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

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 1, 2018

TIME:

1:35 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

 

SB 2852

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY.

Appropriates funds as a grant to Weed and Seed Hawaii to maintain the weed and seed strategy, which is a collaborative effort to prevent crime and rebuild communities in targeted areas.

 

PSM, JDC/WAM

SB 2743

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT.

Establishes in the Department of the Attorney General a program responsible for issuing credentials to qualified law enforcement officers pursuant to the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, as amended.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2290

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Prohibits state law enforcement agencies from complying with federal immigration detainers or honoring requests for non-public information unless specifically required to do so by a warrant signed by a judge or provisions of federal, state, or local law.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2946

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Requires the attorney general, upon referral by the county police or county prosecuting attorney, to review or initiate a review of a criminal investigation conducted by the county police or county prosecuting attorney for the purpose of providing an independent review of such criminal investigations.  Authorizes the attorney general to refer the review of criminal investigations to another party, as appropriate.  Sets forth deadlines for the reviews.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2427

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Creates a temporary law enforcement working group to make recommendations to the legislature on establishing professional recruitment, hiring, and training standards for all state law enforcement officers who carry firearms and badges and who have arrest authority.  Prohibits a law enforcement officer who has been terminated for misconduct by a state or county department, agency, or office in the capacity of law enforcement from being hired by another state or county law enforcement department, agency, or office.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2058

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND GUARDS.

Prohibits private detectives and guards from self-identifying as law enforcement officers, police, or police officers and from wearing or using any badge, uniform, equipment, vehicle, or other accoutrement capable of being associated with that of a law enforcement officer employed by a government law enforcement organization.  Requires review and approval of any badge, uniform, equipment, vehicle, or other accoutrement to be used by private detectives or guards by the board of private detectives and guards.

 

PSM, CPH

SB 2343

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Amends the offense of abuse of family or household members to provide for felony, misdemeanor, and petty misdemeanor penalties.  Expands the family court's jurisdiction over certain enumerated offenses committed against family or household members.  Repeals the prohibition on deferred acceptance of guilty or no contest pleas in cases involving abuse of family or household members.  Requires that no-contact and stay-away orders issued during the pendency of a criminal case or as a condition of probation be enforced regardless of whether the defendant signed a written acknowledgment of the order, provided that the defendant was informed on the record of the terms and conditions of the order in open court.  Requires that no-contact and stay-away orders issued during the pendency of trial cases involving abuse of family or household members or certain enumerated offenses be automatically converted after the defendant's conviction to a new protective order that shall remain in effect for a fixed reasonable period as the court deems appropriate, unless the victim or witness requests otherwise.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2347

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

Clarifies that citizen complaints against a police officer alleging acts of domestic abuse against a family or household member on the part of the police officer shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2436

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Shortens the time period for voluntary surrender of firearms and ammunition upon disqualification from ownership, possession, or control from 30 days to an unspecified number of hours.

 

PSM, JDC

SB 2046

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Prohibits trigger modification devices, including bump stocks, that are designed or function to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm.

 

PSM, JDC

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6970.

 

 

 

 

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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair