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: |
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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9:30 AM |
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Conference Room 016 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Appropriates funds to establish a centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system pursuant to state law. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC CORRUPTION. Increases the penalties for bribery offenses under certain circumstances. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Establishes definitions for purposes of electronic voting. Specifies additional requirements and procedures with which the chief election officer must comply when using an electronic voting system, including procedures for conducting the post-election, pre-certification audit. (HD1)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES. Beginning 1/1/2025, requires each state legislator to include within the legislator's disclosure of financial interests the names of certain lobbyists with whom the legislator has a relationship. (HD1)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SPORTS OFFICIALS. Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a sports official a class C felony. Authorizes a court to enjoin the offender from attending any sports event of the type at which the sports official was engaged in the lawful discharge of the sports official's duties.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Expands the original jurisdiction of family court to include proceedings for declaration of emancipation of minors. Specifies the rights of an emancipated minor. Establishes procedures for the emancipation of minors. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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JDC |
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RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL. Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of federal and state judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats. (HD1)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Lowers the threshold for disclosure of campaign expenditures for noncandidate committees to $100.
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JDC |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Requires the judiciary to develop, implement, and administer an automated court appearance reminder system that generates text message and electronic mail notifications for upcoming court appearances in certain types of cases. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Amends the prohibition against contributions to a candidate committee or noncandidate committee by state and county contractors to include state and county grantees and the owners, officers, and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or state or county grantee.
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JDC |
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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.
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JDC |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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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