THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

 

FORTIETH DAY

March 31, 2004-Wednesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Ms. Stefanie Sakamoto-Sato

Office of Senator Shan Tsutsui

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: None
  2. Departmental Communications: None
  3. House Communications: No(s).: 312
    4.  

    Informing the Senate that on March 30, 2004, the House disagreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills:

    REFERRAL
         

    312

    H.B. No. 2206, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES."(Controlled Substances; Precursor Chemicals)

    FILE
         
     

    H.B. No. 2337, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO NAME CHANGES."(Name Changes; Filing Fee)

    		  
         
     

    H.B. No. 2280, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO STATE BONDS."(State Bonds)

    		  
         
         
  4. Senate Communications: None
  5. Judiciary Communications: None
  6. Standing Committee Report No(s).: 3076-3095

    7. 3076

    (One Day Notice)

    (CPH/HTH)

    S.C.R. No. 27

    "URGING SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS."

    (Recommends Adoption)
         
         

    3077

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2196, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3078

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2375, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3079

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2378

    "RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3080

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2379, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO TESTIMONY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3081

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2380, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3082

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2685

    "RELATING TO BAIL JUMPING."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3083

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2689

    "RELATING TO STALKING."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3084

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW/WAM)

    H.B. No. 2300, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3085

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (WAM)

    H.B. No. 1800, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3086

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (WAM)

    H.B. No. 2796, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

    "RELATING TO STATE FUNDS."

    (Recommends passage on Third Reading)
         
         

    3087

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (WAM)

    H.B. No. 2743, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3088

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (EDU/WAM)

    H.B. No. 2002, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO EDUCATION."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3089

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 1824, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3090

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (CPH)

    H.B. No. 2411, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO INSURANCE."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3091

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW/HTH)

    H.B. No. 2003, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3092

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (WAM)

    H.B. No. 2004, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3093

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2683, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY PLEA AND DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3094

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (JHW)

    H.B. No. 2789, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         

    3095

    (48 Hrs. Notice)

    (TMG/ECD)

    H.B. No. 1103, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO PROCUREMENT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)
         
         
         

     

     

     

     

     

    ORDER OF THE DAY
  7. Deferred Matters - Referral

    8. HSE. COM. NO.

    Informing the Senate that on March 29, 2004, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were Adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL
         

    307

    H.C.R. No. 40

    "DESIGNATING THAT MISS HAWAI`I, OF THE MISS AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SHALL SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL HONORARY HOSTESS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I DURING HER TERM AS MISS HAWAI`I."(Designating the reigning Miss Hawai`i to be the official, honorary hostess of the State of Hawai`i.)

    SAT/TSM
         

    308

    H.C.R. No. 47

    "ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO HOST THE FINAL CEREMONY MARKING THE RELEASE OF THE "SOUVENIR SHEET" OF ALL TWELVE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS IN HAWAII IN JANUARY 2005."(Lunar New Year Commemorative Stamps; Final Ceremony in Hawaii)

    SAT/TMG
         

    309

    H.C.R. No. 50, H.D. 1

    "DESIGNATING THE HAWAII CAPITAL CULTURAL DISTRICT AND ENCOURAGING THE MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO SUSTAIN AND PROMOTE CULTURE AND THE ARTS IN HAWAII."(Hawaii capitol cultural district (HD1))

    SAT/TMG
         

    310

    H.C.R. No. 54, H.D. 1

    "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE KANEOHE MEADOWLAND."(Kaneohe Meadowland; Conservation Protection)

    WLA
         

    311

    H.C.R. No. 71

    "URGING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO SPONSOR A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON TOURISM IN HAWAII."(Hawaii Tourism Authority; Statewide Conference on Tourism in Hawaii)

    TSM
         
         
  8. Re-Referrals

    9. RE-REFERRALS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004
         

    H.B. NO.

    TITLE

    RE-REFERRAL
         

    2759, H.D. 1

    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN PUPUKEA-PAUMALU, OAHU.

    (Land Purchase in Puukea-Paumalu, Oahu; Appropriation) (WLA, WAM)

    WAM
         
         
  9. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  10. Miscellaneous Business
  11. Announcements

    12. Committee Hearing Schedule:

    COMMITTEE

    DATE

    TIME

    ROOM

    ECD / TSM

    Hearing

    Wednesday, 03/31

    1:30PM

    016

    EDU

    Hearing - Info. Brief

    Wednesday, 03/31

    2:00PM

    212

    TMG / SAT

    Hearing

    Wednesday, 03/31

    2:45PM

    229

    HTH / TMG

    JHW

    Hearing

    Thursday, 04/01

    8:45AM

    229

    JHW

    Decision Making

    Thursday, 04/01

    9:00AM

    229

    CPH

    Decision Making

    Thursday, 04/01

    9:00AM

    016

    CPH / SAT

    Hearing

    CPH

    ENE

    Hearing - Info. Brief

    Thursday, 04/01

    9:00AM

    312

    WAM

    Decision Making

    Thursday, 04/01

    9:00AM

    211

     

     

  12. Adjournment