OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SEVENTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 10

9th LEGISLATIVE DAY-THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs

PBS -   Public Safety

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

VMI -   Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts

WAL - Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1

RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE.

Requires the director of the executive office on aging to contract for the performance of an actuarial analysis for a limited, mandatory, public long term care insurance program for the State's working population.  Requires a report to the legislature.  Appropriates funds for the actuarial analysis.

 

CPC, FIN

HB166

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires that at least 3% of the 20% set-aside for small businesses shall be awarded to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

 

VMI, EDB, FIN

HB489

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BUILDING PERMITS.

Provides, under certain circumstances, an exemption from building code and permit requirements for nonresidential buildings or structures on commercial farms and ranches located outside the urban district.

 

AGR/WAL

HB662

RELATING TO KANAKA MAOLI FISHPONDS.

Provides Department of Land and Natural Resources lease preferences for the reconstruction, restoration, repair, or use of kanaka maoli fishponds.  Defines "kanaka maoli fishponds" as "Hawaiian fishponds."  Effective July 1, 2013.

 

OMH/WAL

HB697

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Makes appropriation for the public employment cost items of and cost adjustments for employees of legislative agencies.

 

LAB, FIN

HB734

RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF TARO LANDS.

Amends land use classifications to add taro lands to unique agricultural lands.  Requires retention of supporting structures for taro fields.  Adds growth and perpetuation of taro and crops native to Hawaii to agricultural planning policies.  Effective July 1, 2013.

 

AGR/WAL

HB832

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for all collective bargaining cost items for salary increases and other wage related costs in the arbitrated settlement for Unit 9 and its excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2011-2013.

 

LAB, FIN

HB833

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for all collective bargaining cost items for salary increases and other wage related costs in the arbitrated settlement for Unit 10 and its excluded counterparts for fiscal biennium 2011-2013.

 

LAB, FIN

HB874

RELATING TO CHILD VICTIMS OF SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING.

Ensures that the Department of Human Services provides the necessary services to Hawaii's youth who are victims of sex and labor trafficking.

 

HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN

HB1282

RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE.

Expands the scope of eligibility requirements for the Hawaii Medal of Honor to include service members, including members of the Hawaii national guard, United States military reserves, and regular United States armed forces, who commit suicide on the battlefield or when deployed.

 

VMI

HB1319

RELATING TO DEBT SETTLEMENT SERVICES.

Requires persons who act as providers of debt settlement services to be registered by DCCA.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

HB1322

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education in coordination with the police and fire departments of each county to develop and implement measures to protect students in public schools from violence or the threat of violence.  Requires the board of education to adopt a policy against school bullying.  Requires the board of education to develop programs to assist students who suffer from anger management issues and alienation.

 

EDN, JUD, FIN

HB1412

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Requires DLNR to accommodate mooring of native Hawaiian canoes owned by nonprofit entities and used for educational purposes in small boat harbors, as practicable.

 

OMH/WAL