Today is the last day for conference committees to find agreement on any bill that did not have a Finance (FIN) or Ways and Means (WAM) referral. The deadline for negotiations to wrap up is 6:00 p.m. (Bills with money referrals have until tomorrow.) After these deadlines, the only way for bills without a conference draft to move forward is... Read More Wrapping things up...
We're getting ready to move into conference! It's when the legislators negotiate to determine which, if any, version of the bill will emerge. The rules have been posted. Interested in learning more? Come join us for a conference workshop on Wednesday, 4/11/18, 12 noon in the PAR (Room 401, State Capitol). Register here. Read More Conference Time...
Time's flying! Hearings abound! That's because bills must pass into their final committees by Friday, 3/23 (Second Lateral Deadline)... If your bill's still waiting on a hearing notice, don't hesitate to reach out to the chair. Call or email PAR if you'd like to discuss. Read More Coming up Fast! Second Lateral...
If you applied for GIA, you may want to come and deliver your 3 minute pitch! They've just announced that the WAM/FIN joint informational briefing on grant applications is being held in the Auditorium on Friday, 3/16, from 9a until completion. [hearing notice] Read More Grant-in-Aid Informational Briefing...
The incredibly handy, pocket-sized “2018 Hawaii Directory of Public Officials″ booklets — which includes contact information for Hawaii’s legislators — are here. The directories’ long-time publisher, the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs (HIPA), has handed over publishing duties to a new sponsor, Pacific Resource Partnership (PRP). They've generously provided the Public Access Room with an ample supply of the directories for... Read More The Directories Have Arrived...
The bills are in the hopper! Yesterday was the deadline to introduce bills, so you're now able to review all the Senate and House bills -- just click on the "Reports and Lists" button on the Legislature's homepage and you'll find links to the reports. Scroll down until you get to the new bills -- 2018 bill numbers start with... Read More Bills, Bills, Bills...
The Legislature's website is always improving. There's now a "Broadcasts" page where you can find the upcoming schedule, and easy links to past events. Read More Legislative Broadcasts...
It's beginning to look a lot like Session... The 2018 Legislative Session Calendar has been published! Find it here: https://lrbhawaii.org/par/fyi/calendar18.pdf For help with the deadlines, be sure to take a look at our handout, "Which Deadlines Apply to Your Bill?" It should come in handy as Session unfolds. Read More 2018 Session Calendar Published...