SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 016; State Capitol
AGENDA:
This joint informational briefing will outline hospital readiness for influenza pandemics, natural and technological disasters and acts of terrorism. Specific information on the following will be addressed:
1) Current capabilities and development initiatives in the areas of
portable (mobile) hospital systems, supply and equipment caches,
isolation room upgrades and response teams.
2) Recent experiences with the Kiholo Bay earthquake, the subsequent
island-wide blackout on Oahu, tsunami events, and related major
exercises and drills.
3) Gaps in capabilities including staff and hospital bed shortages, federal
funding and planned developments for the immediate future.
Guest speakers include:
∙ Richard E. Meiers - President/CEO, Healthcare Association of Hawaii
∙ Toby Clairmont
- Emergency Management Committee Chair, Healthcare Association of Hawaii
- The Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team Leader
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1322 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE LICENSING. Re-establish issuance and all service fees applicable to limited line motor vehicle rental company producer's license; mandate regarding adjusters and independent bill reviewers' place of business; change exemption from educational and examination requirements for producers previously licensed for same lines of authority in another state.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 1326 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Expand authority of insurance division's insurance fraud investigations unit to prevent, investigate, prosecute insurance fraud relating to all lines of insurance included in title 24, HRS.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1327 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. Expand authority of insurance division's insurance fraud investigations unit for the prevention, investigation, prosecution of insurance fraud within the workers' compensation insurance line.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1328 |
RELATING TO SENTENCING OF REPEAT OFFENDERS. Toughen penalties imposed upon individuals who repeatedly commit felony crimes.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1306 |
RELATING TO ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR SECURITIES VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST ELDERS. Increase protections for elders.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1311 |
RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS. Amend the Money Transmitters Act, chapter 489D, HRS.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1313 |
RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Amend and update chapter 412, HRS.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1040 |
RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES. Amends and updates provisions for the licensing and regulation of escrow depositories.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1312 |
RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES. Amend chapter 449, HRS.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 1315 |
RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS. Repeal existing law on Mortgage Brokers and Solicitors, chapter 454, HRS, and replace with statute providing for more specialized regulation of residential mortgage brokers by the DFI.
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CPC, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1332 |
RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD. Create new chapter in HRS designed to protect Hawaii consumers from distressed property consultants who offer help to homeowners in distress by negotiating with homeowners' creditors.
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CPC, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only (deferred on 01/24/07):
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HB 75 |
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. Establishes state building code commission tasked with the adoption of a uniform state building code.
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CPC, FIN |
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HB 93 |
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES. Establishes a statewide model building code and design standards. Makes appropriation.
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CPC, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Thursday, February 1, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 653 |
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement where appropriate and directs the council to develop rules for supplemental statements.
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EEP, WLH, JUD |
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HB 841 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Establishes a year limit for the validity of a final environmental impact statement.
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EEP, WLH, JUD |
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HB 702 |
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. Requires an environmental assessment for harbor improvements using public moneys; clarifies that traffic congestion is to be considered in an environmental impact statement process; requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the Hawaii superferry project; requires work to cease on Hawaii superferry until an environmental impact statement is accepted; makes appropriation to department of transportation to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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EEP, TRN, FIN |
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HB 981 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Requires preparation of an environmental assessment for any new development of residentially zoned land whose acreage exceeds five acres, including subdivision requests of land with a slope of 20% or more.
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EEP, WLH |
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HB 1176 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Requires an advance disposal fee for new motor vehicles.
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EEP, EDB/TRN, FIN |
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HB 704 |
RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. Provides a 10-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered coffee and taro.
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EEP, AGR, CPC |
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HB 1577 |
RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED COFFEE. Temporarily prohibits the growing of genetically modified coffee. Allows research on genetically modified coffee in environmentally secure facilities.
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EEP, AGR, CPC |
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HB 1048 |
RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS. Prohibits the growing of crops that produce pharmaceuticals. Prohibits laboratory work relating to biopharmaceutical crops.
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EEP, AGR, CPC |
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HB 678 |
RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Requires the department of health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms.
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EEP, EDB, FIN |
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HB 226 |
RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Adopts July 1997 DBEDT and DOH joint Inventory of Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimates for 1990. Requires DOH, with the assistance of DBEDT, to develop a comprehensive clean air plan with respect to greenhouse gas emissions exceeding US goals in the Kyoto protocol.
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EEP, FIN |
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HB 639 |
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. Requires distributors to report container numbers sold and make fee payments on that basis. Permits calculation of redemption value by container count in certain instances. Allows refusal of refund for previously processed and baled containers.
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EEP, CPC, FIN |
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HB 642 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires electric utilities to obtain a certificate of public good from the public utilities commission for the construction of any electric transmission or generation facility, prior to beginning site preparation or exercising the right of eminent domain.
|
EEP, WLH, CPC |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
8:30 a.m. AGENDA:
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HB 105 |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority, in cooperation with the City and County of Honolulu, to develop a plan for an affordable housing community within the Kalaeloa Community Development District.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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HB 734 |
RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION. Until 1/1/10, excludes from income taxation 100% of capital gains realized from the sale of leased fee interest in residential house lot or multi-family residential leasehold property to a lessee, association of apartment owners, or cooperative, subject to an aggregate cap of $800,000 per year.
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HSH, CPC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
8:31 a.m. AGENDA:
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HB 531 |
RELATING TO CHILDREN. Amends early intervention services law to be consistent with the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.
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HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN |
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HB 1244 |
RELATING TO THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. Provides the authority for the CSEA to impose an annual $25.00 fee against an absent parent in those cases where no public assistance has been paid to the custodial parent and collection for the case exceeds $500.00.
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1257 |
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Amends the offenses of Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree to include conduct committed against victims who the courts and police are attempting to keep safe with protective orders.
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1356 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD ALLOWANCE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. Increases the time limit for application for a higher education board allowance form 1 year following high school graduation through the age of 21 years old, to provide former foster youth who are between the ages of 22 and 26 years on July 1, 2007 and already attending an institution of higher education the opportunity to apply for a higher education board allowance within a year. Increases the maximum age for the benefit from 21 years to 26 years with a maximum benefit length of 60 months.
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HSH, HED, FIN |
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HB 1314 |
RELATING TO FINANCIAL ABUSE. Requires financial institutions and licensed escrow depositories to report suspected instances of financial abuse directed towards, targeting, or committed against an elder or a dependent adult to a local law enforcement agency.
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HSH, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1844 |
RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. Appropriates unspecified amount to acquire Kulana Nani apartments from Kamehameha Schools by eminent domain should negotiations be unsuccessful.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 927 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to annually assess tenant income to determine their continued eligibility for public housing.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 1762 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Allows the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to work with nonprofit organizations to repair and renovate public housing projects. Authorizes HPHA to collaborate with the Department of Public Safety to allow skilled prisoners perform repairs on public housing projects.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 1536 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Places a one year moratorium on the demotion of state public housing. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to submit a report to the Legislature.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 1906 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Transfers administration of section 8 rental housing program from the State to the counties.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 486 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Makes housekeeping amendments to correct statutory references.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 487 |
RELATING TO HOUSING PROGRAMS. Makes technical amendments to a variety of state laws to implement recommendations of legislative reference bureau report to legislature pursuant to section 14 of Act 180, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006 concerning references that should be substituted in place of references to the housing and community development corporation that was repealed by Act 180.
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HSH, FIN |
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HB 1557 |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Provides exemptions and waivers for condominiums developments of 50 units or more per acre of land.
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HSH, WLH |
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HB 1892 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Requires petitioners for reclassification of district boundaries and developers of 25 or more housing units provide for at least 60% of the units to be affordable housing.
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HSH, WLH |
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HB 926 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS. Establishes a definition of "community land trust" (CLT). Allows CLTs to qualify for Rental Housing Trust Fund moneys, grants, and other state subsidies and funds.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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HB 1846 |
RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS. Specifies the rights and requirements of a homeowner to bring an action for construction defects, including applicable standards for home construction, the statute of limitations, the burden of proof, the damages recoverable, a detailed prelitigation procedure, and the obligations of the homeowner.
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HSH, CPC, JUD |
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HB 1283 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Allows the HCDA to sell a fee simple interest in reserved housing units.
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HSH, WLH, FIN |
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HB 1908 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Authorizes a tax credit for residential renters within the boundaries of a county if the county agrees to pay the State for the tax loss and administrative cost.
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HSH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday, February 1, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 620 |
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year to provide family care and support during the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent. Requires an employee to provide proof of military deployment. Defines military deployment.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
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HB 1077 |
RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. Requires the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish separately health benefits plans for collective bargaining unit 12 (police officers).
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LAB/PSM, FIN |
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HB 1399 |
RELATING TO INCARCERATED PERSONS. Clarifies that participation in work, education, and vocational training programs while incarcerated is exempt from statutory employee benefits.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
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HB 1403 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY. Increases the level of service of members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority from part-time to full time.
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only (deferred on 01/26/07):
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HB 1 |
RELATING TO A COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. Establishes offender reentry system to assist adult and juvenile offenders with preparing for release and reintegration back to the community. Establishes interagency committee and appropriates funds for demonstration projects
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PSM/LAB, JUD, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday, February 1, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 622 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires department of land and natural resources to identify appropriated public land in north Kona for development of west Hawaii public safety complex to house department of public safety divisions, emergency management, and fire and police assets; requires department of accounting and general services to establish state and county task force to plan the development of the complex, utilizing smart growth, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design concepts, and energy efficiency concepts; involve community in planning; utilize innovative financing, including certificates of participation; appropriation.
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PSM, WLH, FIN |
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HB 635 |
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES. Establishes a correctional industries work program to allow inmate work lines to rehabilitate existing state-owned low-income public housing units and grounds.
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PSM, HSH, FIN |
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HB 1091 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Requires the Director of Disaster Relief to coordinate efforts to establish telephone hotlines to facilitate the dissemination of information relating to emergencies and natural disasters, to enable businesses to make direct contact with relevant state and county agencies in case of questions about information not covered by public bulletins. Appropriates funds.
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PSM, EDB, FIN |
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HB 1324 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Conforms current statutes to recommendations of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) with respect to: (1) the authority required to implement rules to carry out the directives of the federal Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act; (2) long-term care insurance; and (3) the sharing of information with the insurance regulatory agencies of foreign countries.
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PSM, HLT/HSH, CPC |
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HB 1340 |
RELATING TO THE LOSS MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. Amends the definition of "wind resistive devices" to include residential safe rooms for grant eligibility to encourage the private development of safe rooms.
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PSM, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1398 |
RELATING TO THE GARNISHMENT OF COMMITTED PERSONS' MONEYS. Authorizes DPS to garnish inmate wages to pay court ordered crime victim compensation fees.
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1405 |
RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Authorizes the use of the controlled substance registration revolving fund to offset the cost of the DPS Narcotic Enforcement Division's forensic drug laboratory and costs associated with investigating violations.
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1433 |
RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. Requires notification to the commanding officer of a military installation of zoning change applications and district boundary amendment petitions for land within 3,000 feet or 2 miles (depending on county population) of a military installation.
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PSM, WLH, FIN |
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HB 1440 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Clarifies that the Office of Ombudsman has the authority to investigate acts of facilities with which the Department of Public Safety has contracted to hold individuals committed to the custody of the Director of Public Safety.
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PSM, LMG, FIN |
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HB 1677 |
RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY. Establishes the state wildland-urban fire safety board to develop recommendations for the prevention and control of wildland-urban fires.
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PSM, WLH, FIN |
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HB 1734 |
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. Establishes one full-time equivalency position within the department of public safety for a native Hawaiian affairs manager. Appropriates $150,000 for salary, fringe benefits, equipment, and supplies.
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PSM, WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only (deferred on 01/25/07):
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HB 3 |
RELATING TO PRISONS. Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study to indentify three sites within the State for a new minimum security prison by December 15, 2007. Requires a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2008.
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PSM, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
9:00 a.m. AGENDA:
Decision making only (deferred on 1/29/07):
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HB 1057 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO. |
EDB, JUD |
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HB 1058 |
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. |
EDB, JUD |
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HB 1432 |
RELATING TO STATEWIDE WIRELESS ACCESS. |
EDB, LMG, FIN |
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HB 317 |
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS. |
EDB, FIN |
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HB 338 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
EDB, FIN |
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HB 318 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. |
EDB, CPC |
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HB 687 |
RELATING TO CORPORATIONS. |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
|
HB 963 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. |
EDB, JUD, FIN |
9:05 a.m. AGENDA:
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HB 120 |
RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX LAW. Revises liquor tax to a gallonage rate based on the alcohol content of the various categories of liquor.
|
EDB, CPC, FIN |
|
HB 1670 |
RELATING TO THE INGENUITY CHARTER. Establishes the Ingenuity Charter to facilitate the development of intellectual property, uphold high labor and environmental standards, and provide funds for instruction in the public schools that encourages innovation by Hawaii's students.
|
EDB, EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 1781 |
RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CENTER. Appropriates funds for a technology and innovation center on Oahu.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 932 |
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Establishes the high technology industry task force for the State.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1010 |
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH. Appropriates funds for the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to coordinate marketing, with emphasis on representing Hawaii's technology companies and opportunities on the mainland.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 584 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a tax credit to high technology businesses that train high school students in a cooperative education program.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 313 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. Moves the Small Business Regulatory Review Board from DBEDT to the Office of the Ombudsman. Changes the appointment process so that members are appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Appropriates funds.
|
EDB, LMG, FIN |
|
HB 314 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. Re-establishes the office of the small business defender within the legislature. Allows the small business defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds.
|
EDB, LMG, FIN |
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HB 1056 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A REGULATORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. Makes an appropriation for one administrative assistant position to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to assist the small business regulatory review board.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1270 |
RELATING TO STATE PLANNING. Clarifies the office of planning's role in maintaining and coordinating a statewide enterprise geographic information system (GIS). Appropriates funds ($200,000) to support the implementation of a GIS software enterprise license agreement. Establishes a special fund to help support the operation and maintenance of the statewide planning and geographic information system.
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EDB, WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.