HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2025-15 SB405S.B. NO. -1
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THE SENATE
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION I. Section 92-81, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
"(b) The agenda required to be included in written public
notice of a neighborhood board meeting may include an
opportunity for the board to receive public input ai^
third-party reports from any government official on issues not
specifically noticed for consideration at the forthcoming
meeting.
(c) Any matter raised as part of the public input agenda
or third-party reports from any government official allowed
under subsection (b) may be discussed and information on the
matter may be received by the board at the meeting; provided
that the board shall not make a decision relating to [tfee
matter. ] any of th£s^ma±;t^r^ The board may make decisions on
matters originally raised as part of a public input agenda item
or raised by a third-party report from any government official
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1 only at a later meeting, where the agenda for the meeting shall
2 give notice of decision-making on the matter."
3 SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed
4 and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
5 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Neighborhood Board; Meeting; Agenda; Third-Party Reports;
Government Officials
Description:
Allows neighborhood boards to discuss and receive information on
matters raised by third-party reports from any government
official not included in a publicly noticed agenda. Reguires
neighborhood boards to make decisions on matters raised by
third-party reports from any government official at a later
meeting where the agenda gives notice of decision-making on the
matter. (GDI)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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