HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2009
February 18, 2009
18th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Invocation - Representative Sharon E. Har
1. Roll Call
2. Reading of the Journal
3. Messages from the Governor
4. Senate Communications
Received communications transmitting Senate Bill Nos. 120, S.D. 1, and 264, both having passed Third Reading in the Senate.
ORDER OF THE DAY
5. Reports of Standing Committees
Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS. (Gas Pipeline Systems)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Sunset; Naphtha Fuel Tax; Power Generation)
REFER TO Finance |
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Transportation
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RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLES. (Traffic Infractions; Rental Motor Vehicles)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO SIDEWALKS. (Bicycles; Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices; Skateboards; Roller Skates; Business Districts )
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. (Traffic Abstract; Expungement of Violations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. (Audible Reverse Warning Systems)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Transportation
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. (Traffic Violations; Excessive Speeding; Proof of Financial Responsibility)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING. (Motor Vehicle Driver Licensing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO INTRA-STATE AVIATION. (Taxes; Intrastate Aviation; Foreign Trade Zone; Exemption)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Public Private Partnerships; Transportation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Procurement; Security Contracts; Department of Transportation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Transportation
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RELATING TO AIRPORT CONCESSIONS. (Airports; Airport Concessions; Leases)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Higher Education/Legislative Management
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. (Family Leave)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Group Health Insurers; Small Business)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF HEARING NOTICES. (Public Utilities Commission; Public Hearings)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. (Business Registration)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Delinquent Condominium Assessments; Fee Caps)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (Office of Consumer Protection; Consumer Complaints; Public Access)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Housing
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. (Public Housing; Minimum Rent; Preferences)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Condominiums; Solar Energy; Wind Energy)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Public Utilities Commission; Renewable Energy)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES. (Vehicle Efficiency; Tire Pressure Gauges; Tire Inflation Devices)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO MOBILE BILLBOARDS. (Advertising; Mobile Billboards; Prohibition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO NOISE. (Noise; Yard Equipment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. (Underground Storage Tanks)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. (Deposit Beverage Container Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO GRAY WATER RECYCLING. (Wastewater; Gray Water Recycling)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST DIAMOND HEAD RENEWABLE RESOURCES, LLC. (Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Diamond Head Renewable Resources, LLC)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR BETTER PLACE HAWAII, INC. (Energy; Better Place Hawaii, Inc.; Special Purpose Revenue Bonds)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BIOENERGY HAWAII, LLC. (Energy; BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC; Special Purpose Revenue Bonds)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. (Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; LifeGrid Solutions, LLC)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO NURSE AIDES. (Nurse Aide Certification)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. (Renewable Energy Technologies; Tax Credit; Solar Water Heating)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Condominiums)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Legislative Management
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RELATING TO HAWAII'S ECONOMY. (State Economy; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS STATEMENTS. (State Ethics Commission; Disclosure of Financial Interests by Legislators)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (Condominiums; Assessments; Aging in Place)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (Landlord-Tenant; Domestic Violence Victims; Cancellation of Lease)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. (Domestic Violence Protection)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. (Temporary Guardianship of Minor; Twelve-Month Maximum)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CHILD CARE. (Child Care; Misrepresentation by Providers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. (Visitation Enforcement)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO SERVICE OF COURT ORDERS. (Service of Process; Protective and Temporary Restraining Orders)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. (Individual Development Accounts; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. (Notification; Silver Alert)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING. (Random Drug Testing; Welfare Applicants; Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT. (Child Development Account)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS. (Federal Financial Assistance for Independent Living Services and Centers)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS. (Emergency Domestic Violence Shelters; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. (TANF; Homeless Assistance for Domestic Violence Victims)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. (Public Assistance)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO ASSISTANCE FOR AGED, BLIND, AND PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED PERSONS. (Public Assistance; Aged, Blind, and Permanently and Totally Disabled Persons)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS. (Protective Order; Review)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO PERSONS COMMITTED TO THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES OR TO THE CUSTODY OR CARE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES. (Office of Youth Services; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facilities)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS. (Guardianship Proceedings; Notice)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Human Services
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RELATING TO INVESTIGATORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. (Department of Human Services Investigators)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OF COURT. (Contempt of Court; Domestic Violence; Testimony)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
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RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII ENDOWMENT FUND. (Honolulu Symphony; Endowment Fund; Unmatched Pledges)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. (TAT; Product Development; Cultural Programs)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. (Hawaii Tourism Authority; Contracts; Two-Year Limit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. (Hawaii Tourism Authority; Appointment of Board Members)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TOURISM. (Tourism Special Fund; Additional TAT Revenue Distribution)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. (State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Income Tax Check-off)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
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RELATING TO THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. (Works of Art Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND. (Works of Art Special Fund; Appropriation Transfer; Suspension)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. (Stadium Authority; Membership; Appointment Process)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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Agriculture
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. (Public Utilities; Rates; Agriculture)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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Agriculture
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RELATING TO PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL PARKS. (Agriculture; Private Agricultural Parks)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources |
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RELATING TO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. (Agriculture; Irrigation Systems; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Agriculture/Transportation
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. (Invasive Species; Fee; Freight)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Agriculture/Higher Education
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RELATING TO VOG. (Vog Research; Prevention of Vog Damage)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. (Counties; Criminal History Record Checks)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. (Employment; Discriminatory Practices; Disability)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. (Workers' Compensation; Vog)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO VOLCANIC EMISSIONS. (Vog; Sulfur Dioxide; Occupational Safety and Health Standards)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. (Workers' Compensation; Medical Examinations; Selection of Physicians)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. (Employees; Contractors)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT. (State Comprehensive Employment Training Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. (Deferred Compensation Plan)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CERTAIN FUNDS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. (Trust Funds; Automation of Disability Compensation Division)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Taxation; Deferred Compensation Plan)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. (Public Works; Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Prevailing Wages)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. (Employees' Retirement System; No Benefit Enhancements)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO LABOR. (Little Davis Bacon Act; Fringe Benefits; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. (Public Employment; Exempt Civil Service)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO SALARIES. (Salary freeze)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING. (Electronic Waste Recycling)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. (Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Carbon Diversion Incorporated)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Judiciary
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RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. (Unclaimed Property; Affidavit of Ownership)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Judiciary
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RELATING TO GRAFFITI. (Graffiti Eradication Sentencing Program; Judiciary)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES STATEWIDE. (Emergency Appropriation; Electricity; Judiciary)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. (DNA Analysis Fee; Priority of Payment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO SENTENCING. (Sex Offenders; Sentencing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION. (State Identification; Counties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Judiciary
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RELATING TO HAZARDS. (Hazard Mitigation; Private Property)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO DEAD HUMAN BODIES. (Dead Bodies; Prohibitions; Penalty)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO DEAD HUMAN BODIES. (Dead Bodies; Commercial Display)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES. (Juvenile Interstate Compact)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. (Contractors; Public Works Projects; Ineligible Employees)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Judiciary
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RELATING TO SENTENCING. (Sentencing)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS. (Government Tort Liability)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO AIRPORTS. (Airports; Indemnification)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE HOMELESS. (Homeless; Return Home)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Tax Credit; High Technology; Department of Defense)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Agriculture
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MAKING A GRANT-IN-AID APPROPRIATION TO THE COUNTIES TO FINANCE DROUGHT MITIGATION PROJECTS AND MEASURES. (Drought Mitigation; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Agriculture/Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES. (Renewable Energy Facilities; Conservation District; Agricultural District; Special Management Area)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Energy & Environmental Protection |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER SYSTEMS. (Agricultural Water Systems; ADC)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Taxpayer Non-Compliance Identification Program; Establishment)
AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs |
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6. Introduction of Resolutions
7. Announcements
Committee Referral Sheet No. 17