SB 3080 Summary

• Amends Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019 to appropriate supplemental funds for the Hawaii Judiciary for the fiscal biennium July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, modifying operating budgets and position ceilings across multiple judicial circuits and programs.

• Increases capital improvement project appropriations from $9,355,000 to $85,355,000, with $76,000,000 allocated specifically for a new Judiciary Complex at Wahiawa Civic Center on Oahu.

• Requires the judiciary to submit weekly reports to the legislature detailing information about inmates released pursuant to specific Supreme Court orders, including inmate names, release dates, facilities, criminal status, residence addresses, supervision conditions, and subsequent arrest records.

• Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $85,355,000 to finance authorized capital improvement projects.

• Lapses prior appropriations from Acts 195 (2017), 61 (2011), and 169 (2007) totaling approximately $3.7 million in unused funds; extends capital improvement appropriations through June 30, 2022 before lapsing unencumbered amounts.