COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Romeo M. Mindo, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

HB 2500

Converts the 2 part-time members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to full-time members.

PSM/LAB, FIN

HB 2864

Directs the executive branch to request for proposals for the design, development, and operation of a correctional treatment facility by a private entity and to consider the undeveloped portion on the existing Halawa correctional facility as one possible site for the facility.

PSM, FIN

HB 2661

Requires DBEDT to assist communities surrounding military installations in obtaining financing for economic development projects that seek to address future realignment or closure of an installation.

PSM, FIN

HB 2662

Establishes the Military Community Infrastructure Development Revolving Loan Fund to help military communities develop infrastructure to minimize the possibility of or the adverse effects of the closure or reduction in capacity of a military installation on the military community.

PSM, FIN

HB 2442

Provides a tax exemption for gross military income for members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, the Hawaii National Guard, and active military personnel with home of record in Hawaii during the period they are deployed overseas in a hostile fire zone.

PSM, FIN

HB 2278

Exempts all income received by a member of the state military forces from state income taxes while the member is ordered to active duty in federal service.

PSM, FIN

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

HB 2206

Amends law regulating chemical precursors to controlled substances to require reporting of certain data relating to transactions in specific chemicals. Establishes procedure for adding to list of regulated chemicals. Imposes additional penalties for violations relating to precursor chemicals.

PSM, JUD

HB 2507

Expands the definition of "drug paraphernalia" to include items that are distributed in reckless disregard of the risk that they will be used primarily for the use of controlled substances.

PSM, JUD

HB 2499

Creates a tracking procedure for the retail sale of lab items and regulated chemicals. Enhances penalties when the unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance occurs when a child is present, or when a child is injured in a structure where manufacturing is taking place. Updates the controlled substance list. Allows PSD by rule to temporarily revise or amend the regulated list 1 or 2 of chemicals temporarily pending a subsequent legislative session. Establishes new felonies to curtail the use of goods or chemical substances to unlawfully manufacture controlled substances.

PSM, JUD

HB 2881

Implements a new program of drug testing for public safety-sensitive positions. Requires that prospective employees for safety-sensitive positions be subject to substance abuse testing. Authorizes the Hawaii labor relations board to review appeals of employer-related substance abuse testing decisions. Excludes drug testing, drug testing procedures, and positive drug testing sanctions from collective bargaining negotiations.

PSM/LAB, JUD

HB 2440

Exempts most government records or information relating to measures designed to protect the security or safety or persons or property, whether public or private, from attacks or acts of terrorism from disclosure under the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act.

PSM, JUD

HB 2684

Authorizes the police to take action if there are reasonable grounds to believe that abuse of a household member is about to occur.

PSM, JUD

Also to be heard

HB 134

Requires that the range and quality of programming offered to women in corrections be substantially equivalent to the range and quality of programs offered to males. Requires office of youth services to develop and implement gender-responsive community-based programs for adjudicated females. Appropriates $ .

PSM/HSH, JUD, FIN

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