THE SENATE
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Senator Will Espero, Chair |
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Senator Robert Bunda, Vice Chair |
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DATE: |
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1:25 p.m. |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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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.
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PSM, JGO |
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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.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER FIREWORKS. Imposes a total ban on consumer fireworks except for permitted religious or cultural purposes.
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PSM, JGO |
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RELATING TO THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. Allows probationers and parolees who meet the requirements of qualifying patients to request that the terms of their probation or parole be modified to be allowed the medical use of marijuana.
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PSM/HTH, JGO [Measure added 02-04-10] |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Increases the amount of cannabis that constitutes an adequate amount by allowing a qualifying patient to possess 10 cannabis plants and 5 ounces of cannabis at any given time. Makes identification of the site where cannabis is grown confidential. Prohibits the department of public safety from requiring that a certifying physician be the patient's primary care physician. Prohibits certifying physicians from naming or describing a patient's particular debilitating condition. Increases the permissible ratio of patients to caregivers by allowing a caregiver to grow cannabis for no more than 4 patients.
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HTH/PSM [Measure added 02-04-10] |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL. Requires the department of public safety to provide security at the State's secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility at Kaneohe. Requires report from DOH, with collaboration from PSD, to the legislature on its plan for the provision of short and long-term security for the Kaneohe facility and increasing and aging forensic population needs.
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HTH/PSM, WAM [Measure added 02-04-10] |
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RELATING TO COUNTIES. Provides that each county has the power to establish medical marijuana dispensaries. Requires that medical marijuana dispensaries shall only provide service to qualified patients and primary caregivers registered with the department of public safety. Makes dispensaries subject to the general excise tax by making inapplicable the exemption for amounts received from sales of prescription drugs or prosthetic devices.
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TIA/PSM, WAM [Measure added 02-04-10] |
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6360.