HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2007

 

 

January 31, 2007

 

 

9th Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Ms. Serena Camara and Ms. Shirley Haynes

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

Received message number 229.

 

Received message numbers 230 to 241 requesting immediate passage of the following House Bills authorizing emergency operating appropriations: 

 

H.B. No. 1226 appropriates $626,000 in general funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services to cover electricity payments for state facilities. 

 

H.B. No. 1227 appropriates $800,000 in general funds and $2,926,000 in revolving funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services to cover increases in property insurance premiums and deductibles. 

 

H.B. No. 1338 appropriates $250,000 in compliance resolution funds to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to investigate power outages that occurred due to the earthquake on October 15, 2006. 

 

H.B. No. 1345 appropriates $24,900,000 in general funds to the Department of Defense to cover emergency relief and recovery operations due to the earthquake on October 15, 2006. 

 

H.B. No. 1370 appropriates $8,377,698 in general funds to the Department of Health for ongoing services provided by the adult mental health division. 

 

H.B. No. 1371 appropriates $4,980,523 in general funds to the Department of Health for the State's Medicaid home and community-based services programs for persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. 

 

H.B. No. 1372 appropriates $1,900,000 in general funds to the Department of Health for costs reimbursement of emergency aeromedical services provided by the Hawaii Army National Guard. 

 

H.B. No. 1373 appropriates $5,299,809 in general funds to the Department of Health for early intervention services. 

 

H.B. No. 1377 appropriates $41,000,000 in special funds to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for operational costs. 

 

H.B. No. 1378 appropriates $950,000 in general funds to the Department of Health for Kahuku Hospital. 

 

H.B. No. 1414 appropriates $4,500,000 in general funds to the Department of Taxation for administration of the City & County of Honolulu surcharge on the state general excise tax. 

 

H.B. No. 1943 appropriates $10,000,000 in special funds to the Department of Health for the Deposit Beverage Container Program. 

 

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            Human Services & Housing/Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 10

H.B. No. 10

 

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

(Rx Plus)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce        

 

            Human Services & Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 11

H.B. No. 203

 

RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA.

(Neurotrauma Special Fund)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Health                                                                                       

 

            Human Services & Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 12

H.B. No. 326

 

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

(System Responses to Cases of Child Sexual Assault and Exploitation; Task Force)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 13

H.B. No. 228, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

(Health Insurance; Rate Regulation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

 

 

6.         Third Reading

 

            Finance

 

 

S.B. No. 638, S.D. 1

 

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN.

(Legislative Appropriations)

 

(See Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 9)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

 

 

7.         Introduction of Resolutions

 

8.         Announcements

 

                        Floor Presentation for Thursday, February 1, 2007:

 

Recognizing Admiral William J. and Mary FALLON for their outstanding dedication, commitment, and service to Hawaii's military community and to the people of Hawaii.