THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Will Espero, Chair

Senator Robert Bunda, Vice Chair

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 4, 2010

TIME:

2:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

RECONVENE PREVIOUSLY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING

 TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

SB 2533

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO AN AUDIT OF CONTRACTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND THE FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER.

Directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the Department of Public Safety's contract with the Corrections Corporation of America.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2250

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Allows department of public safety to parole up to an additional 200 inmates who do not have to return to prison each night and upon special conditions if the prison has insufficient number of beds to accommodate more furloughed inmates.  Requires DPS to report to legislature semi-annually.

 

PSM, JGO

SB 2540

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires the department of public safety to plan for a model wellness center to be built in East Hawaii.  Report to legislature in 2011.

 

PSM, WAM

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Decision Making Only; No Testimony will be Accepted.)

 

SB 2135

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Establishes the position of a School Liaison within the Hawaii National Guard and provides for and appropriates funds.

 

PSM/EDH, WAM

SB 2202

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY ACT.

Extends immunity from liability to a person who voluntarily permits the use of the person's property to shelter people during a natural or man-made disaster.

 

PSM, JGO

SB 2502

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii civil air patrol for tsunami operations in Hawaii.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2768

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PAROLE.

Allows the Hawaii paroling authority to use a continuum of administrative sanctions when a parolee violates a term or condition of parole.

 

PSM, JGO

SB 2243

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires bills to amend or create new offenses, or to change parole or probation procedures, to be accompanied by a correctional impact statement. Requires assistance of the corrections population management commission to prepare corrections population impact.

 

PSM, JGO

SB 2534

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO BAIL.

Requires law enforcement agencies to accept cash bail, certified copies of pre-filed bail bonds, and original bail bonds when the court is closed, including nights, weekends, and holidays.  Specifies from whom bail may be accepted.  Requires prompt release after acceptance of bail.

 

PSM, JGO

SB 2342

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Permits certain non-violent repeat offenders convicted of drug possession to be sentenced to alternative programs instead of to prison.

 

PSM, JGO

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6360.