HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Joey Manahan |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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7:30 AM |
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Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO VETERANS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. Prohibits protests within 300 feet of the entrance of any cemetery under control of the office of veterans' services from 60 minutes before to 60 minutes after a funeral.
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EBM, JUD |
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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. Creates the military affairs liaison special fund within a nonprofit entity to support the nonprofit entity's duties as the state liaison in matters relating to the military. Requires adjutant general, with the governor's concurrence, to select the nonprofit entity. Appropriates funds to the special fund.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS. Requires office of veterans' services to pay directly to a mortuary for services and to transport the remains of a deceased veteran who joined the New Filipino Scouts between 10/06/1945, and 06/30/1947, and died after 06/30/1994, to the Philippines upon submission of an unpaid invoice. Appropriates funds.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO VETERANS SERVICES. Establishes the veterans' services special fund to provide medical support services to Hawaii veterans. Establishes a veterans' service tax on liquor and deposits the revenue into the veterans' services special fund.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. Overrides the rulemaking authority of the procurement policy office for administrative rules adopted since 1/1/03. Reinstates the office's rulemaking authority on 1/1/11.
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EBM, JUD |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Raises the ceiling for bid security requirements from $25,000 to an unspecified sum.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Deletes the requirement for cooperative purchasing agreements to be made pursuant to rules adopted by the procurement policy board.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Deletes the requirement for cooperative purchasing agreements to be made pursuant to rules adopted by the procurement policy board.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Requires protestors for whom a protest is not sustained to reimburse the chief procurement officer or designee for administrative expenses incurred in connection with an administrative hearing or action in court.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT PROTESTS. Prohibits the chief procurement officer from delegating the officer's authority to resolve protested awards.
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EBM, JUD |
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RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Exempts GSA-approved vendors on procurements involving federal matching funds from certain sole source procurement provisions.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Requires the dismissal of a protest of an award of a contract if the reason for the protest is based upon an error in a bid that is less than one per cent of the bid amount.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SHARED SERVICES TECHNOLOGY. Establishes the Shared Services Technology Special Fund to allow departments and agencies to pool resources for common technology systems, hardware, and software.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Amends sections of chapter 210D, HRS (relating to community-based economic development), to update the provision of services provided by the community-based economic development technical and financial assistance program.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYEE INCREASE TAX CREDIT. Provides maximum tax credit of $8,500 for an employer that increases employee count over the prior taxable year.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Provides a tax credit for costs related to conducting medical technology research. (HB699 HD1)
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HLT, EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS. Regulates home occupations.
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EBM, HSG/WLO |
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RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. Creates an optional "ingenuity company" designation for LLCs. Requires an LLC with an ingenuity company designation to exercise its right to exclude conferred by any patent it has an interest in for a public purpose. Establishes reporting requirements.
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EBM, JUD |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. Establishes requirements for contractors who bid on state construction projects. Establishes penalties for non-compliance with such requirements.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Clarifies the operation of the high technology research and development loan and grant program to allow the State to catch up to increased federal award amounts since 1989. Gives priority to first-time small business innovation research and small business technology transfer award or contract recipients. Allows, rather than requires, the grant program to borrow funds from the Hawaii capital loan revolving fund.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business activities in Hawaii.
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EBM, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Amends the definition of engaging in business under section 237-2, HRS (general excise tax), to include persons who enter into an agreement with residents of the State where the person pays a commission for referral of potential customers.
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EBM, FIN |
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The following bill(s) is for decision-making purposes only to insert substantive provisions into the short form bill. A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date, at which time testimony will be accepted. |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Short form bill relating to economic development.
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EBM |
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As this is a decision making meeting only, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY will be accepted. |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 3 copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8479 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected].
Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
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________________________________________ Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey Chair |
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