HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Rep. Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Rida T.R.  Cabanilla

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. George R. Fontaine

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

TIME:

2:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 02-25-11 at 2PM. No testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 261

(HSCR454)

Status

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

Provides rulemaking authority to semi-autonomous county public transit agencies, thus allowing them to function as semi-autonomous agencies in their respective counties.

 

TRN, JUD

HB 979

Status

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

Provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules effective one hundred eighty days after the repeal of the related statute or ordinance.

 

JUD

HB 439

Status

RELATING TO EVIDENCE.

Extends evidentiary presumptions regarding publications and legal opinions to those posted to government websites.

 

JUD

HB 1141, HD1

(HSCR232)

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Clarifies circumstances under which complaints submitted to agencies shall be made available to the public.  Effective date July 1, 2050.  (HB1141 HD1)

 

CPC, JUD

HB 681

(HSCR366)

Status

RELATING TO THE MILITARY.

Allows reservists and national guard members in active service who desire to run for office to file nomination papers and take their oaths by mail.

 

PBM, JUD

HB 49

(HSCR365)

Status

RELATING TO ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS.

Recognizes the federally prescribed DD Form 93, or its successor form, as an acceptable method of determining the person authorized to direct disposition of an armed forces service member's remains.

 

PBM, JUD

HB 1107

(HSCR364)

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Authorizes members of the Hawaii national guard to use non-lethal weapons, including electric guns, when assisting civil authorities in disaster relief, civil defense, or law enforcement functions.

 

PBM, JUD

HB 551, HD1

(HSCR280)

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRIC GUNS.

Permits county liquor authority investigators to possess electric guns.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB551 HD1)

 

PBM, JUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECONSIDERATION OF PRIOR DECISION

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Tuesday, 02-08-11 at 2:00PM. NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

HB 381

Status

RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:  AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Amends various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting unnecessary provisions.

 

JUD

 

 

 

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  3 (three) copies (including an original) to Room 302 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6211 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected] ; or

WEB:     For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6210 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Gilbert Keith-Agaran

Chair