OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 5
6TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 27, 2005
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
HSG Housing |
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CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce |
HUS - Human Services |
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EDB - Economic Development and |
INT - International Affairs |
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Business Concerns |
JUD - Judiciary |
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EDN - Education |
LAB - Labor and Public Employment |
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EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection |
LMG - Legislative Management |
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FIN - Finance |
PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs |
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HAW Hawaiian Affairs |
TAC - Tourism and Culture |
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HED - Higher Education |
TRN - Transportation |
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HLT - Health |
WLO - Water, Land & Ocean Resources |
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HOUSE BILLS |
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543 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires all voting systems to have a voter verified paper audit trail, and preliminary election results to be released at polling places. Provides for mandatory election recounts when the difference n results is ½ of 1% or less. And adjusts the timing of elections by moving the primary election from the second to the last Saturday of September to the second Saturday in August. |
JUD, FIN |
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544 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. To enhance the integrity of election campaigns by tightening laws on campaign funding and spending. |
JUD, FIN |
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545 |
RELATING TO FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS FOR CONVICTED FELONS. Requires an employee convicted of a felony in violation of his/her duties as a public servant to forfeit most future benefits set forth in chapters 87A and 88. Establishes a hearing process unless the grounds for the forfeiture are established by the court in which the employee was convicted. |
JUD/LAB, FIN |
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546 |
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Repeals the current statutory "cap" of 25 new century charter schools and 23 conversion charter schools. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to allow the Governor to appoint a voting member to the BOE from charter school parents, administrators, faculty and staff. Creates a new public charter schools statutory chapter, which authorizes the establishment of charter schools and sets forth powers, responsibilities, and administrative and governance provisions. |
EDN, LAB, JUD, FIN |
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547 |
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Reconstitutes the Land Use Commission (LUC) as a quasi-legislative body for the conduct of periodic reviews of land use district boundaries for important agricultural and natural resource areas. Directs the counties to make land use district boundary amendment decisions. Allows the LUC to act as an appellate body for the purpose of appealing boundary amendment county decisions. |
WLO, EDB, FIN |
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548 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Excludes public employees covered by collective bargaining under chapter 89 from certain sections of the uniform arbitration act. |
LAB, FIN |
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549 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REFORM. Amends chapter 89 by removing BU-03, 08, and 13 from binding arbitration to allow these bargaining units to strike. Excludes supervisory classes from collective bargaining, except for certain supervisors in units 9, 10, 11 and 12. |
LAB, FIN |
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550 |
RELATING TO BINDING ARBITRATION. Modifies factors that the arbitration panel must consider in public employee bargaining arbitration decisions in order to: (1) take into consideration the impact an arbitration decision affecting one bargaining unit may have on arbitrated decisions of other bargaining units and negotiations with non-arbitration bargaining units; (2) comply with constitutional and statutory appropriation and budgeting provisions; and (3) provide for comparison with private sector employees in the State.
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LAB, FIN |
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551 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Clarifies that two members of a board may discuss official board business outside of a meeting, limited only by the requirement that no commitment to vote is make or sought. Also allows two or more members of a board, but less than the number of members which would constitute a quorum, to discuss matters relating to official board business at meetings of another board or at public hearings of the Legislature provided that: (1) the members announce their intent to attend such meeting or hearing at a noticed meeting of the board; and (2) the members report their attendance and the discussion at a subsequent meeting. |
JUD |
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552 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES. Requires notification to the Office of Information Practices (OIP) of any civil lawsuit filed involving the Sunshine Law and to allow the OIP to intervene in such action. Requires approval by the OIP instead of the Attorney General for an emergency meeting under section 92-8 (b). Grants the OIP authority, concurrent with the Attorney General, to civilly enforce violations of the Sunshine Law. Allows the OIP to seek to enforce in the courts any decision issued in accordance with section 92F-15.5. |
JUD |
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553 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT (MODIFIED). Allows agencies to withhold certain personal identifying information, such as home addresses and social security numbers, in records required to be disclosed under section 92F-12 (a), where disclosure of the information would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. |
JUD |
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554 |
RELATING TO OPEN MEETINGS. Provides that an action taken by a board in violation of sections 92-3 (open meetings) and 92-7 (notice), "may" be voidable by the courts without a finding that the violation was "willful." |
JUD |
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555 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS STATEWIDE. Makes an emergency appropriation $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2004-2005 to cover statewide budgetary shortfalls in electricity payments for facilities assigned to the DAGS |
FIN |
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556 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR WIRLESS ENHANCED 911. Makes an emergency appropriation ($3,050,000) for the Wireless Enhanced 911 Fund. |
CPC, FIN |
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557 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. Allows government agencies to create, accept, retain, or store electronic records and to convert its paper and microfilm records to electronic format. |
JUD |
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558 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR FLOOD LOSSES. Makes an emergency appropriation for and increases the spending ceiling of the State Risk Management Revolving Fund by $25,000,000 to $35,450,000 and general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2004-2005 to pay for unanticipated losses which were incurred by the University of Hawaii as a result of the October 30, 2004 flood, that will exceed the current appropriation and spending ceiling. |
HED, FIN |
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559 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. Procurement Policy Board Requires to adopt rules to provide set asides to small businesses in appropriate classifications, and to impose mandatory evaluation criteria designed to encourage the use of small businesses as subcontractors on large contracts. |
EDB, FIN |
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560 |
RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES. Authorizes the Board of Agriculture to use animal quarantine facilities for certain reasonable rents or fees. Provides the means to deposit moneys derived from the use of animal quarantine facilities and property into the Animal Quarantine Special Fund. |
AGR, FIN |
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561 |
RELATING TO PESTICIDES. Allows the DOA to develop rules to require notification to the public when areas routinely accessible to the public are treated with highly or moderately toxic pesticides. |
AGR, EEP, FIN |
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562 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. Allows the use of funds in the Certification Services Revolving Fund to hire temporary employees to assist in certifying chicken eggs and meat. |
AGR, LAB, FIN |
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563 |
RELATING TO MICROORGANISM IMPORT. Repeals provisions for microorganism import certification for medical or scientific purposes. |
AGR, JUD, FIN |
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564 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES. Provides for the authorization and payment of claims against the State for refunds of taxes, for judgments and settlements, and for other miscellaneous payments. |
JUD, FIN |
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565 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Allows for the retention and deposit into the existing Litigation Deposits Trust Fund 33% of any recovery from any civil action or settlement of a civil claim initiated by the Attorney General (AG) or where the AG filed such action. Recoveries from false claim actions would be included. |
JUD, FIN |
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566 |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Provides the authority for the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) to provide services to non-custodial parents, allows disclosure of information in administrative proceedings, and the issuance of income withholding orders. Requires the non-custodial parent to keep the CSEA informed of medical insurance coverage. Enables the CSEA to notify employers of the requirement to provide medical insurance coverage by regular mail or transmission by electronic means. |
HUS, JUD |
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567 |
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. Repeals the current electronic surveillance statute, and conforms Hawaii's electronic surveillance laws to federal laws controlling electronic surveillance. |
JUD |
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568 |
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. Creates 2 new offenses related to illegal compensation of public servants: bribery in the second degree and unlawful gift to public servants by persons subject to their jurisdiction. |
LAB, JUD |
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569 |
RELATING TO SENTENCING. Provides for a mandatory sentence of 30 years to life for habitual violent felons. Adds 15 serious class C felonies to those offenses subject to repeat offender sentencing. Makes defendants convicted of class A felony drug offences and recidivist drug offenders ineligible for lenient sentencing. Amends the repeat offender statute. |
JUD |
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570 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to permit testifying criminal defendants to be impeached with evidence of prior convictions for crimes involving dishonesty. |
JUD, FIN |
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571 |
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL. Clarifies an ambiguity in the solid waste disposal provision. |
EEP, JUD |
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572 |
RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL CONDUCT. Deletes a duplicate definition of "sexual conduct" from the Penal Code. |
JUD |
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573 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO. Requires businesses engaged in the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the retail level to acquire a retail tobacco permit from the Department of Taxation. Provides criminal penalties for the retail sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products without a valid retail tobacco permit, and for the seizure and for forfeiture of cigarettes and other tobacco products sold, possessed, dept, acquired, distributed, or transported without a valid retail tobacco permit. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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574 |
RELATING TO TESTIMONY. Adopts a uniform standard based on the Federal Rules of Evidence to ensure the admissibility of reliable, trustworthy, and relevant lay and expert testimony in judicial proceedings. |
JUD |
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575 |
RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Reiterates the underlying intent of the discretionary function and the intentional tort exception to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity for the torts of its employees. Provides the State with immunity when it exercises its discretion in planning and design activities. Clarifies section 663-10.5, which limits the liability of government entities to that percentage share of damages attributable to the entities. |
JUD, FIN |
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576 |
RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Authorizes immediate appeals from orders regarding preliminary injunctions and from denials of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity. |
JUD, FIN |
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577 |
RELATING TO INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS. Reduces the interest on judgments recovered in civil suits from the current 10% a year to a financial market rate, based upon the yield for treasury bonds with a one-year maturity. |
JUD |
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578 |
RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Allows the finder of fact in a civil action to consider plaintiff's failure to use a seat belt or helmet as evidence of comparative negligence. |
TRN, JUD |
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579 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE. Allows individuals, corporations, and government entities to offer apologies or other expressions of sympathy without fear of such gestures being used against them to establish civil liability. |
JUD |
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580 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAY HAZARD EVALUATION DATA. Ensures that the courts respect the prohibition against discovery and admission of safety hazard analysis, including the data gathered. Clarifies that the motor vehicle accident reports completed by the police of the various counties is included in the prohibition against discovery. |
TRN, JUD |
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581 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. Makes permanent the liability protections for warning signs in public beach park cases and the liability protection in lifeguard cases. |
WLO, JUD |
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582 |
RELATING TO MISSING CHILD CENTER-HAWAII. Amends the name of the "Hawaii State Clearinghouse for Missing Children" to "Missing Child Center-Hawaii." |
JUD |
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583 |
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. Prohibits the counting of blank votes and overvotes in determining whether a proposed constitutional amendment has been ratified. |
JUD, FIN |
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584 |
RELATING TO CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES. The purpose of this bill is to clarify that: (1) the filing deadline for charities that issue charitable gift annuities to annually certify to the Attorney General the charities' compliance with the minimum net asset and reserve requirements of section 431:1-204, Hawaii Revised Statues; (2) the calculation of a charity's reserves on gift annuities shall be based upon mortality tables and discount rates determined by the Insurance Commissioner; (3) the requirement that a charity must conduct business in Hawaii for at least ten consecutive years rather than"continuously;" and (4) no reserve "surplus" is required for any portion of a gift annuity that is reinsured by an authorized insurer. |
CPC/JUD |
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585 |
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND AIRCRAFT. Expressly provides an owner, lien holder, or other person with interest in a derelict or abandoned vehicle, vessel, or aircraft with notice and the opportunity to request a post-custodial administrative hearing before disposition of the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. |
TRN, JUD, FIN |
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586 |
RELATING TO THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT. Facilitates the interstate exchange of criminal history informatioin for noncriminal justice purposes, including but not limited to, backround checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers. |
JUD/LAB |
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587 |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. Adds definitions for "criminal history record check" and "criminal history record name inquiry." Updates the fee schedule for criminal history record check services to include criminal history record checks done via the Internet. Extends the fee exemption to include nonprofit charitable organizations' adult volunteers having direct contact with the elderly and disabled. |
JUD, FIN |
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588 |
RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENTS. Requires the deletion of digitized arrest records, rather than the return of hard copy materials, if applicable, and clarifies the definition of "crime" as it relates to expungeale offenses. |
JUD |
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589 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER. Requires the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to take a full frontal photograph of an applicant's face for a Hawaii state identification card. |
JUD, FIN |
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590 |
RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION. Provides for identification by means of DNA testing of all felons, and provides for less intrusive and more economical methods of testing. Requires DNA testing of each person arrested for a felony. Extends the statute of limitations in cases where DNA has been recovered as evidence. Provides for post-conviction DNA testing, and funding (750,000) to implement the new DNA testing program. |
JUD, FIN |
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591 |
RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT. Clarifies the standard of proof in a nuisance abatement suit is preponderance of the evidence. Authorizes the court to issue a protective order authorizing the nondisclosure of the identity of witnesses upon a showing of prior threats or acts of violence. Allows a court to order the suspension and/or revocation of a business, professional, operational, or liquor license. |
JUD |
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592 |
RELATING TO DRUGS. To repeal several substantive provisions of Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii, 2002 and act 44, Session Laws of Hawaii, 2004. |
JUD |
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593 |
RELATING TO ANTITRUST. Makes provisions governing mergers and acquisitions applicable to all business entities rather than to corporations only. Allows private plaintiffs to seek injunctive relief to prevent threatened or incipient injury under the antitrust laws. |
CPC, JUD |
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594 |
RELATING TO FIREARMS. Expands the options of the Attorney General, the Director of Public Safety, and the chiefs of police in disposing of forfeited firearms by allowing these agencies: to (1) use forfeited firearms; or (2) transfer forfeited items to licensed firearms dealers in exchange, or partial exchange, of new firearms or less lethal weapons to be used by the agency. |
PSM, JUD, FIN |
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595 |
RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. Clarifies that the confidential report by the Attorney General to the Legislature describing any advice given to its clients regarding corrective action to avoid future claims to publication and distribution requirements. |
JUD, LMG |
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596 |
RELATING TO PROMOTING INTOXICATING LIQUOR TO A MINOR. Provides for a mandatory jail sentence for those who buy liquor for minors. |
JUD |
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597 |
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR VIOLATIONS INVOLVING MINORS. Requires judges to suspend the driver's licenses of licensed drivers under the age of 21 when the drivers have been convicted of illegal possession of liquor and if the defendant does not yet have driver's license, to postpone eligibility until the defendant is eighteen years of age or for ninety days, whichever period is loner. Allows a judge the discretion to permit limited driving for those with a suspended license for employment or educational purposes. |
TRN, JUD |
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598 |
RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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599 |
RELATING TO CHAPTER 846E.
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JUD, FIN |
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600 |
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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PSM/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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601 |
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. Sets Forth The "Small Business Bill of Rights". |
EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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602 |
.RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT. Clarifies and amends the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act to include a provision establishing when the small business impact statement is to be submitted to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, and update certain provisions. |
EDB, JUD |
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603 |
RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. Allows farmers who suffer economic losses from force majeure events to drop out of the Enterprise Zone (EZ) program for the period of the loss and gain a month-for -month extension of their overall 84-month eligibility. Clarifies the definition of a "full-time employee" includes leased employees and employees under a joint employer relationship. Specifies that tax credits taken in the EZ program cannot be duplicated in other tax incentive programs. |
EDB/AGR, FIN |
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604 |
RELATING TO A BUSINESS-RESEARCH INSTITUTE TAX CREDIT. Proposes a 20% business-research institute tax credit for the development and growth of new technology-intensive businesses. |
EDB, FIN |
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605 |
RELATING TO OVERSIGHT OF THE PETROLEUM MARKET. Repeals wholesale gasoline price caps and the service station anti-encroachment laws (divorcement), and institutes a system to monitor and increase oversight of the petroleum industry and gasoline market. |
EEP/EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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606 |
RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR NET METERED RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. Simplifies requirements for interconnecting net metered renewable energy systems. |
EEP, CPC |
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607 |
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY. Increases the existing 4% tax credit on Hawaii production expenditures up to 15% for productions on Oahu and 20% for productions on the Neighbor Islands. Expands the definition of qualified productions to include commercials and digital media productions. Prohibits qualification for both the production expenditure tax credit and the investment tax credit, in a given year. Sets a minimum Hawaii production spending requirement of $200,000 for productions to qualify for the credit. Caps claims at $7 million per year per production. |
TAC/EDB, FIN |
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608 |
RELATING TO THE BUSINESS ACTION CENTER. Transfers the Business Action Center from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
EDB/LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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609 |
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Increases the $31,000,000 cap o the 17.3% in transient accommodations tax (TAT) collections that are designated to the Hawaii Convention Center to $33,000,000. Increases from 32.6% to 34.0% the amount of TAT revenues to be deposited into the Tourism Special Fund. Decreases from 5.3% to 3.9% the amount of TAT revenues to be deposited into the TAT Trust Fund |
TAC, FIN |
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610 |
RELATING TO THE CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM. Moves the Hawaii Capital Loan Program to the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation. |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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611 |
RELATING TO CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. Includes insurance premium taxes to the list of taxes for which tax credits may be provided. Authorizes The Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation to borrow funds and transfer credits as necessary to credit purchasers. |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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612 |
RELATING TO THE ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Allows the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to sell land, or a limited amount of land and air rights over land within its control and jurisdiction to facilitate the development of housing. |
EDB/WLO, FIN |
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613 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 1 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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614 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 2 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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615 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 3 and their excluded counterparts, for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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616 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 4 and their excluded counterparts, for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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617 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 5 and their excluded counterparts, for fiscal biennium 2005-2007.
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LAB, FIN |
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618 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 6 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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619 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 8 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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620 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 9 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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621 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 10 and their excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2005-2007. |
LAB, FIN |
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622 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
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LAB, FIN |
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623 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.
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LAB, FIN |
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624 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
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LAB, FIN |
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625 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
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FIN, JUD |
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626 |
RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
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JUD, FIN |
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627 |
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.
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HLT/EDB, EDN/HED, FIN |
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628 |
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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629 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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630 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, RELATING TO BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.
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FIN, JUD |
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631 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
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LAB, HED, FIN |
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632 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
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LAB, FIN |
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633 |
RELATING TO FEES.
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EDB, CPC, FIN |
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634 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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635 |
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.
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EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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636 |
RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.
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CPC, FIN |
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637 |
RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
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CPC, FIN |
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638 |
RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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639 |
RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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640 |
RELATING TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE PROGRAM.
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HED, CPC, FIN |
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641 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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642 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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643 |
RELATING TO DENTAL INSURANCE.
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HLT, CPC |
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644 |
RELATING TO POOLED INSURANCE.
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CPC |
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645 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
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CPC, JUD |
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646 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
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HLT, LAB, CPC |
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647 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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648 |
RELATING TO TORTS.
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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649 |
RELATING TO SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS.
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CPC, JUD |
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650 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
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LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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651 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
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HLT/LAB, CPC, FIN |
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652 |
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
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HLT, CPC |
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653 |
RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT.
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HLT, CPC |
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654 |
RELATING TO EXTERNAL REVIEW PANELS.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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655 |
RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.
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CPC, JUD |
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656 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS EXAMINATIONS.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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657 |
RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS LICENSURE RESTORATION.
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PSM, CPC |
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658 |
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION FUNDS.
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CPC |
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659 |
RELATING TO CONTESTS INVOLVING NO RULES COMBAT, EXTREME OR ULTIMATE FIGHTING, AND OTHER SIMILAR COMPETITIONS
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HLT/TAC, CPC, JUD |
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660 |
RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.
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CPC, FIN |
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661 |
RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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662 |
RELATING TO TORTS.
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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663 |
RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT.
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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664 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE.
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PSM, JUD |
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665 |
RELATING TO THE MILITIA.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
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666 |
RELATING TO VETERANS' SERVICES.
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PSM, FIN |
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667 |
RELATING TO SALARY COMPENSATION.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
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668 |
RELATING TO EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE TAX AND REGISTRATION FEE FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
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PSM/TRN, FIN |
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669 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AND FOR SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEATH SERVICES.
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EDN, FIN |
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670 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.
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HAW, FIN |
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671 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.
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HAW/HSG, JUD |
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672 |
RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF QUARANTINE.
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AGR, PSM, JUD |
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673 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.
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HLT, EDN, FIN |
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674 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
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EDB, HLT, FIN |
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675 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
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LAB, HLT, FIN |
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|
676 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.
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JUD, FIN |
|
|
677 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
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HLT/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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|
678 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.
|
LAB, HLT, FIN |
|
|
679 |
RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY RESPONSE PROGRAM.
|
EEP, JUD, FIN |
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680 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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|
681 |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.
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HLT/HUS/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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|
682 |
RELATING TO A CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE SETTINGS.
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HLT/HUS, JUD, FIN |
|
|
683 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.
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HLT, FIN |
|
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684 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS.
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HLT/LAB, FIN |
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685 |
RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE.
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HLT, CPC |
|
|
686 |
RELATING TO THE STATE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
|
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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|
687 |
RELATING TO INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.
|
PSM, HLT/HUS, JUD, FIN |
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|
688 |
RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.
|
HSG, FIN |
|
|
689 |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
|
HSG, FIN |
|
|
690 |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
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HSG, JUD |
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691 |
RELATING TO THE STATE RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM.
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HSG, FIN |
|
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692 |
RELATING TO LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO DISASTER VICTIMS.
|
HSG, FIN |
|
|
693 |
RELATING TO A STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
|
HUS/HLT, FIN |
|
|
694 |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES.
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HUS/LAB, JUD, FIN |
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|
695 |
RELATING TO FEDERAL REVENUE MAXIMIZATION.
|
EDN, HLT/HUS, FIN |
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696 |
RELATING TO SEPARATION INCENTIVES.
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LAB, FIN |
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697 |
RELATING TO THE REHIRING OF RETIREES.
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LAB, FIN |
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698 |
RELATING TO SALARIES.
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LAB, FIN |
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699 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
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LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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700 |
RELATING TO THE SPECIAL FUND FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.
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LAB, FIN |
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701 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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702 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
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LAB, JUD, FIN |
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703 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
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LAB, FIN |
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704 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
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LAB, FIN |
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|
705 |
RELATING TO HOISTING MACHINE OPERATORS.
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LAB, FIN |
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|
706 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
|
LAB, FIN |
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|
707 |
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
|
JUD, FIN |
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|
708 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
|
LAB, JUD, FIN |
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|
709 |
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.
|
LAB, PSM, FIN |
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|
710 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIAL FUND.
|
WLO, JUD, FIN |
|
|
711 |
RELATING TO WATER USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
|
WLO, JUD |
|
|
712 |
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 6E.
|
WLO/HAW, JUD |
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|
713 |
RELATING TO INCARCERATED PERSONS.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
|
|
714 |
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE FOR PRISONERS.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
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|
715 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
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|
716 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
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|
717 |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.
|
PSM/HUS, JUD |
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|
718 |
RELATING TO SECURITY AT HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION HOSPITALS.
|
PSM/HLT, LAB, FIN |
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719 |
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
|
|
720 |
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
|
JUD/PSM, FIN |
|
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721 |
RELATING TO EXEMPTING CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICE.
|
PSM/LAB, FIN |
|
|
722 |
RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
|
JUD |
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|
723 |
RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER TREATMENT.
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JUD, FIN |
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|
724 |
RELATING TO CIVIL PROCESS SERVICE.
|
PSM, JUD, FIN |
|
|
725 |
RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
|
LMG, FIN |
|
|
726 |
RELATING TO THE STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX.
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FIN |
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|
727 |
RELATING TO A NET INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
|
EDB, HLT, FIN |
|
|
728 |
RELATING TO A LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT.
|
HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN |
|
|
729 |
RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.
|
JUD/CPC, FIN |
|
|
730 |
RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX EXCLUSION FOR RESERVISTS AND HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS.
|
PSM, FIN |
|
|
731 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
|
732 |
RELATING TO A LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS.
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HLT/LAB, CPC, FIN |
|
|
733 |
RELATING TO WITHHOLDING OF TAX ON THE DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY NONRESIDENT PERSONS.
|
FIN |
|
|
734 |
RELATING TO INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.
|
TRN, JUD |
|
|
735 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
|
TRN, FIN |
|
|
736 |
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING.
|
TRN/PSM, JUD, FIN |
|
|
737 |
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
|
TRN, JUD |
|
|
738 |
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
|
TRN/LAB, HED, FIN |
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|
739 |
RELATING TO SECURITY FOR CONCESSION CONTRACTS.
|
EDB/TRN, FIN |
|
|
740 |
RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.
|
TRN, JUD |
|
|
741 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES.
|
TRN, JUD, FIN |
|
|
742 |
RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.
|
TRN, FIN |
|
|
743 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
|
EDB, HED, FIN |
|
|
744 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
|
HED, JUD, FIN |
|
|
745 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR UNIVERSITY PROJECTS.
|
HED, FIN |
|
|
746 |
RELATING TO THE FUNDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
|
HED, FIN |
|
|
747 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
|
HED/LAB, FIN |
|
|
748 |
RELATING TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS.
|
HED, EDB, FIN |
|
|
749 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
|
HED, JUD, FIN |
|
|
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS |
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Committee |
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H.C.R. NO. |
REFERRAL |
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25 |
URGING CULTURAL PERPETUATION IN RURAL HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES. |
HAW, WLO |
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|
26 |
REQUESTING A SUNRISE ANALYSIS OF THE PROFESSION OF ARCHAEOLOGY. |
WLO/HAW, CPC, FIN |
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|
27 |
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM. |
CPC/JUD |
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|
28 |
URGING COUNTIES TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO DEVELOP A SENIOR TAX WORK-OFF PROGRAM TO HELP PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES. |
HUS, FIN |
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29 |
REQUESTING THE COUNTIES, THE FAMILY COURTS IN ALL CIRCUITS, AND THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES TO COLLABORATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTION PLAN THAT ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THEIR AT-RISK YOUTH, IDENTIFIES PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS, AND PROVIDES SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR YOUTH ON EACH ISLAND. |
HUS, JUD, FIN |
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|
30 |
AUTHORIZING DESIGNATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK. |
EDB, WLO, FIN |
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|
31 |
REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COORDINATOR FOR THE BIKE PLAN HAWAII PROJECT.. |
TRN, FIN |
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|
32 |
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENTER INTO A LEASE/PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN KIHEI, MAUI TO BE FUNDED BY THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION. |
EDN, FIN |
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|
33 |
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RE-ESTABLISHING A WINTER BASEBALL LEAGUE IN HAWAII. |
TAC/EDB |
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|
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS |
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|
Committee |
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|
H.R. NO. |
REFERRAL |
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|
27 |
URGING COUNTIES TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO DEVELOP A SENIOR TAX WORK-OFF PROGRAM TO HELP PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES. |
HUS, FIN |
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|
28 |
REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COORDINATOR FOR THE BIKE PLAN HAWAII PROJECT. |
TRN, FIN |
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|
29 |
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RE-ESTABLISHING A WINTER BASEBALL LEAGUE IN HAWAII. |
TAC/EDB |
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|
HOUSE BILLS |
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|
Committee |
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|
H.B. NO. |
RE-REFERRAL |
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|
361 |
RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Appropriates funds for state agencies and the counties for crystal methamphetamine (ice) treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, education, environmental damage assessments, and program monitoring initiatives. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
|
|
385 |
RELATING TO CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE. Allocates the one-half-cent increase in the tobacco tax that took effect on 7/1/04, and an additional one-half-cent increase in the tobacco tax that proposed to take effect on 7/1/05, to prevention and treatment programs and services for crystal methamphetamine. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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