HB 2196

HD1

(HSCR527-04)

RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.

Defines criminal trespass to include knowingly entering or remaining on residential property abutting public recreational property after a reasonable request to leave by the owner or lawful occupant of the property; makes criminal trespass in the second degree applicable to public housing projects administered by the HCDCH. (SD1)

HB 2375

HD1

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL.

Makes it a class C felony offense to knowingly dispose of certain amounts of solid waste anywhere other than a permitted solid waste management system without the written approval of the Director of Health. (HB2375 HD1)

HB 2379

HD1

RELATING TO TESTIMONY.

Revises sections of the Hawaii Rules of Evidence reqarding expert witness testimony to conform them with federal counterparts. Requires opinion testimony by experts to meet new requirements for reliability. (HB2379 HD1)

HB 2380

HD1

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Authorizes immediate appeals from certain orders regarding injunctions and from denials of motions to dismiss based upon sovereign or absolute or qualified immunity. (HB2380 HD1)

HB 2683

RELATING TO DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY PLEA AND DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA.

Includes offenses involving substantial bodily injury to the list of offenses for which, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is not permitted.

HB 2685

RELATING TO BAIL JUMPING.

Changes the offense of bail jumping in the first and second degree to require that a person knowingly fails to appear, instead of an intentional failure to appear.

HB 2689

RELATING TO STALKING.

Gives family court and circuit court concurrent jurisdiction over cases of aggravated harassment by stalking.

HB 2789

HD1

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Amends the law defining continuous sexual assault of a minor to require that the jury unanimously agrees as to which 3 acts constitute the offense, even if they cannot agree on how many acts occurred overall. (HB2789 HD1)

HB 2378

RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Specifies that all administratively attached boards and commissions are arms of the State of Hawaii and entitled to claim sovereign immunity to the same extent as the State itself.