THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Dwight Y. Takamine, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, March 20, 2009 |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. Deletes the exception of a record of complaints with respect to government information relating to an individual's fitness for a license, when balancing an unwarranted invasion of a person's privacy against the public disclosure of the record. Effective January 1, 2046. (HB1212 HD1)
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Raises the ceiling for construction contract bid security requirements from $25,000 to $50,000. (HB1768 HD1)
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JGO, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Requires the dismissal of a protest of an award of a contract if the reason for the protest is based upon an error in a bid that is less than 1% of the bid amount. Limits the protested amount in an administrative proceeding to no less than 10% of the total estimated value of the contract. Requires the initiator of an administrative proceeding to pay a cash or protest bond equal to 1% of the total estimated value of the contract and not more than $50,000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Exempts from the Procurement Code contracts to procure goods, services, or construction from a source approved as the sole source by the federal government under a grant from the federal government in any procurement funded by state and federal matching funds or by federal funds alone. (HB1470 HD1)
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. Makes appropriations for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (HB1016 HD2)
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RELATING TO FEES. Provides flexibility for administrative agencies to increase fees. (HB1728 HD1)
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JGO, WAM |
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RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Amends current statute to clarify acts constituting prohibited dog fighting. (HB730 HD1)
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JGO |
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RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. Authorizes family court, when issuing a temporary restraining order, to award exclusive care of a pet animal or equine animal and enjoin the restrained party from having any contact with the animal. (HB1512 HD1)
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JGO
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at JGOTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.
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________________________________________ Senator Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |
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