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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
STATE CAPITOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
October 15, 1998
The Honorable James Y. Arakaki
Chair, Council for the County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: House Bill Introduction 1999 Legislative Session
Dear Councilmember Arakaki:
As we approach the remainder of 1998 and the beginning of 1999, 1 am
informed by the House staff that agencies such as yours are preparing, or will begin
preparing in the very near future, legislative packages for submission to the Hawaii
State House of Representatives once the 1999 Session begins. To assist in the
orderly flow of measures, especially bills, House leadership, as in years past, felt that
it would be beneficial for our operations as well as yours to communicate with you
some guidelines that should assist our respective staffs in this process.
First, if the bills and substantive resolutions you plan to introduce are being
prepared on an electronic data system, please submit "clean", double-spaced
documents, without any margin line numbers or handwritten notations, which
conform to the Ramseyer bill drafting format. Please note that copies of the Hawaii
Legislative Drafting Manual can be obtained free of charge from the LRB Library
(587-0690).
In addition, please be advised that measures prepared in the following
formats can be converted to the House's computer system:
• Word 97 (preferred);
• WordPerfect 5.x or 6.x;
• MS Word for Windows 2.0 or 6.0;
• RTF or;
• ASCII
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If your measures are prepared on one of these systems, please submit a
PC formatted 3'4 -inch diskette containing the bill or resolution documents.
Also, label the diskette to indicate the documents' format.
Second, if you do not have access to an electronic data system, the bills
and substantive resolutions you plan to introduce should be "clean," double-
spaced originals, without any margin line numbers or handwritten notations,
which conform to the Ramsel er drafting format
Third, please note on the bottom right-hand comer of your documents a
code or acronym commonly associated with your agency for purposes of internal
identification only to ensure, to the extent possible that your measures will be
filed and subsequently numbered as a package in sequence. The sequential
numbering should assist in subsequent bill tracking efforts on your part.
Fourth, please be advised that while a legislative timetable has yet to be
agreed upon by the House and the Senate, an early bill introduction deadline
may be considered. In this regard to ensure the timely receipt and processing of
your legislative packages by the Speaker or any other House members, please
plan to submit your measures to legislators for introduction within a week
BEFORE the opening of the 1999 Legislature.
And fifth, please submit one original and one xerox copy of all bills and
substantive resolutions in your package with the labeled PC formatted 31/2-inch
diskette, if being transmitted. A cover memo identifying your agency and listing
of all the measures would be of assistance.
For further iniormation or assistance, please contact Gail Iseri of the Chief
Clerk's Office (586-6065).
Sincerely,
TChief Clerk
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