THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

TIME:

3:05 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

GVO

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL

BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

 

SB 2579

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS.

Requires that all newly constructed state buildings where a water fountain is required are to include a water bottle filling station.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2317

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE CAPITOL TOURS.

Requires the governor to implement a State Capitol Tour Program for volunteer docents to conduct tours of the capitol building and grounds.  Makes an appropriation.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2536

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PREFERENCES AND RECIPROCITY.

Establishes a new accounting services procurement preference for certain Hawaii accounting service businesses.  Clarifies that the existing reciprocity procurement preference includes offerors under section 103D-303, HRS.

 

GVO, WAM

SB 2116

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BOARD MEETINGS.

Requires boards to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct public meetings in conjunction with in-person meetings that allow for public participation.  Requires boards to archive minutes of meetings on their websites.

 

GVO, JDC/WAM

SB 2517

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

Required that heads of agencies that require board appointments be made through a publicly established process and timeline.  Requires that a vote by a public agency board to hire an officer or employee be conducted in an open meeting. 

 

GVO, JDC

SB 2172

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Establishes the priority of who may assume the authority and duties of a chairperson of a board or commission in the chairperson's and all co-chairperson's absence at a hearing or meeting of a board or commission.  Prohibits staff members from assuming the authority and duties of the chairperson of a board or commission.

 

GVO, JDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.