March 27 — At The Legislature

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

• Senate Bill 331 Increases the minimum wage.

• Senate Bill 237 Developing some school lands.

• Senate Bill 866 Increasing retirement ages of judges.

• Senate Bill 381 Public financing formula for county elections.

• House Bill 1287 Businesses can scan ID’s to confirm ages.

• Senate Bill 883 Creates bargaining units for state law enforcement and ocean and water safety officers.

• Whole bunch of collective bargaining appropriations.

• A whole bunch more collective bargaining appropriations.

• Special joint session at 2 p.m. in Senate chambers for 19 families receiving Hawaii Medal of Honor.

• Decision making on the state budget, Hawaiian canoes, livestock feed subsidy, development of school lands, Safe Places for youth, EUTH trust fund task force, allowance for the LG, mobile devices in cars, trafficking hotline, HHSC privatization task force, legislative videoconferencing, film tax credits, absentee registration, top campaign spenders in ads, nisei centers, credit card surcharges, thrill craft and energy and the PUC.

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Photo courtesy daryl_mitchell.

—Chad Blair

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