THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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TIME: |
1:30 p.m. |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Allows for the medical use of cannabidiol products upon approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. (HB1893 HD1)
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Enhances the electronic prescription accountability system to inform prescribers of the percentile ranking of their opiate prescription practices as compared to their peers. (HB2631 HD1)
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RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Requires the Attorney General to investigate an alleged violation of state law by a county police officer if the prosecuting attorney of the county that employs the police officer has declined to prosecute the police officer and the victim of the alleged violation submits a written request to investigate the alleged violation. (HB2070 HD1)
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RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS. Specifies that citizen complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement. (HB2133 HD1)
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RELATING TO PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY. Establishes December 7 of each year as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. (HB2181 HD1)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Prohibits places of public accommodation from denying shelter to any person when an emergency alert advises the public to immediately seek shelter. Provides for a civil penalty for each violation. Provides immunity from civil liability, with certain exceptions. Clarifies that the civil liability exemption applies to facilities receiving compensation and to property owners who sell commodities in the absence of price gouging. (HB2693 HD2)
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Abolishes the revolving funds for correctional facility stores account of the Department of Public Safety and transfers the unencumbered balance to the administrator/inmate activity account trust account. (HB1653 HD2)
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PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE. Establishes the Filipino-American Veterans of World War II burial assistance program. Establishes the Filipino-American veterans of World War II burial assistance program special fund. Makes an appropriation. (HB1944 HD1)
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RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Establishes the Hawaii State Fusion Center under the Office of Homeland Security and establishes the position of Hawaii State Fusion Center Director, responsible to the Director of Homeland Security, and accountable to manage the operations of the Center. (HB2091 HD1)
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RELATING TO PAROLE. Specifies that funds furnished by the Hawaii Paroling Authority for discharged persons be subject to legislative appropriation. (HB2389 HD1)
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the Department of Public Safety to pay for the temporary housing of 248 inmates at a non-state facility for an additional six months, during work on capital improvements to the Halawa Correctional Facility, under DAGS Job No. Job No. 12-27-5644 – security electronics and hardware repairs and improvements. (HB2393 HD1)
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RELATING TO THE MILITARY. Appropriates funds for the establishment of one full-time equivalent cybersecurity analyst position within the state Department of Defense. (HB2696 HD2)
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RELATING TO VETERANS. Requires the Office of Veterans' Services to organize, coordinate, and conduct a biennial State of Hawaii Veterans Summit. Appropriates funds. (HB2697 HD2)
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6970.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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