Bill Text: HI SB134 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Emergency Powers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB134 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB134-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§127A- Suspension
of certain record requests; prohibited. The governor or the mayor shall
not, through any proclamation or declaration of emergency or any rule or order adopted
pursuant to this chapter, suspend requests for:
(1) Public records pursuant
to part II of chapter 92F; or
(2) Vital records or
statistics pursuant to sections 338‑18 or 338-18.5."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Public Records; Vital Statistics; Requests; Suspension Prohibited
Description:
Prohibits the governor or the mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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