THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair

Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 10, 2017

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 345

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors.  Includes twenty factors to be used as guidelines when determining whether an individual could be an independent contractor.  Retains the ability of the department of labor and industrial relations to determine if an individual is an independent contractor.  Requires the director of labor and industrial relations to report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2018 regarding guidelines developed by the unemployment insurance coverage committee.  Requires an annual report to the legislature regarding covered employment determinations.

 

JDL, CPH

SB 493

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION FOR CRIME VICTIMS.

Creates standards and procedures for income-withholding for purposes of enforcing restitution orders.  Clarifies the priority of income withholding orders.  Amends the definition of "debt" relating to the recovery of money owed to the State to include court-ordered restitution subject to civil enforcement.  Extends victims' access to adult probation records to include access to payment compliance records.  Requires that any bail posted by a defendant be applied toward payment of any court-ordered restitution in the same case.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 492

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.

Amends the conditions under which the definition of "enter or remain unlawfully" shall apply with reference to criminal trespass in the second degree.

 

JDL

SB 490

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MATERIAL WITNESS ORDERS.

Allows the circuit court or family court to issue a material witness order in cases initiated through felony complaint, indictment, or information.

 

JDL, WAM

SB 499

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ZERO TO THREE COURT.

Appropriates funds for staff positions and various services to support the Hawaii zero to three court.

 

JDL, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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 Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Chair