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		HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
			Committee
H.R. NO.			REFERRAL

55	SUPPORTING H.R. 506, THE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP THROUGH CREATIVE FEDERALISM ACT.		HLT, CPC
56	OPPOSING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS ELIMINATING THE DEDUCTIBILITY OF CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY RESERVES.		CPC
57	SUPPORT OF SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE MULTI-STATE COMPLIANCE COMPACT.		CPC, FIN

		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
			Committee
H.C.R. NO.			REFERRAL

64	SUPPORTING H.R. 506, THE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP THROUGH CREATIVE FEDERALISM ACT.		HLT, CPC
65	OPPOSING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS ELIMINATING THE DEDUCTIBILITY OF CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY RESERVES.		CPC, FIN
66	SUPPORT OF SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE MULTI-STATE COMPLIANCE COMPACT.		CPC

		HOUSE BILLS
			Committee
H.B. NO.			RE-REFERRAL

1974, HD 1	RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Requires the Office of International Affairs to support activities commemorating Peace Day. Appropriates funds. (HB1974 HD1)		INT, TAC
1975, HD 1	RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Establishes a Legislative Protocol Fund to welcome and extend protocol courtesies to visiting international dignitaries and government officials. (HB1975 HD1)		INT/LMG, FIN
2354	RELATING TO INDEMNITY. Provides that the State indemnifies the owner of an irrigation system, dam, or reservoir for tort liability under certain conditions.		WLH/AGR, FIN
2509	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. Establishes a state program for collection, recycling, enforcement, and monitoring of covered electronic devices; establishes program funding through the electronic device recycling fund.		EEP, FIN
2540	RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides an income tax and general excise tax exemption for companies that provide potable water and are exempt under section 501(c)(12) of the IRC and collect at least 85% of its income from members for the sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses.		FIN
2672	RELATING TO PARKING. Clarifies that comptroller has authority over "parking facilities within the comptroller's jurisdiction". Repeals cap on allowable balance in the state parking revolving fund. Requires state officials' and employees' parking fees to be adjusted annually in accordance with collective bargaining wage adjustments.		LAB, FIN
2966	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Permits certain lessees of sites on public lands to sublet the whole or part of the demised premises without approval of the board of land and natural resources; provided that the sublease term shall not exceed one week, the rent charged to the sublessee shall not exceed an amount necessary for the lessee to cover the lessee's operational costs, and the demised premises shall be used substantially for the purposes for which it was originally intended.		FIN
3047	RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Clarifies certain limitations regarding the State's liability in tort cases and brings State liability in line with similar federal liability in many cases.		TRN, JUD, FIN
3048	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY. Clarifies that government entities are only liable in certain cases for the percentage share of the damages they actually caused; changes definition of "similar circumstances" concerning joint liability in certain motor vehicle accidents.		TRN, JUD, FIN
3106	RELATING TO GRADUATES OF FOREIGN ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAMS. Requires applicants for acupuncture licensure who graduated from foreign institutes to have their educational information evaluated by a professional crediting evaluator as a prerequisite for taking an exam and getting a license in Hawaii.		HLT, CPC
3348	RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Appropriates funds for the purpose of funding the Hawaii Preservation Fund endowment. Prohibits release of funds until the appropriated funds are matched by private contributions. (HB3348 HD1)		TAC, FIN