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HI HB1386

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2023

Primary Sponsor

Richard Onishi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 171-5 to allow no more than two Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) members, one of whom may be the chairperson, to determine which items are placed on meeting agendas.

  • Exempts discussions between these two members regarding agenda item selection from sunshine law restrictions, classifying such discussions as a "permitted interaction" under Section 92-2.5(a).

  • Prohibits any commitment relating to votes on matters from being made or sought during these permitted agenda-planning discussions.

  • Makes minor grammatical changes to existing statute language, replacing "such" with "a" and "However, no" with "No" in the final action provision.

  • Effective date set for June 30, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Board Of Land And Natural Resources.

Sunshine Law

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

2/17/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/17/2023
Water & Land1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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