§22-1 Presiding officer, tenure. The presiding officer and vice-presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall retain their respective offices, and shall discharge duties appropriate to their offices in the interim between sessions of the legislature, until such time as their successors are qualified in accordance with the rules of the respective houses or […]
§22-2 Succession to presiding office of senate and house of representatives. In case of the removal from office, or the death, resignation, absence from the State, or other inability of the presiding officer of the senate or the house of representatives to discharge the duties of the presiding officer’s office, the vice-presiding officer of the […]
§22-3 Clerk, tenure. The clerk of each house of the legislature shall, during sessions of the legislature, devote full time to the duties of the clerk’s office; the clerk shall continue to hold office as clerk and shall discharge duties appropriate to the clerk’s office in the interim between sessions of the legislature, until such […]
§22-4 Permanent staffing. Each house of the legislature may by appropriate rules provide for permanent professional staffing for each respective house. Persons appointed shall perform and observe such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to them, and they may be called to assist in the development and formulation of policy. Persons appointed by each […]
§22-5 Payment of legislative bills and accounts. During any session the clerk of each house shall pay all bills and accounts as shall be approved in accordance with the rules of the respective houses. When either house is not in session the clerk shall pay all bills and accounts as shall be approved by the […]
§22-6 Notice of proposed constitutional amendments. Upon the adoption of any bill that proposes a constitutional amendment, the clerks of each house of the legislature shall publish the text of the proposed constitutional amendment in accordance with article XVII, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. [L 2003, c 8, §1]
