HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2009

 

 

February 13, 2009

 

 

16th Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Representative Faye P. Hanohano

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

Received communication returning House Bill No. 302, H.D. 1, having passed Third Reading in the Senate.

 

Received communications transmitting Senate Bill Nos. 123, S.D. 1, 697 and 715, all having passed Third Reading in the Senate.

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 214

H.B. No. 696, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

(Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Collective Bargaining Unit)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment    

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 215

H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MEDICAL INJURIES.

(Medical Injuries; Health Court)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 216

H.B. No. 1317, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RURAL PHYSICIANS TAX CREDIT.

(Tax Credit; Physicians; Rural Areas)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 217

H.B. No. 1378, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.

(Health Care; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Primary Care Provider; Prescriptive Authority)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 218

H.B. No. 1776

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

(Welfare; Inmates; Reports to Department of Human Services)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services                                                                  

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 219

H.B. No. 232

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

(Public Safety; Freedom of Information; Out-of-State Prisons)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 220

H.B. No. 336, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION FOR ARRESTEES OF VIOLENT CRIMES.

(Crime)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 221

H.B. No. 1149

 

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

(Controlled Substances)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary                                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 222

H.B. No. 1629

 

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

(Public Buildings; Emergency Shelters)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 223

H.B. No. 383

 

RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE.

(Civil Defense)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Housing/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                                                             

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 224

H.B. No. 1014, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES.

(Enhanced 911 Services)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 225

H.B. No. 1658

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Traditional Hawaiian Navigation; Voyaging Canoes; Pilot Program)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Education                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 226

H.B. No. 905

 

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

(OHA Package; Native Hawaiians; Aha Kiole Advisory Committee)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 227

H.B. No. 1665

 

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS.

(Government-owned Hawaiian fishponds; prohibition on sale.)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 228

H.B. No. 908, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

(University of Hawaii; Tuition Waivers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education                         

 

            Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 229

H.B. No. 1071, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MORTGAGE SERVICERS.

(Mortgage Servicers; Regulation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 230

H.B. No. 991, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Loan Repayments)

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 231

H.B. No. 691, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES.

(Health Professional Shortages; Physician Loan Repayment Program)

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs/Agriculture

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 232

H.B. No. 988, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

(Procurement; Hawaii Products; Preference)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 233

H.B. No. 1606, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LEASEHOLD CONVERSION.

(Leasehold Conversion; Business Properties)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 234

H.B. No. 984, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

(Hawaii Communications Commission; Broadband Regulation; Broadband Franchising; Broadband Permitting)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce                                                               

 

            Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 235

H.B. No. 86

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Board of Education; Student Member)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 236

H.B. No. 483

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Education; School Supplies; Debit Card System)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 237

H.B. No. 1376

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(School Facilities; Facilities Alignment Commission)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 238

H.B. No. 650

 

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

(Public Schools; Keanae School.)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 239

H.B. No. 1431, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(School Impact Fees)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                                                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 240

H.B. No. 1648, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Education; Children with Disabilities)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Health                                                  

 

            Education/Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 241

H.B. No. 1082, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH INCOME TAX CREDIT.

(Donations to STEM Programs; Income Tax Credit)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                        

 

            Public Safety

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 242

H.B. No. 397, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

(Fireworks; Surcharge Tax)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 243

H.B. No. 398, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

(Fireworks; Counties)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Transportation

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 244

H.B. No. 1159

 

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

(Highway; Safety; Reckless Driving; Traffic Violations)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

            Transportation

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 245

H.B. No. 1163

 

RELATING TO HARBORS.

(Harbors; Indemnification)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 246

H.B. No. 53, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

(Antique Motor Vehicles)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 247

H.B. No. 963, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND.

(Works of Art Special Fund; Bishop Museum; Iolani Palace)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Hawaiian Affairs                            

 

            Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 248

H.B. No. 701, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

(Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Direct Patient Care Services)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 249

H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ABOUT FACE PROGRAM.

(TANF; About Face Program)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Human Services                             

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 250

H.B. No. 1601, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

(Real Property; Leasehold)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Human Services/Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 251

H.B. No. 703

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Medicaid; Federal Funds; Disproportionate Share Hospital Allowance Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 252

H.B. No. 704

 

RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES.

(Health; Home Care Agencies; Licensing; Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Human Services/Health

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 253

H.B. No. 705

 

RELATING TO HEALTH.

(Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility; Long-Term Care)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 254

H.B. No. 1064

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET SHORTFALL.

(Appropriation; Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

            Human Services

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 255

H.B. No. 736

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

(Asset Building Task Force; Earned Income Tax Credit)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 256

H.B. No. 739, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES.

(TANF Funds; Allocation of Expenditures)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 257

H.B. No. 960, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

(Tourism Emergency)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Public Safety                                  

 

            Water, Land, & Ocean Resources

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 258

H.B. No. 1808, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COASTAL AREAS.

(Coastal Areas; Public Access)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Hawaiian Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 259

H.B. No. 1806, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

(Aha Moku; Aha Kiole Council; Aha Ahupua'a Council)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources                                                             

 

            Human Services

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 260

H.B. No. 724

 

RELATING TO INCOME TAX.

(Income Tax Check Off; Child Abuse; Hawaii Children's Trust Fund; Domestic Violence.)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                                                                                                             

 

            Judiciary

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 261

H.B. No. 782, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT.

(Uniform Mediation Act)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance                                                                                                                                        

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 262

H.B. No. 279, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY.

(Renewable Energy Branch; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Energy & Environmental Protection                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 263

H.B. No. 281, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT.

(Environment)

 

AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Energy & Environmental Protection                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 264

H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.

(Water Quality)

 

AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Energy & Environmental Protection                         

 

            Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 265

H.B. No. 1704, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

(Energy Independence; Government-Industry Consortium)

 

AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs                                                                      

 

 

 

 

6.         Introduction of Resolutions

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 15