THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

DATE:

Thursday, March 31, 2016

TIME:

9:15 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

HB1653 HD1 SD1
(SSCR3088)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Beginning with the primary election in 2018, requires the office of elections to implement election by mail in a county with a population of fewer than 100,000 and beginning with the 2020 primary election, implement election by mail in each of the other counties for all elections.  Establishes an elections by mail system, including requirements for ballots, replacement ballots, deficient return of ballots, ballot counting, voter service centers, places of deposit, and election expenses and responsibilities.  Establishes procedures for postponed elections.  Makes conforming amendments to provide for an elections by mail system.  Allows permanent absentee voters to request that their ballots be temporarily forwarded to another address in or outside of the State for a single election or a primary or special primary election and the election immediately following it.  Allows for the electronic transmission of mail-in ballots.  Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the elections by mail program.  Requires the office of elections to submit annual reports to the legislature from 2017 to 2023 regarding implementing the elections by mail program.  Effective 7/1/2076.  (SD1)

JDL, WAM

HB401 HD2 SD1
(SSCR2368)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO VOTING.
Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewed motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewed, or duplicate identification card be automatically registered to vote if that person is not already registered to vote unless the applicant affirmatively declines to be registered to vote.  Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or identification card information to election officials and the statewide voter registration system.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

JDL, WAM

HB1370 HD1 SD1
(SSCR1058)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO DIVORCE.
Provides statutory authority for the employees' retirement system to make direct payment to a former spouse of a member of benefits or portion thereof pursuant to valid court judgment, order, or decree.  Appropriates money to implement the purposes of this Act.  Takes effect on 01/01/2016.  (SD1)

JDL, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7344.