HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair

Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi

Rep. Roy M. Takumi

Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Rep. Gene Ward

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

TIME:

2:00 PM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HB 568

Status

RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.

Authorizes a prosecution for sex trafficking to be commenced at any time.  Includes coercion as a means of committing the offense of sex trafficking.  Makes the solicitation of a minor for sex a strict liability offense of sex trafficking.  Repeals the offense of solicitation of a minor for prostitution.

 

JHA

HB 169

Status

RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

Amends the offense of disorderly conduct to include engaging in conduct with the intent to convey certain false or misleading information.

 

JHA

HB 170

Status

RELATING TO THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

Amends the offense of theft in the second degree to include theft of property commonly used to store items of personal or monetary value, including any purse, handbag, or wallet.

 

JHA

HB 171

Status

RELATING TO PROPERTY CRIMES.

Changes the state of mind required for section 486M-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, penalties to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.

 

JHA

HB 172

Status

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Establishes the offense of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle in the second degree, which applies if a person recklessly or negligently exerts unauthorized control over another's propelled vehicle by operating the vehicle without the owner's consent or by changing the identity of the vehicle without the owner's consent.

 

JHA

HB 181, HD1

(HSCR372)

Status

RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF PROPERTY.

Updates the definition of "property" as it relates to offenses against property rights under the penal code to expressly include property stored in an electronic medium.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

CPC, JHA

HB 177

Status

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Amends the offenses of sexual assault in the first and third degree, when perpetrated against someone who is mentally defective, to remove the standard of proof regarding knowledge that the other person was mentally defective, as that term is defined in section 707-700, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

JHA

HB 250, HD1

(HSCR408)

Status

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Includes as offenses of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual assault in the third degree, offenses against a person who is stopped by a law enforcement officer and a person who is accompanied by a law enforcement officer for official purposes.  Effective 12/25/2040.  (HD1)

 

LAT, JHA

HB 887

Status

RELATING TO CRIME.

Creates a separate offense for those who provide anything of value to engage in sexual conduct with another; adds sex trafficking to offenses that can be prosecuted at any time; makes a person strictly liable for sex trafficking of a minor in terms of the victim's age; changes the name of the crime of solicitation of a minor for prostitution to commercial sexual exploitation of a minor while closing loopholes in the law that allow offenders to escape liability, and increases the grade of offense to a class B felony; adds "anything of value" to reflect the reality of non-monetary compensation used in commercial sexual exploitation.

 

JHA

HB 975, HD1

(HSCR609)

Status

RELATING TO REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE.

Adds immunity from civil and criminal liability for individuals who provide information or assistance in child abuse investigations.  Effective 7/1/2060.  (HD1)

 

HHH, JHA

HB 980, HD1

(HSCR451)

Status

RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

Broadens the Department of Human Services' right of entry into a vulnerable adult's premises to cover situations in which there is probable cause to believe a vulnerable adult is subject to any type of abuse, regardless of whether there is physical injury.  Effective 7/1/2060.  (HD1)

 

HHH, JHA

HB 571, HD1

(HSCR289)

Status

RELATING TO CHILDLIKE SEX DOLLS.

Establishes the felony offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

CPC, JHA

HB 1326

Status

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Allows a narrow hearsay exception for statements made by domestic violence victims to certain government officials within 24 hours of an incident of domestic violence and prior to the arrest of the defendant, even if the statement is testimonial in nature, as long as the statement bears sufficient indicia of reliability.

 

JHA

HB 1237

Status

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Clarifies that the effective period of a temporary restraining order, protective order, or injunction for a minor may extend to a reasonable date after the minor has reached the age of eighteen.

 

JHA

HB 566

Status

RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

Adds coercive control between family or household members to the offense of abuse of family or household members as a petty misdemeanor.

 

JHA

HB 940, HD1

(HSCR296)

Status

RELATING TO SECURITIES.

Mandates reporting of suspected financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults in relation to securities.  Provides immunity for good faith reporting.  Authorizes the delay of disbursements and transactions in situations of suspected financial exploitation.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

CPC, JHA

HB 534, HD1

(HSCR350)

Status

RELATING TO USE OF FORCE IN SELF-PROTECTION.

Clarifies when force, including deadly force, may be used to protect oneself, one's property, or another person.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

PDP, JHA

HB 490, HD1

(HSCR450)

Status

RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS.

Lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from sixty-two years of age to sixty years of age.  Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable if the perpetrator knows or reasonably should know the senior victim's age.  Effective 7/1/2060.  (HD1)

 

HHH, JHA

HB 1036

Status

A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Re-enacts section 353C-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize the Department of Public Safety to maintain a list of independent civil process servers and amends several statutes to allow process servers to serve specific types of legal documents.

 

JHA

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Chair