THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday,  March 28,  2011

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1613, HD1

        (HSCR707)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO VOTING.

Requires an application to register to vote in person or by mail-in to include a space to request a permanent absentee ballot.  Removes time limit on requesting an absentee or permanent absentee ballot but not later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh day prior to the election.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (HB1613 HD1)

 

JDL

HB 257, HD2

        (HSCR920)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Provides regulation of automated phone calls, changes report filing deadlines, provides a cap of $     on the price of fundraiser tickets that may be purchased with campaign funds, and applies notice and disclaimer requirements to an advertisement that is not paid for by an independent party.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (HB257 HD2)

 

JDL

HB 258, HD1

        (HSCR78)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Changes report filing deadlines and requires filing of a supplemental report by candidate and noncandidate committees.  Effective January 7, 2050.  (HB258 HD1)

 

JDL

HB 716, HD1

        (HSCR621)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes new election deadlines to comply with state primary election date required by federal law.  Effective January 7, 2050.  (HB716 HD1)

 

JDL

HB 1368, HD2

        (HSCR704)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Defines a party candidate and modifies the withdrawal process for a party candidate.  Clarifies the filing process of nomination papers.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (HB1368 HD2)

 

JDL

SCR 2, SD1

        (SSCR443)

        Testimony

        Status

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT COVERING A PORTION OF STATE SUBMERGED LANDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 171‑53, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, RELATING TO RECLAMATION AND DISPOSITION OF SUBMERGED OR RECLAIMED PUBLIC LAND.

 

WLH, JDL

SCR 55

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT REDESIGNATES DISCOVERERS' DAY IN HAWAII TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.

 

JDL

SR 29

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT REDESIGNATES DISCOVERERS' DAY IN HAWAII TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.

 

JDL

 

 

 

 

 

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 10:00 a.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at JDLTestimony@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 002, 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 10:00 a.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 586-6837.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair