THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING  DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023

 

DATE:

Friday, March 17, 2023

TIME:

10:30 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

JDC

 

 

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The Committee will meet to continue the hearing started on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 on the measures listed below. The committee was unable to complete the hearing on Tuesday due to time constraints. Additional testimony will not be accepted.

 

HB 586, HD2

      (HSCR1187)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Requires the judiciary to develop, implement, and administer an automated court appearance reminder system that generates text message and electronic mail notifications for upcoming court appearances in certain types of cases.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 6/30/3000.  (HD2)

 

JDC, WAM

HB 724

      (HSCR805)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Amends the prohibition against contributions to a candidate committee or noncandidate committee by state and county contractors to include state and county grantees and the owners, officers, and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or state or county grantee.

 

JDC

HB 980

      (HSCR797)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 804-51, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Allows notice of a bond or recognizance forfeiture to be sent to either the surety (bond company) or surety insurer (insurance company), by certified mail, to start the thirty-day forfeiture countdown for the surety or surety insurer to locate and surrender a principal (criminal defendant) or file a motion or application to set aside the bond or recognizance forfeiture.  Provides the State with an avenue to appeal when the court grants a motion or application to set aside a bail bond forfeiture.

 

JDC

 

 

 

 

Decision-making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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