THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

TIME:

9:15 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measures were previously heard in their respective standing committees:

 

SB 312, SD1

      (SSCR304)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO OPEN GOVERNMENT.

Allows the electronic mailing of meeting notices; requires the posting of the notice on the State's or appropriate county's electronic calendar; and clarifies potential posting disputes.  Adds emergency meetings to the public meeting notice requirements.  Requires boards to make board packets available for public inspection and provide notice, upon request, of the availability of board packets.

 

GVO, JDL

SB 1298

      (SSCR439)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTED OFFICERS.

Removes the 1-year residency requirement for appointment to a county chief of police position.

 

PSM, JDL

SB 424

      (SSCR128)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires police departments to disclose to the Legislature the identity of an officer upon the officer's second suspension in a five-year period or discharge.  Requires disclosure under the Uniform Information Practices Act after a police officer's second suspension in a five-year period.

 

PSM, JDL

SB 637, SD1

      (SSCR345)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COUNTY ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Authorizes the counties through their employees or authorized agents to enter private property to control or eradicate invasive species and pests.  (SD1)

 

PSM/AEN, JDL

SB 655, SD1

      (SSCR444)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDIA ACCESS.

Allows the news media, under certain conditions, to access areas that are closed pursuant to emergency management powers of the governor and mayor.  Limits the liability of the State and counties.  Takes effect 5/22/2050.  (SD1)

 

PSM, JDL

SB 1291, SD1

      (SSCR447)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Amends statutory language on liquor license application and operating procedures for clarity.  (SD1)

 

PSM/GVO, JDL

SB 1037, SD1

      (SSCR445)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Requires that certain agencies be notified when a firearm permit application is denied because the applicant is prohibited from owning, possessing, receiving, or controlling a firearm under federal or state law.  Requires the department of public safety to notify the probation or parole officer of an applicant, if applicable, upon notification of a permit denial.  Takes effect 5/22/2050.  (SD1)

 

PSM/GVO, JDL

SB 562

      (SSCR202)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.

Makes Act 170, SLH 2002, which provides limited liability protection for county lifeguards and counties providing lifeguard services on beaches or in the ocean permanent.

 

PSM, JDL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.

 

Click here to submit written testimony to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

 

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.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-7344.

 

 

 

 

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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Chair