OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-EIGHTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 36

35TH LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 23, 2016

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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

 

 

REFERRAL

 

SCR49, SD1

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENDORSE THE "SCREEN AT 23" CAMPAIGN THAT SCREENS ADULT ASIAN AMERICANS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES AT A BODY MASS INDEX OF 23.

 

HLT, FIN

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

SB2453

RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES PENALTIES.

Authorizes the court to require a person who violates certain laws pertaining to aquatic resources to complete an aquatic resources educational class administered by DLNR in lieu of or in addition to paying a monetary fine.  Authorizes the court to require a person who violates certain laws pertaining to aquatic resources to perform community service administered by DLNR in lieu of paying a monetary fine.

 

OHM, FIN

SB2679, SD1

RELATING TO CHECK CASHING.

Specifies a customer has the right to rescind a deferred deposit by returning the principal amount used to fund the deferred deposit within a specified time frame.  Permits customers to convert a deferred deposit into a loan installment plan in certain circumstances and specifies requirements for the loan installment plan.  Protects against harmful collection practices.  Defines annual percentage rate.  Requires a check casher to provide a written agreement to a customer that clearly discloses specific information relating to the cost and fees associated with the deferred deposit, among other things.  Caps the annual percentage rate at no more than thirty-six per cent for deferred deposit of a personal check.  Permits prepayment of deferred deposit agreements and loan installment plans with no additional fees.  (SD1)

 

FIN

HR44

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL.

 

VMI, FIN

HR49

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES RELATING TO COUNSELING OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO HAVE UNDERGONE PRENATAL TESTING THAT ESTABLISHES OR IS LIKELY TO ESTABLISH A DIAGNOSIS OF A DISABILITY.

 

HLT, JUD

HR53

URGING THE VISITOR INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE VEHICLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM INDUSTRY TO ENCOURAGE USE OF THE LAHAINA BYPASS.

 

TOU, TRN

HR117

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING AT THE STATE CAPITOL WATER DISPENSERS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE REFILLING OF REUSABLE CONTAINERS.

 

FIN

HCR82

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PLAN AND COORDINATE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL.

 

VMI, FIN

HCR167

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING AT THE STATE CAPITOL WATER DISPENSERS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE REFILLING OF REUSABLE CONTAINERS.

 

FIN