Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Calling to order the 10:05 Ways and Means agenda. This meeting, including the audio and video remote participants, is being streamed live on YouTube. You will find links to viewing options for all Senate meetings on the live and on demand video page of the Legislature's website. This is decision-making only.

If you're interested in reviewing the written testimony, please go to our website. You will find the link on the status page for the measure. The first item is SB 26. Recommendation is do pass with amendments, bank the appropriation in section two, remove section three as the Attorney General has identified legal issues, and defect the date to July 1, 2050. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Senate Bill 26. Pass it? Pass with amendments. [Roll Call]. Measure adopted.

Thank you. Okay, calling to order the 10:05 agenda, starting with SB 1422. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Pass unamended. All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1434. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Okay, do pass unamended. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1443. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Pass unamended. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1502. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion?

Pass unamended. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. And last item: SB 1612. Recommendation is to pass with amendments. On page one, line one, we will insert 'then this will be required for building constructed after December 31, 2025,' and amend 'responsibility' to 'custody'--to custody of page one--on page one, line 14 and define joint custody as Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation having primary physical custody of the inmate and Department of Health having responsibility for the mental health services and medications of such inmate. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Members present. Anyone voting no with reservation?

Reservation.

Okay.

Thank you.

Okay, welcome everyone to the Joint Judiciary and Ways and Means Committee decision-making on our 10:14 agenda. This is Senate Bill 242, relating to foreign ownership of agricultural land; prohibits foreign entities from owning, leasing, or holding a controlling interest of more than an unspecified number of acres of Ag land. The recommendation here is to pass with some amendments.

I'd like to add a non-impairment of contract language and amend--and then amend the enforcement and penalties section to address reversion of funds used in a transaction in violation of the section so that any consideration exchanged as part of a transaction violation of section shall revert to the respective parties. Questions or concerns? If not, Senator Gabbard for the vote.

On SB 242 SD1, recommendation's do pass with amendments. [Roll Call]. Measure's adopted.

Ways and Means recommendation. Chair votes aye.

[Roll Call]. Measure adopted.

Okay, that concludes that agenda.

Okay, welcome to the next Judiciary Ways and Means Joint Hearing Agenda, the 10:15 one. This is for Senate Bill 534, having to do with Hawaii Community Development Authority; clarifies the process which might--which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kaka'ako Makai. We did post a proposed SB 2, I guess it was, and we were scheduled to take testimony, but the--we have not found a way forward on this bill.

We--we don't--several proposals have been put out there and we--we don't have consensus on them, so we will be deferring this measure indefinitely. And I guess, that's for JDC, I guess--you have to say the same thing or something?

Yeah. I mean, we couldn't reach agreement with the subject matter chair, so we'll be deferring.

Okay. Thank you. That concludes our business.

Calling to order the 10:31 agenda for Ways and Means. First item is SB 878. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

Pass unamended. Chair votes aye. Vice chair votes aye. [Roll Call]. Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1146. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone willing? No. Anyone with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you.

Coming to order the 10:35 agenda. First item: SB 614. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 891. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 964. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no? Pass unamended. Pass amended-- anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1379. Recommendation is to pass with amendments. We'll amend the preamble to clarify the intent and add a blank appropriation section for the acquisition of land for community readiness centers and the Emergency Operations Center on TMK 9-5-002-003 from General Funds for fiscal year 26, provided that the fund shall lapse on June 30, 2027. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1503. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1559. Recommendation is to pass unamended. Any discussion? Chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1571. Recommendation is to pass with amendments, remove the Advisory Board on page 14, section three, and revert the language on page 17, section four to read: 'A: Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the Authority may.' Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservations? Reservation for Fevella and Elefante. Measure adopted.

Thank you. Next item: SB 1632. Recommendation is to pass with amendments, blanking the appropriation, and defecting the date to 2050. Any discussion? If not, chair votes aye.

All members present. Anyone voting no with reservation? Measure adopted.

Thank you.