THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2004

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Saturday, February 7, and Friday, February 13, 2004)

SB 3233

RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Adds and amends various laws relating to criminal conduct for drug related offenses, amends laws relating to arrest and search warrants for drug offenses, amends laws relating to first time nonviolent drug offender diversion to substance abuse treatment, adds tort liability for drug dealers, adds new laws relating to employer sponsored substance abuse treatment and prevention programs and employer reimbursement for substance abuse treatment, amends the zero tolerance rule for public school students who are charged with drug offenses, amends existing law to provide parity in health insurance benefits for crystal methamphetamine addiction, amends the duties of the Office of Community Services to include coordination of the drug abatement efforts between public, private and community organizations, adds new law on civil commitment for substance abuse outpatient treatment, adds new laws to facilitate the development of drug rehabilitation homes for recovering addicts, and adds responsibility for methamphetamine removal to the responsibilities of the department of health.

JHW/HTH

     

(Deferred from Monday, February 2, Thursday, February 5, Tuesday, February 10, and Friday, February 13, 2004)

SB 2372

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Limits the provision of executive security officer services to the executive to be protected.

JHW

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6911.