SB3029 Summary

• Corrects statutory references and clarifies language throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes, including changing "part XII" to "part XIII" in election law and updating organizational name references from "National Bureau of Standards" to "National Institute of Standards and Technology"

• Updates election tie-breaking procedures in §11-157 by adding the word "highest" to clarify that the candidate with the highest election rate point total shall be declared the winner

• Revises tax code definitions to remove "prepaid" from "legal service plan" terminology in sections 235-1, 235-7, 237-1, and related chapters, and modifies internal revenue code references for unrelated business income

• Amends health insurance dispute resolution statutes to reference both §432E-35 and §432E-36 for notice requirements and updates expedited external review procedures to correctly reference subsections

• Clarifies condominium and cooperative housing mediation requirements in §514A-121.5 and §514B-161 by adding exceptions for certain disputes and limiting mandatory mediation timeframe to two months