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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Monday, March 18, 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: SB1037 SD1, SB1039
The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 11, 2019 at 2:00pm.
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RELATING TO VOTING. Provides that the ballot of an absentee or military-overseas voter is valid even if the voter becomes ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. Repeals the requirement that an absentee voter's ballot be deemed invalid if the voter returns the return envelope but dies prior to the opening of polls. (SD1)
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RELATING TO LOBBYISTS. Removes restriction on access to transcripts from public contested hearings. Removes statutory remnants from when violations of the lobbyist law resulted in criminal penalties. Allows the state ethics commission to assess an administrative fine pursuant to a settlement agreement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Establishes an exemption from the prohibition against using election campaign funds to make charitable donations or to award scholarships during the period from the filing of nomination papers to the date of the general election for candidates who are already declared elected to office after running unopposed in an election or who would be unopposed in the general election.
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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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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires candidates for president and vice president of the United States to post their most recent income tax return on the Internet at least sixty days prior to and continuing through the date of the general election for free access by the public in order to be included on the state ballot, subject to certain conditions. Prohibits electors from voting for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States unless the candidates have posted their most recent income tax return on the Internet at least sixty days prior to and continuing through the date of the general election for free access by the public, subject to certain conditions. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the office of elections to join the Electronic Registration Information Center and share information with counties to encourage voter participation and ensure integrity of voter registration rolls. Authorizes election officials to have electronic access to driver's license and state identification databases for election related purposes. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO VOTING. Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewal motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewal, 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. Effective 1/1/2020. (SD2)
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RELATING TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING. Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires a mandatory recount of election votes and ballot measures when the margin of victory for election contests or tabulation for ballot measures is equal to or less than one hundred or one-half of one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is greater. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Requires the Attorney General to prepare a statement for each proposed constitutional amendment in language that is clear and that indicates the purpose, limitations, and effects of the proposed amendment. Requires the Attorney General to also prepare the statement in Hawaiian. Requires the Office of Elections and county clerks to make the statement available to the public. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. Authorizes a property owner or agent to enter adjacent property with albizia trees under certain conditions, including consulting with a tree arborist and providing written notice, to control albizia trees before they become hazardous. Provides a defense to criminal prosecution. (SD2)
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RELATING TO TRESPASS. Specifies that for purposes of making a complaint for criminal trespass in the second degree on commercial premises, evidence of a prior "reasonable warning or request" to leave the premises may be evidenced by a copy of the previously issued written warning or request, whether or not the copy is posted at the premises or retained by the county police department.
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RELATING TO THE WEED AND SEED STRATEGY. Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General as a grant for Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc., to maintain the weed and seed strategy, a collaborative effort to prevent crime and rebuild communities in targeted areas. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes the offense of unauthorized attachment of an object to a fence, gate, or wall, which is committed when a person knowingly attaches an object to a fence, gate, wall, or other structure or barrier without the owner's permission. (SD1)
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RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Creates a non-compliant identification card for individuals that are not able to provide an updated photograph and documentation in-person as required by the REAL ID Act of 2005.
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RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE. Amends the false claims statute, section 661-21(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to increase civil monetary penalty minimum and maximum amounts to maintain consistency with federal law so that the State can continue to maximize its recoveries in cases where state money is taken illegally and False Claims Act prosecution is successful. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT. Requires the Judiciary to post the titles of all filings and all minutes in paternity cases to the Judiciary's website after redacting any information in which an individual has a significant privacy interest. Establishes the same confidentiality standards for paternity cases as other cases heard by the family court. Effective 3/15/2094. (SD1)
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 14, 2019 at 2:00pm.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Amends the offense of strangulation of a family or household member to include causing bodily injury by blocking the nose or mouth of the person or applying excessive pressure to the chest. Clarifies that infliction of visible injury is not required to establish the offense. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. Permits persons convicted of certain prostitution offenses to file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not convicted of another offense under the penal code within three years of the prostitution offense.
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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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