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

• House Bill 154 Industrial hemp pilot program.

• Senate Bill 472 Civil penalty for an ounce of pot or less.

• Senate Bill 8 Don’t attempt surgery on pets.

• Senate BIll 329 Let charitable groups help needy animals.

• Senate BIll 827 Don’t touch another’s absentee ballot.

• Senate Bill 1370 Expands mortgage foreclosure dispute program.

• House Bill 245 Helps tenants who suffer domestic violence.

• Senate Bill 301 State Earned Income Tax Credit.

• Senate Bill 98 Reduced tax liability for low-income earners.

• House Bill 1298 Employer tax credit for hiring the disabled.

• House Bill 218 Hawaiian expert added to corrections commission.

• Senate Bill 642 Sell tobacco from behind the counter.

• House Bill 7 Creates Hawaii Kupuna Trust Fund.

• House Bill 33 No outdoor poo-poo or shi-shi downtown.

• A bunch of tax stuff.

• Decision making on renewable energy tax credits and GET exemptions on fresh farm produce.

Photo courtesy thebuffafamily.

—Chad Blair