THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Will Espero, Chair |
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Senator Robert Bunda, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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TIME: |
1:15 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL. Establishes full-time equivalent staff positions for the state fire council to accomplish its duties and responsibilities.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Prohibits a county from enacting any ordinances or adopting any rules regulating fireworks or articles pyrotechnic that are less restrictive than state law.
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PSM, TIA |
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RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs. Provides that frequency of inspections of buildings other than public schools shall be as deemed necessary rather than every 2 years.
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PSM, TIA |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Establishes an illegal fireworks task force to stop the importation of illegal fireworks and explosives. Requires the task force to report a preliminary plan to the legislature no later than January 10, 2010.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Increases the permit fees associated with using and importing fireworks.
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. Prohibits the retail sale or distribution of novelty lighters.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO VOTING. Allows incarcerated persons who were Hawaii residents at the time of their arrest to vote via absentee ballot in Hawaii's elections.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO RESTRICTED ACCESS TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Permits the search of persons and vehicles entering state correctional facility grounds.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Directs the attorney general to coordinate a review of the impact of diverting marijuana and low-level felony drug offenders out of the criminal justice system into treatment.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. Clarifies various provisions of the comprehensive offender reentry system; mandates written reentry plans; establishes limits on the maximum number of Hawaii inmates housed in out‑of‑state prisons; establishes a reentry commission; sunsets the legislative oversight committee on July 1, 2010.
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PSM, JGO |
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:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 207, 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.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at PSMTestimony@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.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 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 measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6823.
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________________________________________ Senator Will Espero Chair |
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