HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima, Chair

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Terez Amato

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick

Rep. Elijah Pierick

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

TIME:

2:00 PM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

SB 1468, SD2

(SSCR858)

Status

RELATING TO RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS.

Authorizes professional land surveyors, and any assistant under the direct supervision of the land surveyor, to enter any private property to perform land surveying, subject to certain provisions regarding notice and identification.  Shields land surveyors and their assistants from prosecution under criminal trespass laws when performing their duties.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

CPC, JHA

SB 875, SD1

(SSCR1077)

Status

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

Authorizes counties, after adoption of an ordinance, to sell private property after all notices, orders, and appeal proceedings are exhausted and to use those revenues to pay unpaid civil fines related to that property; provided that the county sells the property at not less than the market value of similarly situated properties and that all revenues received from the sale that exceed the amount of the unpaid civil fines are refunded to the property owner.  (SD1) 

 

CPC, JHA

SB 921

(SSCR734)

Status

RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS.

Clarifies that no statute of repose shall affect a condominium association's right of action against a condominium developer sooner than two years after the period of developer control terminates.

 

CPC, JHA

SB 910, SD1

(SSCR825)

Status

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Restricts the sale of liquor under temporary liquor licenses to confined and demarcated spaces not located on public streets, roads, sidewalks, or pedestrian walkways.  Applies restrictions to temporary liquor licenses granted to nonprofit organizations. Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

CPC, JHA

SB 410, SD1

(SSCR722)

Status

RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.

Requires the Judiciary and the Examiner of Drivers to no longer include dismissed traffic citations on a person's record, including the traffic abstract and the Judiciary's publicly accessible electronic databases.  Requires the Court to automatically seal or remove from the Judiciary's publicly accessible database any information relevant to the arrest or case of a person for whom an expungement order has been entered.  Takes effect 07/01/2024.  (SD1)

 

CPC, JHA

SB 1327, SD1

(SSCR819)

Status

RELATING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC FILING BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to use electronic filing processes, including electronic service of documents, to conform to the provisions of chapters 269, 271, and 271G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and current practices.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

CPC, FIN

SB 945, SD2

(SSCR1066)

Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DIGITAL CURRENCY LICENSURE.

Establishes a program for the licensure, regulation, and oversight of digital currency companies.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

CPC, FIN

SB 476, SD1

(SSCR811)

Status

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Exempts a public utility from the required public utilities commission authorization when disposing at a loss or donating a fully depreciated asset or property with a zero net book value that is no longer used or useful.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Chair