HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2012

March 27, 2012

39^th Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation -

Representative Gil Riviere

1.         Roll Call

2.         Reading of the Journal

3.         Messages from the Governor

Received message number 231.

4.         Senate Communications

Received communications returning the following House Bills, both having passed Third Reading in the Senate:

H.B. No. 2639, H.D. 2

H.B. No. 1754, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

ORDER OF THE DAY

5.         Floor Presentations

H.R. No. 188

COMMENDING THE EXEMPLARY EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION HAWAII IN COMBATING DIABETES IN HAWAII AND PROVIDING DIABETES EDUCATION THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND MEDICAL EXPERTISE.

H.R. No. 189

CONGRATULATING ‘AIEA HIGH SCHOOL ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1324-12	H.R. No. 43 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN CHILDREN WHO ARE LATE-BORN AND THE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATE. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1325-12	H.C.R. No. 62 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN CHILDREN WHO ARE LATE-BORN AND THE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATE. REFER TO FINANCE
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1326-12	H.R. No. 81 PROPOSAL TO STUDY THE LESSONS LEARNED BY ISRAELI SOLAR ENERGY INITIATIVES AND THEIR APPLICABILITY TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1327-12	H.C.R. No. 110 PROPOSAL TO STUDY THE LESSONS LEARNED BY ISRAELI SOLAR ENERGY INITIATIVES AND THEIR APPLICABILITY TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. REFER TO FINANCE
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1328-12	H.C.R. No. 108 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE REMOVAL OF MARINE DEBRIS CREATED BY THE 2011 TSUNAMI IN JAPAN. REFER TO FINANCE
TRANSPORTATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1329-12	H.R. No. 9 REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REVIEW ITS POLICIES REGARDING STREET AND ROAD WIDENING, WITH REGARD TO THEIR IMPACT ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1330-12	H.C.R. No. 13 REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REVIEW ITS POLICIES REGARDING STREET AND ROAD WIDENING, WITH REGARD TO THEIR IMPACT ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. REFER TO FINANCE
TOURISM
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1331-12	H.R. No. 4, H.D. 1 URGING THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PRESERVE THE COUNTIES' SHARE OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1332-12	H.C.R. No. 104 URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO DESIGNATE THE MAGOON RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITY SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES. REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1333-12	H.R. No. 73 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IMPLEMENT AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE PURCHASE OF HAWAII-GROWN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1334-12	H.C.R. No. 101 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IMPLEMENT AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE PURCHASE OF HAWAII-GROWN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1335-12	H.R. No. 74 CONVENING AN AGRICULTURE POLICY TASK FORCE TO REVIEW AGRICULTURAL POLICIES FROM OTHER STATES IN PROVIDING FOR HAWAII'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. REFER TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1336-12	H.C.R. No. 102 CONVENING AN AGRICULTURE POLICY TASK FORCE TO REVIEW AGRICULTURAL POLICIES FROM OTHER STATES IN PROVIDING FOR HAWAII'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1337-12	H.R. No. 75 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S EFFORTS TO STIMULATE THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AND PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY. REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1338-12	H.C.R. No. 103 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S EFFORTS TO STIMULATE THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AND PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY. REFER TO FINANCE

7.         Third Reading

JUDICIARY
	S.B. No. 2503, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. (Cruelty to Animals; Equine Animals) (Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1194-12) PASS THIRD READING

8.         Announcements

House session will convene at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

Joint House and Senate session for the Hawaii Medal of Honor Ceremony will convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in the House Chamber.

Committee Referral Sheet No. 53

Committee Referral Sheet No. 54