COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Friday, February 2, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 935 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to pay for cost increases for statewide technical extension services provided to the aquaculture industry through the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Service.
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HED/AGR, FIN |
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HB 1811 |
RELATING TO A NURSING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to establish a registered nursing program at the Leeward Community College campus and appropriates funds to Leeward community college to support the nursing program.
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HED, HLT, FIN |
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HB 1868 |
RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA. Creates financial incentives for and appropriates funds to the academy for creative media for plans for a permanent facility in Hawaii.
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HED, EDB/TAC, FIN |
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HB 673 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Exempts Board of Regents from Hawaii public procurement code requirements.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 672 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Makes the optional retirement plan for University of Hawaii employees permanent.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 670 |
RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. Provides a qualified exemption to the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Foundation from disclosure of donor information.
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HED, JUD |
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HB 348 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the board of regents for the University of Hawaii to establish a new bachelor's degree program in information technology at the Manoa campus.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 280 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Bases University of Hawaii general funding on a student-weighted formula.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 777 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for student loans under the Hawaii educator loan program special fund.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 924 |
RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT. Establishes a college savings program tax credit.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 882 |
RELATING TO THE COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM. Provides initial state investments at birth and periodic investments to college savings accounts to encourage savings and investment for post-secondary educational purposes.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 671 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PROGRAMS. Makes appropriation to University of Hawaii for graduate professional access program and Manoa health careers opportunity program.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 1527 |
RELATING TO COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS. Appropriates funding to the University of Hawaii in order for it to establish a college preparatory online academy.
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HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Friday, February 2, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1212 |
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Provides the judiciary budget for the 2007-2009 biennium.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 1009 |
RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. Makes an appropriation to the department of education to settle pending class action lawsuits brought by part-time and substitute teachers against the department of education of unpaid wages.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 1210 |
RELATING TO JURORS AND PROSPECTIVE JURORS. Updates and clarifies definitions. Streamlines and affords greater flexibility to the courts to determine the most efficient and effective procedures for selecting, qualifying, summoning, managing, and compensating prospective jurors and jurors. Repeals obsolete provisions.
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JUD |
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HB 1211 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Increases fees for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court cases. Requires the judiciary to provide the department of budget and finance with fees‑related information, so that the department can approve the necessary vouchers. Appropriates funds.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 1213 |
RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS. Provides court interpreters whose presence is requested by the court the same exemption from prosecution for expired meter parking violations that is provided to other witnesses summoned or subpoenaed by the court.
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JUD |
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HB 1256 |
RELATING TO THE PERFECTION OF APPEALS TO THE TAX APPEAL COURT. Clarifies that an appeal by a taxpayer to the Tax Appeal Court from a board of review decision, or the decision of an equivalent county administrative body, must be served on the Director of Taxation or county clerk within 30 days of the date of the final assessment to properly confer jurisdiction over the appeal.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 1393 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT (MODIFIED). Permits agencies to withhold individuals' social security numbers and home addresses before publicly disclosing, upon request, information concerning contract hires and consultants employed by agencies, and certified payroll records on public works contracts.
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JUD |
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HB 1394 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT BOARDS. Allows any number of members of a board to discuss outside of a meeting the selection of the board's officers or assignment of members to the board's committees.
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JUD |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Friday, February 2, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1671 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR. Increases the salary of the first deputy or first assistant to the auditor from not more than 87% to 92% of the auditor's salary.
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LMG, LAB, FIN |
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HB 1672 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES. Increases salaries of deputies and first assistants of legislative service agencies from not more than 87% to 92% of the salary of each agency's director.
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LMG, LAB, FIN |
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HB 896 |
RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM. Makes appropriation to wire state capitol conference rooms and the capitol auditorium to broadcast public hearings.
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LMG, FIN |
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HB 897 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET. Appropriates funds for archived and indexed video and audio streams of legislative proceedings on the Internet.
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LMG, FIN |
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HB 842 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS. Requires voting record of each legislator to be available online on every measure on which a vote is taken in committee or on the floor
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LMG, FIN |
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HB 750 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN. Authorizes the ombudsman or an authorized representative to obtain state tax returns and return information in connection with the official duties of the office of the ombudsman.
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LMG, FIN |
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HB 1492 |
RELATING TO CAPITOL BUILDING GIFT SHOP. Provides funding for a gift shop in the capitol building.
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LMG, FIN |
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HB 1936 |
RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE. Establishes procedure for decision making in legislative standing committees.
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LMG, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE
Saturday, February 3, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1538 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. Makes it illegal for hotels and resorts to use public land, and particularly beaches, when the public is excluded. Permits the use of public lands and beaches if use of provided equipment is open to the public.
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TAC, WLH, JUD |
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HB 1603 |
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. Requires each county to assess the extent of proliferation of illegal bed and breakfast establishments and other illegal transient vacation rentals within its county, create a countywide plan and policies to deal with the illegal activity, and report to the Legislature. Also requires the counties to increase enforcement.
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TAC, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 1719 |
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Extends the current general excise tax exemptions for condominium common expenses paid by managers and hotel employee expenses paid by hotel operators, to include expenses paid by submanagers and suboperators and to include employee expenses in timeshare projects.
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TAC, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1866 |
RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Establishes a state mixed martial arts commission. Provides for regulation of mixed martial arts. Prohibits no rules combat, extreme or ultimate fighting, or similar contests.
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TAC, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 781 |
RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. Allows up to 50 percent of funds in the Works of Art Special Fund to be used for capital improvement projects, the purchase of facilities, and the repair and maintenance of facilities dedicated to the arts and culture. Removes capital improvement appropriations that are designated for renovation of state buildings from the works of art special fund's 1 per cent transfer requirement.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 993 |
RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE ARTS. Requires the State Foundation on Culture and Arts to develop a program for performance art such as theater, music, and dance, emphasizing performances by students and community members. Venues administered by state agencies are to be considered as possible sites for program performances.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 1104 |
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Requires consultation with the kahuna nui of the Mookini heiau before any alterations or improvements to the state monument.
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TAC, WLH |
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HB 1352 |
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO PLAN FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HAWAII STATEHOOD. Establishes a commission to plan and coordinate the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Hawaii's admission to statehood.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 1435 |
RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII ENDOWMENT FUND. Allows pledges to be used to meet the match requirements for the fiscal year 2006-2007 appropriation to the State of Hawaii endowment fund. Lapses unexpended or unencumbered appropriated funds on June 30, 2009.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 1552 |
RELATING TO FAMILY. Appropriates funds for the operating costs of the family celebration commission.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 1582 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM AT PEARL HARBOR. Appropriates funds for the implementation of phase 2 of the Pacific Aviation Museum.
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TAC, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Saturday, February 3, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 288 |
RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS. Appropriates moneys to the department of defense to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 289 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Appropriates funds to the department of defense for non-declared disaster activation and response.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 290 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Appropriates moneys to the state civil defense for continuous alert staffing requirements at the state emergency operating center.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 291 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY SUPPLY CACHES. Appropriates funds for emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 292 |
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Appropriates moneys to the department of defense to equip emergency shelters in order to support special needs populations.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 293 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the installation of additional sirens to the state civil defense warning system.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 424 |
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Appropriates funds for disaster preparedness initiatives.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 432 |
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Authorizes the governor to order the release of up to ten per cent of moneys appropriated from interest earnings in the emergency and budget reserve fund for emergency assistance to residents and businesses sustaining damage from natural disasters. Also appropriates funds for emergency assistance.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 568 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Requires state civil defense authorities to issue disaster warnings in various languages.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 573 |
RELATING TO DISASTER WARNINGS. Requires cellular telephone service providers to text message their customers in the event of a disaster. Requires cellular telephone service providers biannually to conduct a test of this service in conjunction with testing by the department of defense.
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PSM, CPC |
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HB 1089 |
RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Authorizes the deputy director of disaster relief for each county to activate all police, fire, and emergency services personnel in times of disaster.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 1090 |
RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE. Requires Civil Defense to compile an Industry Contact Directory to be used in times of emergency.
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PSM, EDB, FIN |
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HB 1339 |
RELATING TO CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. Ensures an adequate supply of licensed contractors available to perform necessary repairs and reconstruction work during a state of emergency or disaster.
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PSM, CPC |
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HB 1345 |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Makes emergency appropriations of $900,000 in general funds to DOD for FY 2006-2007 to cover operational expenses associated with the October 15, 2006, Kiholo Bay earthquake disaster recover efforts in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and the City and County of Honolulu. Makes emergency appropriations of $24,000,000 to cover the 25% non-federal cost share for earthquake disaster recovery projects made eligible under Public Assistance program, for emergency watershed protection projects under the Natural Resources Conservative Service, upgrading State and county warning systems, repairing and improving irrigation water systems and repairing public school facilities, hospitals, and healthcare facilities. Funds will also be used for structural and non-structural earthquake mitigation projects.
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PSM, FIN |
|
HB 1676 |
RELATING TO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MONTH. Declares May to be "Hurricane Preparedness Month."
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 618 |
RELATING TO MILITARY RESERVE COMPONENTS. Creates a special fund to reimburse the life insurance premiums of national guard and reserve members deployed to a war zone.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 626 |
RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 1063 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD. Allows national guard personnel on state active duty to deposit their paycheck by electronic transfer to their personal banking accounts.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 1343 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides vehicle tax and registration fee exemption to members of the National Guard and Reserves.
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PSM, TRN, FIN |
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HB 1344 |
RELATING TO UNIFORM MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. Eliminate the Uniform Maintenance Allowance of $1.50 per day for the performance of annual military training.
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PSM, FIN |
|
HB 566 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides an income tax deduction equal to an unspecified percentage of the income received by military personnel stationed or domiciled in the State.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 617 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a 5% income tax credit for Hawaii employers that hire state residents who are members of the national guard. Establishes that the maximum tax credit per national guard/employee shall be $1,000.
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PSM, FIN |
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HB 1927 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a State income tax exemption for persons retired or currently serving in the armed forces of the United States who are on active military duty outside the State pursuant to military orders.
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PSM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Monday, February 5, 2007
8:25 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
Decision making only (heard on 02/01/07):
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HB 120 |
RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX LAW. |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1670 |
RELATING TO THE INGENUITY CHARTER. |
EDB, EDN/LAB, FIN |
|
HB 1781 |
RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CENTER. |
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 932 |
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. |
EDB, FIN |
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HB 1010 |
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH. |
EDB, FIN |
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HB 584 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. |
EDB, FIN |
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HB 313 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
EDB, LMG, FIN |
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HB 314 |
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. |
EDB, LMG, FIN |
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HB 1056 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A REGULATORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. |
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1270 |
RELATING TO STATE PLANNING. |
EDB, WLH, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Monday, February 5, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 200 |
RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of NELHA's deep sea water pumping system and establish a reasonable rate structure. Freezes rates until the audit is complete.
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EDB, EEP, FIN |
|
HB 1675 |
RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Expands the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority board of directors from eleven members to thirteen members by adding two additional members from among the tenants of the research and technology park.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 837 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Provides a procurement exemption for contracted services with a legislative agency to prepare studies or reports for legislative submittal.
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EDB, LMG, FIN |
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HB 974 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Transfers the review function of state procurement determinations to the office of the ombudsman.
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EDB, LMG, FIN |
|
HB 916 |
RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. Authorizes the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish lifelong learning accounts.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1753 |
RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Appropriates funds for general administrative and fiscal positions of the HTDC. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research and Grant Program and the Hawaii Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Removes the ceiling on the High Technology Special Fund. Provides that all general administrative and fiscal positions of the HTDC shall not be funded from the High Technology Special Fund. Clarifies that the High Technology Innovation Corporation may establish operational bank accounts in in-state and out-of-state locations without approval from B&F or the comptroller.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1865 |
RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires a tenant of high technology development corporation facilities to: (1) transfer 2% of its equity to the corporation; and (2) pay 2% of its annual gross revenues to the corporation for deposit into the high tech revenues special fund to pay for cost of acquiring land, building new infrastructure, maintaining existing infrastructure, corporation operations, and grants.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1854 |
RELATING TO NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT. Provides a new markets tax credit of a certain percentage of the amount paid to a qualified community development entity for a qualified equity investment.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1879 |
RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS. Allows director of finance to invest up to 10% of state short-term investment moneys in linked investments. Sets procedures. Caps loans to $ . Limits uses of such loans. Restricts eligible borrowers to an entrepreneur in the State.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 33 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII LIVING WAGE LAW. Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of at least $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/07 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law. Repealed 7/1/2011.
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EDB, LAB, FIN |
|
HB 312 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates $500,000 for each year in the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium to provide grants under the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program.
|
EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1274 |
RELATING TO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds ($500,000) for grants and loans to community-based organizations on the leeward (Waianae) coast of Oahu for community economic development.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1277 |
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Amends the definition of entities eligible to qualify for an existing leeward region tax credit to increase the number of employers in the leeward coast region who could qualify for the tax credit.
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EDB, FIN |
|
HB 1307
|
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. Streamlines the business registration requirements for foreign nonprofit corporations and foreign limited liability companies.
|
EDB, CPC |
|
HB 1229 |
RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE. Continues the State's oversight of the Internet portal manager permanently (Access Hawaii Committee).
|
EDB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Monday, February 5, 2007
8:31 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 485 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. Establishes a preference to bidders who employ individuals with disabilities and certain public assistance recipients.
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HSH/HLT, EDB, FIN |
|
HB 426 |
RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. Adds advanced practice registered nurses to the persons who must prescribe the psychotropic medication that the department of human services may not restrict or limit coverage for under section 346-59.9, HRS. Makes technical amendments.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 528 |
RELATING TO MINORS. Allows a minor who is not under the care, supervision, or control of a parent, custodian, or legal guardian to consent to the provision of primary medical care and services.
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HSH/HLT, JUD |
|
HB 537 |
RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. Appropriates funds to continue the pilot perinatal clinic for women with a history of substance abuse on Oahu.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 1044 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Provides equal access to immunosuppressant medication for Medicaid patients with HIV, AIDS, or Hepatitis C, or who require immunosuppressives due to organ transplants, regardless of whether they are in the Medicaid fee for service or QUEST programs.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 385 |
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Increases the reimbursement rate for medicaid and QUEST psychiatric services according to county population; appropriates funds for the reimbursement rate increase.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 360 |
RELATING TO MEDICAID. Increases the rates or reimbursement of individual practitioners providing Medicaid services. Appropriates funds.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 436 |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires Med-QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 104 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Amends Medicaid fee schedule law to require an annual adjustment for inflation. Appropriates funds to retroactively adjust for inflation, payments made to fee-for-service providers for fiscal year 2001-2002 and bienniums 2002-2005 and 2005-2007. Changes Medicaid fee schedule to 100% of the 2006 Medicare fee schedule.
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
|
HB 325 |
RELATING TO DENTAL CARE. Expands coverage under the State's medicaid and QUEST programs to include comprehensive dental care for adults and appropriates funds to provide the additional coverage.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 327 |
RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE. Appropriates funds to provide treatment services for child victims of sexual abuse, including psychological treatment and case management services for child victims and their families.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 329 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates moneys to allow Kukui Gardens to remain an affordable development.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 666 |
RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX. Requires the director of finance to adjust the ceiling on state revenue bonds to assist the tenants of the Kukui Gardens rental housing complex to acquire the complex in fee.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 667 |
RELATING TO KUKUI GARDENS RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEX. Appropriates funds to finance eminent domain proceedings to acquire the Kukui Gardens rental housing complex.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 997 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KUKUI GARDENS. Makes an appropriation for the purchase of a property interest in Kukui Gardens.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 320 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Appropriates funds for improved security measures at the Mayor Wright homes public housing complex, including the contract hiring of three full-time security officers.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 322 |
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX. Restricts county property tax increases to 10 percent per year.
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HSH, FIN |
|
HB 668 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Restores moneys to various housing revolving funds that were previously transferred for budgetary reasons.
|
HSH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Monday, February 5, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 357 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. Establishes a pilot project to test crosswalk safety enhancements and programs in the city and county of Honolulu.
|
TRN, FIN |
|
HB 375 |
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT OF WAY. Clarifies a driver's duty to stop or yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk when traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation.
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TRN, JUD |
|
HB 1944 |
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS. Clarifies when a driver must stop for a pedestrian crossing a roadway in a marked crosswalk.
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TRN, JUD |
|
HB 806 |
RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. Appropriates funds to the department of transportation for a pilot study to identify state and county intersections where the time to cross the intersection is insufficient for elderly pedestrians.
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TRN, FIN |
|
HB 328 |
RELATING TO SIDEWALKS. Defines the downtown Honolulu business district and clarifies that bicycle riding on sidewalks is not permitted in it.
|
TRN, JUD |
|
HB 490 |
RELATING TO BIKEWAYS. Requires bikeways to be built wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, relocated, or rehabilitated.
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TRN, FIN |
|
HB 761 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Requires bikeways to be established by repealing condition that it be established whenever practicable.
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TRN, FIN |
|
HB 497 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Earmarks 2% of federally eligible moneys from the state highway fund for bikeways.
|
TRN, FIN |
|
HB 349 |
RELATING TO COUNTY REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLE TOURS. Authorizes the counties to regulate both guided and unguided bicycle tour businesses on state and county highways.
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TRN, TAC |
|
HB 1823 |
RELATING TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. Establishes an advisory committee within the department of transportation to implement the safe routes to school program and a bicycle and pedestrian safety program for adults and children.
|
TRN, FIN |
|
HB 160 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION. Permits driver whose license has been administratively revoked for life to seek reinstatement of the license after 10 years have passed since the lifetime revocation. Requires driver to have had no arrests or convictions for driving while license revoked and be free from dependency or abuse of alcohol and drugs.
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TRN, JUD |
|
HB 1812 |
RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE. Establishes offense of driving after consumption of alcohol. Amends administrative license revocation procedures, periods of revocation, and conditional permit conditions. Requires 50% of DUI fines to be paid to counties for traffic enforcement and 50% to judiciary for administrative revocation proceedings. Requires annual report to the legislature of fines distributed.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
|
HB 1945 |
RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS. Establishes a $100 fine for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and for persons under the age of twenty-one who operate a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol, that may be used by the arresting police jurisdiction for law enforcement.
|
TRN, JUD, FIN |
|
HB 1775 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC RECORDS AND ABSTRACTS. Clarifies the district court's record keeping and abstract-furnishing responsibilities for traffic cases.
|
TRN, JUD |
|
HB 1613 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. Authorizes a $4 administrative fee on all citations for traffic code violations to be shared by the judiciary and the counties for the establishment and maintenance of an electronic citation system. Establishes the electronic citation system special fund. Provides for the disbursement of the funds to the counties and the judiciary.
|
TRN, JUD, FIN |
|
HB 1718 |
RELATING TO CRUISELINE INDUSTRY. Requires department of transportation to prepare and submit to the legislature a cost/benefit analysis on the cruiseline industry in Hawaii.
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TRN, TAC/EDB, FIN |
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HB 242 |
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Assesses the transient accommodations tax on cruise ships.
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TRN, TAC/EDB, FIN |
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HB 158 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Clarifies the period of time for safety inspection of motor carrier vehicles.
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TRN, CPC |
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HB 1757 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Provides relief to the property motor carrier industry from certain vehicle gross weight requirements and penalties.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 893 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows for the operation of larger articulated buses used for public transit purposes on public roadways.
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TRN, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
Monday, February 5, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1555 |
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Provides a tax credit to support the development of a world class aquarium at Kakaako makai on Oahu.
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WLH, TAC/EDB, FIN |
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HB 505 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Allows ceded lands to be used for the development of affordable housing.
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WLH, HSH, FIN |
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HB 1590 |
RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Requires plaintiff to offer to resell property to defendant for current appraised value or condemnation price plus and cost of environmental remediation or cleanup or other improvements if property taken in eminent domain is not used for the purpose for which it was condemned.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1591 |
RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Establishes that the just condemnation price for agricultural land shall be 125% of value assessed pursuant to section 101-23, HRS, plus loss to business, plus relocation costs; for primary residence, 150%, plus loss to business or trade, plus relocation cost; for other property, 100%, plus loss to business or trade, plus cost of relocation.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1593 |
RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Requires condemning authority to make offer of settlement. Makes condemning authority liable for defendant's litigation expenses if offer rejected and court award is greater than offer.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 38 |
RELATING TO LIABILITY OF STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. Makes certain temporary liability protections for the state and county governments relating to public use of certain public lands and public beach parks permanent; makes temporary liability protection for acts of lifeguards permanent.
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WLH, JUD |
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HB 1843 |
RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY. Removes liability of public and private landowners of unimproved land if damages occurred because of any land failure caused by a natural condition.
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WLH, JUD |
Decision making to follow.