COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

(SSCR984)

Provides civil penalties for violations of rules adopted by the chief election officer. Authorizes the attorney general to prosecute violations of election law upon written request from the chief election officer. (SD1)

JUD

(SSCR617)

Requires that notices of meetings by videoconference shall specify that testimony by videoconference format will be available and the arrangements required. Allows meetings to continue if all remote sites can establish teleconferencing in the event videoconference transmission is interrupted. (SD1)

JUD, FIN

(SSCR598)

Repeals the requirement that an envelope directed to the traffic violations bureau of a district court for the purpose of answering a notice of traffic infraction include prepaid postage.

JUD, FIN

(SSCR638)

Clarifies that judiciary may contract for professional services for counsel and guardian ad litem, pursuant to chapter 103D, limits compensation to fee schedule. (SD1)

JUD, FIN

(SSCR637)

Redefines the offense of disorderly conduct. Expands scope of violation of privacy to include recording or broadcasting a person's intimate area underneath clothing while in a public place, without that person's consent. (SD1)

JUD

(SSCR591)

Includes knowingly as a state of mind requirement for the offenses of criminal property damage in the first and second degrees.

JUD

(Pending referral)

Authorizes nonreligious hospitals to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. (SD1)

HLT, JUD, FIN

(Pending referral)

Implements the recommendations of the criminal history record check working group, as established pursuant to Act 263, SLH 2001, to address inconsistencies and duplicative statutory language authorizing record checks for employment background checks, certifications, and licensing of individuals. (SD1)

LAB, JUD, FIN

(Pending Referral)

Extends the statutory authority for the licensing of community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes until June 30, 2005; appropriates $65,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004, and $65,000 for fiscal year 2004-2005, for licensing and certification. (SD1)

HSH, JUD, FIN

(SSCR699)

Establishes a problem solving courts special fund for various treatment programs as directed by the chief justice of the judiciary. Directs $ in fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 from uncontested fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions to the judiciary computer system special fund, and deposits the excess uncontested fines, forfeitures, assessments, and penalties for traffic infractions, grants, donations, and other funding sources into the problem solving courts special fund. (SD2)

JUD, FIN

(SSCR979)

Makes the offense of assaults against law enforcement officers engaged in the performance of duty a class C felony.

JUD

(SSCR27)

Eliminates distinction between non-domestic abuse and domestic abuse for purposes of sentencing persons convicted for violating an order for protection.

JUD

(SSCR25)

Clarifies that stalking involves engaging in more than one occurrence of a course of conduct that is without legitimate purpose. Defines "course of conduct." Repeals the distinction of petty misdemeanor for a single occurrence of a prohibited conduct. Replaces violations of court orders in the aggravated harassment by stalking statute with previous convictions of harassment by stalking within a ten year period. (SD1)

JUD

Chair