THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
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9:15 a.m. |
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Via Videoconference |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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CONDEMNING AND DENOUNCING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND ALL ACTS OF RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, INTOLERANCE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIME, AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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CONDEMNING AND DENOUNCING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND ALL ACTS OF RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, INTOLERANCE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIME, AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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JDC Measure added on 03-12-21 |
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RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. Repeals the requirement that the County of Kauai contract solely with the Kauai Humane Society for the provision of animal control services.
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RELATING TO THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. Amends the offense of theft in the second degree to include theft of property commonly used to store items of monetary value, including but not limited to any purse, handbag, or wallet. (HD1)
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RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS. Establishes the offense of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle in the second degree, which applies if a person recklessly or negligently exerts unauthorized control over another's propelled vehicle by operating the propelled vehicle without the owner's consent or by changing the identity of the propelled vehicle without the owner's consent. (HD1)
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Amends the offenses of sexual assault in the first and third degree perpetrated against a person who is mentally defective to provide that there is a rebuttable presumption that the person assaulted was mentally defective. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF PROPERTY. Updates the definition of "property" as it relates to offenses against property rights under the penal code to expressly include property stored in an electronic medium. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO ELECTION PROCLAMATIONS. Repeals the requirement that election proclamations contain a statement of the time and places where an election is to be held. Specifies that the county clerk, not the chief election officer, shall issue an election proclamation listing information on voter service centers and places of deposit. (HD1)
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Includes as offenses of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual assault in the third degree, offenses against a person who is stopped by a law enforcement officer and a person who is accompanied by a law enforcement officer for official purposes. Effective 07/01/3021. (HD2)
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Requires an appellate court to conduct a hearing when a conflict of interest pertaining to a judge or justice is alleged by motion of a party to any suit, action, or proceeding of the appellate court. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS. Prohibits certain state officials and employees from representing certain interests before the State for twelve months after termination from their respective positions. Specifies that the prohibition against disclosing certain information applies to those who were employed by the State for less than one hundred eighty-one days. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD2)
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RELATING TO ETHICS. Requires certain Hawaii state ethics commission records to be permanently retained. (HD2)
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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 Karl Rhoads Chair |
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