Hawaii Senate Bill 661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-19 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Allows boards to use interactive conference technology to remotely conduct public meetings under the Sunshine Law in conjunction with in-person meetings, even when no emergency has been declared by government authorities. Authorizes boards to exclude the public from nonpublic locations, such as homes, where board members are physically present when remote board meetings are held by interactive conference technology. Establishes requirements for the conduct of remote meetings. Establishes a new notice requirement to provide the board's contact information for the submission of written testimony by electronic or postal mail. Amends existing option to hold in-person meetings at multiple public meeting sites connected by interactive conference technology to require termination of meeting only if audio communication is lost and cannot be reestablished within an hour and the board had not provided reasonable notice of how the meeting would be continued. Allows for additional courtesy sites open to the public for both remote and in-person meetings held by interactive conference technology. Allows for contact tracing and social distancing during states of emergency caused by contagious diseases. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Board Meetings.

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]

Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]

Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-19	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2021-02-19	Senate	Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2021-02-16	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Gabbard, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-02-12	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-16-21 3:05PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to GVO, JDC.
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

SB661 (Carry Over) 2021-02-19 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
HB503 (Same As) 2021-02-12 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Gates, Hashimoto excused (3).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=661&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB661_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB661_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=661&year=2021