THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

 

SECOND DAY

 

January 19, 2012-Thursday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: No. 154

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G.M. No. 154

Dated January 4, 2012, transmitting the Annual Report of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, pursuant to Chapter 87A, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Departmental Communication Nos. 60-61

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TITLE

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D.C. No. 60

From the Public Utilities Commission dated January 11, 2012, transmitting a Report on the Application of Hawaii Water Service Co., Inc./Ka'anapali Division for Approval of a General Rate Increase and Other Related Matters pursuant to Section 269-16(d), HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

D.C. No. 61

From the University of Hawaii dated January 13, 2012, transmitting the Annual Report on University of Hawaii Special, Revolving, and Trust Funds FY2011 pursuant to Sections 304A-106 and 304A-2007, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. House Communication Nos. 1-2

 

Informing the Senate that on January 18, 2012, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

1

H.C.R. No. 1

"RELATING TO RECESS DAYS FOR THE REGULAR SESSION OF 2012."(Recess Days; Regular Session of 2012)

ADOPT

 

 

 

2

H.C.R. No. 2

"REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLED IN JOINT SESSION."(Governor; State of the State Address)

ADOPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Senate Communications: None
  2. Judiciary Communications: None
  3. Introduction of Measures:         Senate Bill Nos. 2077-2163

Senate Resolution No. 4

 

  1. Standing Committee Report No. 2001

 

2001

(One Day Notice)

(JDL)

J.C. No. 1

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the District Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaii, Judicial Nominee, MIMI DESJARDINS, for a term of six years."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

  1. Referrals

REFERRALS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

S.B. 2031

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

(CIP; 7th Senatorial District)

WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2032

RELATING TO GAMBLING.

(Gambling; Slot Machines; Video Poker; Counties)

TSM/PGM/EDT, JDL/WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2033

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

(Education; School Supplies; Debit Card System; Appropriation)

EDU, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2034

RELATING TO WATER SERVICE CONSUMPTION DATA.

(Public Access; Water Service Consumption Data)

PGM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2035

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

(Wahiawa General Hospital; SPRB)

HTH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2036

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

(Counties; Townships)

PGM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2037

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENABLE COUNTIES TO CREATE TOWNSHIPS.

(Constitutional Amendment; Counties; Townships)

PGM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2038

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

(Energy; Solar Water Heater; Conservation; Kauai County Package)

ENE/EDT, WLH

 

 

 

S.B. 2039

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

(Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Kauai County Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2040

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employees' Retirement System; Board of Trustees; Kauai County Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2041

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employees' Retirement System; Teachers; Kauai County Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2042

RELATING TO AQUATIC LIFE.

(Aquatic Life; Sale; Prohibition; Kauai County Package)

WLH/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2043

RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN HAWAII.

(Business Development in Hawaii; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Tax Credits; Maui County Council Package)

EDT, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2044

RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING.

(Maui County Package; Time Share Zoning)

PGM/TSM, CPN

 

 

 

S.B. 2045

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

(Traffic Safety; Bicycle Path; Bicycle Lane; Moped; Maui County Council Package)

TIA, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2046

RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

(Traffic Infractions; Fines and Forfeitures; HSAC Package)

PGM/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2047

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(Affordable Housing Projects; HSAC Package)

PGM/WLH

 

 

 

S.B. 2048

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employee's Retirement System; Representation; Board of Trustees; HSAC Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2049

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

(Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Counties; HSAC Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2050

RELATING TO LIABILITY.

(Liability; Duty To Warn Of Dangers On Public Lands; County Lifeguards; HSAC Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2051

RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

(Voter Registration; Appropriation; Office of Elections Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2052

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

(Elections; Absentee Ballots; Unique Ballots; Office of Elections Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2053

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

(Campaign Spending)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2054

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

(Judiciary; Supplemental Appropriations; Judiciary Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2055

RELATING TO CONDITIONAL RELEASE.

(Judiciary Package; Conditional Release; Tolling)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2056

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.

(Probation; Early Discharge; Compliance Report; Judiciary Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2057

RELATING TO SALARIES.

(Salaries; State Officials; Judges; Legislators; Judiciary Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2058

RELATING TO FELONIES FOR WHICH CRIMINAL CHARGES MAY BE INSTITUTED BY WRITTEN INFORMATION.

(Felonies Chargeable by Written Information; Prosecuting Attorney Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2059

RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.

(Violation of Privacy; Prosecuting Attorney Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2060

RELATING TO ACCUSED TO TRANSPORT WITNESS OR WITNESSES.

(Accused to Transport Witness or Witnesses; Prosecuting Attorney's Package )

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2061

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

(Criminal Procedure; Dismissal; Abuse of Family or Household Member; Honolulu Prosecutor's Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2062

RELATING TO USE OF FORCE BY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARE, DISCIPLINE, OR SAFETY OF OTHERS.

(Justifiable Use of Force; Minors; Discipline; Prosecuting Attorney Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2063

RELATING TO COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(Communication; Service Providers; Privacy; Disclosure; Prosecuting Attorney's Office Package)

PGM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2064

RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.

(Production of Records; Prosecuting Attorney Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2065

RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.

(Appropriation; Prosecuting Attorney; Honolulu; Prosecuting Attorney Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2066

RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ACCESS.

(Unauthorized Computer Access; Honolulu Prosecutor Package)

EDT, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2067

RELATING TO PRIVATIZATION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

(Government Agencies; Procurement; City and County of Honolulu Package)

JDL/PGM, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2068

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

(Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Unions; Essential Employees; City and County of Honolulu Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2069

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

(Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Unions; City & County of Honolulu Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2070

RELATING TO THE RESIDENCY OF APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.

(Residency Requirements; State and County Appointed Officers; City and County of Honolulu Package)

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2071

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

(Criminal History Record Checks for County Employees; City and County of Honolulu Package)

PGM/HMS, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2072

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

(Constitutional Amendments; Ratification of Constitutional Amendments; City and County of Honolulu Package)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2073

RELATING TO SIMULATED FIREARMS.

(Simulated Firearms; Terroristic Threatening; Robbery)

JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2074

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

(Procurement; City and County of Honolulu Package)

PGM, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2075

RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS.

(Government Tort Liability; City and County of Honolulu Package)

TIA/PGM, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2076

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

(Counties; Tort Liability; Written Notice of Defect; City and County of Honolulu Package.)

PGM, JDL

 

 

 

MEASURE

TITLE

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S.C.R. 1

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND CHAPTER 188, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE APPROPRIATELY DESIGNATED PROHIBITING THE SALE OF AQUATIC LIFE FOR AQUARIUM PURPOSES AND AMEND EXISTING SECTION 188F-4 REGARDING THE WEST HAWAII REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN AND SECTION 189-11 REGARDING RECEIPTS IN MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN AND SECTION 189-11 REGARDING RECEIPTS IN DUPLICATE;

(Aquatic Life Resolution; Kauai County Package)

WLH, JDL

 

 

 

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S.R. 2

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND CHAPTER 188, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE APPROPRIATELY DESIGNATED PROHIBITING THE SALE OF AQUATIC LIFE FOR AQUARIUM PURPOSES AND AMEND EXISTING SECTION 188F-4 REGARDING THE WEST HAWAII REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN AND SECTION 189-11 REGARDING RECEIPTS IN MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN AND SECTION 189-11 REGARDING RECEIPTS IN DUPLICATE; A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE A MORATORIUM ON THE COMMERCIAL TAKE AND SALE OF AQUATIC LIFE TAKEN FOR AQUARIUM PURPOSES FROM STATE WATERS; AND REQUESTING THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ADOPT A RULE PROHIBITING THE COMMERCIAL TAKE AND SALE OF AQUATIC LIFE TAKEN FOR AQUARIUM PURPOSES FROM STATE WATERS.

(Aquatic Life Resolution; Kauai County Package)

WLH, JDL

 

 

 

S.R. 3

URGING THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PRESERVE THE COUNTIES' SHARE OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

(Transient Accommodations Tax; HSAC Package)

PGM/TSM, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  2. Miscellaneous Business
  3. Announcements

·        Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

INFO-TIA

1/19/2012 1:15 PM

224

INFO-WAM-FIN

1/19/2012 1:30 PM

Auditorium

INFO-PGM-ERB

1/19/2012 3:30 PM

312

CONF

1/20/2012 1:30 PM

225

INFO-HAW-HWN-HLT-HTH

1/23/2012 2:45 PM

329

INFO-CPN

1/24/2012 10:00 AM

229

INFO-EDU-EDN

1/25/2012 2:00 PM

309

INFO-EDU-EDN

1/27/2012 2:00 PM

309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adjournment