OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SIXTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 27

18th LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 14, 2012

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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

 

 

 

 

HR26

EXPRESSING CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PROHIBITION OF GAMBLING IN HAWAII, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE 2011 HAWAII SECONDARY STUDENT CONFERENCE.

 

JUD, FIN

HCR47

EXPRESSING CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PROHIBITION OF GAMBLING IN HAWAII, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE 2011 HAWAII SECONDARY STUDENT CONFERENCE.

 

JUD, FIN

SB2058, SD1

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

Adds felonies for which criminal charges may be instituted by written information including habitual property crime, unauthorized entry in a dwelling in the first or second degree, and theft of copper.  Effective 07/01/50.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB2062, SD1

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

Establishes types of physical force not justifiable when used to discipline minors.  Effective 07/01/50.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB2218, SD1

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to require candidates for the state senate or state house of representatives to be domiciled in the legislative district they seek to represent for not less than twelve consecutive months prior to the general election.  (SD1)

 

LMG, JUD, FIN

SB2712

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Amends section 346-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to define the term "medical institution" as being an institution created for the practice of medicine and for caring for patients on a long-term basis.

 

HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

HB1973, HD1

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS.

Funds grants for Hawaiian language immersion programs from the receipts received by state agencies out of the public trust lands.  Establishes a commission within Office of Hawaiian Affairs to oversee the allocation of moneys.  (HB1973 HD1)

 

HAW, FIN

HB2407, HD1

RELATING TO THE ARTS.

Appropriates funds for high-quality, integrated, meaningful arts education for students from kindergarten through grade 12.  Effective July 1, 2012.  (HB2407 HD1)

 

CUA, FIN

HB2529

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Exempts expenditures less than $250,000 from trust funds identified in section 213(d), Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, from the requirements of chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

HAW, FIN

HB2650, HD1

RELATING TO THE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Provides an option on tax returns for a donation to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.  (HB2650 HD1)

 

CUA, FIN