HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2011

 

 

March 21, 2011

 

 

34th Day

 

Invocation -

Pastor James Reed

Friendship Bible Church

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 186.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

 

H.R. No. 287

CONGRATULATING AND HONORING THE HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 5OTH ANNIVERSARY.

 

 

 

 

H.R. No. 288

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING CECILIO AND KAPONO ON THEIR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AS CONTEMPORARY HAWAIIAN MUSIC ARTISTS.

 

 

 


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1000

S.B. No. 699, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL.

(Office of Environmental Quality Control; Fees; Special Fund)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1001

S.B. No. 704, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(Renewable Energy; Public Utilities Commission)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1002

S.B. No. 1244, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO BIOFUELS.

(Renewable Energy Facility Siting Process; Biofuel Production Facilities and Distribution Infrastructure)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                       

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1003

S.B. No. 1346, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.

(Renewable Portfolio Standards)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE         

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1004

S.B. No. 1482, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

(Public Utilities Commission; Renewable Energy)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE         

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1005

S.B. No. 1270, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.

(State Budget; Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund; Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                       

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1006

S.B. No. 1347, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

(Public Utilities; Electronic Filing; Renewable Portfolio Standard)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1007

S.B. No. 1349, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.

(Nonprofit Corporations)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                                                   

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1008

S.B. No. 583, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS.

(Cable Television Systems; PEG Access Organizations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1009

S.B. No. 1276, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

(Insurance)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1010

S.B. No. 35

 

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT.

(Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Act)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1011

S.B. No. 1342, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PARKING FOR THE DISABLED.

(Disabled Parking Placards; Display; Rearview Mirror)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                              

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1012

S.B. No. 1301, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FAIR HOUSING EXEMPTIONS.

(Fair Housing; Exemptions)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                                                   

 

            HOUSING/HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1013

S.B. No. 897, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

(Homelessness; Interagency Council; Department of Human Services)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1014

S.B. No. 903, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(Affordable Rental Housing Development Program; Housing and Urban Development)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                 

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1015

S.B. No. 1125, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominiums; Dispute Resolution)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY/CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                 

 

            EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1016

S.B. No. 1171

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Single School Calendar; Exemption for BOE-designated Schools)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                       

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1017

S.B. No. 123, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INSURANCE RECORDS.

(Insurance; Insurance Producers; Record Requirements)

 

PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING                         

 

            LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1018

H.R. No. 72, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO EXAMINE FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO ALLOW STATES TO MORE READILY ENACT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION-RELATED LAWS THAT ALLOW FEAR OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO BE A VALID REASON FOR NOT ACCEPTING SUITABLE WORK.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES  

 

            LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1019

H.C.R. No. 80, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO EXAMINE FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO ALLOW STATES TO MORE READILY ENACT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION-RELATED LAWS THAT ALLOW FEAR OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO BE A VALID REASON FOR NOT ACCEPTING SUITABLE WORK.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO HUMAN SERVICES  

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 42

Committee Referral Sheet No. 43

 

                        Floor Presentations for Tuesday, March 22, 2011:

 

 

HONORING "PAPA" FRED PEREIRA OF THE WAIANAE BOXING CLUB.

 

COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING JALEE FUSELIER ON REPRESENTING HAWAII AS MISS HAWAII 2010, AND COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS 2011 HAWAII STATE HONOREES AND 2011 HAWAII STATE DISTINGUISHED FINALISTS.