OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SECOND STATE LEGISLATURE

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

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NO. 1

4th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 21, 2003

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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture	HSH - Human Services and Housing
CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce	INT - International Affairs
EDB - Economic Development and	JHA - Judiciary
Business Concerns	LAB - Labor and Public Employment
EDN - Education	LMG - Legislative Management
EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection	PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs
FIN - Finance	TAC - Tourism and Culture
HED - Higher Education	TRN - Transportation
HLT - Health	WLU - Water, Land Use & Hawaiian Affairs

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		HOUSE BILLS
			Committee
H.B. NO.			REFERRAL
1	MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN. Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman.		FIN
2	RELATING TO SMOKING. Prohibits smoking in restaurants and workplaces except for hotel rooms, nightclubs, and certain bars.		HLT, EDB, JUD
3	RELATING TO MINORS. Prohibits persons under 18 years of age from possessing tobacco products. Provides an exemption for possession or custody of tobacco by a minor in the course of delivery pursuant to the direction of a minor's employer lawfully engaged in business necessitating the delivery.		JUD
4	RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Requires tobacco manufacturers to report yearly to DOH on added constituents and nicotine in tobacco products. Requires DOH to investigate public health risks and develop standards to reduce risks associated with exposure to these constituents. Deletes tobacco products from definition of "consumer commodity."		HLT, JUD, FIN
5	RELATING TO SMOKING. Prohibits smoking in the state capitol building.		LMG, JUD
6	RELATING TO THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEYS. Increases the portion of tobacco settlement moneys going into the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund from 12.5% to 25% and decreases the portion going to the emergency and budget reserve fund from 24.5% to 12%.		HLT, FIN
7	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Authorizes an income tax credit for renewable energy technology systems that are installed and placed in service after 6/30/04.		EEP, FIN
8	RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN STATE FACILITIES. Authorizes the director of finance to issue $100,000,000, in general obligation bonds for the purpose of improving energy management in state facilities in order to save taxpayer dollars and reduce emissions that contribute to air pollution and global climate change.		EEP, FIN
9	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Allows the public utilities commission in ratemaking proceedings to consider factors that influence an adequate supply of energy, encourage energy conservation, or encourage renewable energy development; provided that the PUC makes findings on the utility's ability to recover its capital and operating costs.		EEP, CPC, FIN
10	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires retail suppliers of electricity to annually disclose information on the fuel mix of the electricity services they sell to customers.		EEP, CPC
11	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Prohibits (within 1 year after its effective date) a person from using, selling, offering for sale, distributing, blending, or manufacturing methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a motor fuel additive in this State, except in "trace amounts" (i.e., not greater than 0.5 per cent by volume of the motor fuel).		EEP, CPC
12	RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. Increases renewable portfolio standard goals for electric utility companies to at least an additional 1% of the company's net electricity sales per year after 12/31/03, so that 20% of its net electricity sales are procured from eligible renewable energy resources by 12/31/16.		EEP, CPC
13	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL. Establishes a prescription drug cost control education program to provide physicians with unbiased information on cost-effective use of prescription drugs; requires prescription drug manufacturers to disclose certain expenditures.		HLT, CPC, FIN
14	RELATING TO TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS. Prohibits phone solicitors from placing calls to residents who are registered on a no-call list. Establishes a website and database containing the no-call list.		CPC, JUD, FIN
15	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FIFTIETH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 50th representative district.		FIN
16	RELATING TO THE HAWAII WING, CIVIL AIR PATROL. Grants $250,000 from the state general fund to the Hawaii Wing, Civil Air Patrol, to carry on its operations and to defray its expenses.		FIN
17	RELATING TO PAGER AND CELLULAR PHONE SPAM. Prohibits as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, unsolicited telemarketing transmissions of text, graphic, or image messages by telephone solicitors to cellular telephones and pagers equipped with text messaging or similar capabilities.		CPC, JUD
18	RELATING TO PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. Establishes duties and obligations for pharmaceutical benefit management companies who administer or manage prescription drug benefit coverage to their clients.		HLT, CPC, FIN
19	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS. Requires pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to disclose to the board of pharmacy the value, nature, and purpose of any gift, payment, or other economic benefit worth $25 or more provided with promotional or other marketing activities to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and pharmacists.		HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN
20	RELATING TO RECIPROCAL BENEFICIARIES. Requires establishment of reciprocal beneficiary family benefits coverage for an employee reciprocal beneficiary, the other party to the relationship, dependent beneficiaries, unmarried children of the non-employee reciprocal beneficiary under age 19, and surviving beneficiaries.		LAB, FIN
21	RELATING TO CORPORATE DISCLOSURE. Requires: (1) department of taxation to report on tax benefits for development assistance programs; (2) counties to disclose real property tax reductions and abatements; (3) disclosure of development assistance; (4) recapture of assistance from recipients who fail to achieve jobs, wage, and benefit goals.		EDB, LAB, FIN
22	RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING. Requires consumer reporting agencies to disclose consumer information to consumer.		CPC, JUD
23	RELATING TO UNION ORGANIZING. Prohibits use of public funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing.		LAB, JUD, FIN
24	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Establishes reverse auction and electronic bidding method as alternative methods for bidding on public procurement contracts.		LAB, FIN
25	RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS INSURANCE. Establishes a family leave benefits insurance program to provide income support to those on family leave.		LAB, FIN
26	RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. Allows an employee to substitute any of their accrued paid leaves such as sick, vacation, or personal leave for any part of the four week family leave an employee is entitled to.		LAB, FIN
27	RELATING TO THE HAWAII LIVING WAGE LAW. Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/03 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2007.		LAB, FIN
28	RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. Base period		LAB, FIN
29	RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS. Requires employers to provide meal breaks after 5 hours of work.		LAB, FIN
30	RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE. Provides up to six weeks of paid family leave as temporary disability benefits for an employee to care for a family member with a serious health condition or to care for a child upon the birth or adoption of a child. The temporary disability benefits for family leave shall be financed through employee contributions.		LAB, FIN
31	RELATING TO JOB-SHARING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Authorizes the agencies of the executive, judiciary, and legislative branches to establish a voluntary job-sharing program.		LAB, FIN
32	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.		EDN
33	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.		EDN
34	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.		EDN
35	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.		EDN
36	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Short form bill relating to education.		EDN
37	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Short form bill relating to the Hawaii tourism authority.		TAC
38	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.		TAC
39	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.		TAC
40	RELATING TO TOURISM. Short form bill relating to tourism.		TAC
41	RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Relating to culture and the arts.		TAC
42	RELATING TO UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. Requires credit reporting agencies to provide consumers with one free consumer report per twelve-month period.		EDB, CPC, JUD
43	RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Establishes immunity from civil liability for a person who reports insurance fraud, except in the case of malicious reporting or perjury.		CPC, JUD
44	RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN REAL PROPERTY. Prohibits owners, lessors, or others offering to lease housing accommodations from discriminating against potential tenants who are recipients of federal section 8 tenant-based housing assistance or any other federal, state, or county housing subsidies.		HSH, CPC/JUD
45	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS PROPERTY REGIMES. Eliminates sunset date of Act 39, SLH 2000, which allows for the continued assessment of purchasers of delinquent condominium units for unpaid common expenses by the homeowners association.		CPC
46	RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Prohibits the transfer of the principal of moneys in the hurricane reserve trust fund to the general fund prior to the dissolution of the fund.		CPC, FIN
47	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides for forfeiture of a motor vehicle for persons who have committed the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant on three or more occasions. Requires increased community service.		TRN, JUD
48	RELATING TO THE LEASING OF SUBMERGED LANDS. Allows the director of transportation, with the approval of the governor, to lease submerged lands and lands beneath tidal waters under the custody of the department of transportation for marine activities.		TRN, WLH, FIN
49	RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. Prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from using a hand-held cellular phone while operating a motor vehicle. Provides exemptions. Imposes penalty.		TRN, JUD
50	RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND. Restores Health Fund benefits to retirees.		LAB, FIN
51	RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Requires the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund's Board of Trustees to establish a flexible health benefit option plan to enable retirees and their spouses to select levels of health benefits coverage under separate option categories. Allows employee-beneficiaries whose spouses are not public employees or retired public employees to enroll in individual plans or family plans as the need arises.		LAB, FIN
52	RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY.		TRN, JUD
53	RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MARITIME RELATED USES. Expands the types of public land leases that can be issued through negotiation to include disposition of public land for maritime-related users and uses.		TRN, WLH, FIN
54	RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. Extends the current Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund until June 30, 2004.		LAB, FIN
55	RELATING TO THE IN-BOND CONCESSION AT STATE AIRPORTS. Allows the DOT to enter into more than one contract for in-bond concessions at state airports.		TRN, FIN
56	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Provides relief beyond 4/30/02, for airport concessions.		TRN, FIN
57	RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Provides for the implementation of a traffic-control signal monitoring system to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an intersection against a red signal indication. Establishes a 3-year pilot project in the city and county of Honolulu at five intersections.		TRN, JUD, FIN
58	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Exempts motor vehicle rental companies that periodically ship 10 or more vehicles between the islands or from the State from the requirements for removing and shipping vehicles.		TRN, JUD, FIN
59	RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING. Entitles consumers to one free credit report a year from consumer reporting agencies.		CPC, JUD, FIN
60	RELATING TO IMPACT FEES. Authorizes department of transportation and the counties to assess impact fees to help pay for highway improvements to serve new developments.		TRN, FIN
61	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
62	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
63	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
64	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
65	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
66	RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Repeals the statutes establishing the housing alteration revolving loan fund and the Hawaii development revolving fund.		HSH, FIN
67	RELATING TO QUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Enables DHS to pay for QUEST services at federally qualified health centers at a rate not less than the amount paid to other providers in the same geographic area for comparable services. Appropriates funds.		HSH, FIN
68	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DENTAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds to provide basic dental services for adults covered by medicaid and med-QUEST on a fee-for-service basis through the med-QUEST program.		HSH/HLT, FIN
69	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Implements short form bill relating to human services.		HSH
70	RELATING TO HOMELESS. Short form bill relating to the homeless.		HSH
71	RELATING TO HOUSING. Short form bill relating to housing.		HSH
72	RELATING TO HEALTH. Implements short form bill relating to health.		HSH
73	RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT. Extends the sunset date of the core government functions advisory commission by 1 year, from 6/30/03 to 6/30/04.		FIN
74	RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES. Requires the purchase or lease of new fleet motor vehicles that are owned or controlled by the State to use liquefied or compressed natural gas. Establishes deadlines for use of natural gas in fleet motor vehicles from 25% of vehicles by 7/1/05 to 100% by 7/1/11. Provides exceptions.		LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN
75	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Extends the time period, position, and funding for the real estate commission's review and recommended recodification of Hawaii's condominium property regimes law.		CPC, FIN
76	RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Requires the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii rather than the governor to set the salaries of its executive director and its executive assistant.		HSH, LAB, FIN
77	RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Authorizes the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to retain by contract outside attorneys for legal services.		HSH, LAB, FIN
78	RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Authorizes the HCDCH to establish and manage special funds held outside of the state treasury.		HSH, FIN
79	RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE. Amends the Hawaii rules of evidence to establish requirements for the admissibility of testimony from a witness previously hypnotized to recall the testimony.		JUD
80	RELATING TO CEDED LAND REVENUES. Requires the State to pay an amount equivalent to the pro rata share of ceded land revenues obtained from the Honolulu International Airport to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.		WLH, JUD, FIN
81	RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Provides for the election of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through a system of primary and general elections while still maintaining the nonpartisan character of the office.		WLH, JUD, FIN
82	RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS COMMISSION ACT. Authorizes department of Hawaiian home lands to retain independent legal counsel.		WLH, LAB, FIN
83	RELATING TO A LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE ALOHA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. Authorizes the exchange of public lands for private lands owned by the Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America.		WLH, FIN
84	RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. Specifies that accreted lands along the ocean are state lands.		WLH, JUD
85	RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS. Requires the Office of Environmental Quality Control to publish notices of beachfront accretion applications.		WLH/EEP, JUD
86	RELATING TO LAND USE. Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to land use.		WLH
87	RELATING TO LAND USE. Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to land use.		WLH
88	RELATING TO WATER. Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to water.		WLH
89	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to Hawaiian affairs.		WLH
90	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Provides tax credit to resident taxpayers, regardless of adjusted gross income, for long-term care insurance premiums at lesser of $2,500 or 50% of the amount of the insurance premium paid. If the tax credit is claimed, a medical expense deduction for long-term care insurance cost is prohibited.		HSH/HLT, FIN
91	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES. Exempts sales of goods and services to the State, including contracting, from the general excise tax. Changes the central service assessment for special funds to 5% of all costs (rather than 5% of all revenues). Repeals all special fund exemptions from the central service assessment.		FIN
92	RELATING TO ELECTIONS BY MAIL. Allows any federal, state, or county election, other than a regularly scheduled primary or general election, to be conducted by mail upon determination by the chief election officer or the county clerk.		JUD, FIN
93	RELATING TO THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. Authorizes the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects to adopt mandatory continuing education requirements.		CPC, FIN
94	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Provides for massage treatments within the personal injury protection benefits relating to prepaid health care plans.		LAB, CPC, FIN
95	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Charges for independent medical examinations, including record reviews, physical examinations, history taking, and reports, shall be reasonable and no longer be required to comply with the workers' compensation fee schedule.		LAB, CPC, FIN
96	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from using telephone directory advertising revenues of an organization, trade, or business, to determine regulated rates or charges of a telecommunications carrier in cases where both entities are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests.		CPC
97	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. Appropriate funds to provide emergency advance life support ambulance service to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Island of Hawaii.		HLT, FIN
98	RELATING TO EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF. Establishes an emergency disaster relief fund and transfers monies from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF) to this newly created fund; repeals the HHRF.		CPC/PSM, FIN
99	RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED COFFEE. Imposes a moratorium on the release and planting of genetically modified coffee in the county of Hawaii until a permit process has been developed. Establishes a permitting process.		AGR, FIN
100	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Allows transient accommodations units on agricultural lands, including (master productivity rating) class A and class B lands, with certain restrictions.		AGR/WLH, FIN
101	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Creates three different funds to receive the balance remaining in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund. Establishes a loan program to be administered by the HHRF.		CPC/PSM, FIN
102	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION DIRECTING THE LEGISLATURE TO REFRAIN FROM ENACTING LAWS THAT AFFECT CONSUMERS UNLESS THE LAW IS BENEFICIAL TO CONSUMERS. Proposes a constitutional amendment directing the legislature to refrain from enacting laws that directly affect consumers unless the law is beneficial to consumers.		CPC/JUD, FIN
103	RELATING TO CONSUMER ACTIONS. Establishes, if a constitutional amendment authorizes it, a right of a consumer to bring an action for declaratory relief for any new law enacted by the legislature that has, as its primary impact, a negative economic impact on consumers.		CPC/JUD, FIN
104	RELATING TO FOREST RESERVES. Defines "native forest" for tax purposes.		WLH, FIN
105	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Scope of work; use of specialized trades or crafts by general contractor.		LAB, CPC
106	RELATING TO BAIL. Provides that persons charged with abuse of family and household members may not be admitted to bail prior to conviction.		JUD
107	RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. Provides that person who fails to comply with court order to undergo domestic violence intervention shall be fined by the court in the amount of $100; proceeds from noncompliance fines to be deposited in the spouse and child abuse special account established in section 601-3.6.		JUD, FIN
108	RELATING TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. Prohibits person restrained by court order from transferring ownership of firearm while court order is in effect.		JUD
109	RELATING TO HAWAII VICTIMS' UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ACT. Entitles domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims to unemployment benefits.		LAB, JUD, FIN
110	RELATING TO HAWAII VICTIMS LEAVE ACT. Entitles domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims to paid or unpaid employment leave.		LAB, JUD, FIN
111	RELATING TO STALKING. Amends elements of offense; allows court to grant: probation to convicted violator, order the violator to refrain up from stalking while on probation, or order evaluation or counseling at violator's expense; establishes rebuttable presumption; defines "unconsented contact".		JUD
112	RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. Requires a court to impose a sentencing services when sentencing a defendant for abuse of family or household members; provides that the sentencing services fee is deposited in the spouse and child abuse special account established in section 601-3.6.		JUD, FIN
113	RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. Eliminates distinction between non-domestic abuse and domestic abuse for purposes of sentencing persons convicted for violating an order for protection.		JUD
114	RELATING TO HAWAII WORKSITE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ACT. Entitles employers to obtain TROs to protect worksite.		JUD
115	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. Short form bill relating to government employees.		LAB
116	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Short form bill relating to government.		LAB
117	RELATING TO LABOR. Short form bill relating to labor.		LAB
118	RELATING TO LABOR. Short form bill relating to labor.		LAB
119	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Short form bill relating to employment.		LAB
120	RELATING TO MANDATORY HEALTH COVERAGE FOR EXAMINATION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. Mandates coverage of examination for sexually transmitted diseases for all policies and contracts, hospital and medical service plan contracts, medical service corporation contracts, and HMO plans and contracts issued after 12/31/2003. Effective 7/1/2003.		HLT, CPC, FIN
121	RELATING TO OSTEOPOROSIS. Establishes an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program within the department of health. Establishes interagency council on osteoporosis. Appropriates funds to DOH.		HLT, FIN
122	RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive Medicaid or QUEST coverage to Medicaid eligible pregnant women.		HSH/HLT, FIN
123	RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY. Amends the law regulating the practice of pharmacists to allow dispensing of emergency contraceptives in accordance with approved procedures and protocols developed by a pharmacist and physician.		HLT, CPC, FIN
124	RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Requires state and county employers who provide sick leave to permit employees to use sick leave to care for designated family members who have a serious health condition.		LAB, FIN
125	RELATING TO SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. Requires private employers who provide sick leave to permit employees to use sick leave to care for the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent with a serious health conditio		LAB, FIN
126	RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and HMOs from refusing to contract to provide health care insurance to any legitimately constituted association of small businesses in Hawaii for the employees of the members of the association.		HLT, CPC, FIN
127	RELATING TO GENERAL ASSISTANCE. Upon determination and certification of either mental or physical disability of a general assistance recipient, allows failure to pursue appropriate medical treatment, if due to circumstances beyond the control of the recipient.		HSH, FIN
128	RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION. Expands temporary disability benefits to provide up to six weeks of wage replacement benefits to employees who leave work to care for family members with a serious health condition.		LAB, FIN
129	RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE. Appropriates funds to the Bridge to Hope Program. Expands eligibility to include Temporary Assistance to Other Needy Families.		HSH/LAB, HED, FIN
130	RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. Requires spousal or reciprocal beneficiary consent to any retirement benefit option selected by a member. Designates option as the retirement benefit option when a spouse or reciprocal beneficiary refuses to consent to a member's election of a benefit option, but entitles the spouse or reciprocal beneficiary to an annuity of % of the allowance received by the member before death.		LAB, FIN
131	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides for a state earned income tax credit.		EDB, FIN
132	RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. Requires department of human resources development to retain records of public employee positions, wages, and demographic characteristics. Requires examination of such data to determine whether gender equity issues exist in the workplace. Establishes the commission on pay equity.		LAB, FIN
133	RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals and their personnel for receiving a newborn.		JUD
134	RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Requires that the range and quality of programming offered to women in corrections be substantially equivalent to the range and quality of programs offered to males. Requires office of youth services to develop and implement gender-responsive community-based programs for adjudicated females. Appropriates $ .		PSM/HSH, JUD, FIN
135	RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKING ORGANIZATIONS. Allows persons living abroad who utilize for-profit matchmaking services to access criminal conviction and marital history information about prospective spouses residing in the United States.		JUD
136	RELATING TO MEDICALLY ACCURATE SEX EDUCATION. Requires recipients of state funding that provide information or offer programs regarding sex education to provide medically accurate, factual information, that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception.		HLT, EDN, FIN
137	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Disallows non-licensed individuals from purchasing and rebuilding salvaged vehicles, and includes airbags as a resale component that requires Department of Transportation approval.		TRN, CPC
138	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides that any person who, within a calendar year, sells three or more vehicles owned by that person for less than a year shall be considered a dealer subject to the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Act. Requires applicants for a motor vehicle dealer's license to conspicuously post the name of the dealer at the dealer's site and ensure the site is easily accessible by the public.		TRN, CPC
139	RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Allows the payment or receipt of indirect commissions from the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles.		CPC
140	RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Clarifies how diminution in value of a damaged vehicle is determined under the Motor Vehicle Rental Industry Act.		CPC
141	RELATING TO INSURERS. Removes the requirement that a motor vehicle insurance business provide a complete sales and claims service office in the State, replacing it with the requirement that satisfactory arrangements be made for claims service and adjustment or policy service of policies sold to Hawaii consumers.		CPC
142	RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES. Provides for a special number plate for disabled American veterans.		PSM, JUD
143	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Provides for instant runoff voting for all state offices (governor, lieutenant governor, state house of representatives, state senator, and county offices as authorized by ordinance). Defines "instant runoff method". Provides for method of counting votes; certifying results.		JUD, FIN

		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
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H.C.R. NO.			REFERRAL
3	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.		EDN, FIN
4	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EXAMINATION FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.		CPC/HLT, LMG, FIN

		HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
			Committee
H.R. NO.			REFERRAL
6	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.		EDN, FIN