HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Cindy Evans	Rep. Clift Tsuji
Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita
Rep. Sylvia Luke	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Rep. Alex M. Sonson

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, January 29, 2007

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 74	RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. Requires the renewal of property insurance at least once following the loss or damage of any covered property of the insured resulting from a catastrophe.	CPC, PSM
HB 358	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Prohibits homeowner's insurers from raising rates or refusing coverage to homeowners who own or harbor a dog, unless the dog has been found to have unjustifiably bitten a human being on at least two separate occasions.	CPC
HB 88	RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Provides funds for the insurance fraud investigations unit to increase staff to prosecute insurance fraud more effectively.	CPC, FIN
HB 90	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Enacts the National Conference of Insurance Legislators market conduct surveillance model law, which requires the insurance commissioner to conduct market conduct examinations of domestic and foreign insurers.	CPC, FIN
HB 83	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Prohibits uninsured motorists from recovering noneconomic damages.	CPC, JUD
HB 86	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance. Authorizes health insurers to recover their costs from the personal injury protection insurers.	CPC, JUD
HB 87	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Shortens notice period for reporting accident to insurer.	CPC
HB 89	RELATING TO ATTORNEYS' FEES. Eliminates or limits payment of attorneys' fees when personal injury protection benefits are paid late.	CPC, JUD
HB 181	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Makes health insurance primary to personal injury protection benefit component of no-fault insurance.	CPC
HB 276	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Authorizes insureds to choose between no-fault and no-fault with a threshold for uncompensated economic loss.	CPC, JUD

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 315, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586‑6172.

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Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Chair