HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 20, 2003

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 385

HD1

(HSCR419)

RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.

Establishes a mechanism for employers to obtain temporary restraining orders to protect against violence and harassment at the worksite. (HB385 HD1)

LAB, JUD

     

HB 1198

HD1

(HSCR316)

RELATING TO CHILD LABOR.

Amends prohibited occupations and work hour standards, and the penalty for violations of provisions relating to the employment of minors in certain types of establishments. (HB1198 HD1)

LAB, JUD

     

HB 865

HD1

(HSCR420)

RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.

Prohibits a public employee from taking official action directly affecting a brother, sister, parent, emancipated child, or household member. Defines substantial financial interest. (HB865 HD1)

LAB, JUD

     

HB 373

HD1

(HSCR478)

RELATING TO POLITICAL SPEECH.

Regulates the use of personal covenants under the landlord-tenant code so that tenants may exercise reasonable political speech. (HB373 HD1)

CPC, JUD

     

HB 43

HD1

(HSCR344)

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

Establishes immunity from civil liability for a person who reports insurance fraud, except in the case of malicious reporting or perjury; amends definition of "insurance fraud" in the fraud provisions of the motor vehicle article of the insurance code. (HB43 HD1

CPC, JUD

     

HB 1182

HD1

(HSCR477)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Deletes terminal condition as the sole circumstance when "comfort care only-do not resuscitate" protocols may be initiated by in-the-field emergency response personnel to persons whose heart or breathing has stopped. Allows a person, a person's guardian, or agent, or surrogate with legal authority to make health-care decisions on behalf of the person to allow the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and artificial breathing or to revoke CCO-DNR documents. (HB1182 HD1)

HLT, CPC, JUD

     

HB 548

HD2

(HSCR345)

RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS.

Extends the sunset date of the organ and tissue education fee and the Hawaii organ and tissue education special fund to June 30, 2006. Requires an annual report accounting for fund expenditures be submitted to the legislature until 2006. (HB548 HD2)

HLT, CPC, JUD

     

HB 285

HD1

(HSCR412)

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Requires that every administrative rule conforms to its related statute; provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules on the repeal of the underlying statute or ordinance; expands scope of the small business regulatory review board's annual evaluation report. (HB285 HD1)

EDB, JUD

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 332, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE JUD COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8480.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair