HREF 01-22-07 2

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		HOUSE BILLS
			Committee
H.B. NO.			REFERRAL

416	RELATING TO AIRPORTS. Exempts structures and improvements to land used for airport purposes from special management area permitting requirements and approval of county agencies.		TRN, WLH
417	RELATING TO MOTOR SCOOTER AND MOPED HELMET USAGE. Requires all operators and passengers of motor scooters and mopeds to wear helmets.		TRN, JUD
418	RELATING TO BINGO GAMES. Establishes requirements for the conduct of bingo games for lawful purposes.		EDB, JUD, FIN
419	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Exempts certain private property acquired by the board of land and natural resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of conservation district, land use, coastal zone management and county zoning laws, and any county subdivision regulations.		WLH
420	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Exempts certain private property acquired by the board of land and natural resources through gift or exchange from the requirements of land use, coastal zone management and county zoning laws, and any county subdivision regulations.		WLH
421	RELATING TO SHORT TERM INVESTMENT OF COUNTY MONEYS. Expands short term investment of county moneys to include commercial paper and bankers' acceptances.		FIN
422	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Provides a procurement exemption for the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority, Hawaii strategic development corporation, high technology development corporation, and contracted services with a legislative agency to prepare studies or reports for legislative submittal.		EDB, LMG, FIN
423	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE KEY INFORMATION ACCESS. Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to allow registered owners through a registered locksmith to access information necessary to produce replacement keys.		CPC
424	RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Appropriates funds for disaster preparedness initiatives.		PSM, FIN
425	RELATING TO GASOLINE. Prohibits the use of fractional pricing for the sale of gasoline.		CPC
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.		HSH/HLT, FIN
427	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th representative district.		FIN
428	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Increases the educational capital of the State through an appropriation to the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.		HED, FIN
429	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY. Authorizes the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Sacred Hearts Academy.		EDN, FIN
430	RELATING TO PAYDAY LENDING. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the payday lending industry through licensing. Appropriates funds to establish a financial literacy education program.		CPC, FIN
431	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A STUDY ON TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR COVERAGE. Funds a study group to address 24-hour coverage.		CPC, LAB, FIN
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.		PSM, FIN
433	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Requires each county to adopt an ordinance to participate in the community rating system of the National Flood Insurance Program. Appropriate funds to the counties to implement the Act.		WLH/PSM, FIN
434	RELATING TO AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON A STATE LOTTERY IN HAWAII. Requires an advisory referendum consisting of a question to be placed on the ballot for the general election of 2008 on whether the electorate wishes the State to legalize a state lottery to benefit education and rail transit in Hawaii.		EDN/TRN, JUD, FIN
435	RELATING TO MOPEDS. Requires mopeds to be inspected annually, to display a certificate of inspection, and to be operated only with an exhaust system that meets original manufacturer specifications.		TRN, JUD
436	RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires Med-QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care.		HSH/HLT, FIN
437	RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS. Provides certain instructors on contract with the University of Hawaii's outreach college with health benefits by including them as "employees" under the state employer-union trust fund law.		LAB, FIN
438	RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. Changes the percentage amount dedicated from the conveyance tax to the Rental Housing Trust Fund to an unspecified percentage amount.		HSH/WLH, FIN
439	RELATING TO STANDARD DEDUCTION. Raises the state standard deduction over a three-year period beginning in 2007.		FIN
440	RELATING TO TAXATION. Raises the state standard deduction over three years based on the federal standard deduction.		FIN
441	RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. Bans the operation of leaf blowers in Hawaii.		EEP, JUD
442	RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Exempts persons who are 75 years of age or older from jury duty.		JUD
443	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE. Amends motor vehicle muffler noise law to provide a schedule of increased fines for the second, third, and subsequent violations. Decreases the maximum penalty for the first violation from $250 to $100.		TRN, JUD
444	RELATING TO NOISE. Prohibits as disorderly conduct the operation of motorized equipment with noise levels exceeding 120 decibels, including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and other grounds maintenance equipment, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., any day of the week.		EEP, JUD
445	RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Mandates the collection and analysis of data on radio frequency radiation from cellular base station antennas and antenna towers. Mandates the counties to establish a permit process with public hearing requirements for cell phone towers, antennas, and other structures exceeding 10 feet in height.		WLH/HLT, FIN
446	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY. Authorizes the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Sacred Hearts Academy to finance the construction and improvement of its educational facilities.		EDN, FIN
447	RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Requires candidates for the office of U.S. senate, U.S. house of representatives, governor, county mayor, the state house of representatives, and the state senate to enter into a debate with their opponents before the primary election and after the primary election, but before the general election.		JUD, FIN
448	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Makes high school students receiving academic credit eligible to work as precinct officials. Requires the department of education to offer class credit to eligible high school students who work as precinct officials during elections.		EDN, JUD
449	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING. Prohibits as false motor vehicle advertising the use of the term "cost" as in "at cost", "below cost", or "off cost".		CPC
450	RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. Requires landlords of condominium units to provide tenants with at least thirty days notice of construction.		HSH, CPC
451	RELATING TO GRAFFITI. Increases penalties for graffiti.		JUD
452	RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Raises the age of consent to 17 years.		JUD
453	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. Appropriates moneys for the Hawaii state commission on the status of women for programming, travel, and office expenses.		HSH, FIN
454	RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE. Appropriates funds for the pilot perinatal clinic within the UH medical school department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health to help women with a history of substance abuse.		HED/HLT, FIN
455	RELATING TO FAMILY PLANNING. Provides funding for family planning clinical and contraceptive services; family planning health educators; education materials, multi-media equipment, and training; new outreach services.		HLT, FIN
456	RELATING TO MEDICAID. Requires department of human services to directly reimburse sellers of over-the-counter Plan B emergency contraception to women who are recipients of medicaid, without incurring expenses for recipients, who purchase such medication. Appropriations.		HSH, FIN
457	RELATING TO INCARCERATED PARENTS. Appropriates funds for the expansion of parent-child interaction programs such as the Strengthening Keiki of Incarcerated Parents project(SKIP) at State correctional facilities.		PSM, FIN
458	RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. Improves the capacity of law enforcement agencies to locate and return missing persons by adopting new procedures and by using technology and databases.		JUD, FIN
459	RELATING TO CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS. Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to the department of health and the women's caucus of the legislature to conduct a comprehensive educational media and speaking campaign about the causes and prevention of cervical cancer in the State.		HLT, FIN
460	RELATING TO MEDICAL TORTS. Amends the law relating to medical torts to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system in Hawaii.		HLT, CPC, JUD
461	RELATING TO DECABROMODIPHENYLETHER. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of televisions, computers, furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing commercial decabromodiphenylether after 6/30/10. Requires DOH to report to legislature prior to 2008 regular session.		HLT, EDB, CPC
462	RELATING TO AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. Establishes a statewide automated victim notification system to provide victims of crime with current information regarding the custody status of the defendant in the victim's case.		PSM, JUD, FIN
463	RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES. Requires the State to provide state employees with child care facilities and services. Permits State to charge for cost of child care.		LAB/HSH, FIN
464	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires recipients of state funding that provide sexual health education to provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception.		HLT, JUD
465	RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH Appropriates funding for a state drug policy study in order to provide the legislature with information to develop a comprehensive drug policy.		HLT, FIN
466	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information and emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim; requires training; includes penalties.		HLT, JUD
467	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds to the department of public safety and the office of youth services for the expansion of gender-responsive community based programs for women and girls.		PSM, FIN
468	RELATING TO MEDICAID. Requires the medically needy program to disregard an amount of income in determining eligibility for the program.		HSH, FIN
469	RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. Prohibits discrimination of domestic violence victims in real property transactions, specifically housing discrimination.		HSH, CPC/JUD
470	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a refundable state earned income tax credit.		FIN
471	RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATION FEES. Regulates the imposition of rental application fees by landlords.		HSH, CPC/JUD
472	RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations. Requires State to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations. Allows qualified expenditures for auto purchases. Raises the limit fiduciary organizations may use to cover administrative costs. Allows State to utilize federal funds for matching funds. Makes appropriation to department of human services for fiduciary organizations.		HSH, FIN
473	RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. Appropriates $ for FY 2007-2008 and $ for FY2008-2009 for the bridge to hope program to accommodate new federal temporary assistance for needy families program recipient-students to enable them to pursue education activities beyond the new two-year federal limit.		HSH, FIN
474	RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAX. Increases the conveyance tax rate for the sale of condominiums and single family residences for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption on property.		WLH, FIN
475	RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. Makes permanent the allocation of fifty per cent of the conveyance tax collections to the Rental Housing Trust Fund.		HSH, WLH, FIN
476	RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. Requires the compliance audit unit of the procurement office to conduct ongoing audits and monitoring of state contracts.		EDB, FIN
477	RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. Requires the denying authority to publish public notice of any denial of an application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Emergency Permit, SMA Minor Permit, and SMA Use Permit within twenty days after denial of the application.		WLH, FIN
478	RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Establishes a prepaid tuition program under the state post-secondary education commission.		HED, FIN
479	RELATING TO MAKUA VALLEY. Requires the State to revoke or renegotiate the permit that allows the U.S. Army to use Makua Valley for live-ammunition field exercises.		PSM, WLH, JUD, FIN
480	RELATING TO GRAFFITI. Requires persons determined to have caused graffiti damage to pay the cost of having the damaged property repaired or replaced.		JUD
481	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON THE BRIDGE OVER KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HAWAII KAI MARINA ON OAHU. Appropriates $ in FY 2007-2008 to department of transportation to install navigation lights on the bridge over Kalanianaole highway at the entrance to the Hawaii Kai marina, upon the provision by the United States Coast Guard of the necessary specifications.		TRN, FIN
482	RELATING TO CROSSWALKS. Prohibits placement of crosswalks on a public highway with two or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction unless there is a stop light or pedestrian crossing light.		TRN, PSM
483	RELATING TO CHECK CASHING. Requires the department of commerce and consumer affairs to regulate the check cashing industry through licensing requirements.		CPC, JUD
484	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Requires seller or seller's agent to provide buyer with disclosure of permitted uses and prohibited uses or activities on agricultural lands prior to sale.		WLH/AGR, CPC
485	RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. Establishes a preference to bidders who employ individuals with disabilities and certain public assistance recipients.		HSH/HLT, EDB
486	RELATING TO HOUSING. Makes housekeeping amendments to correct statutory references.		HSH, FIN
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.		HSH
488	RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH. Establishes a State designation of Native Hawaiian Health Centers which follow the mandates provided for in the federal Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.		WLH/HLT, FIN
489	RELATING TO ANIMALS. Prohibits the use of snares in hunting.		WLH, JUD
490	RELATING TO BIKEWAYS. Requires bikeways to be built wherever a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, relocated, or rehabilitated.		TRN, FIN
491	RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows conservation and resource enforcement officers of the department of land and natural resources to retire without penalty after 25 years of service, provided that they serve in that capacity for at least 5 years immediately prior to retirement		LAB/WLH, FIN
492	RELATING TO HEALTH. Directs the Auditor to do a management audit of the State Health Planning and Development Agency certificate of need program; makes an appropriation.		HLT, LMG, FIN
493	RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Increases the amount of marijuana a qualifying patient may have as an adequate supply from 3 to 6 mature plants, from 4 immature plants to 18 seedlings, and from 1 ounce to 24 ounces of usable marijuana. Establishes reciprocity with other states having medical marijuana laws.		HLT/PSM, JUD
494	RELATING TO SMALL BOAT RAMPS. Appropriates funds for cleaning, dredging, and other maintenance costs for small boat ramps throughout the State, including Kihei.		WLH, FIN
495	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides a general excise tax exemption for amounts received for the installation or purchase of renewable energy or solar or wind energy systems from taxpayers 55 and over, whose primary source of income is from a pension, who do not qualify for the renewable energy technologies tax credit.		EEP, FIN
496	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Increases the State Highway Fund's allotment and expenditure for bikeways to five per cent of federally eligible moneys and requires that five per cent of the Fund's moneys expended for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads be used to improve county walkways to enhance pedestrian use and access.		TRN, FIN
497	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Earmarks 2% of federally eligible moneys from the state highway fund for bikeways.		TRN, FIN
498	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LIFEGUARD SERVICES AT MAKENA STATE PARK ON MAUI. Makes an appropriation to provide for lifeguard service at Makena State Park on Maui.		WLH, FIN
499	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STATE PARK IN MAKENA, MAUI. Makes an appropriation to install a comfort station and camping area at the state park at Makena, Maui.		WLH, FIN
500	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.		FIN
501	RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT. Increases the low-income refundable tax credit.		FIN
502	RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS. Increases the personal tax exemption to $1,400 in 2007, $1,700 in 2008, and $2,000 in 2009 and thereafter.		FIN
503	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Authorizes department of accounting and general services to implement payroll deduction for state employees who wish to buy city and county of Honolulu bus passes. Requires coordination with the city and county of Honolulu.		LAB, FIN
504	RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR LE JARDIN ACADEMY. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Le Jardin Academy for the construction, improvement, and equipping of its educational facilities.		EDN, FIN
505	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Allows ceded lands to be used for the development of affordable housing.		WLH, HSH, FIN
506	RELATING TO ETHANOL. Extends the tax credit for qualified ethanol production facilities for 5 years from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2017.		EEP, FIN
507	RELATING TO BOATING. Prohibits the transfer of the small boat harbors to a county without legislative approval.		WLH, LMG, FIN
508	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
509	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
510	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN
511	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Short form bill relating to transportation.		TRN