HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Micah P.K. Aiu |
Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett |
Rep. Mahina Poepoe |
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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Darius K. Kila |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
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11:30 a.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A #2
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Gives practical effect to the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated in Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, be available for expenditure until June 30, 2025. Effective 6/29/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO STATE TAX ADMINISTRATION. Repeals an obsolete fee for a certified copy of a tax clearance. Adds a penalty for failure to comply with reporting requirements under general excise tax law and transient accommodations tax law for collection of rent by a third party. Raises the unfair competition penalty under general excise tax law to adjust for inflation. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAX ENFORCEMENT. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to serve administrative subpoenas outside the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE TAXATION BOARD OF REVIEW. Amends the minimum qualifications for the Chairperson of the Taxation Board of Review. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST LAWSUITS. Allows for the interest earned on payments under protest in the litigated claims fund to be paid in nontaxation cases if the claimant prevails. Establishes a procedure for the disposition of moneys and refiling of actions when a payment under protest suit is filed prematurely. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR TAX APPEALS. Removes language specifying that an appeal from the Tax Appeal Court be filed with the Tax Appeal Court. Allows an appeal from the Tax Appeal Court to be filed within thirty days of entry of a final judgment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT. Establishes one additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges from seventy years to seventy-five years. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED REPRESENTATION. Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL. Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. Appropriates funds for four deputy public defender positions within the Office of the Public Defender and requires that one of the positions be assigned to the family court section. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Requires the Judicial Council to conduct a comprehensive review of the Hawaii Penal Code and to recommend proposed changes. Requires the Judicial Council to appoint an advisory committee to assist in the review, and allows the Council to also appoint a reporter and other staff as necessary. Requires the advisory committee to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO ATTORNEYS. Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court or arbitration proceeding to be supported by certain evidence to ensure that both the applicant and local counsel will pay all state income tax due for Hawaii business activities as well as any other information or documentation required by the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE. Authorizes stopping, standing, and parking restrictions and prohibitions on property under jurisdiction of the Director of Transportation and the counties, respectively. Specifies that the counties may issue traffic infractions for violations of any law prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on all highways and county property. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Makes the Hawaii Cybersecurity, Economic, Education, and Infrastructure Security Coordinator exempt from civil service. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Establishes as a goal of the State the increased representation of female law enforcement officers in the State by 2030. Requires each law enforcement agency to recruit law enforcement officers from diverse backgrounds.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. Expands the requirement that the Department of Law Enforcement pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., to all divisions and sections within the Department. Establishes five CALEA coordinator positions, exempt from civil service, within the Department of Law Enforcement. (HD1)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Requires the Law Enforcement Standards Board to develop, and each department employing law enforcement officers to implement, a structured health intervention program to support law enforcement officers' physical and mental health. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Authorizes law enforcement and fire officers to enter and inspect any licensee's or permittee's premises, under certain conditions, to verify compliance with the State's Fireworks Control Law. Establishes procedures for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct administrative inspections of controlled premises. Requires certain licensees and permittees to keep records and maintain inventories. Requires licensees and permittees to report any stolen fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. Authorizes a law enforcement agency or county fire department to safely dispose confiscated fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. Requires violators to be held liable for storage and disposal costs. Specifies that each type of prohibited firework constitutes a separate violation. Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to the counties, to enforce the Fireworks Control Law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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