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March 29, 2022, HSAC Meeting Agenda Page ( 6 ,stp`EAS�°r,9 HB 2026 HD2 SD2 RELATING TO CHAPTER 92 HAWAII REVISED STATUTES. Adds definitions for "board business" and "informal gatherings". Specifies that a board may prepare and circulate amongst members a statement on a position previously adopted for purposes of submission to the legislature when notice by the legislature is insufficient to interact in any other permitted manner. Outlines when board packets must be available to interested persons. Requires the application of the sunshine law to all adjudicatory functions concerning land use. Passed First Reading; referred to GVR, JHA Reported from GVR as HDI;passed Second Reading; referred to JHA Reported from JHA as HD2;passed Third Reading Passed First Reading in the Senate;referred to JDC Reported from JDC as SDI Passed Third Reading in the Senate House disagrees to Senate amendments GVR made style technical amendments and defected the effective date OIP commented that the proposed changes are minor and not inconsistent with the current law, and further commented on how the changes proposed by HB 2026 would change current law and the potential effects of the changes: One proposal "...would simply replace the term `chance meeting"with the term `informal gathering," leaving the definition and function the same,"and having no impact on the law's operation; Addition of a statutory definition of"board business"would effectively codify the definition of "board business"that OIP adopted in an opinion over twenty years ago; OIP does not oppose the proposal relating to permitted interaction/comment on testimony, and believes the Legislature must decide whether it represents an appropriate balance between boards' expediency and the public interest in access to government boards'discussions and decisions;and Requiring any board packet be available at least 24 hours before public testimony, OIP has some technical concerns with the requirements and proposes a