HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Sylvia J. Luke, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Robert N. Herkes	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Barbara Marumoto
Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 24, 2005
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

AMENDED AGENDA

THE FOLLOWING BILL HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE AGENDA

HB 1441	RELATING TO LAND USE. Clarifies the process to appeal county land use decisions.	WLO, JUD

THE FOLLOWING BILL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA

HB 877 HD1 (HSCR709)	RELATING TO CRIME. Separates the multiple offenses of varying severity currently found in section 134-6, HRS, relating to firearms and ammunition into separate sections to assist in accurate record keeping and setting of bail. (HB877 HD1	JUD

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING DEFERRED BILLS

NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED

HB 783 HD1 (HSCR352)	RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. Repeals the 1874 nonjudicial (power of sale) foreclosure law. Amends the 1998 alternate power of sale foreclosure process by allowing all mortgages to be foreclosed through the process, capping the public sale purchaser's downpayment to not more than 10 percent of the highest successful bid, removing the requirement that the borrower sign the conveyance document, and clarifying that the new property owner may take possession no sooner than 45 days after the public sale. Effective July 1, 2099. (HB783 HD1)	CPC, JUD
HB 1171	RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION. Establishes the offense of criminal impersonation, making it a misdemeanor to impersonate another person or place the person at risk of bodily injury.	JUD

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8530.

		________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair