Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

There is a hearing on Friday, February 25, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in room 229 on some bills of interest to community associations before the Senate Judiciary Committee before chair Sen. Colleen Hanabusa. The hearing notice discusses the following bills of interest to community associations:

SB 1210 This bill would eliminate the repeal date for the provisions relating to family child care homes in condominium associations and community associations. In 1999, a law was adopted which permitted family child care homes in associations provided that certain protections for the associations were met. The 1999 law had a provision that the law would automatically lapse on June 30, 2005. The bill would eliminate the automatic repeal provision.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony, three-hole punched, to the committee clerk, Room 227, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.