HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair

Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Rep. Rose Martinez

Rep. David Alcos III

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 23, 2023

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 291, SD2

(SSCR776)

Status

RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.

Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda and variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

SB 292, SD2

(SSCR936)

Status

RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.

Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's variance reports accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

SB 293, SD2

(SSCR775)

Status

RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED REPORTS.

Requires the Governor to ensure that the Governor's program memoranda accurately reflect the current responsibilities of certain state programs, address the current and future needs of the State, and align with budget-related submittals.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

SB 299, SD2

(SSCR659)

Status

RELATING TO BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Authorizes the Legislature to specify the form in which the proposed budgets of the executive branch, judiciary branch, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs are submitted to the Legislature.  Requires the executive branch, judiciary branch, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs to conform no later than 12/1/2023.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

SB 1196, SD1

(SSCR843)

Status

RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Clarifies that board and commission holdover members shall not hold office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office regardless of any conflicting statutes.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (SD1)

 

LGO, JHA

SB 1518, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1292)

Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Provides procurement exemptions for the Department of Education for certain goods, services, and construction.  Effective 6/30/3000.  Sunsets 6/30/2026.  (HD1)

 

EDN, LGO, FIN

SB 1509, SD2

(SSCR962)

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

Establishes additional funding sources for, and authorizes additional expenditures of moneys in, the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Tuesday March 14, 2023 at 9:30AM.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

SB 722, SD2

(SSCR938)

Status

RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.

Establishes the workforce safety and health special fund.  Directs certain fees and penalties to be deposited into the special fund.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

SB 725, SD2

(SSCR1059)

Status

RELATING TO TELEWORKING.

Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Human Resources Development to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the telework policies of the executive branch.  Establishes requirements and appropriates moneys for a telework monitoring system to assess the productivity of telework employees.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

LGO, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi

Chair