March 28 — At The Legislature

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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 411 Emergency contraception for sex abuse victims.

• House Bill 622 Media shield law.

• House Bill 1027 Protects absentee ballots.

• House Bill 619 Don’t feed feral birds.

• Senate Bill 593 Expands feed stock subsidies.

• Senate Bill 98 Tax break for low-income earners.

• Senate BIll 1209 Allows some highway vending.

• Senate Bill 693 Red light traffic cameras.

• Senate Bill 1214 Wheel boots for county use.

• Senate Bill 635 Don’t kill or hurt police dogs.

• Senate Bill 69 Checks on guns purchased out of state.

• Senate Bill 88 No open alcohol at public housing.

• Senate Bill 68 Judicial discretion in drug sentencing.

• Senate Bill 3 Creates an OHA primary.

• Senate Bill 978 Cruelty to animals penalty.

• A bunch of measures regarding public housing and agriculture.

• Decision making on PLDC repeal, public financing of House elections, legislative recordings, Hawaiian letterhead, care home insurance, youth tobacco sales, urban gardening, EMS vehicle noise task force, tax credit for hiring the disabled and beer labeling.

• Informational briefing on Medicaid Buy-In Task Force.

• Informational briefing on Hawaii’s tourism industry.

• Informational briefing on Justice Reinvestment Initiative.

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Photo courtesy Sean MacEntee.

—Chad Blair

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