Duties
HRS §3-2
in effect3-2. Duties
(a) The commissioners shall examine all subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the several states and territories is desirable; ascertain and recommend the best means to effectuate such uniformity and represent the State in conventions of like commissioners of the several states and territories for the consideration and recommendation of uniform laws to be submitted to the several state and territorial legislatures for action; and, generally, devise and recommend such other course of action as may tend to accomplish such purposes.
(b) The members of the commission to promote
uniform legislation shall be exempt from any limit on the number of members who
may attend meetings and other presentations under section 92-2.5(e) for the
purpose of attending and participating in meetings hosted by the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, also known as the
"Uniform Law Commission", regardless of whether the meetings are held
specifically and exclusively for or directed toward members of the commission
to promote uniform legislation. The meetings hosted by the Uniform Law
Commission and attended by the commissioners shall not be considered to be
meetings of the commission and shall be exempt from the requirements of
sections 92-3, 92-7, and 92-9; provided that the commissioners may not vote on
which uniform legislation should be proposed or recommended to the legislature
for enactment in Hawaii at the meetings hosted by the Uniform Law Commission;
provided further that commissioners who attend the meetings hosted by the Uniform
Law Commission shall report at the next duly noticed meeting of the commission
their attendance and the matters presented or discussed during the hosted
meetings that related to official commission business. This exemption shall be
in addition to the permitted interactions of members listed in section 92-2.5.
[L 1911, c 22, §2; RL 1925, §30; RL 1935, §31; RL 1945, §36; RL 1955, §1-46;
HRS §3-2; am L 2022, c 14, §3]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0003/HRS_0003-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026