HI HB854

Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) to plan and implement security improvements at the Hawaii State Capitol, including controlled access points with weapon detection equipment on rotunda and chamber levels.

Mandates installation of fencing or barriers to prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering capitol grounds and unauthorized access to the capitol rotunda.

Requires employment of private security personnel to staff controlled access points and screen for weapons and contraband in coordination with state and county law enforcement.

Directs DAGS to remove all parking meters from the state capitol parking facility by October 31, 2021, and reallocate parking spaces to state employees on a pro rata basis among the governor, lieutenant governor, senate, house, and legislative reference bureau.

Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to DAGS for security improvements and to DPS for security screening equipment and private personnel contracts; requires annual status reports to the legislature by January 2022 and 2023.