Bill Text: HI SB3171 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Meeting Notices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-07 - Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16 [SB3171 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB3171-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MEETING NOTICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(b)
No less than six calendar days prior to the meeting, the board shall post
the notice on an electronic calendar on a website maintained by the State or the
appropriate county and post a notice in the board's office for public inspection. The notice shall also be posted at the site of
the meeting whenever feasible. The board
shall file a copy of the notice with the office of the lieutenant governor or the
appropriate county clerk's office and retain a copy of proof of filing the notice,
and the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate clerk's office shall
[timely post] ensure access to paper or electronic copies of all meeting
notices [in a central location in a public building]; provided that a failure
to do so by the board, the office of the lieutenant governor, or the appropriate
county clerk's office shall not require cancellation of the meeting. The copy of the notice to be provided to the office
of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office may be provided
via electronic mail to an electronic mail address designated by the office of the
lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, as applicable."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Sunshine Law; Public Meetings; Public Notice
Description:
Mandates the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or the appropriate county clerk's office to ensure access to paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices and deletes the requirement to post notices in a central location in a public building.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
