HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2007

 

February 12, 2007

 

 

17th Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Ms. Kat Brady

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

                        Received messages 261 through 264.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

Received communications transmitting the following Senate Bills, all having passed Third Reading in the Senate:

 

                        S.B. No. 149 S.D. 1

                        S.B. No. 1083 S.D. 1

                        S.B. No. 1084 S.D. 1

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            Transportation

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 294

H.B. No. 1154

 

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

(Traffic Violations; Motor Vehicles; Penalties)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                                                                                                          

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 295

H.B. No. 1533, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

(UH; LCC; Teacher Recruitment, Training, and Retention)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Tourism & Culture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 296

H.B. No. 993, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE ARTS.

(State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Performance Arts )

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Tourism & Culture/Agriculture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 297

H.B. No. 1735, H.D. 1

 

ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HAWAII'S RANCHING COMMUNITY.

(Commission; Waiomina Centennial Celebration Commission)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Transportation

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 298

H.B. No. 1374

 

RELATING TO NOISE.

(Relating to noise.)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection   

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 299

H.B. No. 724

 

RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE ON STATE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

(County Surcharge on GET; Reduce Reimbursement to State)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 300

H.B. No. 1414

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION COUNTY SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS.

(Emergency appropriation; Department of Taxation )

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 301

H.B. No. 1605

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL.

(Maui Traffic Control Center)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Higher Education/Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 302

H.B. No. 1012, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Workforce Training; Web-Based Interactive Searchable Database)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

            Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 303

H.B. No. 1291

 

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Death benefits eligibility)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                                                                                                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 304

H.B. No. 247, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employees' Retirement System; Pension Benefit Options)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 305

H.B. No. 964, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

(Substance Abuse Testing)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 306

H.B. No. 586, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Public Health; Distance Training)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Higher Education/Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 307

H.B. No. 1013, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

(Experiential Learning; Database; Study)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Judiciary

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 308

H.B. No. 1211, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.

(Court-Appointed Counsel & Guardian Ad Litem Fees; Family Court; )

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                                                                                        

 

            Labor & Public Employment

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 309

H.B. No. 1258

 

RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE.

(Whistleblower protection)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 310

H.B. No. 1746

 

RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS.

(VEBA Trusts)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 311

H.B. No. 859, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

(Public Employees; Collective Bargaining)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            International Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 312

H.B. No. 34

 

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Darfur Divestment; ERS)

 

REFER TO Finance                                                                                                                                        

 

            Economic Development & Business Concerns

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 313

H.B. No. 102, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

(Human Services; Self-Sufficiency Standard)

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 314

H.B. No. 863

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS.

(Prevailing Wages; Indirect Public Works Projects; Compliance)

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 315

H.B. No. 1931

 

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

(Special purpose revenue bonds; Island of Hawaii)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Economic Development & Business Concerns/Tourism & Culture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 316

H.B. No. 1018, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

(Liquor Licenses; Condominium Hotels)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Economic Development & Business Concerns

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 317

H.B. No. 1105, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Procurement of Health and Human Services; Remedies)

 

AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Economic Development & Business Concerns                                                                                               

 

 

 

6.         Third Reading

 

            Judiciary

 

 

H.B. No. 319, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

(Administrative Rules; Repeal)

 

(See Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 209)

 

PASS THIRD READING                                           

 

 

 

7.         Introduction of Resolutions

 

 

8.         Announcements