OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

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NO. 19

17th LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 13, 2006

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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture

HSG Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce

HUS - Human Services

EDB - Economic Development &

INT - International Affairs

Business Concerns

JUD - Judiciary

EDN - Education

LAB - Labor & Public Employment

EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection

LMG - Legislative Management

FIN - Finance

PSM - Public Safety & Military Affairs

HAW Hawaiian Affairs

TAC - Tourism & Culture

HED - Higher Education

TRN - Transportation

HLT - Health

WLO - Water, Land & Ocean Resources

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HOUSE BILLS

 
   

Committee

H.B. NO.

 

RE-REFERRAL

     

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, FIN

1966

RELATING TO LEAHI HOSPITAL.

Transfers the Leahi Hospital from Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii.

HED, FIN

1975, HD1

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to place emergency mobile urgent care units in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii. (HB1975 HD1)

CPC, FIN

2121

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Short form bill relating to economic development.

EDB, FIN

2174

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes the groundwater protection program to develop strategies to protect groundwater from chemical contamination associated with the use of chemicals on land development projects.

EEP/WLO, JUD

3244

RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT.

Prohibits mailing of unsolicited credit card offers. Makes possession of another's mail with intent to commit identity theft a class C felony.

CPC/JUD, FIN