Almost 1,000 bills advance at Hawaii Legislature
Tax relief for residents and an environmental impact fee for visitors are among nearly 1,000 proposals in bills that have advanced through the midpoint of this year’s legislative session.
Other high- profile initiatives making the cut would pump $300 million into a state affordable- housing development fund, boost ethical standards for local government officials, reinforce abortion rights and lower the impairment threshold for drunken driving.
In all, 949 bills crossed from the Senate to the House of Representatives, or vice versa, by Thursday’s deadline, or 30% of 3,132 bills introduced this year.
