THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Senator Clayton Hee, Chair |
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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, 20th February 2013 |
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10:00 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 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Restricts members of boards and commissions who have been reappointed to a second consecutive term and whose reappointment has failed to receive the consent of the senate from serving as a holdover member.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO IMPEACHMENT. Establishes causes and procedures for impeachment of the governor, lieutenant governor, and appointive officers.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES. Prohibits a candidate from physically handling or possessing the voter registration form, voter ballot, or absentee ballot of another person.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PERSONNEL. Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Administrator, to appoint one or more investment officers and changes the title of the "Administrator" of the system to "Executive Director."
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JDL |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Requires all front and back seat passengers to be restrained by a seat belt assembly or child passenger restraint while the motor vehicle is being operating upon any public highway.
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TIA, JDL |
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RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS. Establishes the disposition of remains act. Determines the priority of the persons who may direct the disposition of a decedent's remains and the arrangements for funeral goods and services; permits funeral establishments, cemeteries, mortuaries, and crematories to rely and act upon written directions from the decedent or persons who have the right of disposition without liability in certain circumstances and control the disposition and dispose of a decedent's remains in certain circumstances. (SD1)
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CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. Establishes a notice of postponement or cancellation of sale requirement under part IA, chapter 667, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to judicial foreclosures. (SD1)
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CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE. Prohibits the owner of a pet animal and the owner's employees from performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, dewclaw removal, and debarking on the pet animal without being licensed as a veterinarian. Makes intentionally or knowingly performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, dewclaw removal, and debarking, on a pet animal by any person not licensed as a veterinarian a class C felony. Specifies that accepted veterinary practices and cropping or docking as customarily practiced, shall not be considered cruelty to animals in the first degree if performed by a veterinarian licensed under chapter 471, HRS. (SD1)
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CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE. Requires certain private employers to allow employees to take paid leaves of absence for organ, bone marrow, or peripheral blood stem cell donation. Requires employers to restore an employee returning from leave to the same or equivalent position. Establishes a private right of action for employees seeking enforcement of provisions.
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HTH, JDL |
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RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Provides the Land Use Commission with more efficient and varied methods of dealing with situations where a petitioner has violated the conditions contained in a decision and order.
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WTL/EGH, JDL |
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RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE. Clarifies the offenses for which property is subject to forfeiture under chapter 6K, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to the Kaho‘olawe island reserve, including any activity prohibited by rules of the island reserve and any violation of rules regulating fishing in waters within the island reserve except by persons or vessels within one nautical mile of the boundaries of the island reserve. Clarifies that property seized in accordance with section 199-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, may be forfeited and disposed of as provided by law. (SD1)
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WTL/THA, JDL |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clayton Hee Chair |
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