SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOUSING AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Thursday, March 1, 2007

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 016; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Briefing from the Department of Education, Office of Youth Services, and the City and County of Honolulu on behalf of the four county parks departments on the status of the non-school hour funds appropriated by Act 281, 2006.

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

Thursday, March 1, 2007

1:50 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

Decision making only:

HB 1909

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. Establishes ethics requirements for legislators, state officials and employees, and lobbyists.

JUD/LMG

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Thursday, March 1, 2007

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 220 HD2 (HSCR610)

RELATING TO TORTS. Limits non-economic damages in medical tort actions contingent on compliance with premium rate caps by insurers providing professional liability insurance in Hawaii.  Sunsets on the earlier of the date on which an insurer does not comply with the premium rate caps, or July 1, 2015. (HB220 HD2)

HLT, CPC, JUD

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Thursday, March 1, 2007

3:30 p.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO HB 791 (HSCR374) BELOW:

HB 791 (HSCR374)

RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires a refiner of gasoline to make available to marine fueling stations gasoline and at company-operated stations gasoline that does not contain ethanol.  (As originally noted on the CPC 02-28-07 hearing agenda.)

EEP, CPC

Decision making to follow.

Decision making only:

HB 1121 HD1 (HSCR429)

RELATING TO WATER RATES FOR AGRICULTURAL USES. Directs the public utilities commission to require private entities that furnish water used for agricultural purposes in an area zoned for agricultural use to establish a water rate structure for qualified agricultural water users by January 1, 2008.  (Deferred from 02/21/07 hearing agenda.)

AGR/WLH, CPC

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Conference Room 308; State Capitol

3:30 p.m. AGENDA:

HB 962 (HSCR746)	RELATING TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. Appropriates $      in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the St. Francis Healthcare Foundation to support the modified home care and community health demonstration project to address chronic kidney disease, particularly end stage renal disease for patients living in remote areas of the State.	HLT/HSH, FIN
HB 569 (HSCR121)	RELATING TO TOURISM. Creates temporary tourism economic district taskforce to study ways to revitalize a specific area of Waikiki, including issues of fast-track zoning, infrastructure development, mixed land use, and the use of tax incentives.  Report by 12/31/2007.  Terminates on 6/30/2008.	TAC, FIN
HB 1111 (HSCR440)	RELATING TO ALCOHOL FUELS. Provides an income tax credit equal to the general excise tax assessed on gasoline.	EEP, FIN
HB 966 HD1 (HSCR509)	RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Modifies the composition of the contractors license board.  Requires at least 3 members of the contractors license board to be appointed from a list of nominees submitted from the speaker of the house of representatives and at least 3 from a list submitted by the president of the senate.  (HB966 HD1)	CPC, FIN
HB 1817 HD1 (HSCR628)	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows police officers to receive a maximum retirement allowance that shall not exceed 100% of their average final compensation. (HB1817 HD1)	LAB/PSM, FIN

Decision making to follow.