HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura |
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Rep. Lynn DeCoite |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole |
Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti |
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NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 31, 2017 |
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TIME: |
3:15 P.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 3
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 30, Agenda #1.
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RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds to the department of accounting and general services to create a master plan and environmental impact statement for the construction of a new Aloha Stadium. Effective 4/2/2050.
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FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (2) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (3) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (4) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (6) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (8) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (9) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for collective bargaining unit (13) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS. Appropriates and authorizes funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for collective bargaining cost items, salary increases, and other cost adjustments for public employees in collective bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Clarifies the allowable scope of collective bargaining negotiations regarding the rights and obligations of a public employer.
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LAB, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION OF MAUI REGION HOSPITALS. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Budget and Finance for collective bargaining cost items related to the transition of affected Maui region hospital employees to employment with Maui Health System, a Kaiser Foundation Hospitals LLC.
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LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION FEES. Repeals requirement that a disabled veteran be in receipt of disability retirement pay in order to be exempt from the payment of annual vehicle registration fees.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL. Appropriates funds to SFCA to fund celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii state capitol.
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VMI, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS. Creates and appropriates money to a temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. Effective 4/20/2041.
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VMI/TOU, FIN |
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RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Requires the Chief Information Officer to identify the information technology projects of the executive branch, including DOE and UH, that shall be subject to independent verification and validation.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Changes the name of the High Technology Development Corporation to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Changes all references in Chapter 201M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from "high technology" to "technology." Repeals the Hawaii Software Service Center established within the High Technology Development Corporation.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Amends the definition of "community-based organization." Amends the qualifications for community-based economic development grants to include technical assistance to community-based organizations. Reduces the number of Community-based Economic Development Advisory Council members from twelve to ten.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT. Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide additional resources to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO VESSELS AGROUND. Clarifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) may assume immediate control of a vessel that is grounded on state submerged land, a shoreline, or a coral reef, or in imminent danger of breaking up, if the vessel cannot be removed by the owner within 24 hours from the time the vessel is grounded. Clarifies that the Department may assume immediate control of a vessel grounded on a sand beach, sand bar, or mudflat not in imminent danger of breaking up after the owner has been given 72 hours' notice to remove the vessel and has not done so.
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OMH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO RECORDATION TRANSACTION FEES. Expands the uses and application of the transaction fee for filings in the Bureau of Conveyances authorized under Act 120, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009. Clarifies that the transaction fee shall be repealed on the effective date of administrative rules adopted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources that include the establishment of a transaction fee or on July 1, 2022, whichever occurs first.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operational expenses and staffing costs of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts.
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WAL, FIN |
The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 30, Agenda #2.
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the UH system to develop a 5- and 10-year campus master plan that includes academic and facilities plans. Establishes goals that the campus master plan should strive to achieve, and considerations to be integrated into the plan.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Adds as a purpose of the University of Hawaii community college system the provision of occupational training and certification programs designed to rapidly qualify persons to fill new and hard-to-fill position classes in the State, counties, and private sector that require technical skills. Appropriates funds for the programs.
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HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the Education Research and Development Revolving Fund and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund as recommended by the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 16-11.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO STUDENT MEALS. Prohibits denying a student a meal for failure to pay within: (1) The first 21 days of the first semester of a school year while the student's application for free or reduced lunch is being processed; or (2) 7 days after the student's meal fund account balance is zero or negative. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt rules or policies for the collection of funds for negative student meal balances. Requires a report to the legislature.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop a transit-oriented development zone improvement program to foster community development by strategically investing in public facilities. Appropriates funds.
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HSG/TRN, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAM. Increases the Hula Mae Multifamily Revenue Bond authorization amount. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit annual reports to the Legislature describing the activity of the revenue bond.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Expands the Downpayment Loan Program to assist low- and moderate-income households by providing greater assistance to eligible borrowers to become first-time homebuyers.
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HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Allocates $2,000,000 from transient accommodations tax revenues to the Hawaii Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association for the implementation of initiatives to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas.
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TOU, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY. Expands the powers and duties of the stadium authority to develop the stadium property and establish a stadium complex area. Effective 7/1/2050.
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TRN/HSG, WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO AN AIRPORT CORPORATION. Authorizes the establishment of the Hawaii Airport Corporation within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes on July 1, 2018. Sets out appointment of members to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Hawaii Airport Corporation. Transfers the aeronautics functions of the Department of Transportation to the Hawaii Airport Authority.
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TRN, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease.
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AGR, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority, administratively attached to the Department of Agriculture, to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and to improve coordination of the State's invasive species prevention, early detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, and outreach programs. Appropriates funds to implement the authority and relevant interagency invasive species projects.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Makes housekeeping amendment to the Livestock Revitalization Program. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the feed developer grant program and reimbursements to qualified producers for feed costs. Authorizes GO bonds for the planning, designing, and purchasing of a livestock feed mill.
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AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Amends the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program by establishing a special fund administered by the Department of Agriculture. Restricts cultivation of industrial hemp under the pilot project to agricultural lands and requires counties to recognize it as an agricultural product, use, or activity. Amends license application and physical facility requirements.
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AGR/EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TIER II FILING FEES FOR REPORTING OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. Changes the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Tier II filing fee from $100 to $200 to provide needed preparedness resources to Local Area Planning Committees.
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HLT, PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires a health carrier with a network plan to maintain a network that includes sufficient numbers of appropriate types of providers to ensure that covered persons have access to covered services. Specifies contract, disclosure, continuity of care, and directory publication requirements.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried women, and male-female couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |