HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. 

 

SB 2411, SD2

(SSCR2710)

Status

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS.

Establishes requirements for body-worn cameras and vehicle cameras for county police departments.  Establishes policy guidelines for the use and discontinuance of use of body-worn cameras by police officers.  Establishes certain restrictions on the use of body-worn cameras by on-duty police officers.  Adds retention and deletion requirements for body-worn camera footage.  Prohibits certain uses of body-worn camera video footage.  Establishes violations of recording and retention requirements.  Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to each county for the purchase of body-worn video cameras and law enforcement vehicle cameras; provided that no funds appropriated to a county shall be expended unless matched dollar-for-dollar by the county.  Requires the county police departments to report costs of implementing and maintaining the body-worn camera and vehicle camera program to the legislature.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (SD2)

 

JUD, FIN

SB 2439, SD1

(SSCR2525)

Status

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Establishes exceptions to the offense of obstructing government operations and the offense of violation of privacy in the second degree for a person making a video or audio recording or photograph of a law enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of duties in a public place or under circumstances in which the officer has no reasonable expectation of privacy; provided that the officer may take reasonable action to maintain safety and control, secure crime scenes and accident sites, protect the integrity and confidentiality of investigations, and protect the public safety and order.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD1)

 

JUD, FIN

SB 305, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1021-16)

Status

RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND E-CIGARETTES ON HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PREMISES.

Prohibits the use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices on the premises of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation facilities.  (SB305 HD1)

 

HLT, JUD

SB 1022, SD1

(SSCR666)

Status

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO REPEAL THE ONE-YEAR MINIMUM HAWAII RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT TO QUALIFY FOR APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the minimum one-year Hawaii residency requirement for appointment as an officer of a principal department pursuant to article V, section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.  (SD1)

 

JUD, FIN

SB 2149, SD2

(SSCR2594)

Status

RELATING TO FORFEITURE.

Requires the department of the attorney general to establish a working group to review and discuss Hawaii's asset forfeiture laws and make recommendations to improve these laws.  Effective January 7, 2059.  (SD2)

 

JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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Rep. Karl Rhoads

Chair