HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Tina Wildberger, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Gene Ward

 

 

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 11, 2022

TIME:

09:30am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda:  HB1426, HB1427, HB1879, HB1951, HB1880, HB2376, HB2474, HB2007, HB2066, HB2067, HB2068, HB2504, HB2349.

 

 

HB 1475

Status

RELATING TO MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING.

Requires all new state employees to complete ethics training either live or online within 90 days of the start of employment and every 4 years thereafter.  Requires existing employees who have not received ethics training within the immediately preceding 3 years to complete live or online ethics training within 12 months of the Act's effective date and at least once every 4 years thereafter.  Specifies that certain state officers shall complete live ethics training.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2069

Status

RELATING TO GIFTS.

Defines the reporting and disposition requirements for gift received by members of the legislature or employees of the State.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1871

Status

RELATING TO GIFTS.

Excludes from the State Code of Ethics' prohibition against acceptance of gifts by legislators and employees, foreign protocol gifts, gifts of aloha, invitations to certain events, and meals, under certain conditions.  Defines foreign protocol gifts and gifts of aloha.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2037

Status

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Requires the Office of Information Practices to resolve open meeting and open record complaints through either a legal determination on whether a violation occurred or guidance on the relevant legal requirements.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2026

Status

RELATING TO CHAPTER 92, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Adds definitions for "board business" and "informal gatherings".  Specifies that a board may prepare and circulate amongst members a statement on a position previously adopted for purposes of submission to the legislature when notice by the legislature is insufficient to interact in any other permitted manner.  Outlines when board packets must be available to interested persons.  Requires the application of the sunshine law to all adjudicatory functions concerning land use.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2303

Status

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT.

Clarifies the legislature's intent regarding internal deliberative and pre-decisional materials of government agencies.  Specifies that certain deliberative and pre-decisional materials that are a direct part of a government agency's internal decision-making process are not subject to disclosure if the disclosure of such materials would impair the agency's ability to make sound and fair decisions, but only to the extent that the impairment outweighs public interest in disclosure.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1897

Status

RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.

Requires all boards to livestream meetings and archive the recordings online.  Requires a board to identify each item on its meeting agenda as an item for action or an item for discussion and allow for oral testimony after each agenda item.  Amends time frame requirements for the posting of board meeting minutes and board packets.  Requires board meeting minutes and board packets to be posted online.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2235

Status

RELATING TO INFORMAL MEETINGS.

Exempts members of a county council from the limitation on the number of members that may attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to official county council business for purposes of permitted interactions.  Clarifies that such meetings shall be meetings that are open to the public.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2505

Status

RELATING TO SUNSHINE LAW BOARDS.

Amends Section 1. Act 220, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, to remove language requiring open meetings to have an in-person location for public access when hosting otherwise entirely remote meetings.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1874

Status

RELATING TO BOARDS.

Allows a board to conduct up to one retreat in private per calendar year; provided that the board does not vote on any matter, make decisions, or deliberate toward a decision on any matter currently pending before the board or likely to arise before the board.

 

GVR, FIN

HB 2025

Status

RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.

Requires that the mandatory disclosure of the names of persons who are physically with a board member attending a public meeting by an online method shall apply only to the disclosure of the names of adults, and not minors, who are physically with the board member.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2136

Status

RELATING TO INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands after beneficiary consultation and upon approval by the Hawaiian Homes Commission to issue interim rules that shall be exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  The interim rules shall be effective for not more than eighteen months.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2416

Proposed HD1

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Proposed HD1:  Informs the public of the true sources of dark money

contributions by requiring section 50l(c)(4) organizations to

disclose the name and address of donors who donate an aggregate

of more than $lOO, with certain exceptions. Adds definitions.

(Proposed HDl)

 

GVR, JHA

 

 

 

The proposed HD1 is available on the Legislature's Web site:  http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 02/09/22 at 09:30am.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 1426

Status

RELATING TO ORDERS OF THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.

Amends section 11-410, HRS, by:  amending subsection (b) to provide that a person waives the right to a contested case hearing if the person fails to request a contested case hearing within twenty days of receipt of the Campaign Spending Commission’s preliminary determination; and amending subsection (d) to provide that a final order of the Commission may be filed in the First Circuit Court for confirmation as a civil judgment, enforceable and collectible as any other judgment issued in the circuit courts.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1427

Status

RELATING TO REPORTS FILED WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.

Housekeeping measure that provides that candidates are not required to file preliminary general reports if they are either unsuccessful or are elected to office in the primary election.  Amends subsections (b) and (c) of section 11-339, HRS, to make them consistent with subsection (a) by aggregating contributions and expenditures in determining whether a committee need only file the final election period report.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1879

Status

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.

Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to file a complaint with the local office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Postmaster General as appropriate for grossly false or anonymous advertisements.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1951

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Authorizes candidates of inactive campaigns and their candidate committees to donate residual campaign funds to the State or the counties.

 

GVR, FIN

HB 1880

Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

Requires a person to file a statement of information with the campaign spending commission for every expenditure for an electioneering communication.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2376

Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Repeals the cap on the amount of campaign funds candidates may donate to any community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, literary organization, public school, or public library.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2474

Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows the elections commission to refer a complaint to the attorney general or county prosecutor in addition to any administrative determination and without the requirement that the commission believes the respondent has recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally committed a violation.  Disqualifies a person convicted of violating elections criminal prosecution laws from holding elective public office for ten years rather than four.  Repeals language stipulating that elections criminal prosecution law does not apply to any persons who has paid or agrees to pay fines related to report filing violations and advertisement violations prior to the commencement of the proceedings.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 2007

Status

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Amends the cash or protest bond amount for parties initiating administrative proceedings for review of certain protest decisions.

 

GVR, CPC

HB 2066

Status

RELATING TO JOINT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR LISTING.

Clarifies the listing of joint contractors and subcontractors required for construction bids under section 103D-302, Hawaii Revised Statues.

 

GVR, CPC

HB 2067

Status

RELATING TO THE APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT PREFERENCE.

Repeals the public works construction bid preference for parties to registered apprenticeship agreements provided by section 103-55.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

GVR, CPC

HB 2068

Status

RELATING TO HAWAII PRODUCTS.

Exempts construction procurements from section 103D-1002, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

GVR, CPC

HB 2504

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

Requires all departments and agencies to report the names of entities awarded a contract and the criteria used to select the awardee to the legislature no later than thirty days before a contract is effectuated.

 

GVR, CPC

HB 2349

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

Establishes a working group within the department of accounting and general services to study and recommend to the legislature improvements to the management of the state procurement office and methods of procurement, particularly in the area of natural resource management.  Requires a report prior to the convening of the regular session of 2023.

 

GVR, CPC

 

 

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair