THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, March 19, 2014
TIME:	10:00 am
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

HB 33 (SSCR941) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER. Makes permanent the prohibition against urinating or defecating in public within the boundaries of downtown Honolulu.	PSM, JDL
HB 1660, HD1 (HSCR61-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO SIDEWALKS. Specifies that the offense of obstructing includes, in addition to obstructing a highway or public passage, providing less than one meter of space for passage on any paved public sidewalk, except as authorized by law, or failing to obey a law enforcement officer's order or request to cease any of the foregoing activities.  (HB1660 HD1)	JDL
HB 2409 (HSCR275-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Makes it a disorderly conduct offense to lie down at a bus stop shelter or structure in a manner that interferes with use of or access to the bus stop.  Establishes a fine of $50 for a violation.  Effective 7/1/14.	JDL, WAM
HB 1993 (HSCR459-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Makes the commission of an act of physical abuse in the presence of a family or household member who is a minor under the age of fourteen a class C felony.	JDL, WAM
HB 2034, HD2 (HSCR770-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Removes the statute of limitations for criminal actions arising from sexual assault in the first and second degrees and continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen years, and for civil actions against the perpetrator of sexual assault in the first and second degrees and continuous sexual abuse of a minor under the age of fourteen years.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB2034 HD2)	JDL
HB 2116, HD2 (HSCR893-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO SENTENCING FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Eliminates sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB2116 HD2)	JDL
HB 2163, HD2 (HSCR825-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO PARENTAL PARITY. Requires the court to consider frequent, continuing, and meaningful contact with each parent when awarding custody of a minor child, unless the court finds that one or both parents are unable to act in the best interests of the child.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB2163 HD2)	JDL [Measure deleted on 03-18-14]
HB 2205, HD1 (HSCR645-14) Status & Testimony	RELATING TO CRIME. Removes the probation option for sentencing upon conviction of Habitual Property Crime.  (HB2205 HD1)	JDL

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair