Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Okay. Welcome, everyone, to the Judiciary Committee. Decision making only. There's two agendas, one at 10:30 and another one at 10:40. We'll go ahead and start with the 10:30 one since it's 10:30. First up on this one is HB 1696. This one has been a little problem with, so we're gonna go ahead and delay decision making until Thursday, April 9 at 10am in this Room 16.

So we'll just get that sorted out sooner than later, hopefully. Next is HB 1705. This allows licensed mental health counselors to be appointed as child custody evaluators. Recommendation on this one is, well, I'll ask acting Vice Chair San Buenaventura. I was gonna put an effective, just pass an effective.

That's fine.

Okay. So that will be the amendment. Pass effective upon approval. Question or concerns? If not, acting Vice Chair San Buenaventura.

Okay. Chair's recommendation, HB 1705, HD 1, SD 1 is to pass with amendments. Chair votes aye. Vice Chair is excused. [Roll Call] Chair, recommendation has been adopted.

If your next step is HB 2020, requires certain applications applicants for driver's license renewals to complete an education report that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation on a written exam and also authorized department to develop and implement a system of randomly re randomly require to randomly require applicants for renewal of a driver's license to complete a written exam.

I don't I'm not sure this is finished product, so I'm just gonna put a different bad date on it, 03/2275, and we'll go ahead and move it ahead to conference and see what the subject matter chair has come up with.

Okay.

Questions or concerns? If not, vice chair, acting vice chair.

Okay. Voting on HB 2020 HD 2 Chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments. Chair votes, aye, Senator. Is there no one in excuse, absence of Senator Gabbard.

Are there any WRs or no? Say no on by Senator Owa. And other than that, your recommendation has been adopted.

Okay. Thank you. Next up is HB 2021. This is the e bikes bill. There's still some pushing and pulling on what the, what should be in the substance of it, but it's clearly outside the kuleana of this committee. So I'm gonna put a defective date on it, and we'll send it to conference, March 22, 2075. Questions or concerns? If not, Senator San Buenaventura.

Okay. Voting on HB 2021, HD 2, SD 1. Noting the excused absence of Senator Gabbard. Are there any noes or any WRs? No for Senator Awa. Your recommendation has been adopted.

Thank you. Next up is HB 2279. This amends to be expungement order law to reflect that a person who is arrested for a charge of a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of the arrest record for that incident. This one i would like to pass unamended.

I don't have a vote sheet. Oh,

wait. You don't have 279.

I've run out of vote sheets. Don't have any vote sheets for any of these. So HB 2021?

Oh. No.

No. I'm sorry.

I'm 2279.

2279. HB 2279 as is. K. K. Voting on HB 2279 chair's recommendation is to pass as is any noting excuse absence of Senator Gabbard.

Are there any notes that recommend or WRs? K. Saying none, but, cherry recommendation has been adopted.

Thank you.

And I need more vote sheets. I don't have any for any of these. So you gotta keep giving it to me, you know, the ones. You know, keep asking for more.

Okay. Next up is HB 2333. Authorizes Department of Transportation to designate airport special districts within airports statewide. This is another one that I don't think we're quite ready to go with. So we're gonna go ahead and put this off until at the same time as that other bill that we're putting off.

That will be April 9th, Thursday, in this Room 016 at 10am. Alright. That brings us to the end of the 10:30 agenda, and next one's at 10:40. So we'll have to so we'll adjourn for this agenda, and we'll wait a couple minutes and do the 10:40.

Okay. Welcome back, everyone, to our the Judiciary Committee's 10:40 agenda this April 1st, Wednesday, 2026.

First up on, our 10:40 agenda is HB 469. This requires the Disability and Communications access board to issue a disability travel placard to an applicant who has a valid removable windshield placard or disabled paid parking exemption permit but does not have a valid special license plate and and provide and this provides proof of travel. Recommendation here is to there's some technical amendments, and then we'll make it effective upon approval. Questions or concerns? If not, thank you, Senator San Buenaventura for acting as vice chair.

Okay. Boarding on hb 469 h d two. SD one, chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments, noting the excuse absence of sender Garrett. Are there any WRs or no? Seeing none, chair, your recommendation has been adopted.

Thank you. Next up is hb 1511. This prohibits entities from distributing unsolicited mail or electronic mail that employs high pressure tactics or is reasonably likely to cause a consumer to believe that the sender is affiliated with another entity that it's not affiliated with. Recommendation on 1511 is to pass as is. Questions or concerns?

If not, Senator Sam Buenaventura.

Okay. Voting on HB 1511 HD two SD one. Chair's recommendation is to pass as is. Noting the excuse absence of Senator Gabbard. Are there any WRs?

Are there any notes? Seeing none. Chair recommendation has been adopted.

Thank you very much. Next is HB 1524. This establishes that fines for pedestrian violations under Chapter 291 c shall not exceed $25. On this one, the recommendation is to pass with a new bad date, 03/22/2075. Questions or concerns?

If not, Senator San Buenaventura.

You're voting on HB 1524 HD2. Chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments noting the excused absence of Senator Gabbard. Are there any WRs? Are there any nos? Seeing none.

Chair recommendation has been adopted. Thankyou

you. Next up is HB 1550. This excludes drug testing products from the definition of drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Well, quick consult with the health and human services chair. I was gonna put a bad date on it because I know there's other bills that do essentially the same thing, and I figured I'd let you guys sort out which ones you wanted to move.

That's fine.

Okay. So we'll just put a bad day a different bad date. Actually, no. A bad date.

Yeah. Because it was as is.

03/22/2075. Questions or concerns? If not, Senator San Buenaventura.

Voting on HB 1550 HD two as the one chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments. Noting the excuse absence of Senator Gabbard, are there any WRs or are there any no seeing none chair recommendation has been adopted?

K. Thank you. Next up is HB 1603. This repeals the requirement for land covered by an agricultural park lease with the remaining term of fifteen years or less to be located in the county having a population of well, it really only applies to. I'm gonna defer this one.

The what we found out since we scheduled it is that there isn't there's no waiting list for potential farmers who want the land. So I'd I'm very reluctant to just say that one person gets to keep it indefinitely. So it's different. Okay.

K. Sounds good.

That's it. We're adjourned. Thank you.