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

House Bill 1041 Restricts use of leaf blowers.

House Bill 849 Recodifies Hawaii’s emergency management laws.

House Bill 510 Regarding deferred acceptance of guilty pleas.

House Bill 17 Requires maintenance of public beach accesses by landowners.

House Bill 1132 Requires legislators to file financial disclosure interests in January.

Decision making on bar dancing and county ordinances versus state intent.

Informational briefing on status of Senate Bill 306 and House Bill 176, which extend termination date of Medicaid Buy-In Task Force.

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—Chad Blair

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