T H E   S E N A T E

                                  OF THE

               TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

                          REGULAR SESSION OF 2000


                                                                          
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                               TWENTIETH DAY

            FEBRUARY 16, 2000 - WEDNESDAY - 11:3O O'CLOCK A.M.

                                                                          
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                             ORDER OF BUSINESS


      Invocation by Mrs. Shirley Engel
                    Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Waianae
      
      Roll Call
      
      Approval of the Journal
      
      (INTRODUCTIONS)
      
      Messages from the Governor - None
      
      Departmental Communications - None
      
      House Communications - None
      
      Senate Communications - None
      
      Introduction of Concurrent Resolutions and Resolutions
      
      
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NOS.

       2118           (LRE)       S.B. 2414, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO CONTRACTORS"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Commerce and Consumer Protection)


       2119           (LRE)       S.B. 2893
                                  "RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


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       2120           (LRE)       S.B. 2905
                                  "RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT
                                  SECURITY."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2121           (WLH)       S.B. 559, S.D. 1
(48 Hrs. Notice)                  "RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and placement
                                  on the calendar for Third Reading)


       2122           (WLH)       S.B. 2110, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST
                                  INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2123           (WLH)       S.B. 2118, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HISTORIC
                                  PRESERVATION"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2124           (WLH)       S.B. 2181
                                  "RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND
                                  TRUST"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


       2125           (WLH)       S.B. 2914, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE
                                  LAND DIVISION."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2126           (WLH)       S.B. 2915, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE SPECIAL LAND AND
                                  DEVELOPMENT FUND."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2127           (WLH)       S.B. 3181, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO NATIVE
                                  HAWAIIANS"(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


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       2128           (HHS)       S.B. 2030, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HEALTH CARE"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and referral
                                  to Ways and Means)


       2129           (HHS)       S.B. 2607
                                  "RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON THE
                                  STATUS OF WOMEN"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2130           (HHS)       S.B. 2864, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO THE WELFARE OF INCOMPETENT
                                  PERSONS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2131           (HHS)       S.B. 2866, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO PRESRIPTION
                                  DRUGS."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Commerce and
                                  Consumer Protection)


       2132           (HHS)       S.B. 2873, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS
                                  CORPORATION."(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and referral to Ways and
                                  Means)


       2133           (HHS)       S.B. 2876, S.D. 1
                                  "RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
                                  FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
                                  HEALTH."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Judiciary)


       2134           (HHS)       S.B. 2883, S.D. 1
                                  "MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR
                                  THE STATE'S MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY
                                  BASED SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY
                                  DISABLED OR MENTALLY RETARDED
                                  PROGRAM."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)


 
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       2135           (HHS)       S.B. 2885
(One Day Notice)                  "RELATING TO SANITATION."(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and placement
                                  on the calendar for Third Reading)


       2136           (HHS)       S.B. 2892
                                  "RELATING TO THE CORRECTION OF THE
                                  APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE
                                  APPROPRIATION TO BE EXPENDED BY THE
                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN SECTION 6 OF ACT
                                  304, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII
                                  1999."(Recommends passage on SECOND
                                  READING and referral to Ways and Means)



                               ORDER OF THE DAY


THIRD READING

S.B. 2024                         "MEDICAL RESEARCH ON CANCER STUDIES"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2061 - HHS)




























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