THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 27, 2003

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 133

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1132)

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital within 72 hours of birth. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals and their personnel for receiving a newborn. (SD1)

HMS, JHW

HB 135

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1157)

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING ORGANIZATIONS.

Provides persons from foreign countries who are recruited by international matchmaking services as prospective spouses with access to criminal conviction and marital history information relating to prospective spouses who are Hawaii residents. (SD1)

CPH, JHW

HB 736

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1159)

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSES.

Requires licensing authority to obtain certification of license applicant's or licensee's default on student loan from loan administering entity before taking action against license. Requires certification to be based on court order. (SD1)

CPH, JHW

HB 807

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1185)

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E.

Establishes the status offense of habitually operating a vehicle while under influence of an intoxicant. Adds certain offenses committed as a minor as "prior" offenses. Repeals requirement that a law enforcement officer inform a suspect of the sanctions for refusing to submit to a blood alcohol level test. (SD1)

TMG, JHW

HB 1010

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1094)

RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS.

Allows police to take breath, blood, or urine tests from persons involved in an motor vehicle accident who are not injured or refuse to be treated for an injury; clarifies that the notice of administrative revocation shall not serve as a temporary permit if at the time of the arrest the person refused to submit to a breath or blood test, or both, or urine test. (SD1)

TMG, JHW

HB 1572

HD3

(SSCR1189)

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

Prohibits parking in disabled parking access aisles; authorizes law enforcement and commissioned volunteers to enforce disabled parking laws on private property; allows citations refused by disabled parking violators to be mailed to the violator's address; authorizes the disability and communication access board to adopt rules for revocation, decertification of placards and licenses, and establishment of placard fees; provides a fine for disabled persons failing to display the validly issued placard or special plate while parking in disabled parking. (HB1572 HD3)

TMG/HTH, JHW

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 (1-sided) copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

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

 

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Senator Colleen Hanabusa

Chair