HB 1307 Summary

• Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to compile a report on Hawaii's existing administrative hearings process and potential for creating a centralized office of administrative hearings by 20 days before the 2020 regular legislative session.

• Mandates all state departments and agencies conducting or delegating contested case hearings submit 2018 statistical data to LRB by August 1, 2019, including case types, caseload statistics, number of hearing officers, appeals to court, and costs broken down by case type.

• Requires state departments and agencies to identify any conflicts of interest or barriers to third-party administrative hearings and confirm whether 2018 data represents a typical year for that agency.

• Directs LRB to research how other jurisdictions operate centralized administrative hearings offices and summarize their operations.

• Takes effect July 1, 2019.