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| 1 | - | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 2482 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 H.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D. | |
| 1 | + | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 2482 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 H.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D. 1 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEETING NOTICES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: | |
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| 3 | 3 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 2482 | |
| 4 | 4 | THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 H.D. 1 | |
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| 13 | 13 | THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 | |
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| 31 | 31 | A BILL FOR AN ACT | |
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| 37 | 37 | RELATING TO MEETING NOTICES. | |
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| 43 | 43 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. Section 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) No less than six calendar days | |
| 47 | + | SECTION 1. Section 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) No less than six calendar days prior to the meeting, the board shall post the notice on an electronic calendar on a website maintained by the State or the appropriate county and post a notice in the board's office for public inspection. The notice shall also be posted at the site of the meeting whenever feasible. The board shall file a copy of the notice with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office and retain a copy of proof of filing the notice, and the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate clerk's office shall [timely post] ensure access to paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices [in a central location in a public building; provided that a failure to do so by the board, the office of the lieutenant governor, or the appropriate county clerk's office shall not require cancellation of the meeting]. The copy of the notice to be provided to the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office may be provided via electronic mail to an electronic mail address designated by the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, as applicable." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. | |
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| 49 | 49 | SECTION 1. Section 92-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: | |
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| 51 | - | "(b) No less than six calendar days | |
| 51 | + | "(b) No less than six calendar days prior to the meeting, the board shall post the notice on an electronic calendar on a website maintained by the State or the appropriate county and post a notice in the board's office for public inspection. The notice shall also be posted at the site of the meeting whenever feasible. The board shall file a copy of the notice with the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office and retain a copy of proof of filing the notice, and the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate clerk's office shall [timely post] ensure access to paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices [in a central location in a public building; provided that a failure to do so by the board, the office of the lieutenant governor, or the appropriate county clerk's office shall not require cancellation of the meeting]. The copy of the notice to be provided to the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office may be provided via electronic mail to an electronic mail address designated by the office of the lieutenant governor or the appropriate county clerk's office, as applicable." | |
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| 53 | 53 | SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. | |
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| 55 | - | SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect | |
| 55 | + | SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. | |
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| 57 | - | Report Title: Sunshine Law; Public Meetings; Public Notice Description: Repeals the requirement for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices filed by boards in a central location in a public building, and instead, requires the offices to ensure access to paper or electronic copies of the notices. Repeals | |
| 57 | + | Report Title: Sunshine Law; Public Meetings; Public Notice Description: Repeals the requirement for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices filed by boards in a central location in a public building, and instead, requires the offices to ensure access to paper or electronic copies of the notices. Repeals statute providing that cancellation of a meeting is not required for failure of a board to file a copy of the meeting notice with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or the appropriate county clerk's offices and retain a copy of proof of filing the notice, or failure of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of the meeting notice in a central location in a public building. (SD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. | |
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| 63 | 63 | Report Title: | |
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| 65 | 65 | Sunshine Law; Public Meetings; Public Notice | |
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| 69 | 69 | Description: | |
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| 71 | - | Repeals the requirement for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices filed by boards in a central location in a public building, and instead, requires the offices to ensure access to paper or electronic copies of the notices. Repeals | |
| 71 | + | Repeals the requirement for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of all meeting notices filed by boards in a central location in a public building, and instead, requires the offices to ensure access to paper or electronic copies of the notices. Repeals statute providing that cancellation of a meeting is not required for failure of a board to file a copy of the meeting notice with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or the appropriate county clerk's offices and retain a copy of proof of filing the notice, or failure of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor or county clerk's offices to timely post paper or electronic copies of the meeting notice in a central location in a public building. (SD1) | |
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| 79 | 79 | The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. |