THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator David Matsuura, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 31, 2001

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 490

RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF CONVICTED DEFENDANTS.

Provides for enhanced sentencing of a defendant who uses a controlled substance to facilitate the commission or attempted commission of a felony sexual assault. (CHUMBLEY)

JDC

SB 859

RELATING TO PAROLE.

Allows for earned early release from minimum term for good time credit.

(CHUN OAKLAND, Matsuura, Kanno)

JDC

SB 726

RELATING TO ASSAULT.

Increases penalties for assault when committed against a pregnant person. (KANNO, MATSUURA)

JDC

SB 781

RELATING TO PENAL RESPONSIBILTY.

Amends definition of "physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect" to exclude abnormalities that are attributable to the voluntary ingestion of alcohol or any other psychoactive substance. (CHUMBLEY)

JDC

SB 805

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Allows the administrator of the narcotics enforcement division to share information from the electronic prescription accountability system with "dispensers" (practitioners who dispense controlled substances) if the information relates to the dispenser's own patients. (CHUMBLEY)

JDC

SB 478

RELATING TO PATHOLOGICAL INTOXICATION.

Limits pathological intoxication to intoxication that is caused by the introduction, into the body, of alcohol or of legal drugs. (CHUMBLEY)

JDC

SB 883

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Disallows the entry of nolo contendere pleas in sexual assault cases.

(MATSUNAGA, CHUMBLEY)

JDC

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 202, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.

 

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair