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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Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
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9:35 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 & Videoconference |
PHOTO ID AND PROOF OF 1) FULL VACCINATION OR 2) A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TAKEN WITHIN
72-HOURS REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL BEGINNING ON MARCH 7, 2022
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This policy is subject to change and may be adjusted based on evolving COVID-19 guidelines.
Please check the Legislature’s website for updates www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the chief election officer to develop and distribute a voter information guide for all candidates running for state office, including candidates running for any trustee position of the office of Hawaiian affairs. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2222. Sunsets 3/1/2024. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL. Prohibits the posting of judges' and other court staff's personal information on the Internet with the intent to intimidate or threaten. Establishes a judicial security task force to review and recommend additional measures to enhance the security of judges and judiciary personnel. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE TAXATION BOARD OF REVIEW. Beginning 1/1/2023, amends the membership, composition, compensation, and duties of the taxation board of review. Amends quorum requirements. Authorizes members of the taxation board of review to validate the board's actions with a concurrence of the majority of members who heard the appeal. Specifies that board meetings are contested case hearings with certain notice requirements. Clarifies the legal and evidentiary framework for the board to use when making decisions. Appropriates funds to the department of taxation to establish staff positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD3)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardian ad litem. Appropriates funds. (HD2)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC CITATIONS. Creates an electronic citation program under the judiciary and establishes an electronic citation surcharge. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2023.
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO WOMEN'S COURT. Establishes a three-year women's court pilot program within the judiciary's first circuit. Establishes temporary positions. Requires a report. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2025. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO REPORTS FILED WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. Clarifies that candidates are not required to file preliminary general reports if they are either unsuccessful or are elected to office in the primary election. Clarifies the aggregating contributions and expenditures that determine when a committee needs only to file the final election period report. (HD1)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. Amends the offense of theft in the second degree to include theft of an electric gun. Effective 1/1/2222.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO JUVENILE RESTITUTION. Requires victim restitution in certain juvenile cases. Clarifies the definition of "victim" for purposes of victim restitution in these cases. Effective 1/1/2222. (HD1)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL OF A PROPELLED VEHICLE. Creates an affirmative defense for anyone charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, where the defendant purchased the vehicle in good faith and believed themselves to be the actual owner of the vehicle. (HD1)
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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
For general help navigating the committee hearing process, please contact the Public Access Room at (808) 587-0478 or [email protected]. You can also visit their website at https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/.
For special assistance: The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee at [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.
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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