THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 9, 2018

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2426

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE CORRECTIONS POPULATION MANAGEMENT COMMISSION.

Requires the Corrections Population Management Commission to meet at least once per quarter.  Expands the commission membership to include a substance abuse or mental health expert and an advocate for incarcerated individuals.  Requires the Department of Public Safety to provide commission members with access to internal information and the authority to conduct spot checks on correctional centers and facilities.  Requires the commission's annual report to include a summary of the commission's decisions and data and status updates for commission recommendations.

 

PSM/JDC

SB 2173

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.

Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit.

 

PSM/JDC, WAM

SB 2196

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Repeals the requirement for the county of Kauai to contract with the Kauai Humane Society to provide animal services.

 

PSM/JDC, WAM

SB 2349

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Provides that funds received from the federal government for the purpose of addressing domestic violence and moneys from the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund shall not be distributed to a law enforcement agency or emergency medical services agency whose policies, procedures, and training for personnel and supervisors do not formally require lethality assessments and safety planning with victims of domestic violence.  Takes effect 7/1/2020.

 

PSM/JDC, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair

 

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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair