THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair |
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, 26th February 2013 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Prohibits governmental procurement contracts of any amount that are exclusively for the services of engineers, architects, surveyors, or landscape architects, from requiring the contractor to defend the governmental body against liability not arising from the contractor's own negligence or fault. (SD1)
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RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. Establishes the offenses of cruelty to a law enforcement animal in the first and second degrees. Adds a definition for "law enforcement animal".
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RELATING TO BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE. Requires certain employers to provide reasonable time and a clean location for breastfeeding employees to express breast milk in privacy. Requires covered employers to post a notice. Establishes a civil fine.
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JDL
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RELATING TO REAPPORTIONMENT. Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident in the last preceding U.S. census within the State of Hawaii.
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Adds a definition of "residency" to rules for determining residency.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Proposes to amend the state constitution to require candidates for the state senate or house of representatives to be a resident of the State for not less than five years and a resident of the legislative district from which the person seeks to be elected for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the next general election.
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RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. Requires a legislator to disclose income from sources that have an interest in legislative outcomes, if a single source is $25,000 or more, or represents an amount equal to 25% or more of the legislator's total annual income from all sources, excluding legislative salary.
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RELATING TO MARIJUANA. Establishes a civil violation for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana that is subject to a fine of not more than $100.
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RELATING TO SALES OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. Adds electronic smoking devices to tobacco as products that are unlawful to sell to or be purchased by persons under eighteen years of age; and requires the additional listing of electronic smoking devices to sales prohibition signage.
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HTH, JDL |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clayton Hee Chair |
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