HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
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Rep. Chris Lee, Chair |
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Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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2:00pm |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda: HB1040, HB1395, HB290, HB337, HB982, HB1076, HB356, HB1265, HB1452, HB1433, HB767, HB512, HB513, HB1261, HB353, HB159
The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 31, 2019 at 2:00pm.
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RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Makes completion of a voter registration application affidavit a mandatory part of all driver's license and identification card applications. Automatically registers each applicant for voting. Requires sharing of information among the counties, Department of Transportation, and election personnel.
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RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Beginning on 1/1/2020, requires that any person who is eligible to vote and submits a state tax return or application for public assistance shall be automatically registered to vote if that person is not already registered to vote; provided that, upon receipt of notification from the respective county clerk, the applicant shall have 21 calendar days to opt out of automatic voter registration. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Beginning on 1/1/2020, provides that any public high school student who is at least sixteen years old but not yet eighteen years old, is otherwise eligible to vote, and submits a voter affidavit shall be automatically preregistered to vote if that person is not already preregistered to vote; provided that upon receipt of notification from the respective county clerk the applicant shall have until their eighteenth birthday to opt out of automatic voter registration. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Enacts voting by mail uniformly across all counties for all elections commencing in 2022. Establishes a limited number of voter service centers that would remain open from the tenth business day preceding an election through the day of the election to receive personal delivery of mail-in ballots, accommodate voters with special needs, offer same day registration and voting, and provide other election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Appropriates funds for the implementation and administration of the election by mail program. Requires the office of elections to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session from 2020 through 2025, regarding the implementation of a vote by mail system.
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RELATING TO VOTING. Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to establish a system to track the mailing and receipt of ballots returned by mail. Requires the county clerks to notify the office of the lieutenant governor immediately upon mailing and receipt of absentee ballots by mail. Appropriates funds to the counties.
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RELATING TO REPORTS OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Adds a campaign spending report filing deadline of 10/1 during a general election year for candidates and candidate committees.
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RELATED TO ELECTIONS. Excludes from the definition of "advertisement" communications on clothing and other attire associated with a candidate's candidate committee. Removes clothing, other attire, yard signs, and sundry items and advertisements made by a candidate or candidate's candidate committee from electioneering communication reporting requirements.
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RELATING TO EMOLUMENTS. Prohibits any Governor or county mayor, while holding those offices, to maintain any other employment or receive any emolument, beginning on the sixty-first calendar day after their election or appointment to office.
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 01, 2019 at 2:00pm.
The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 04, 2019 at 2:05pm.
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RELATING TO MARIJUANA. Decriminalizes certain offenses relating to marijuana and establishes a schedule of monetary fines for violations. Changes statutory references from "marijuana" to "cannabis." Provides for the dismissal of charges and expungement of criminal records based solely on cannabis offenses. Establishes the cannabis evaluation working group. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates chapter 329-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by adding subsection (e) to make it consistent with amendments in federal controlled substances law as required under section 329-11.
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JUD, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 05, 2019 at 2:05pm.
The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 06, 2019 at 2:05pm.
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/19, and ending 6/30/21. Effective 7/1/19.
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JUD, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 06, 2019 at 2:10pm.
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES RELATING TO THE LAW. Appropriates funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of programs of various agencies under the purview of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Judiciary.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET. Department of the Attorney General Operating Budget.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATING BUDGET. Relates to the Department of Public Safety budget.
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JUD, FIN |
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 06, 2019 at 2:15pm.
The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 06, 2019 at 2:20pm.
The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 07, 2019 at 2:05pm.
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RELATING TO SMOKING. Establishes a $100 fine for underage persons who smoke on public-school property or at public-school functions.
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to make it consistent with amendments in federal controlled substances law as required under the authority to schedule controlled substances.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Changes the time to file a suit to void a final action taken in violation of sunshine laws from within ninety days to within one hundred eighty days of the action.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICES. Clarifies the type of public notice required for reporting the redetermination of the University of Hawaii's allotment ceiling, the state growth rate and expenditure ceiling, and the release of grants.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Requires public meeting notices to include instructions regarding accommodations for persons with disabilities. Requires boards to post public meeting notices in an accessible format on an electronic calendar on a website maintained by the State or the appropriate county, file a copy with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, retain a copy of proof of filing, and post a notice in the board's office for public inspection. Requires the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate clerk's office to timely post paper or accessible electronic copies of all meeting notices in a central location in a public building. Repeals provision stating that failure of the board, lieutenant governor's office, or county clerk's office to post meeting notices shall not require cancellation of the meeting. Requires a meeting to be canceled when the written public notice or a copy with confirmed receipt from the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office is posted on an electronic calendar less than six days prior to the meeting. Requires an emergency meeting agenda to be filed with confirmed receipt with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office and posted in the board's office.
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RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. Requires the Comptroller to annually adjust the threshold amount for which settlements for claims against the State must be approved by the legislature for inflation.
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RELATING TO PARENTAGE. Clarifies that evidence demonstrating an alleged parent's non-consent to an artificial insemination procedure that resulted in the birth of a child may be introduced as evidence relating to paternity.
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RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. Establishes and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to facilitate cooperation between various state agencies regarding civil legal services and access to justice. Appropriates funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons.
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RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY. Appropriates funds for two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions, operating costs, and equipment to support the Attorney General's Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in administering the Address Confidentiality Program.
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RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. Authorizes family court judges to enforce certain temporary restraining orders upon a finding of civil contempt of court.
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RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE PROGRAM. Clarifies the purpose of the Children's Justice Program. Limits disclosure of confidential information.
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RELATING TO DESIGNATING SUBSTITUTE JUDGES ON THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS. Authorizes the Chief Justice to designate circuit court judges, retired intermediate appellate judges, or retired supreme court justices to temporarily fill a vacancy on the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
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RELATED TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Makes permanent the requirement that decisions in contested case hearings of the Commission on Water Resource Management, Land Use Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and those involving conservation districts be appealed directly to the Supreme Court, with certain exceptions. Effective 6/30/19.
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RELATING TO THE FAMILY COURT. Makes decisions of the family court appealable to the supreme court instead of the intermediate court of appeals. Requires the supreme court to render a final decision on appeals from family court orders within 180 days. Encourages a reduction in the number of remands to the family court.
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RELATING TO CRIME. Increases criminal penalties for anyone who knowingly keeps or maintains any structure or place for the purpose of using controlled substances or which is used for keeping or selling them in violation of controlled substance laws. Increases criminal penalties for those who knowingly profit from or advance gambling.
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As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9450 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-9450.
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________________________________________ Rep. Chris Lee Chair |
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