Bill Text: HI SB419 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Neighborhood Boards; Public Meetings; Permitted Interactions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-10 - Act 091, 06/05/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191). [SB419 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SB419-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 92-82, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) [Two or more members of a
neighborhood board, but fewer than the number of members necessary to constitute
a quorum for the board,] Neighborhood board members may attend [informational]
meetings or presentations located on Oahu on matters relating to
official board business [, including meetings of another entity, seminars,
and community meetings]; provided that the meeting or presentation is
open to the public, does not charge a fee or require registration, and is
not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of
the board[.]; and provided further that no member makes a commitment
to vote on any of the issues discussed.
(b) Neighborhood board members [may participate in
discussions, including discussions among themselves; provided that the
discussions occur during and as part of the informational meeting or
presentation allowed by subsection (a); and provided further that there is no
commitment made relating to a vote on the issue.] who attend meetings or
presentations allowed by subsection (a) may ask questions relating to official
board business of persons other than fellow board members; provided that no
member shall discuss any board business further and shall cite this section as
the basis for not continuing to engage in discussion on the matter. The
board members, at the next duly noticed meeting of the neighborhood board,
shall report their attendance and the matters presented [and discussed]
that related to official board business at the [informational] meeting
or presentation allowed by subsection (a)."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:
Neighborhood Boards; Public Meetings; Permitted Interactions
Description:
Allows neighborhood board members to attend certain public meetings without violating the Sunshine Law under certain circumstances. (SB419 HD1)
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