OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 24

21st LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 18, 2011

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

CUA -  Culture & the Arts

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

ERB -   Economic Revitalization & Business

FIN -    Finance

HAW - Hawaiian Affairs

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

INT -    International Affairs

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBM -  Public Safety & Military Affairs

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

HR44

URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION FOR THE STATES' CONSIDERATION TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PERSONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF ITS JURISDICTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS.

 

JUD

HR45

REQUESTING THE STUDY AND ADOPTION OF A 95-DECIBEL LIMIT TO MEASURE MUFFLER AND VEHICULAR NOISE.

 

EEP, FIN

HCR51

URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION FOR THE STATES' CONSIDERATION TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PERSONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF ITS JURISDICTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS.

 

JUD

HCR52

REQUESTING THE STUDY AND ADOPTION OF A 95-DECIBEL LIMIT TO MEASURE MUFFLER AND VEHICULAR NOISE.

 

EEP, FIN

HCR53

URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEFER DECISION-MAKING ON THE CLOSURE OF PUUHALE AND KALIHI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS UNTIL THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND SEATED.

 

EDN, FIN

SB36, SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the director of health to convene a mental health and substance abuse parity working group to determine how the State can come into compliance with federal mental health and substance abuse parity laws and regulations and enhance existing state parity laws.  (SD1)

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB170, SD1

RELATING TO SHIPPING CONTAINER INSPECTIONS.

Authorizes the department of transportation and department of defense to inspect shipping containers for dangerous materials, including explosives.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

PBM/TRN, JUD, FIN

SB250, SD1

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON SALARIES.

Requires commission on salaries to conduct a public hearing prior to submitting its recommendations to the legislature. (SD1)

 

LAB, FIN

SB729, SD1

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Clarifies the duties of the OEQC, director, and environmental council.  Grants the director's authority to vote only in the event of a tie.  (SD1)

 

EEP, FIN

SB1213, SD1

RELATING TO PERMITTING.

Establishes a temporary task force under the comptroller to review state and county administrative rules to be amended or repealed to expedite and make less burdensome the permitting and approval process.  (SD1)

 

ERB, WLO, FIN

SB1309, SD1

RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SPECIAL FUND.

Establishes fees for services provided by the office of the lieutenant governor.  Specifies the authority of the lieutenant governor to issue apostilles.  Requires the auditor to analyze the establishment of a lieutenant governor special fund.  (SD1)

 

JUD, LMG, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

HB840

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Makes it lawful to provide a discount for liquor purchases through coupons or mail-in rebates when made in combination with other merchandise.

 

FIN