THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 24, 2022 |
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TIME: |
9:30am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 & Videoconference |
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TIMESLOT: |
WAM |
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A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. Establishes the Community Health Worker Certification Program within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes the Community Health Work Certification Special Subaccount of the Compliance Resolution Fund. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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HTH, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS. Amends the definition of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors. Includes the Director of Health on the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. (SD1)
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HTH, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Allows for new electric vehicle charging stations and certain upgrades having a single port to qualify for a rebate. Increases flexibility of the Public Utilities Commission to administer the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. Allows for marketing and outreach expenses to be included within allowable administration costs of the electric vehicle charging station rebate program. (SD1)
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TRS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER CARRIERS. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish an annual two-tier inflationary cost index rate adjustment for water carriers based on automatic annual increases or a justified increase based on actual costs and performance. Establishes a water carrier agricultural cargo shipping subsidy with an annual rate increase. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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TRS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Establishes the Air Noise and Safety Task Force. Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules to require tour aircraft operators to report details of each flight taken by the tour aircraft operation on a monthly basis. (SD1)
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TRS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO CRYPTOCURRENCY. Establishes a Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Task Force. (SD1)
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EET, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO VIRTUAL CURRENCY. Excludes the electronic transfer of virtual currency through virtual currency companies and cryptocurrency companies from the Money Transmitters Modernization Act. (SD1)
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EET, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. Requires cooperative housing corporations, homeowners associations, planned community associations, and condominium associations to develop plans to incorporate zero-emissions fueling stations, including electric vehicle charging stations, onto any of its residential properties that are constructed after January 1, 2023. (SD1)
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EET/TRS, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Establishes reliability standards and interconnection requirements of public electric utilities for renewable energy projects. Requires implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator Law. (SD1)
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EET, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE. Defines broadband equity. Clarifies the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office's duties to promote and support digital equity and broadband deployment. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office for five FTE positions. (SD1)
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EET, CPN
Pending Re-referral EET, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS HOSTING PLATFORMS. Creates a five-year pilot project for counties with a population less than 200,000 to regulate the operation of hosting platforms that provide booking services for transient accommodation operators. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals on 6/30/2028.
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EET/GVO, WAM/CPN |
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Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
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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 Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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