STAND. COM. REP. NO.  393-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2235

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2235 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that for agencies, boards, commissions, and other authorities subject to the Sunshine Law requirements of Chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the requirements for public notice of proposed administrative rules are met if the posted notice: 

     (1)  Describes the proposed administrative rules in a general manner that follows the same format as that of a public hearing notice under section 91-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (2)  Includes a statement of when and where the proposed rules may be viewed in person and on the Internet as provided in section 91-2.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The Office of Information Practices and the Department of the Attorney General testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2235 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair