A selective digest of bills and briefings of interest Friday at the state Capitol. Click on the links for times, locations and details.

HB 560 Allows urban gardening in state housing projects.

HB 713 Prohibits employers to ask for social media passwords.

SB 1295 Gender equity for board and commission appointments.

SB 192 Makes solicitation of a minor for prostitution a crime.

Decision making on the PLDC and school development.

Informational briefing on Hawaii’s Historic Preservation Division.

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Photo courtesy HenryLeongHimWoh.

—Chad Blair

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