HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-SEVENTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2013

February 6, 2013

13^th Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation -

Representative Cindy Evans

1.         Roll Call

2.         Reading of the Journal

3.         Messages from the Governor

Received messages 219 through 222.

4.         Senate Communications

5.         Ka Hua `Ōlelo o Ka Lā (Hawaiian Word for the Day)

ORDER OF THE DAY

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 111	H.B. No. 1087, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. (Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Trustees; Election) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
HIGHER EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 112	H.B. No. 725, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. (Appropriation; International Flight Training Center; Aeronautical Training Programs; University of Hawaii) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 113	H.B. No. 750, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII ISLAND TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE INSTITUTE. (UH Hilo; Hawaii Community College; Technology Exchange Institute) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
PUBLIC SAFETY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 114	H.B. No. 255, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. (Corrections; Medical Release Pilot Project; Compassionate Release) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 115	H.B. No. 363, H.D. 1 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. (Emergency Medical Services; Appropriation) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH
PUBLIC SAFETY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 116	H.B. No. 369, H.D. 1 RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY. (Residential Kitchen Fire Task Force) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 117	H.B. No. 651 RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS. (Electronic Prescriptions; Controlled Substances; Drug Enforcement Administration) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 118	H.B. No. 948, H.D. 1 RELATING TO COURT ORDERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INMATES AND DETAINEES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (Correctional Facilities; Involuntary Medical Treatment) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
HOUSING/HUMAN SERVICES
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 119	H.B. No. 518, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HOUSING. (Housing; Homeless; State Rent Supplement Program; Appropriation) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HIGHER EDUCATION/EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 120	H.B. No. 719, H.D. 1 RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Hawaii Educational Policy Center; Appropriation) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 121	H.B. No. 486 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (Future Farmers of America; 4-H; Department of Education; University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; Appropriation) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 122	H.B. No. 502, H.D. 1 RELATING TO FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. (Department of Agriculture; Food; Request for Proposals) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 123	H.B. No. 503, H.D. 1 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. (General Excise Tax; Farmer; Fresh Farm Produce) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 124	H.B. No. 1148, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. (PUC; Preferential Energy Rates; Agricultural Activities) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 125	H.B. No. 478, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Education; School Meals Program; School Gardens) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 126	H.B. No. 487, H.D. 1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (Agriculture; Subsidy; Livestock Industry; Appropriation) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 127	H.B. No. 737, H.D. 1 RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES. (Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Agricultural Enterprises) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 128	H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1 RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP. (Two-Year Industrial Hemp Remediation Pilot Program) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
HUMAN SERVICES
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 129	H.B. No. 330, H.D. 1 RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. (Public Agency Meetings; Notice Requirements; Disabilities) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 130	H.B. No. 870 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERIM ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SPECIAL FUND. (Human Services; Interim Assistance Reimbursement Special Fund) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 131	H.B. No. 869 RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (Department of Human Services; General Assistance Program) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 132	H.B. No. 227, H.D. 1 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS. (Affordable Housing; DHHL; Counties; Kauai County Package) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HOUSING
HOUSING
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 133	H.B. No. 1117 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. (General Excise Tax; Exemption for Housing Projects Built on Federal Lands; Repeal; Rental Housing Trust Fund) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND
EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 134	H.B. No. 851 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. (Transportation of School Children; Contracting Provisions) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 135	H.B. No. 852 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. (Transportation of School Children; Contracts; Wage Certification) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 136	H.B. No. 224, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM. (Hawaiian Language Immersion Program; Student Assessment) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 137	H.B. No. 237, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS FOR JUVENILES INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. (Honolulu Prosecutor Package; Appropriations; Alternative Schools) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 138	H.B. No. 744 RELATING TO STUDENT BIAS. (Student Bias Prohibition; Educational or Recreational Programs) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 139	H.B. No. 569 RELATING TO A TAX CREDIT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. (Taxation; Sponsorship of After-School Programs; Tax Credit) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 140	H.B. No. 151, H.D. 1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. (Collective Bargaining; Public Employment; Hawaii Labor Relations Board; Deadlines for Decisions) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 141	H.B. No. 435 RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. (Office of Talent Management; Human Resources) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 142	H.B. No. 436, H.D. 1 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. (Workers' Compensation; Impartial Physician; Examination) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 143	H.B. No. 578, H.D. 1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. (Collective Bargaining; Prohibited Practices; Public Employment; Bad Faith) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 144	H.B. No. 918 RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUND. (Workforce Investment Act; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Employment and Training Fund) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 145	H.B. No. 920, H.D. 1 RELATING TO APPEALS TO THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD. (Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board; Special Fund) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 146	H.B. No. 922, H.D. 1 RELATING TO MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. (Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment; Decisions Without A Hearing) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 147	H.B. No. 923, H.D. 1 RELATING TO DISABILITY COMPENSATION DIVISION SPECIAL FUND. (Disability Compensation Division Special Fund; Fees) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 148	H.B. No. 1177 RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND. (Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Procurement; Fiduciary Duties; Board Composition; Vacancies; Legal Adviser; Quorum; Fund Administration) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HEALTH
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 149	H.B. No. 848, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. (Health Insurance) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 150	H.B. No. 844 RELATING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. (Physical Therapy; Continuing Competence) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 151	H.B. No. 847, H.D. 1 RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY. (Hawaii Medical Board; Summary Suspension of a License) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 152	H.B. No. 139 RELATING TO FUNDS TRANSFERS. (Funds Transfers; Federal Law; Remittance Tranfers) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 153	H.B. No. 206 RELATING TO MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING. (State Ethics Commission Package; Mandatory Ethics Training) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 154	H.B. No. 238 RELATING TO WITNESSES. (Honolulu Prosecutor Package; Witnesses in Criminal Cases; Per Diem Payments) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
WATER & LAND/OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 155	H.B. No. 550 RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY. (Public Land Liability) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
WATER & LAND
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 156	H.B. No. 998 RELATING TO PRIVATE TRANSFER FEES. (Real Property; Private Transfer Fees) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 157	H.B. No. 216, H.D. 1 RELATING TO A FINANCIAL REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5 OF ACT 178, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2006. (Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Financial Review; Land Revenue) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
WATER & LAND/OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 158	H.B. No. 933, H.D. 1 RELATING TO SPECIAL SHORELINE ENCROACHMENT EASEMENTS. (Special Shoreline Encroachment Easements) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY
HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 159	H.B. No. 872 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FROM THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM SPECIAL FUND. (Emergency Appropriation; Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund) PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 160	H.B. No. 879, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. (Hospital Sustainability Program; Special Fund) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 161	H.B. No. 880, H.D. 1 RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. (Nursing Facility Sustainability Program; Special Fund) AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE
TRANSPORTATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 162	H.B. No. 364, H.D. 1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (County Surcharge on State Tax; Reasonable Amount) AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 163	H.B. No. 115, H.D. 1 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. (University of Hawaii; Repair and Maintenance) AS AMENDED, RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
JUDICIARY
Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 164	H.B. No. 18 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT. (Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act) PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING

7.         Introduction of Resolutions

H.C.R. Nos. 36 and 37

8.         Announcements

Committee Referral Sheet No. 14

Committee Referral Sheet No. 15

Committee Referral Sheet No. 16