OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 54

49TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-APRIL 20, 2015

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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

 

SB233, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Authorizes the county directors of finance to enter into contracts with car dealerships and rental car companies for the registration of used motor vehicles.  (SB233 HD1)

 

TRN, CPC, JUD

SB273, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

Requires the examiner of drivers to accept a sworn statement from a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, correctional institution staff, a medical or health professional, or a verification letter from a homeless service provider as documentary evidence of a homeless person's address.  Requires the Director of Transportation's rules to direct the examiner of drivers to waive all fees for homeless individuals.  Establishes a working group to enable homeless individuals in the State to obtain necessary documentary evidence.  (SB273 HD2)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

SB284, SD2, HD2

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Allocates $         of          to the Turtle Bay conservation easement special fund.  Authorizes B&F to issue $         in reimbursable general obligation bonds and to use the proceeds to acquire a conservation easement in Turtle Bay, Oahu.  Requires B&F to transfer the conservation easement to DLNR.  Allocates          of $         annually to B&F to reimburse to the state general fund the debt service on the reimbursement general obligation bonds and ongoing expenses related to the bonds.  Requires the Office of Planning to investigate acquiring lands owned by Dole Food Company, Inc.  (SB284 HD2)

 

WAL, AGR, TOU, FIN

SB376, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.

Establishes the Hawaii Farm to School Program and a Farm to School Coordinator position.  (SB376 SD2 HD1)

 

AGR, EDN, FIN

SB512, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the Hawaii One Plan Steering Committee.  Appropriates funds to develop and operate the Hawaii One Plan to provide conservation plans online.  (SB512 HD1)

 

AGR, WAL, FIN

SB521, SD1, HD1

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO WAIMEA NUI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds up to $45,000,000 to Waimea Nui Community Development Corporation, a private not-for-profit corporation, for the planning, acquisition, and construction of agriculture, renewable energy, and educational facilities.  (SB521 HD1)

 

AGR, WAL, FIN

SB550, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Prohibits the consumption, purchase, possession, and sale and distribution of powdered alcohol.  Defines powdered alcohol.  (SB550 HD2)

 

HLT, CPC, JUD

SB768, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE.

Provides insurance coverage equality for women who are diagnosed with infertility by making available to them expanded treatment options, ensuring adequate and affordable health care services.  (SB768 SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB791, SD1, HD2

RELATING TO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for autism diagnosis and treatment.  (SB791 HD2)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB1074, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO STATE PLANNING.

Requires the office of planning to review and propose updates to the State Planning Act and submit a written report to the legislature.  Makes an appropriation.  (SB1074 HD1)

 

LAB, WAL, FIN

SB1095, SD1, HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Defines the term "habilitative services" to mean health care services, including but not limited to physical and occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, applied behavior analysis, medical equipment, orthotics, and prosthetics, that help a person keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (HD1)

 

CPC, HLT, FIN

SB1219, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for employee status.  Includes 20 factors to be used as guidelines when determining whether an individual could be an employee.  Retains the ability of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to determine if an individual is an employee.  Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to report to the Legislature prior to the regular session of 2016 regarding guidelines developed by the Unemployment Insurance Coverage Committee.  Requires an annual report over the next five years to the Legislature regarding covered employment determinations.  (SB1219 HD1)

 

LAB, CPC, JUD

SB1299, HD1

RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF TAX REVENUES.

Establishes maximum dollar amounts that shall be distributed among certain non-general funds from the conveyance tax. Amends the list of non-general funds that receive distributions from the conveyance tax.  Appropriates funds to programs removed from the distribution list.  (SB1299 HD1)

 

 WAL, FIN

SB1324, SD2, HD1

RELATING TO DIVORCE.

Provides statutory authority for the ERS Administrator to make direct payment of benefits to a former spouse of a member pursuant to valid court judgment, order, or decree for divorce.  Allows for the ERS Administrator to assess a ten per cent administrative fee.  (SB1324 HD1)

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

SCR97, SD1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS FINANCIAL LITERACY TASK FORCE.

 

FIN