OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 34
26th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 6, 2008
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Committee Abbreviations:
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AGR - Agriculture |
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CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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EDB - Economic Development & Business Concerns |
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EDN - Education |
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EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection |
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FIN - Finance |
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HED - Higher Education |
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HLT - Health |
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HSH - Human Services & Housing |
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INT - International Affairs |
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JUD - Judiciary |
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LAB - Labor & Public Employment |
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LMG - Legislative Management |
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PSM - Public Safety & Military Affairs |
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TAC - Tourism & Culture |
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TRN - Transportation |
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WLH - Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs |
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REFERRAL
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RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. Allows two or more members of a board to discuss official board business to enable them to perform their duties.
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JUD |
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RELATING TO MAKUA. Establishes a Makua reserve commission to oversee preservation and restoration activities in Makua valley on Oahu. (SD1)
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PSM, WLH, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the public utilities commission to study one priority region for each county statewide to develop with input from the utilities a plan for the undergrounding of overhead utility lines for health and safety purposes. Funds for the study shall be appropriated out of the public utilities commission special fund. (SB2191 SD2)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. Requires the department of health to conduct an independent analysis on the structural stability of the ash monofill relating to requested modification to the existing permit for the Waimanalo gulch sanitary landfill. (SB2192 SD2)
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EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON OCEAN WATERS. Adds regulatory function over commercially permitted use of government and private boating facilities and commercial activities in private marinas. (SB2196 SD2)
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. Provides a tax credit to encourage the preservation and protection of conservation land in the State. (SB2198 SD2)
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WLH/AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS. Prescribes the procedure to be followed at certain neighborhood board meetings, such as the information that may be included in the written public notice, the information that the board may receive on a matter, and the deliberation and decision‑making process. (SB2201 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Clarifies campaign spending law relating to electronic filing of reports; clarifies that "ordinary and customary" expenditures are allowable under campaign spending law; clarifies that the campaign spending commission shall not issue rules through the issuance of an advisory opinion; clarifies that in the case of a corporation or company using funds from its own treasury, there shall be no limit on contributions or expenditures to the corporation or company noncandidate committee; clarifies who is subject to administrative fines for violations relating to campaign contributions and expenditures; doubles the amount a candidate can transfer from campaign or surplus funds to a community or charitable organization. (SB2004 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO CRIME. Enables prosecution of human trafficking under Hawaii law by creating new offense of sexual exploitation of a minor, amending existing kidnapping, extortion, and prostitution offenses, and including sexual exploitation of a minor in definition of racketeering. Eliminates distinction between minors under 18 and minors under 16 for purposes of promoting prostitution. Makes victims of sexual exploitation of a minor and promoting prostitution in the first degree eligible for crime victim compensation. Eff. July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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HSH, JUD |
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RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE PROGRAM. Expands the bridge to hope program to enable all heads of household in the first-to-work program to pursue education beyond the federal limit of one year of vocational education. (SB2214 SD2)
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HSH, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEAT. Requires grocers to list the country of origin of all beef, pork, poultry, and lamb sold. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. Requires electronic monitoring of persons convicted of violating a domestic abuse temporary restraining order or protective order. Effective 01/01/09. (SB2218 SD1)
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HSH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Expands QUEST coverage for post-pregnancy interconception care to up to six months. Appropriates funds for this purpose. (SB2219 SD2)
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HSH/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER. Establishes a global youth center under the University of Hawaii. (SB2233 SD1)
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HED/INT, FIN |
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RELATING TO UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES. Makes it a violation of the statewide traffic code to leave a child unattended in a motor vehicle. Effective on approval. Requires the examiner of drivers to test driver's license applicants for knowledge of this offense. Requires notice of law in rental cars. Effective on 10/1/2008. (SB2245 SD1)
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TRN, JUD |
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RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD ALLOWANCE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. Extends the timeframe in which a former foster youth may apply for a higher education board allowance. Provides former foster youth who are between 22 and 26 years of age as of July 1, 2008, and who are already attending a higher education institution, the opportunity to apply for a higher education board allowance within a year. Increases the maximum age for the benefit. Sets a maximum benefit length of 60 months. (SB2246 SD2)
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HSH/HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Directs the department of education to conduct a study of converting hard cover textbooks to e-books. Report to 2009 legislature.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 BOARD. Deletes quorum by proxy and authorization for a board member to vote by proxy submitted in writing to the board. Permits quorum to be established by the physical presence of any 6 members of the board. (SB2258 SD1)
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PSM, CPC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Extends the sunset date to 7/1/2011, for voluntary employees' beneficiary association trusts pilot program established pursuant to Act 245, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, as amended. (SB2262 SD1)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the University of Hawaii board of regents to publicly disclose in open meetings: (1) compensation offered to newly hired employees; (2) changes in compensation offered to existing employees for administrative positions in the UH system filled by excluded employees; and (3) all budgetary expenditures made by the board of regents. (SD2)
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HED, JUD |
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RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. Establishes an additional 5% tax credit for qualified production costs incurred by a qualified production in any county of the State; provided that the qualified production employs workers who are Hawaii residents, who are paid a minimum base rate of $200 per day (calculated on the industry standard ten-hour day, excluding overtime), who participate in on-the-job training, or complete a motion picture, digital media, or film production training course, and are certified as a trainee by the film industry branch of the department of business, economic development, and tourism; establishes a motion picture, digital media, or film production training course; appropriates funds. (SB2273 SD2)
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EDB/TAC, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Exempts new multi-family housing condominium developments of seventy-five units or more from certain state and county affordable housing requirements. (SD1)
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WLH/HSH |
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RELATING TO KAKAAKO. Increases the reserved housing requirement for a planned development with a height of more than forty-five feet or a floor area that equals or exceeds 1.5 times the lot area for such development in the Kakaako community development district, mauka area for lots one acre or more in size. (SB2294 SD2)
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RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Allows two or more board members to discuss their individual positions or attend meetings or presentations relating to board business under certain circumstances. Allows members to be polled on official board business outside of meetings under certain circumstances. (SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR EXTENDED TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT. Authorizes extended term of imprisonment for felony offenses committed against pregnant women. (SB2301 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Discontinues the insurance division's insurance existing fraud investigations unit and establishes a new insurance fraud investigations branch to prevent, investigate, and prosecute insurance fraud in all lines of insurance except workers' compensation. (SB2223 SD1)
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CPC/JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Recognizes that a reciprocal insurer and its attorney-in-fact shall be considered as a single entity for tax purposes and not be subject to general excise taxes in order to avoid the effect of double taxation. (SB2315 SD2)
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes a working group to consider the feasibility of creating within the University of Hawaii college of engineering an institute of robotics or a related institute or program with consideration of the appropriate background science and technology fields, and application areas, on which an institute or other program will focus; requires report on its findings and recommendations to the 2010 legislature. (SD2)
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Repeals exemption from civil service of the first and second deputy sheriff; requires the deputy director for law enforcement and the sheriff to be graduates of a law enforcement academy. Grandfathers in incumbents of the deputy director and sheriff positions. Eff. 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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PSM/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires out-of-state detention facilities holding Hawaii prisoners under a contract with the State to make public information about the operation of the prison; provides exemptions pursuant to chapter 92, HRS. (SD1
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PSM, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE AUDITOR. Requires the auditor to conduct performance audits of private prisons on the mainland that house Hawaii prisoners. Makes appropriation. (SB2342 SD2)
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PSM, LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the department of public safety to establish performance indicators to ensure that the department is in compliance with the Community Safety Act of 2007. Requires quarterly reports to the legislature, using key performance indicators, such as inmate drug test failure rates, educational goals achieved, reentry plans, post-incarceration employment, victim restitution paid, and recidivism rates. (SD1)
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PSM, FIN |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Establishes guiding principles to be used by state agencies when dealing with children of incarcerated parents. (SD1)
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PSM, JUD |
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Amends Hawaii Penal Code to make sexual assault against a person who is mentally defective a "strict liability" offense. (SB2363 SD2)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Prohibits text messaging or e-mailing using electronic wireless communication device while driving; provides exemptions for authorized emergency vehicles, messages to report illegal activity or to summon help in an emergency situation, emergency alert messages, messages related to the operation of a motor vehicle or an accessory component, global positioning or navigation systems permanently affixed to the vehicle. Provides that a violation occurs only if the driver is involved in an accident, and that the driver bears the burden of proving that the driver was not text messaging or e-mailing at the time of the accident (SD2)
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RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SALES. Requires electronic logs of pseudoephedrine sales to be made via an Excel worksheet provided by the department of public safety narcotics enforcement division and maintained for two years in a form searchable by law enforcement. (SD1)
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HLT, PSM, JUD |
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RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Clarifies awards procedures for federal small business innovation research grants or federal small business technology transfer program grants.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Clarifies definitions relating to language access. Expands language access advisory council membership to include county resident representatives and a representative of the disability and communication access board. (SD2)
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Makes assault of a person employed at a state-operated or ‑contracted mental health facility a class C felony. (SD1)
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HLT, JUD |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES. Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to assist Castle Medical Center. (SB2397 SD2)
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO DECRIMINALIZATION OF MINOR OFFENSES PURSUANT TO ACT 124, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2005. Decriminalizes minor offenses outside the Penal Code pursuant to Act 124, SLH 2005. (SB2400 SD1)
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JUD |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes LRB to compile and analyze existing studies of the various state-funded portions of medicaid-sponsored programs offered by the State pursuant to chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including medicaid and med-QUEST; makes appropriation. (SD1)
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HLT/HSH, LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to acquire lands owned by the Galbraith Estate in central Oahu; Appropriates funds for the acquisition of land in Wahiawa, Oahu, currently owned by the George Galbraith Estate. (SD2)
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WLH, FIN |
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