THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 1278

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 804-51, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Allows notice of a bond or recognizance forfeiture to be sent to either the surety (bond company) or surety insurer (insurance company), by certified mail, to start the thirty-day forfeiture countdown for the surety or surety insurer to locate and surrender a principal (criminal defendant) or file a motion or application to set aside the bond or recognizance forfeiture.  Provides the State with an avenue to appeal when the court grants a motion or application to set aside a bail bond forfeiture.

 

JDC

SB 1284

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT.

Adds a new section to chapter 710, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of official misconduct.

 

JDC

SB 1396

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

Amends section 4 of Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, to make permanent the requirements under section 329-38.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to check the electronic prescription accountability system in certain situations as enumerated.

 

JDC

SB 1541

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO VOTING MORE THAN ONCE DURING AN ELECTION.

Specifies that Hawaii voters are prohibited from casting more than one ballot during an election, even if one of those ballots is cast in an election outside of Hawaii.

 

JDC

SB 1493

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.

Prohibits, during legislative sessions and shortly before and after, lobbyist contributions, and promises of contributions, to any elected official or to any candidate or candidate committee who has received contributions or made or incurred expenditures of more than $100 in the applicable election period requiring the filing of an organizational report with the Campaign Spending Commission.

 

JDC

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Please note the following:

 

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Senator Karl Rhoads

Chair