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Age requirements Attorneys Audit Broadcast Campaign Funding Campaign Spending Civil Rights Civil Union Courts Drugs Earth Charter	Education Election Fraud Elections Ethics Evidence Executive Agencies Gambling Health Holidays Information Internet	Judiciary Jury Service Legal Services Legislative Vacancies Legislature Natural Resources Neighborhood Board Nuclear Proliferation Public Meetings Public Participation Salary Payments	Sentencing Social Security Sudan Conflict Sunshine Law Taxes Television Voter Registration Whistleblowers Women

Age requirements

HB 1023
^- Lowering of age requirement for Governor. JUD 2/6/2007 -gf

Attorneys

SB 1861
^- Public Interest Attorneys. HSP EDU 2/6/2007 -ja

HB 681
^- Public Interest Attorneys (loan repayment program). JUD 2/9/2007 -ja

Audit

HB 2908
^- Audit Recommendations. LMG 2/5/2008 -jm

Broadcast

SB 1083 SD1 (SSCR 42)
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 3/21/2007 -jm

SB 1083
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. WAM 2/2/2007 -si

HB 896
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 2/2/2007 -si

HR 105
^- Legislative Broadcast Program.... LMG 3/27/2008 -ja

Campaign Funding

SB 1061
^- Government (campaign contributions). JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

HB 1130
^- Public Funding of Campaigns. JDL 3/28/2007 -gf

Campaign Spending

SB 2579, SD2, HD1
^- Campaign Spending. FIN 3/31/2008 -ja

HB 661
^- Campaign Spending. WAM 3/27/2008 -ja

SB 3141
^- Campaign Spending. JDL 2/6/2008 -ja

SB 2579
^- Campaign Spending. JDL 2/6/2008 -jm

HB 2602
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

HB 2455
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

SB 1068 SD1
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 3/15/2007 -ja

SB 2922
^- Campaign Spending. JHW 2/17/2006 -ja

Civil Rights

HB 2823
^- Bill of Rights Day. JUD 2/2/2006 -ja

HB 1233
^- Civil Rights (Housing Discrimination). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

Civil Union

HB 908
^- Civil Union. JUD 2/27/2007 -ja

Courts

HB 386
^- Courts (Jury Exemptions). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

Drugs

SB 1119
^- Public Health (drug policy). HTH 2/9/2007 -sm

Earth Charter

HCR 84, HR 60
^- Earth Charter. INT 3/21/2007 -jm

Education

SB 1731
^- Bridge to Hope. HSP 2/13/2007 -sm

SB 603
^- Charter Schools. EDU 2/12/2007 -mr

HB 594
^- Charter Schools. EDN 2/12/2007 -mr

SB 4
^- Education (Board of Education). EDU 2/5/2007 -mr

SB 2
^- Education (Board of Education). EDU 2/5/2007 -mr

HB 1522
^- Education (No Child Left Behind). EDN 2/5/2007 -mr

SB 46 SD1
^- Government Operations (UH Administrative compensation). HED LAB 3/15/2007 -ja

Election Fraud

HB 1513 HD1 (HSCR 395)
^- Election Offenses. JDL 3/9/2007 -jm

Elections

HB 2538
^- Absentee Voting (ballots at polling site). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

HB 1132
^- Election Day Poll Watchers. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

HB 462
^- Election Day Poll Watchers. JUD 1/26/2006 -ja

HB 1133 HD1 SD2
^- Election Day Registration. 4/20/2007 -ja

HB 1133 HD1
^- Election Day Registration. JDL 3/16/2007 -ja

HB 1133 HD1
^- Election Day Registration. FIN 2/27/2007 -ja

HB 1513
^- Election Fraud. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

HB 1773
^- Elections (absentee voter violations). JUD 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 389
^- Elections (limit PSA appearances). JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

HB 392
^- Elections (pre-registration age). JUD 2/2/2007 -jm

HB 389 HD1 (HSCR 482)
^- Elections (PSA appearances). JDL 3/9/2007 -jm

SB 942
^- Elections (PSA appearances). JDL 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 2900
^- Electronic Voting. JUD 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 2540, HD 2
^- Increasing Stipends For Volunteer Precinct Officials . WAM 4/3/2006 -ja

HB 2540
^- Increasing stipends for volunteer precinct officials. JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

SB 2560
^- Instant Runoff Voting. IGA 2/9/2006 -ja

HB 1135
^- Making an Appropriation for the Office of Elections. JUD 2/6/2007 -ja

HB 2565
^- Office of Elections (Korean Language material). JUD 2/3/2006 -ja

SB 1550
^- Primary Election Date. JDL 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 1131
^- Primary Election Date. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

SB 156 SD1 (SSCR 346)
^- Voting. WAM 2/22/2007 -jm

SB 156
^- Voting (vote by mail). JDL 2/12/2007 -jm

Ethics

SB 439 HD1
^- Administrative Fines Under Ethics Code. FIN 4/4/2006 -ja

SB 1957 SD1 (SSCR 428)
^- Code of Ethics. JUD 3/22/2007 -jm

SB 1957
^- Code of Ethics (financial disclosure). JDL 2/6/2007 -ja

HR 176
^- Conflict of Interest. LMG JUD 4/26/2007 -jm

HB 909
^- Conflicts of Interest. JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

SB 755 SD1 (SSCR 782)
^- County Ethics Commissions (standards for selection). JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

SB 755
^- County Ethics Commissions (standards for selection). IGM 2/21/2007 -jm

HB 1084
^- Legislature. LMG 2/14/2007 -ja

HB 976
^- Lobbyists (reform the lobbying process). JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

SB 1091
^- Office of the Auditor. TSG 2/1/2007 -ja

HB 910
^- Public Financial Disclosure . JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

HB 1909 HD1
^- Standards of Conduct. JDL 3/28/2007 -ja

HB 1909
^- Standards of Conduct. JUD LMG 2/20/2007 -jm

HB 975
^- Standards of Conduct (gift values). JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

Evidence

HB 2557
^- Evidence. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Executive Agencies

SB 947
^- Executive Agencies . JDL 2/6/2007 -jm

Gambling

HB 1836 HD1
^- Gambling. JDL 3/28/2007 -gf

Health

HB 466
^- Health (Emergency Room Contraception). FIN 2/27/2008 -sm

HB 2670
^- Health (Authority). CPC 2/13/2006 -ja

SB 1110
^- Health (Emergency Contraception). HTH 2/21/2007 -sm

HB 2059
^- Health (Emergency Contraception). HLT 2/6/2006 -ja

HB 455
^- Health (funding for family planning). HLT 2/13/2007 -sm

SB 2133 SD2 HD1
^- Health (Hawaii Health Authority). FIN 4/6/2006 -ja

HB 2670 HD1
^- Health (towards a Comprehensive Health Plan). FIN 2/24/2006 -ja

HB 3128
^- Health Care (Authority). HLT LAB 2/3/2006 -ja

HB 1242
^- Section 453-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes (Choice). JUD 2/23/2006 -ja

HCR 173, HR 136
^- United States National Health Insurance Act. HLT HSH 3/23/2007 -ja

Holidays

HB 345 (HSCR 775)
^- Holidays (Peace Day). TSG 3/29/2007 -jm

SB 260
^- Holidays (Peace Day). TSG 2/22/2007 -jm

Information

HB 1392
^- Office of Information Practices. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 2402
^- Office of Information Practices. JUD LMG 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 2403
^- Office of Information Practices (Enforcement). JUD LMG 2/6/2006 -ja

SB 2561
^- Office of Information Practices (transparency). JHW 2/9/2006 -ja

HB 553
^- Uniform Information Act (Modified). JUD 2/1/2005 -ja

Judiciary

SB 948 SD1
^- Reduce the Number of Nominees for Judicial Vacancies. . JUD 3/20/2007 -ja

Jury Service

SB 2064
^- Juries. HTH 2/6/2008 -jm

SB 2064
^- Jury Service. JDL 2/22/2008 -jm

HB 2385
^- Jury Service. HLT 2/6/2008 -jm

SB 56 SD1 (SSCR 884)
^- Jury Service. JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

HB 747
^- Jury Service (exempting dentists). JUD 2/27/2007 -jm

Legal Services

HB 3369
^- Making an Appropriation for Legal Services. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Legislative Vacancies

SB 1063 SD1 (SSCR 657)
^- Legislative Vacancies. JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

Legislature

HR 277
^- Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives. LMG 4/26/2007 -ja

SCR 216, SR 146
^- Enhance Transparency in Legislative Proceedings. JHW IGA 4/5/2006 -ja

HB 842
^- Legislative Access. LMG 2/2/2007 -si

SB 623
^- Legislative Ethics. JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

HB 381
^- Legislative Vacancies. LMG 2/9/2007 -jm

HB 304
^- Legislative Vacancies. JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

SB 1062
^- Legislature (transparency in lawmaking). JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

Natural Resources

SCR 148, SR 93
^- Purchase Moanalua Gardens. WLA JHW 3/29/2006 -ja

Neighborhood Board

HB 2730 HD1
^- Legal Requirements for Neighborhood Board Meetings. IGM 3/17/2008 -ja

HB 2730
^- Legal Requirements for Neighborhood Board Meetings. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Nuclear Proliferation

HCR 275
^- Continuance of Diplomacy with Iran. EIA BED HMS 4/13/2006 -ja

Public Meetings

HB 2216
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/15/2008 -ja

SB 3105
^- Public Agency Meetings. JDL 2/7/2008 -jp

HB 994
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 849
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

SB 2295, SD1
^- Public Meetings. JUD 3/28/2008 -ja

HB 128
^- Public Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 1512
^- Public Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

Public Participation

HB 380
^- Civil Participation in Government. JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

Salary Payments

SB 1311
^- Salary Payments. FIN 4/1/2008 -ja

Sentencing

HB 1151
^- Sentencing (mandatory minimum term). JUD 2/9/2007 -ja

Social Security

SCR 6 SD1
^- Not Privatize Social Security . HMS 4/18/2006 -ja

SCR 6
^- Not to Privatize Social Security. IGA HMS 3/2/2006 -ja

Sudan Conflict

HB 34 (HSCR 1143)
^- Employees Retirement System (Darfur, Sudan). TIA JDL 3/20/2007 -jm

HB 34
^- Employees Retirement System (Darfur, Sudan). FIN 2/24/2007 -jm

HB 34 SD1
^- Employees' Retirement System (Sudan). WAM 3/28/2007 -jm

HCR 36, HR 22
^- Sudan. INT 2/14/2007 -jm

Sunshine Law

HB 910 HD1
^- Financial Disclosure. JDL 3/28/2007 -ja

HB 2404
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). JUD LMG 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 551 HD1
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). JUD 3/1/2005 -ja

SB 660
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). IGA JHW -/-/2005 ja.

Taxes

HB 629
^- Administrative Rules (disclosure of tax info). JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

SB 675
^- Change Tax Review Commission Appointment Period . EDT 2/1/2007 -ja

HB 2417
^- Tax Administration (auditing returns). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

SB 2605
^- Taxation ($5 election fund contribution). JDL EDT 2/14/2008 -jm

Television

HB 660, HB 636
^- Cable Television. CPC -/-/2005 ja.

HB 2738
^- Cable Television (access for isolated communities). CPC 2/1/2006 -ja

HB 784 HD1
^- Cable Television (Akaku access station). FIN 2/25/2005 -ja

SB 959 SD2
^- Cable Television (Akaku). CPC 3/14/2005 -ja

HB 865
^- Cable Television Access Organizations. CPC 2/3/2005 -ja

SB 625
^- Cable Television Access Organizations . MAT 2/3/2005 -ja

SB 978 SD1
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 3/16/2005 -ja

SB 1847
^- Procurement; Exemption for PEG Cable Access. CPH TSG 1/30/2007 -si-cb

HB 1098
^- Procurement; Exemption for PEG Cable Access. CPC EDB FIN 1/30/2007 -si-cb

HB 406
^- Statewide Public Access . CPC 2/3/2005 -ja

Voter Registration

SB 2801
^- Voter Registration. JDL 2/6/2008 -ja

Whistleblowers

SB 1926 SD1 (SSCR 851)
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. LAB 3/20/2007 -jm

SB 1926
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. WAM 2/26/2007 -jm

SB 1926
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. JDL 2/13/2007 -jm

Women

HB 2788
^- State Commission on the Status of Women. HSH 2/14/2006 -ja