HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2009

April 22, 2009

51^st Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation -   Ms. Jeannin-Melissa Russo

1.         Roll Call

2.         Reading of the Journal

3.         Messages from the Governor

Received message numbers 296 and 297 informing the House that the following Senate Bills were signed into law on April 21, 2009:

S.B. No. 92                         Act 011

S.B. No. 1113, S.D. 1       Act 012

Received message number 298 requesting immediate passage of House Bill No. 1364 to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (Act 158, SLH 2008) to authorize appropriations of federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009. 

4.         Senate Communications

                        See addendum

ORDER OF THE DAY

5.         Unfinished Business

Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 1	H.B. No. 1741, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. (Conveyance Tax; Distribution) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING
Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 2	H.B. No. 1747, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Income Tax Rates) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING
Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 3	H.B. No. 1175, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, C.D. 1 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Cigarette Tax Increase) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING
Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 4	H.B. No. 895, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1 RELATING TO TAX ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS OTHER THAN CIGARETTES. (Tobacco Products Tax Increase) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING
Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 51	S.B. No. 199, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Tax Credits; Partner's Distributive Share) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING
Conf. Comm. Rep. No. 52	S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1 RELATING TO TAXATION. (Transient Accommodations Tax Rate; Excess Revenue) AS AMENDED, PASS FINAL READING

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

Transportation
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1860	S.C.R. No. 50 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY EXTENSION, MID-LEVEL ROAD, IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I. REFER TO Finance
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1861	S.C.R. No. 109 ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FERRY SYSTEM FROM THE HOAKALEI RESORT AND MARINA IN EWA BEACH TO DOWNTOWN HONOLULU. REFER TO Finance
Transportation/Energy & Environmental Protection
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1862	S.C.R. No. 126, S.D. 1 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN HAWAII. REFER TO Finance
Agriculture
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1863	S.C.R. No. 37 REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR A STATE ORGANIC PROGRAM TO UNIFY THE STATE'S ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS. REFER TO Finance
Agriculture
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1864	S.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE HAWAII FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS AMENDED, REFER TO Higher Education/Education
Hawaiian Affairs
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1865	S.C.R. No. 127 URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADOPT THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. REFER TO Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs
Agriculture
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1866	S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR INCREASING AID AND ASSISTANCE TO CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS. AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance
Agriculture
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1867	H.R. No. 134, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF PLANTING NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED KALO IN THE REFLECTING POOL THAT SURROUNDS THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING. FOR ADOPTION
Agriculture/Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1868	S.C.R. No. 72, H.D. 1 REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PREVENT INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ENTERING THE STATE OF HAWAII. AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION
Transportation
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1869	S.C.R. No. 119 RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF BICYCLING. FOR ADOPTION
Hawaiian Affairs
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1870	S.C.R. No. 66, S.D. 1 REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP HONORING PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE. FOR ADOPTION

7.         Announcements

Committee Referral Sheet No. 59

Addendum

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing to amendments proposed by the House, has moved to agree, and has passed the following Senate Bills on Final Reading:

S.B. No. 161, H.D. 1

S.B. No. 190, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

S.B. No. 537, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

S.B. No. 718, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

S.B. No. 896, S.D. 1, H.D. 2

S.B. No. 979, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

S.B. No. 1056, S.D. 2, H.D. 2

Received communications informing the House that the Senate has made changes to Senate conferee assignments to the following Senate Bills and House Bill:

S.B. No. 50, S.D. 1, H.D. 2	Senator Kokubun added as conferee.
S.B. No. 848, H.D. 1	Senator Baker added as Co-Chair.
H.B. No. 300, H.D. 1, S.D. 2	Senator Tsutsui added as conferee.

Received communications informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following Senate Bills:

S.B. No. 50, S.D. 1, H.D. 2	Hee, Chair; Gabbard, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Hemmings
S.B. No. 638, S.D. 2, H.D. 1	Hee, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Kokubun
S.B. No. 721, H.D. 1	Hee, Chair; Bunda, Fukunaga, Hemmings
S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1 H.D. 2	Hee, Chair; Bunda, Fukunaga, Hemmings

Received communications informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following House Bill:

H.B. No. 834, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

Ige, Chair; Gabbard, Co-Chair; Hemmings