COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

SB 188 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1502)	RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT. Amends Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act by requiring a small business impact statement to be submitted to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board as early as possible in the review process.  Requires the board to notify a small business that they may complain to the ombudsman if the decision is to uphold an agency rule.  Expands board duties to include review of any proposed new or amended rule.  Makes housekeeping amendments.  (SB188 HD1)	EDB, CPC/JUD
SB 1116 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1371)	RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATION FEES. Regulates the imposition of rental application fees by landlords.  (SB1116 HD1)	HSH, CPC/JUD
SB 1419 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1435)	RELATING TO GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING. Protects consumers from price gouging in the purchase of gasoline during periods of abnormal disruption of the marketplace caused by extraordinary adverse circumstances.  (HD1)	EEP, CPC/JUD
HCR 287 HR 228	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT ON ITS EXPERIENCE WITH AND TO EVALUATE THE CURRENT SYSTEM FOR CONDOMINIUM DISPUTE RESOLUTION.	CPC/JUD

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

2:00 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 1961 SD1 (SSCR883)	RELATING TO BAIL. Creates a licensing requirement for bail bond agents.  Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to adopt rules for the process and procedure of obtaining a bail bond agent license.  Prohibits certain acts by bail bond agents.  Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations by bail bond agents.  Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to adopt rules regulating compensated sureties. (SD1)	JUD
SB 1636 SD2, HD2 (HSCR1406)	RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Amends definition of "substance abuse on-site screening test" to include tests used for forensic testing as a workplace testing device.  Requires that substance abuse testing be conducted according to the manufacturer's package insert, as an alternative to the Food and Drug Administration insert if there is no FDA insert.  Eliminates the use of tests for pre-employment screening.  Allows for the use of confirmatory test if forensic test result is positive.  (SB1636 HD2)	HLT, LAB, JUD
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
SB 1229 SD2 (SSCR1016)	RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. Requires scrap dealers to include a thumbprint of all persons redeeming copper in the required identification statement.  Requires scrap dealers to maintain record of transactions in copper and immediately email or fax it to police.  (SD2)	JUD
SB 946 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1426)	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. Effective July 1, 2112(SB946 HD1)	TRN, JUD
SB 1400 SD2, HD2 (HSCR1440)	RELATING TO FINANCIAL ABUSE. Requires financial institutions to report suspected instances of financial abuse directed towards, targeting, or committed against an elder to a local law enforcement agency or the department of human services.  (SB1400 HD1)	HSH, CPC, JUD
SB 1603 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1446)	RELATING TO LIABILITY. Makes permanent the temporary liability protection of state and county governments for public use of certain public beach parks and the acts or omissions of lifeguards. (SB1603 HD1)	WLH, JUD
SB 1665 (SSCR426)	RELATING TO ANIMALS. Creates a new offense of aggravated cruelty to pet animals.  Provides penalties.	JUD

2:10 p.m. AGENDA:

HCR 10	REQUESTING THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF MAUI COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT VARIOUS MEASURES REGARDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN THE COUNTY OF MAUI.	HLT, JUD
HCR 176/HR 138	URGING HAWAII'S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO USE THE "A CHILD IS MISSING" ALERT PROGRAM IN LOCATING MISSING PERSONS.	JUD

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Conference Room 308; State Capitol

2:00 p.m. AGENDA:

The following proposed House Drafts are available in Room 306:

SB 1447 PROPOSED HD2	RELATING TO HOUSING. PROPOSED HD2:  Provides appropriations to assist developers with third party reviews.	HSH, FIN
SB 798 PROPOSED HD2	RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. PROPOSED HD2:  Extends lapse date for disaster relief appropriations made by Act 118, SLH 2006.	PSM, FIN
SB 679 PROPOSED HD2	RELATING TO EMERGENCIES. PROPOSED HD2:  Establishes the Office of the Director of Disaster Preparedness and a Disaster Preparedness Commission to develop a disaster preparedness plan for Hawaii that includes the identification of hazards and hazard impact zones; disaster mitigation policies, requirements, and incentives; and best responses.	TAC/PSM, FIN

Decision making to follow.

2:45 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 1500 SD3, HD1 (HSCR1422)	MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION COUNTY SURCHARGE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS. Authorizes an emergency appropriation of $5,000,000 for the costs incurred in administering the county surcharge on state general excise tax.	TRN, FIN
SB 871 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1511)	RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING. Requires the Department of Education, in a partnership with the Department of Health, to establish a three-year food waste recycling pilot project within public school districts.  Makes a general fund appropriation for this purpose.	EDN/EEP, FIN
SB 750 SD3, HD1 (HSCR1458)	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Requires the Department of Taxation (DOTAX) to coordinate with the Hawaii Tourism Authority and each respective county to identify property owners subject to the transient accommodations tax who operate vacation rentals and bed and breakfast establishments. Allows audits of these owners and other enforcement actions to ensure compliance with applicable laws relating to the transient accommodations tax.  Requires the counties to share transient accommodations information with DOTAX.  Requires DOTAX to provide annual reports, including providing information on the estimated amount of general excise tax and transient accommodations tax revenue that is uncollected, and therefore lost, due to the lack of county enforcement.	TAC/EDB, FIN

Decision making to follow.

4:00 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 1060 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1441)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. Amends workers' compensation law, including limiting an employer's ability to terminate benefits, authorizing the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by the injured employee, specifying procedures for medical examinations by the employer's physician, establishing fines for violations, requiring the reporting of denials of claims and relevant information, and further restricting the director of labor and industrial relations' rulemaking authority.

LAB, CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

4:30 p.m. AGENDA:

SB 1792 SD3, HD1 (HSCR1451)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes the establishment of the Maui regional affiliate corporation under the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.  Establishes powers, duties, rights, and obligations of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and Maui regional affiliate corporation.

HLT, FIN

Decision making to follow.

4:45 p.m. AGENDA:

Decision making only (heard on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Agenda #4):

SB 1642 SD1 (HSCR1465)

RELATING TO LABOR. Amending section 89-9(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by clarifying that certain statutory actions shall not be used to invalidate collective bargaining agreements in effect on and after June 30, 2007, and such actions may be included in collective bargaining agreements.

LAB, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Thursday, March 29, 2007, Agenda #1):

SB 1283 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1431)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Allows University of Hawaii to use its allotment of moneys from the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund to pay for operating expenses of the new medical school facility in addition to paying debt service.

HED/HLT, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Thursday, March 29, 2007, Agenda #4):

SB 952 SD2 (HSCR1285)

RELATING TO KAHUKU HOSPITAL. Authorizes the Hawaii health systems corporation to acquire Kahuku hospital on negotiated terms.  Requires the director of health to assume a facilitating role during the transition period.  Makes an appropriation.

HLT, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Friday, March 30, 2007, Agenda #2):

SB 1756 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1497)	RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Expedites the designation of important agricultural lands by the Land Use Commission (LUC) by repealing the existing landowner/farmer process and the county process, and allowing the LUC to initiate the designation process and allowing landowners to petition the LUC for designation.  Allows the landowner petition for important agricultural land designation to take effect without the legislative enactment of incentive/protection legislation.  Establishes a list of permitted uses for important agricultural lands.  Revises the list of permitted uses for agricultural lands.	WLH/AGR, FIN
SB 1718 HD1 (HSCR1319)	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to BlueEarth Maui Biodiesel, LLC, for construction of a biodiesel refinery on Maui.	EEP, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Friday, March 30, 2007, Agenda #3):

SB 1612 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1437)

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.

EEP, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Monday, April 2, 2007, Agenda #1):

SB 898 SD1, HD1 (HSCR1504)

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY TAX INCENTIVES. Requires Department of Taxation to report to the Legislature on all available information and data collected from high technology businesses and thereafter submit an annual report of summary statistics on tax incentives and an evaluation of the effectiveness of high tech investment and research tax credits.  Requires qualified high technology businesses benefiting from the high tech business investment and research activities tax credits to submit employment information to the Department of Taxation.  Appropriates funds.

EDB, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Monday, April 2, 2007, Agenda #2):

SB 1920 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1459)

RELATING TO TAXATION. Improves the administration and transparency of the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Tax Credit.  Repeals the Hawaii Television and Film Development Board.

TAC/EDB, FIN

Decision making only (heard on Monday, April 2, 2007, Agenda #3):

SB 1919 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1444)	RELATING TO ASSET BUILDING. Establishes a self‑sufficiency standard that will determine the assistance allowance.  Establishes a refundable state earned income tax credit.  Provides financial education to TANF applicants and recipients.  Expands the provision of individual development accounts.  Appropriates funds.	HSH, FIN
SB 1504 SD2 (SSCR669)	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX RETURNS. Requires that the department of taxation, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall require the electronic, telephonic, or optical filing of tax returns under certain conditions; provides that a service fee shall not be required.	FIN

Decision making only (heard on Monday, April 2, 2007, Agenda #4):

SB 1093 SD2 (HSCR1415)

RELATING TO OCEAN HEALTH CONSENSUS. Appropriates funds for the center for conservation research and training at the University of Hawaii to develop and implement an ocean health consensus project to build community based consensus in Hawaii for managing ocean ecosystem resources.

WLH, FIN

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 148	URGING THE HAWAII ARTS CENTER FOR YOUTH, THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND THE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL TO WORK TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A FACILITY FOR THE HAWAII ARTS CENTER FOR YOUTH ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND DOLE STREET.	TAC/HED
HR 117	URGING THE HAWAII ARTS CENTER FOR YOUTH, THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND THE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL TO WORK TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A FACILITY FOR THE HAWAII ARTS CENTER FOR YOUTH ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND DOLE STREET.	TAC/HED
TAC only:
HCR 244	DECLARING SEPTEMBER 28 AS CONFUCIUS DAY IN HAWAII.	TAC
HR 195	DECLARING SEPTEMBER 28 AS CONFUCIUS DAY IN HAWAII.	TAC

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

9:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 288 HD1 (HSCR1657)	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY, AND THE HAWAII VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS FROM TAIWAN.	INT, TAC
HR 229 HD1 (HSCR1656)	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY, AND THE HAWAII VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS FROM TAIWAN.	INT, TAC

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

9:15 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 70	URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ELIMINATE MID-STREET CROSSWALKS ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THAT ARE NOT MONITORED BY A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING LIGHT.	TRN
HCR 137 HR 110	REQUESTING A STUDY OF STATE AND COUNTY INTERSECTIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TRAFFIC SIGNALS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS THE STREET.	TRN
HCR 139 HR 112	REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REPAIR AND REPAVING OF SIDE STREETS ALONG KALIHI STREET.	TRN
HCR 160 HR 127	URGING CONGRESS TO PASS, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SIGN, THE CAMERON GULBRANSEN KIDS AND CAR SAFETY ACT.	TRN
HCR 163	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A DIRECT ACCESS ON-RAMP FROM THE KANEOHE-BOUND LANES OF THE LIKELIKE HIGHWAY ONTO THE WINDWARD-BOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE H-3 FREEWAY TO KAILUA IN ORDER TO FACILITATE TRAVEL AND REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KANEOHE TOWN.	TRN
HCR 249 HR 199	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER BUILDING A BIKEWAY CORRIDOR ALONGSIDE THE FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEM AND UNDERNEATH THE ELEVATED SECTIONS.	TRN
HCR 303 HR 243	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROGRESS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF BIKE PLAN HAWAII 2003.	TRN
HCR 300 HR 240	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE COSTS OF, AND THE SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO TRAFFIC ROUNDABOUTS.	TRN

Please note that title and language to HCR 28 has been changed.  The Proposed House Draft is available in Room 433.

HCR 28	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND MODELS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES.	TRN
HCR 28 PROPOSED HD 1	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES FOR CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVING OFFENDERS.	TRN

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

10:15 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 198 HR 155

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF AN OPEN ROAD RACING EVENT ON OAHU.

TRN/PSM

Decision making to follow.

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

10:00 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HCR 162 HR 129	REQUESTING CERTAIN ACTION CONCERNING THE CONDUCTING OF A TEST TO CONVERT H-POWER ASH TO REUSABLE MATERIAL.	EEP/WLH
HR 130	REQUESTING A LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING ON THE COUNTIES' WASTEWATER PROBLEMS AND ISSUES.	EEP/WLH

Decision making to follow.