THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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TIME: |
9:00am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires persons charging a consumer's credit or debit card or account for automatic renewal or continuous service offers under a consumer agreement to first obtain acknowledgment and affirmative consent of the consumer. Establishes notice, disclosure and contact information requirements for such consumer agreements. Requires for free trial offers that include automatic renewal or continuous service offers, disclosure of method of cancellation and opportunity to cancel before commencing automatic billing. (HB1219 HD1)
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CPN/WAM Pending re-referral |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Clarifies the lieutenant governor's rulemaking authority; authorizes the lieutenant governor to assess and collect fees and administrative fines; establishes a revolving rund into which the fees and administrative fines are to be deposited; clarifies that the lieutenant governor is responsible for the program; and increases the surety bond requirement from $1,000 to $10,000. Effective 01/07/2059. (Proposed SD1)
Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
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CPN/WAM Pending re-referral |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Jill N. Tokuda Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |