence victims, or military service members, or others seeking justice.
Limits monthly rent increases. Prohibits increase due to the landlord’s negative cash flow. Creates Rent Stabilization Advisory Group. LRB Study
Condo Stakeholder Task Force SCR 28 / SR 17 CPN, WAM
Reconstructed Vehicle SB 57 SD2 TRS, CPN Eliminates the "obsolete" additional inspection required for reconstructed cars which are already subjected to "safety checks." Stalled in committee, “died”
Makes crossover
Requests DCCA to establish a task force to determine stakeholder criteria for condo owners per the Real Estate Commission and to recommend laws and regulations
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