THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, February 14, 2006)

SB 1312

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO INCARCERATION.

Permits the court to impose alternative programs to incarceration.

JHW

SB 2148

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Proposes a new section to article V of the Hawaii constitution to provide for the election of the attorney general; amends article III, section 19 of the Hawaii constitution to allow for impeachment of the attorney general; makes confirming amendment to article V, section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution relating to removal of attorney general with the advice and consent of the senate.

JHW

SB 2931

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Transfers the law enforcement and security functions of the department of public safety to the department of attorney general subject to the approval of a constitutional amendment to elect the attorney general.

JHW

SB 2936

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

Requires that cases in which a person has been charged with a criminal offense be expeditiously adjudicated.

JHW

SB 2946

RELATING TO THE CORRECTIONS POPULATION MANAGEMENT COMMISSION.

Specifies the commission's recommendation-making responsibility.

JHW

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.