HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	337
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 92-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§92-11 Voidability. Any final action taken in violation of sections 92-3 and 92-7 may be voidable upon proof of violation. A suit to void any final action shall be commenced within [ninety] one hundred eighty days of the action."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 28, 2081.

Report Title:

Public Meetings; Voidability; Time to File Suit

Description:

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. (HB337 HD1)

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