Bill Text: HI HB356 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 356 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To The Judicial Council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB356 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-HB356-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	356
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 601-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§601-4 Judicial council. The supreme court shall provide for the appointment of a judicial council which shall serve in an advisory capacity only. The judicial council shall give continuing consideration to the administration of justice in the courts of the State. It shall make reports and recommendations biennially to the supreme court and also whenever deemed advisable by the court. The meetings of the judicial council shall be open to the public as provided in section 92-3; provided that deliberations for the selection of nominees for the campaign spending commission pursuant to section 11-311 and state ethics commission pursuant to section 84-21 shall be closed to the public. The chief justice shall be a member and chairperson of the judicial council. The supreme court shall appoint, from time to time, [~~such~~] a number of other members as it deems necessary to be fairly representative, but not to exceed fifteen, whose terms shall be in accordance with the rules of the supreme court. The members of the judicial council shall include laypersons as well as judges and lawyers. The members of the judicial council shall receive no compensation for their service but they shall be reimbursed for their traveling and other expenses incidental to attending meetings."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

Report Title:

Judicial Council; Open Meetings

Description:

Requires meetings of the judicial council to be open to the public, except for deliberations for the selection of nominees for the campaign spending commission and state ethics commission. (HD1)

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