THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

TIME:

1:20 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2295, HD1

      (HSCR715-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE AEROSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Reduces the number of members on the Aerospace Advisory Committee from 15 to 13.  Allows the members of the Aerospace Advisory Committee to elect their own committee chair from members appointed by the Governor to this body.  (HB2295 HD1)

 

PSM

HB 2389, HD1

      (HSCR999-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT MAXIMIZATION SPECIAL FUND.

Allows use of the Federal Reimbursement Maximization Special Fund for corrections workforce recruitment and retention.  (HB2389 HD1)

 

PSM, WAM

HB 2391, HD2

      (HSCR1005-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANANTS.

Defines the circumstance for the Director of Public Safety to release pretrial or sentenced misdemeanants at community correctional centers.  Applies only to persons whose incarceration commences after the effective date of this measure.  (HB2391 HD2)

 

PSM, JDL

HB 2422, HD1

      (HSCR933-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Amends liquor license application and operating procedures to allow publicly-traded companies, or entities ultimately solely owned by a publicly-traded company, to provide information for only those officers designated as primary decisionmakers regarding the purchase and sale of liquor and clarifies that the requirement of prior approval from a county liquor commission regarding a change in ownership of at least twenty-five percent of a corporation's outstanding capital stock applies only to voting stock.  Allows the applicant for a liquor license or renewal, or both the transferor and transferee in the case of a liquor license transfer, to present a tax clearance certificate from the Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service evidencing that the applicant, transferor, and transferee do not owe the State or federal government any delinquent taxes, penalties, or interest.  (HB2422 HD1)

 

PSM, CPH

HB 625, HD1

      (HSCR723-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Includes misdemeanor stalking and sexual assault among the offenses that disqualify a person from owning, possessing, or controlling any firearm or ammunition. (HB625 HD1)

 

PSM, JDL

HB 626, HD1

      (HSCR724-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF FIREARMS WHILE CONSUMING OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT.

Prohibits the actual physical possession of any firearm while consuming alcohol outside of the home, a temporary residence, or place of sojourn.  Establishes violation as a petty misdemeanor. (HB626 HD1)

 

PSM, JDL

HB 2629, HD2

      (HSCR995-16)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.

Authorizes county police departments to enroll firearms applicants and individuals who are registering their firearms into a criminal record monitoring service used to alert police when an owner of a firearm is arrested for a criminal offense anywhere in the country.  (HB2629 HD2)

 

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair