KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, January 27, 2023 |
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10:00 AM |
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Conference Room 016 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO BOARDS OF REGISTRATION. Requires members of each board of registration be a registered voter in the respective county of the board to which the member is appointed and remain a registered voter in that county for their term of office. Establishes methods for determining and verifying a board member's political party membership. Takes effect 1/1/2024.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO CAST BALLOTS. Guarantees the vote of eligible voters who cast their ballot and then subsequently die or otherwise become ineligible before election day.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY. Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution.
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons.
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE INITIATION OF FELONY PROSECUTIONS. Specifies that a person may be tried and sentenced for certain alleged felony offenses through the complaint and preliminary hearing process, indictment by grand jury, or by written information. Specifies that multiple attempts to initiate a felony prosecution for the same offense, either through the same initial charging method or an alternative method, or in different forums, shall not be permitted, except in certain circumstances.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires an elector to vote for the candidates whose names appeared on the presidential general election ballot and who are of the political party or group they represent and invalidates an elector's vote for failure to vote accordingly. Requires an alternate to vote in place of the original elector if the original elector's vote is invalidated.
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JDC |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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Please note the following:
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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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