HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair |
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Luke A. Evslin |
Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Tyson K. Miyake |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Kanani Souza |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Chair |
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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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2:00 PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CANNABIS. Establishes the Hawaii Hemp and Cannabis Authority and Hemp and Cannabis Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Establishes the Hemp and Cannabis Control Implementation Advisory Committee. Beginning January 1, 2026, legalizes the personal adult use of cannabis. Establishes taxes for adult-use cannabis and medical use cannabis sales. Transfers the personnel and assets of the Department of Health and assets of the Department of Agriculture relating to cannabis to the Hawaii Hemp and Cannabis Authority. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes appropriations. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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JHA/AGR, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Amends the circumstances under which medical cannabis may be transported by and between dispensaries. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules within a certain time period. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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JHA/AGR, HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A CHILD AFTER DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child or adult dependent child with disabilities by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to make restitution in the form of financial support to each surviving child of the victim. (SD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIME. Amends the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime to include violation of privacy in the first and second degrees. (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO GAMBLING OFFENSES. Amends the definition of "advance gambling activity". (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO HARASSMENT. Prohibits a person from using a location tracker to harass, stalk, or perpetuate a crime against another person without their knowledge. (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING. Aligns state sex trafficking laws with federal law by making the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor a form of sex trafficking. (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. Amends the criminal offense statute for tampering with physical evidence to adopt the wording of the Model Penal Code for the same offense. The class of offense is unchanged.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO PENAL LIABILITY. Explicitly categorizes defenses based on intoxication that is pathological or not self-induced as affirmative defenses.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS. Clarifies the definition of "profits from prostitution" to include money or property received regardless of expenditures or if it was a reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Amends the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statutes by inserting relevant definitions in those statutes and repealing a statute that is no longer needed. (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO PROMOTING PORNOGRAPHY FOR MINORS. Allows the prosecution of persons who provide pornographic materials to undercover law enforcement officers who represent themselves as minors for purposes of undercover operations. (SD1)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. Specifies the responsibilities of the Department of Law Enforcement's Sheriff Division regarding judicial and legislative security. Requires the Sheriff Division to pursue, obtain, and maintain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (SD2)
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JHA, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. David A. Tarnas Chair |
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