Bill Text: HI HB2510 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Emergency Management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-26 - Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB2510 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2510-Introduced.html
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2510 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to emergency management.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to expressly state, consistent with the Hawaii State Constitution, that charter provisions are not among the laws that may be suspended by a mayor when exercising authority under the emergency management statute.
SECTION 2. Section 127A-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "laws" to read as follows:
""Laws"
includes ordinances, rules, regulations, and orders prescribed under federal,
state, or county laws or ordinances and having the force and effect of law. "Laws" does not include county
charter provisions pertaining to county executive, legislative, and administrative
structure and organization."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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Report Title:
Emergency Management; Emergency Power; Suspension of Laws; Counties; Charter Provisions
Description:
Excludes from the definition of "laws" in section 127A-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, county charter provisions pertaining to executive, legislative, and administrative structure and organization are excluded.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.