MEDIA RELEASE
HONOLULU – Governor David Ige today vetoed eight bills and sent his statements of objections to the house and senate leadership. The governor’s veto messages may be found here.
HB540 – Relating to the UH Accounting and Financial Management System:
Extends authority of UH to maintain separate accounting and financial management system
HB553 – Relating to Collective Bargaining:
Allows UH graduate student assistants employed by UH to collectively bargain their wages, hours and other terms
SB105 – Relating to the Budget:
Requires estimated future debt service for proposed CIP projects to be included in the budget documents submitted to the legislature.
SB218 – Relating to the Order of Succession:
Clarifies the order of succession to the Lt. Governor’s office
SB265 – Relating to Sex Trafficking:
Changes wording in statute from “promoting prostitution in the first degree” to “sex trafficking”
SB349 – Relating to Taxation:
Repeals ethanol facility tax credit; establishes a 5-year renewable fuels production tax credit
SB569 – Relating to Theft:
Increases the dollar threshold with respect to property or services, for theft in the second degree from the current $300 to $750
SB1324 – Relating to Divorce:
Provides authority for Employees’ Retirement System to make direct payments of benefits to a non-member former spouse of a member on order of court judgment, order or divorce decree.
Bills that are not on this list will become law with or without the governor’s signature.