THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 18, 2022

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016 & Videoconference

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

GM 591

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Statewide Voters With Special Needs Advisory Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, RAMODA ANAND, for a term to expire 06-30-2024.

 

 

JDC

HB 1471

      (HSCR799-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES.

Amends provisions relating to dates and deadlines in statutory provisions governing political parties.

 

JDC

HB 1472, HD1

      (HSCR785-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF PETITION SIGNATURES.

Amends the information necessary for a voter to withdraw their signature from a petition under election laws.  Effective 1/1/2222.  (HD1)

 

JDC

HB 2049

      (HSCR797-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes or the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

 

JDC

HB 2069, HD2

      (HSCR948-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GIFTS.

Establishes procedures for the custody, inventory, and care of protocol gifts received by members of either house of the legislature or state employees.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (HD2)

 

JDC

HB 2074, HD1

      (HSCR794-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CREDIT FOR TIME OF DETENTION PRIOR TO SENTENCE.

Clarifies that defendants shall not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction.  Effective 1/1/2222.  (HD1)

 

JDC

HB 2337, HD1

      (HSCR782-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Clarifies the definitions of "drug", "substance", and "substance abuse" for purposes of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant violations.  Effective 1/1/2222.  (HD1)

 

JDC

HB 2422, HD1

      (HSCR777-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Clarifies that sentences for domestic violence intervention for abuse-related offenses shall be imposed, with or without probation.  Effective 1/1/2222.  (HD1)

 

JDC

Measure deleted on 03-15-22

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

 

Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Testimony" icon on the home page to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.

 

Please note the following:

 

·         The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.

·         Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.

 

If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions2022.pdf

 

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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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Senator Karl Rhoads

Chair