HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Josh Green, M.D.

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 36

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

Requires a state agency to indemnify a county to receive from the county any assistance, services, rights, or permission to use county property.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 124

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

Extends statute of limitation for actions against a county for damage or injury from 6 months to 2 years.  Permits the counties to identify, by charter, the person to whom claimant should give notice of claim for injuries or damage sustained on public property or as a result of the negligence of county official or employee.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 304

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.

Requires the Governor, in filling vacancies in the Senate, House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent.  Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment.  Effective on approval.

 

JUD

HB 319

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules effective 180 days after the repeal of the related statute or ordinance.

 

JUD

HB 379

RELATING TO WITNESSES.

Increases witness fees for criminal cases.

 

JUD

HB 380

RELATING TO CIVIL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT.

Immunizes from liability any act by a person in furtherance of the constitutional right to petition to procure governmental or electoral action.  Amends SLAPP definition to add immunized act language.  Allows court to decide on a motion to dispose a claim, based on the pleadings and affidavits filed.

 

JUD

HB 600

RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS.

Requires the judiciary to certify court interpreters and to appoint and use certified court interpreters in legal proceedings.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 629

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.

Requires the lieutenant governor to post full text of administrative rules for all state agencies on the lieutenant governor's internet website in a single, searchable database, beginning 01/01/08.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 733

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires disclosure and internet posting of certain tax information to the public by the department of taxation.

 

JUD, FIN

HB 987

RELATING TO POLICE OFFICERS.

Clarifies meaning of "acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer" for purposes of determining if a police officer who is prosecuted or sued must be represented by an attorney who is employed by the county.

 

JUD

HB 1108

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

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

 

JUD

 

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Tommy Waters

Chair