HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2008
January 30, 2008
9th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Invocation - Reverend Thomas Okano
Bishop of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
1. Roll Call
2. Reading of the Journal
3. Messages from the Governor
Received messages 234 and 235.
Received message numbers 236 to 244 requesting immediate passage of the following House Bills authorizing emergency appropriations:
H.B. No. 2694 appropriates $47,142 in general funds for operations of the Judicial Selection Commission.
H.B. No. 3037 appropriates $271,852 in special funds to Aloha Stadium for payment of electricity, sewer, refuse and insurance premium bills.
H.B. No. 3038 appropriates $1,000,000 in general funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services for electricity payments.
H.B. No. 3140 appropriates $10,000,000 in general funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for program operations and repayment to the Department of Budget and Finance for a loan made to cover payroll and risk management costs for liability insurance.
H.B. No. 3146 appropriates $10,000,000 in general funds to the Department of Health for ongoing services provided by the adult mental health division.
H.B. No. 3152 appropriates $1,807,539 in general funds to the Department of Health for ambulance service contract collective bargaining costs.
H.B. No. 3161 appropriates $14,000,000 in general funds to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for payment of accounts payable.
H.B. No. 3197 appropriates $21,253,032 in state highway funds to the Department of Transportation for operations and maintenance of the state highway system.
4. Senate Communications
ORDER OF THE DAY
5. Reports of Standing Committees
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (Financial Institution Name Fraud; Banks)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Health
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RELATING TO THE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY. (Organ Donor Registry)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CIGARETTES. (Fire-Safe Cigarettes; State Fire Council)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. (Domestic Violence; Pilot Project)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. (Self-sufficiency Standard; DBEDT)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Development & Business Concerns |
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RELATING TO CARE HOMES. (Care Homes; Increase Payments; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. (State Commission on Fatherhood; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. (Workers' Compensation; Employment Exclusion)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Life Settlements Model Act; Stranger-Originated Life Insurance)
AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (County Examiners; Inspection Stations)
AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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6. Introduction of Resolutions
H.R. No. 53 URGING THE president of the UNITED STATES to AGREE TO AN ECONOMY-WIDE REDUCTION IN ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND to commit the united states to A BINDING INTERNATIONAL TREATY THAT WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID GLOBAL REDUCTION IN ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATION.
7. Announcements
Committee Referral Sheet No. 10
Committee Referral Sheet No. 11