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Senate Judiciary Committee adopts slate of technical and policy bills in decision-only hearing
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee on March 5 advanced and adopted a large group of decision-only measures ranging from technical updates to statutes to substantive policy changes on law enforcement and procurement; several bills were amended before passage.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met March 5 and adopted a broad set of decision-only measures, moving dozens of bills forward with technical changes or targeted amendments.
Chair opened the session by saying the committee had four decision-making agendas and began with SB 21 51, which revises definitions of "disaster" and "emergency" and clarifies when emergency powers may be used. The committee recorded votes and adopted that measure.
Other bills the committee adopted included SB 30 55 (prohibiting false impersonation of an employee or organization representative, passed with amendments removing liquidated damages); SB 30 67 (updating plan filing formats with technical amendments); SB 30 77 (adopting a modified Uniform Healthcare Decisions Act, technical amendments); SB 30 83 (narrowing notice to a designated military security force when protective orders involve military-affiliated individuals); SB 31 18 (interstate compact for military children); SB 31 31 (updating state position titles); SB 31 34 (modernizing emergency medical services statutes); SB 31 42 (establishing dangerous intoxication offenses and civil protective custody provisions); SB 31 44 (repealing the hoisting machine operators advisory board); SB 31 52 (renaming the harbors division to commercial ports division); and SB 31 54 (authorizing DOT to assume some NEPA responsibilities for highway projects).
The committee also adopted SB 32 49 (requiring partial forfeiture of protest bonds in procurement disputes, noting remaining issues and an existing "bad date") and SB 32 62 (requiring the Hawaii State Teachers Board to submit three nominees to the Board of Education, with a defective-date amendment).
SB 33 15 (allowing a one-time medical cannabis purchase while applicants await Department of Health confirmation) and SB 33 22 (updating law enforcement masking and identification policies and establishing agency cooperation policies with federal civil immigration enforcement) were passed with amendments. The committee noted carve-outs for undercover operations and aligned some language with previously passed bills.
Clerk recorded votes for each recommendation; where recorded, the committee adopted measures, sometimes with reservations or a recorded no vote. The chair closed the hearing after reconsideration business and adjourned.
The committee's actions advance the bills to the next stage of the Legislature; specific effective dates and technical details will be reflected in the committee reports and final bill text.
