Report Title:

Legislature

 

Description:

Transfers the responsibility for the sale and distribution of legislative publications from the lieutenant governor to the legislature.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

226

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

  

STATE OF HAWAII

  

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 21D-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) There is established a Hawaii legislative publications special fund within the treasury of the State into which shall be deposited:

(1) All licensing fees or royalties derived from the publication of the Hawaii Revised Statutes [in electronic format];

(2) All appropriations made by the legislature to the fund; and

(3) Any other proceeds derived from the publication and use of other legislative publications and information services [in an electronic format].

All interest accrued by the revenues of the fund shall become part of the fund."

SECTION 2. Chapter 23G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By amending section 23G-3 to read:

"§23G-3 General purposes of bureau. The purpose of the office of the legislative reference bureau shall be to:

(1) Provide a comprehensive research and reference service on legislative problems for the legislature;

(2) Conduct impartial research, including legal research, as may be necessary for the enactment of substantive legislation, upon request by the legislature, legislative committees, or legislators, or on its own initiative;

(3) Disseminate its research findings to the legislature on all research projects undertaken upon the request of the legislature or legislative committees;

(4) Secure reports of various officers and boards of the State and as far as may be of the states and of the other territories of the United States and such other material, periodicals, or books as will furnish the fullest information practicable upon all matters pertaining to current or proposed legislative problems;

(5) Secure information for the legislature, legislative committees, and legislators by cooperating with the legislative reference services in the states and with the legislative service conference maintained by the council of state governments;

(6) Maintain a reference library for use by the legislature and legislative service agencies. Subject to the priorities established by the director, reference materials may be made available to the various departments and agencies of the State and the general public;

(7) Draft or aid in drafting bills, resolutions, memorials, and amendments thereto, including committee reports, for the legislature, legislative committees, and legislators when requested;

(8) Control and maintain the operations of any legislative data processing program as may be established;

(9) Serve, upon request, in an advisory capacity to the legislature and its committees on all matters within its competencies and responsibilities;

(10) Assist, upon request, legislative service agencies on matters within its competency;

(11) Perform the [function] functions of statute revision, [and] publication [of], sale, and distribution of all legislative publications, including but not limited to session laws, supplements, [and] replacement volumes[;], and the recordation of all legislative and gubernatorial acts; and

(12) Maintain the public access room established by chapter 21G."

2. By amending section 23G-17 to read:

"§23G-17 Printing; contracts. The office of the legislative reference bureau shall cause sufficient copies of the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes to be printed in both bound copies and on CD-ROM. The bureau may contract for the publications with or without regard to the laws governing public contracts or public printing. The completed volumes of the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes shall be delivered to the [lieutenant governor] legislature for distribution."

3. By amending section 23G-18 to read:

"§23G-18 Sale and distribution. The session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes shall be sold and distributed by the [lieutenant governor] legislature at a price fixed by the [lieutenant governor.] legislature. The money received therefor shall be [paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.] deposited into the Hawaii legislative publications special fund established under section 21D-5. The [lieutenant governor] legislature may furnish the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes to public officials for official use free of charge.

As used in this [chapter, public officials] section, "public officials" include officials of the state and county governments, of the congressional delegation of the State, of the United States District Court, District of Hawaii, and of the United States Attorney's Office in Hawaii."

SECTION 3. Section 26-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the lieutenant governor is designated the secretary of state for intergovernmental relations and shall perform the duties and functions heretofore exercised by the secretary of Hawaii. The duties and functions shall include[,] but not be limited to[, recordation of all legislative and gubernatorial acts, certification]:

(1) Certification of state documents[,]; and [maintenance]

(2) Maintenance of an official file of rules adopted by state departments as provided in chapter 91.

The lieutenant governor may employ staff as necessary without regard to chapters 76 and 77."

SECTION 4. Section 93-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§93-15 Legislative journals; sale and distribution.[]] The journals of the senate and house of representatives, published in accordance with the rules of each house of the legislature, shall be sold and distributed to the public by the [lieutenant governor] legislature at a price fixed by the [lieutenant governor] legislature. The money received therefor shall be [paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund] deposited into the Hawaii legislative publications special fund established under section 21D-5. The [lieutenant governor] legislature may furnish the journals of the senate and house of representatives to public officials for official use free of charge.

As used in this section, [public officials] "public officials" include officials of the state and county governments, of the congressional delegation of the State, of the United States District Court, District of Hawaii, and of the United States Attorney's Office in Hawaii."

SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002 to implement the transfer of responsibility of selling and distributing legislative publications from the lieutenant governor to the legislature.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the legislature for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed in bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.

INTRODUCED BY:

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