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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 15, 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 FIREARMS. Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition, with exceptions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO CRIME. Clarifies that the secured areas appurtenant to a building, including a multi-unit building, are included as dwellings for the purposes of prosecuting offenses under chapter 708, HRS. Allows the owner of the building, an owner of an individual unit of the building, a property manager, or an authorized representative of the condominium association to act as a complainant for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting a burglary in the first degree in a multi-unit building. (SD2)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO NOISE. Makes it unlawful for any entity or agent thereof to operate a weed whacker in or within one hundred feet of a residential zone, except between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on most days. Provides exceptions for government entities and agents acting on behalf of government entities during emergencies. Defines weed whacker. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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JHA |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires the Office of Elections to file an application with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. (ERIC), by 6/30/2025, for the State to be admitted as a member of that organization. Requires the Office of Elections to share with each county the information and services made available by ERIC pursuant to the State's membership agreement with that organization. Requires the Office of Elections and each county office that administers elections to use information and services made available by ERIC to verify their respective voter registration rolls. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS. Allows the Chief Election Officer to use accurate copies of paper ballots, rather than the originals, when conducting a precinct audit of an electronic voting system's tally.
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JHA |
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RELATING TO ELECTION AUDITS. Reduces the number of randomly selected precincts employing an electronic voting system that the Chief Election Officer is required to conduct a post-election, pre-certification audit of from ten per cent to five per cent. Clarifies that the Chief Election Officer must audit all elections in the randomly selected precincts as a condition of using an electronic voting system to create an electronic tally of ballots. (SD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Prohibits a person from distributing, or entering into an agreement with another person to distribute, materially deceptive media unless the media contains a disclaimer or the person is a broadcaster required to distribute the media pursuant to federal law or rule. Establishes remedies for parties injured by the distribution of materially deceptive media. Establishes criminal penalties for distributing materially deceptive media. Defines "materially deceptive media". Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PLACE PROCEDURAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIMING OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS. Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to place procedural restrictions on the timing of judicial appointments and confirmations. Establishes a window between September 1 and November 30 during which the judicial selection commission may not present a list of nominees to the Governor or Chief Justice. Provides that the Senate shall be called into no more than 2 special sessions during each interim between regular sessions of the Legislature to consent to a judicial appointment. (SD1)
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO MAKE THE SENATE CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS MORE UNIFORM. Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to make the Senate confirmation process for judicial appointments the same, whether the appointment is made by the Governor or the Chief Justice. (SD1)
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JHA, FIN |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES. Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds, and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt limit of the political subdivisions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC. Regulates charitable fundraising platforms and activities of platform charities during declared federal disasters. Includes provisions relating to the misuse of funds. Imposes vicarious liability upon a platform charity for a charitable fundraising platform's misuse of funds, and vice versa. Exempts national disaster charitable organizations from its provisions. Takes effect 1/1/2042. (SD2)
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RELATING TO STATES OF EMERGENCY. Establishes the offense of charitable fraud during a state of emergency. Provides that a person commits charitable fraud during a state of emergency if that person, during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, performs certain deceptive acts or practices in connection with the solicitation of a contribution to assist persons affected by a disaster or emergency. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD2)
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________________________________________ Rep. David A. Tarnas Chair |
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