Bills Pending Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee

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HISB2646Intro
25%
Increases the loan limit for direct loans provided by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to 75% of the maximum single residence loan amount allowed in Hawaii by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Admini...
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2024-02-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2435Intro
25%
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to administer an undivided interest Lease Award Program for beneficiaries on the homestead lease waiting list who are sixty years old or older or terminally ill, under certain conditions. Requires the ...
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2024-02-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB462Intro
25%
Increases the amount of interest in real property that is exempt from attachment and execution. Amends the value of personal property that is exempt from attachment and execution, including increasing the exemption amount for a motor vehicle. Exempts...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB471Intro
25%
Prohibits camping in public areas that are not designated as camping locations by the State or a county with certain exceptions. Allows the court to order violators to participate in homeless services in lieu of prosecution or sentencing. Requires th...
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2024-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2307Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and oth...
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2024-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB3250Intro
25%
Proposes to amend the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide that if a United States census shows that the state Native Hawaiian population decreased by no less than 5% since the prior United States census, all state legislators in office at ...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB3295Intro
25%
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child 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 t...
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2024-01-29
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HISB3221Intro
25%
Decreases the gift value amount required for legislators, employees, and their spouses and dependent children to file a gifts disclosure statement with the State Ethics Commission.
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2024-01-29
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HISB3228Intro
25%
Requires the Office of the Attorney General to identify all administrative rules, statutory provisions, accounts, special funds, and other legal provisions that require amendment to redesignate the Department of Health as the Department of Environmen...
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2024-01-29
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HISB3306Intro
25%
Prohibits state and county contractors from participating in election campaign activities including canvassing, sign holding, and other volunteer support for a candidate or noncandidate committee.
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2024-01-29
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HISB3223Intro
25%
Allows vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives to be filled by an appointee without selection by the Governor from a list of three prospective appointees if the appointee was selected by the political party by unanimous vote using the ra...
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2024-01-29
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HISB3353Intro
25%
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person established a new residence in a place if that person has been absent for a prolonged period of time during which the person has only been in one place.
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2024-01-29
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HISB3051Intro
25%
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 l...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2995Intro
25%
Requires petitions or motions for a pro hac vice appearance for a court proceeding or arbitration proceeding to be supported by evidence of the applicant's and local counsel's Hawaii business registrations, the applicant's and local counsel's Hawaii ...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB3038Intro
25%
Amends section 663-10.5, HRS, to abolish joint and several liability for government entities in claims and cases relating to the maintenance and design of highways under chapter 663, HRS, so that government entities are only liable in certain cases f...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2971Intro
25%
Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent exposure from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor if the victim is less than sixteen years of age. Provides that the state of mind requirement is not applicable to the fact that the victim is l...
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2024-01-26
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HISB3035Intro
25%
Amends the offense of manslaughter to include cases where a person knowingly and unlawfully distributes a dangerous drug in any amount and thereby recklessly causes the death of another person who ingested that drug.
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2689Intro
25%
Creates a state-initiated process to expunge records of arrests and convictions pursuant to section 712-1249, Hawaii Revised Statutes, at no cost to the record holder. Requires the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to submit biannual reports to the...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2138Intro
25%
Requires that each vote cast for a question on a ballot for the ratification of a constitutional amendment be counted in the negative only if the ballot properly indicates that the vote is in the negative.
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2024-01-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2724Intro
25%
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child 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 t...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2868Intro
25%
Establishes an online fantasy sports contests registration and monitoring program under the Department of the Attorney General. Imposes an online fantasy sports contests tax on the gross revenues of registrants. Establishes the Online Fantasy Sports ...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2704Intro
25%
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proc...
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2024-01-24
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HISB2612Intro
25%
Establishes the offense of habitual runaway.
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2024-01-24
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HISB2884Intro
25%
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the basis to marriage shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of race or sex.
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2024-01-24
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HISB2929Intro
25%
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from 0.08 to 0.05.
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2024-01-24
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HISB2953Intro
25%
Abolishes the boards of registration.
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2024-01-24
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HISB2705Intro
25%
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proc...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2604Intro
25%
Establishes a court's authority to issue an order restricting abusive litigation.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2190Intro
25%
Appropriates moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 20242025.
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2378Intro
25%
Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicab...
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2024-01-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2393Intro
25%
Proposes to amend article XVI, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to more closely reflect the language of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (ConAm)
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2024-01-22
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HISB2415Intro
25%
Imposes new security requirements for voting systems. Deems certain acts relating to election tampering or security breaches as acts of election fraud. Appropriates moneys for video security surveillance recording equipment for the state's voting sys...
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2024-01-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2453Intro
25%
Requires certain solicitations that reference disasters to include a disclosure. Deems violators guilty of a class C felony.
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2024-01-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2268Intro
25%
Relating To The Judiciary. Short form bill.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2267Intro
25%
Relating To Sentencing. Short form bill.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2266Intro
25%
Relating To Crime. Short form bill.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2269Intro
25%
Relating To Exoneration. Short form bill.
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2024-01-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2270Intro
25%
Relating To Redress For Wrongful Conviction And Imprisonment. Short form bill.
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2024-01-19
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HISB2232Intro
25%
Provides that certain information to be included in any digital voter information guide shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2212Intro
25%
Amends section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to prohibit state and county elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the state...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2192Intro
25%
Increases penalties for bribery, under certain circumstances.
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2024-01-18
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HISB2211Intro
25%
Amends section 11-381, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to eliminate the use of campaign funds to purchase up to 2 tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee.
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2024-01-18
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HISB2137Intro
25%
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death or disability of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant to make restitution in the form of financial support to each chil...
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2024-01-18
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HISB2233Intro
25%
Reschedules the post-election assembly of presidential electors to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their election.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2124Intro
25%
Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for mon...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2115Intro
25%
Specifies that a recount of all ballots cast for any election shall occur if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or ballot question reveals that there is a difference equal to or less than one hundred votes, one-quarter of o...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2210Intro
25%
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all state and county elective offices. Amends section 11-425, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), by increasing the maximum amount of public funds available for all offices by 50%. In...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2214Intro
25%
Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees, from contributing to candidate committees or noncandidate committees for ...
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2218Intro
25%
Clarifies disclosures required from members of the Legislature.
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2024-01-18
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HISB2196Intro
25%
Removes the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence for the offenses of fraud, false claims, and false statements.
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2024-01-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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