Bills Pending Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee | Introduced

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HISB200Intro
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Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for all offices by fifty per cent. Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for a candidate for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from $1,500 to ten per cent of the expenditure limit f...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1557Intro
25%
Establishes procedures for the custody, inventory, and care of protocol gifts received by members of either house of the Legislature or state employees. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1095Intro
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Amends the definition of "development" to create additional exceptions, including pedestrian or bicycle facilities, trash removal, invasive vegetation control, installation of fencing for invasive species control or native habitat preservation, light...
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2023-12-11
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HISB150Intro
25%
Proposes a constitutional amendment to lower the qualifying age of voters for any state or local election to sixteen years of age.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1059Intro
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Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB1217Intro
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Proposes to amend the state Constitution to provide that, beginning with the 2026 general election, the minimum state residency requirement for a candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be raised from 5 years to 30 years.
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2023-12-11
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HISB68Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations wi...
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2023-12-11
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HISB991Intro
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Imposes a cap on costs charged to reproduce certain government records. Waives reproduction costs charged for the first one hundred pages if disclosure serves the public interest. Waives costs charged to duplicate certain government records in an ele...
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2023-12-11
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HISB223Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program for each county with a population greater than five hundred thousand to be administered by the Judiciary. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB225Intro
25%
Repeals section 801-1 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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2023-12-11
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HISB71Intro
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Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well and well appurtenances on lands leased from the Department of Agriculture from environmental review requirements, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food produ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB177Intro
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Provides that a mandatory recount shall occur when the difference in votes cast is equal to or less than 100 votes or one-quarter of 1% of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser. Establishes that the filing deadline for a...
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2023-12-11
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HISB554Intro
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Relating To Courts. Short form bill.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1421Intro
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Establishes the offense of fraud as a class B felony. Disqualifies a person from holding elective public office for a period of ten years upon conviction of fraud.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1160Intro
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Allows the Intermediate Appellate Court to review orders issued by the Hawaii Paroling Authority.
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2023-12-11
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HISB180Intro
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Defines "direct recording electronic voting system", "marksense ballot voting system", and "mechanical tabulation system". Amends the definition of "electronic voting system" to include the mechanical tabulation system and marksense ballot voting sys...
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2023-12-11
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HISB237Intro
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Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years and submit a letter or certificate of completion of the training course to the Family Co...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1516Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide for a citizens assembly and to authorize the citizens assembly to propose to the Legislature constitutional and statutory revisions or amendments to the laws governing elections, political campaigns, cam...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1544Intro
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Establishes the offense of fraud as a class B felony. Disqualifies a person from holding elective public office for a period of ten years upon conviction of fraud.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1424Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit a person from serving as a member of the legislature for more than sixteen years during the person's lifetime.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1410Intro
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Prohibits operation of a pickup truck with any passengers seated in the bed or load-carrying area unless in an emergency or an officially authorized parade caravan, or exhibition. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB124Intro
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Prohibits the possession of firearms on school property and school buses and at school-sponsored functions. Exempts certain law enforcement officers and instructors and participants of certain educational or training programs. Establishes that violat...
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2023-12-11
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HISB960Intro
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Repeals the University of Hawaii Board of Regents Candidate Advisory Council. Authorizes the Governor to directly appoint members to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. Effective upon ratification of a constitutional amendment.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1406Intro
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Amends the law relating to vehicle weight violations by replacing the fine schedule and increasing the potential fines based on multitude and magnitude of vehicle weight violations.
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2023-12-11
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HISB189Intro
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Prohibits lobbyists from making gifts that are prohibited under state ethics law.
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2023-12-11
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HISB484Intro
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Enacts portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017 to replace the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973. Takes effect 1/1/2024.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1077Intro
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Requires the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to establish a ballot-tracking system that allows all voters to receive alerts regarding the mailing, receipt, and counting of their ballots returned by mail. Requires the counties to immediately notify ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1072Intro
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Prohibits the State's Supreme Court and Intermediate Appellate Court from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to br...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1425Intro
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Limits the permitted uses of campaign funds to only those purposes that are directly related to the campaigns of candidates.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1283Intro
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Adds a new section to chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of government fraud.
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2023-12-11
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HISB871Intro
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Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to employ an Executive Director to be nominated by the Governor, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers the duties and powers of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB635Intro
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches, shall be protected...
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2023-12-11
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HISB495Intro
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Extends the time each county has to amend and adopt the Hawaii state building codes from two years to six years.
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2023-12-11
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HISB904Intro
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Establishes a statewide program modeled after the Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program that was implemented in the City and County of Honolulu from 2004 through 2019. Requires the Judiciary to administer the program.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1452Intro
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Establishes a six-year term and the selection process for the Director of the Office of Information Practices.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1186Intro
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Authorizes write-in voting. Allows voters to vote for declared candidates other than those listed on preprinted ballot through write-in voting procedure. Applies to elections conducted on or after 7/1/2023.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1092Intro
25%
Makes driving without a license a civil violation. Establishes fines. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB196Intro
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Amends section 11-410, HRS, by: (1) amending subsection (b) to provide that a person waives the right to a contested case hearing if the person fails to request a contested case hearing within 20 days of receipt of the Commission's preliminary determ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1451Intro
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Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest. Establishes exceptions.
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2023-12-11
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HISB408Intro
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Authorizes any candidate committee, under certain circumstances, to expend campaign funds to purchase a ticket for a candidate to attend a nonprofit organization's event.
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2023-12-11
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HISB184Intro
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Requires the statement of expenditures filed with the State Ethics Commission to include information on the identity, by bill number, resolution number, budget cost or program identification number, or other identifier, of the legislative or administ...
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2023-12-11
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HISB1168Intro
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Expands eligibility for, and automates, the expungement of arrest and conviction records if certain criteria are met, including the lack of a conviction record for a specified time period following the date of an arrest, conviction, or release from i...
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2023-12-11
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HISB227Intro
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Increases the penalties for bribery under certain circumstances. Amends the offense of obstruction of justice to include obstruction by force, threat of force, coercion, fraud, or deception.
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2023-12-11
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HISB807Intro
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Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to replace the word "marijuana" and related terms with the term "cannabis" or related terms, as appropriate.
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2023-12-11
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HISB202Intro
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Provides for the service of the commission's preliminary determination of probable cause via first-class mail.
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2023-12-11
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HISB897Intro
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Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to provide individuals with the right to marry any human being and for that right not to be abridged by the State.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1312Intro
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Clarifies the Employees' Retirement System's eligibility requirement definitions for service-connected disability and accidental death benefits. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
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HISB981Intro
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Extends the time period that a family court may order continued assisted community treatment. Reduces the time period that a family court needs to determine whether assisted community treatment should continue.
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2023-12-11
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HISB559Intro
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Relating To Penal Code. Short form bill.
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2023-12-11
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HISB1075Intro
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Repeals the cap on the amount of campaign funds candidates may donate to any community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, literary organization, public school, or public library.
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2023-12-11
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