THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 & Videoconference |
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Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
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A G E N D A
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Statewide Voters With Special Needs Advisory Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, KATHRYN KEIM, for a term to expire 06-30-2025.
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JDC |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Statewide Voters With Special Needs Advisory Committee, Gubernatorial Nominee, PATRICIA MORRISSEY, for a term to expire 06-30-2025.
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JDC |
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Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation, Gubernatorial Nominee, ELIZABETH KENT, for a term to expire 06-30-2026.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. Requires the department of the attorney general to provide annual reports to the legislature on available data pertaining to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Appropriates moneys. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW. Increases the fine that may be assessed for campaign spending law violations against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures and that has received at least one contribution of more than $10,000, or spent more than $10,000 in an election period. Allows the campaign spending commission to order that the fine be up to three times the amount of the unlawful contribution or expenditure, and that the payment of the fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of an officer of the noncandidate committee. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO ORDERS OF THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. Provides 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. Allows the campaign spending commission to have an order confirmed as a civil judgment, enforceable and collectible as any other judgment issued in the circuit courts. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Increases from $2,000 to $5,000 the maximum fine that may be assessed against certain fireworks-related violations. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS INFRACTIONS. Establishes an expeditious adjudication system for the processing of fireworks infractions. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS. Clarifies acceptable procedure for initiating criminal complaints.
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JDC |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.
Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Testimony" icon on the home page to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.
Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.
If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions2022.pdf
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 587-7211.
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_____________________________________ Senator Karl Rhoads Chair |
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