HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Chris Lee |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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2:05 p.m. |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO APPOINT RETIRED JUDGES TO SERVE AS EMERITUS JUDGES. Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to appoint judges who have retired upon attaining the age of seventy years as emeritus judges, permitting the appointed judges to serve as temporary judges in courts no higher than the court level they reached prior to retirement and for terms not to exceed three months.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Amends the state constitution to require candidates for the state senate or house of representatives to be a resident of the State for not less than five years and a resident of the legislative district from which the person is a candidate for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the general election.
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Amends the campaign finance law by: (1) defining "matching payment period"; (2) correcting statutory references; (3) changing report filing deadlines; (4) specifying noncandidate committee reporting requirements for contributions made; (5) requiring the identification of the candidate supported or opposed by an independent expenditure; and (6) increasing the amount of allowable expenditures made by a publicly financed candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney.
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RELATING TO ABSENTEE VOTING. Requires the absentee ballot for a voter requesting permanent absentee status to be mailed to the mailing address contained on the voter's most recently completed affidavit on application for voter registration, unless the voter submits a temporary mailing authorization for the absentee ballot to be mailed to a different address.
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RELATING TO INFORMED VOTING. Requires the publication of information on the proposed constitutional or proposed charter amendments that appear on an election ballot.
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RELATING TO MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING. Requires that all employees whose financial disclosure statements are public pursuant to section 84-17(d), HRS, complete a mandatory ethics training course. Allows state ethics commission to hold ethics training at times of the year other than January. Repeals minimum duration of the ethics course.
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RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Establishes a felony and misdemeanor offense for injuring or killing an animal engaged in law enforcement or corrections activities.
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RELATING TO WITNESSES. Amends section 621-7, HRS, to increase the per diem payments for out-of-state witnesses in criminal cases from $110 to $145. Provides an additional $90 per diem payment for witnesses from any island other than the island on which the court is located, when that witness is required to stay overnight.
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RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. Amends crime victims' bill of rights to include notice as to an offender's unfitness to stand trial, transfer to the state hospital or other psychiatric facility, or regaining fitness to proceed. Requires the department of health to provide notice of an offender's unauthorized absences to the department of the prosecuting attorney in the county where the crime was committed.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. Authorizes, as a condition of probation, electronic monitoring of persons convicted of violating a domestic abuse temporary restraining order or protective order. Effective 7/1/13. Sunsets 7/1/15.
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RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION BY MINORS. Requires the family court, when requested by the victim, to order the adjudicated minor to make restitution to the victim. Requires the family court to order the parents of the adjudicated minor to pay the remainder of the restitution, if any.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 3 copies (including an original) to Room 438 in the State Capitol;
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WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
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________________________________________ Rep. Karl Rhoads Chair |
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