THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

Thursday, March 3, 2005

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Measure previously heard on Wednesday, February 23:

SB 785

SD1

(SSCR518)

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Allows public meetings by video teleconference to continue even if the video connectivity is interrupted or stopped. (SD1)

MAT, JHW

Measure previously heard on Friday, February 25:

SB 556

SD1

(SSCR149)

RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.

Redefines joint custody as shared parenting or equal parenting time as developed in a parenting plan. Creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of shared parenting in all custody actions involving children. (SD1)

HMS, JHW

Measure previously heard on Tuesday, March 1:

SB 130

SD1

(SSCR363)

RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.

Establishes a streamlined judicial process by which the DOH can seek a court order to permit involuntary medication of mental health patients to ensure safety in DOH operated or funded psychiatric inpatient facilities. (SD1)

HTH, JHW

Measures previously heard on Wednesday, March 2:

SB 1336

SD1

(SSCR546)

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATIONS.

Provides that the co-owner or co-lessor of lands that is not party to any offer to sell a leased fee interest has the right of first refusal to purchase a leased fee interest. (SD1)

CPH, JHW

SB 1893

(SSCR175)

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Allows private and public landowners to remove noxious trees within a conservation district by applying for a site plan approval permit with the DLNR; exempts this activity from the requirements of chapter 343 where DLNR determines that there is no significant effect on the environment.

WLA/EIA, JHW

SB 951

SD1

(SSCR338)

RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.

Provides penalties for the intentional setting of fires within forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves. (SD1)

WLA, JHW

SB 904

SD1

(SSCR310)

RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Grants authority to UH to manage real property owned, leased, or otherwise under its control, and control public activity thereon. (SD1)

HRE, JHW

As this is decision making only, no public testimony will be accepted.