THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

TIME:

1:15 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2158

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Prohibits the expenditure of state funds by state agencies for the purchase of single-serving bottled water, except under certain circumstances.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2293

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO OPEN GOVERNMENT.

Allows the electronic mailing and posting of meeting notices; requires the posting of the notice on the state or appropriate county websites; and increases public access to information before a public hearing by a board.

 

GVO, JDL

SB 2430

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

Establishes a lean government advisory board to make recommendations for improving state government efficiency.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2497

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC BOARDS.

Requires a board chair to provide notice to a board member who fails to attend four consecutive duly noticed meetings.  Requires the board chair to provide notice to the board member who accumulates four unexcused absences of the board member's termination.  Requires a board chair to notify in writing the applicable nominating authority of any vacancy resulting from termination, resignation, expiration of the term, or any other reason, within fifteen days after the vacancy occurs.

 

GVO, JDL

SB 2655

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX COLLECTION DATE.

Amends the date of filing of monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual general excise tax returns from the 20th day of the respective applicable month to the last day of the month.  Applies to returns and payments due on or after 1/1/17.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2719

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

Requires a fiscal impact statement for any proposed legislation that calls for an appropriation or results in significant fiscal changes for the State. Prohibits hearing on bills and resolutions without a fiscal impact statement prepared by the Office of the Legislative Analyst.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2157

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO REDESIGN THE REFLECTING POOLS.

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a study relating to the rehabilitation and renovation of the state capitol reflecting pool.

 

GVO, WAM

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Donna Mercado Kim

Chair