THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 29, 2016

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2112

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE USE OF A DOG IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

Authorizes any state court to permit the use of a facility dog in a judicial proceeding involving the testimony of a vulnerable witness if the court determines that there is a compelling necessity for the use of a trained and credential facility dog to facilitate the testimony of a vulnerable witness.

 

JDL

SB 3080

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THEFT.

Establishes the offense of theft of urn as a class C felony.

 

JDL

SB 3036

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Clarifies the grounds under which an employer may take employment action without committing a discriminatory practice.

 

JDL

SB 2600

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ETHICS.

Repeals the standards (1) requiring a liberal interpretation of the state ethics code; and (2) allowing determinations of gifts law violations under the state ethics code to be based upon an inference of impropriety, to instead require a finding of actual intent to influence the recipient of the gift.  Requires state ethics commission advisory opinions to be approved and signed by a majority of the commission members.  Requires that two of the five members of the state ethics commission be appointed by each chamber of the legislature.

 

JDL

HB 1726

      (HSCR665-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MURDER.

Provides that first degree murder includes a case in which a victim is used as a shield or held as a hostage or for ransom.

 

JDL

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Chair