STAND. COM. REP. NO. 731

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1382

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1382, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to make public hearings and informational briefings at the state capitol more accessible to residents throughout the State.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires each chamber of the Legislature to establish procedures for livestreaming all public hearings and informational briefings held at the state capitol;

(2) Requires the legislative broadcast program to make an audio or audiovisual recording of all public hearings and informational briefings held at the state capitol and maintain an archive of the recordings that are to be made available to the public; and

(3) Appropriates moneys to the Legislative Reference Bureau to purchase recording equipment and archival materials and hire staff.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board and one individual.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Your Committee finds that pursuant to sections 21G-3 and 21D‑6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Joint Legislative Access Committee, rather than the Legislative Reference Bureau, is vested with supervising authority over the Legislative Broadcast Program. Therefore, the Bureau may not be able to expend moneys for a program that is not under its jurisdiction. Accordingly, your Committee notes that the Joint Legislative Access Committee may be the more appropriate entity to expend the moneys appropriated in this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1382, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1382, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair