THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

CPN

 

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A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

 

SB 341, SD1

      (SSCR28)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Inserts unspecified amounts for minimum required liability coverage for accidental harm and destruction of property for motor vehicle insurance policies in the State.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 382, SD1

      (SSCR443)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from charging subscription fees for certain services that employ equipment already installed in the motor vehicle at the time of sale as a new motor vehicle.  Provides that the prohibition shall not apply to entertainment streaming subscription services and vehicle navigation.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 385, SD1

      (SSCR238)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Establishes registration requirements and driver's licensing requirements for operation of electric rickshaws.  Defines electric rickshaw.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 823, SD1

      (SSCR231)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Provides an exemption for flatbed trucks from registration renewals and initial registrations of motor carrier vehicles when used as marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between certain terminals.  Adds new terminal locales and roadways to be covered under the exemption.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 973, SD1

      (SSCR445)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Requires rental vehicle companies using state facilities to pay or reimburse the State to install new or utilize existing state electric vehicle charging infrastructure at public facilities beginning January 1, 2028.  Establishes a task force to develop and implement electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support one hundred per cent electric vehicle rental car fleets in the State by 2035.  Requires annual reports to the Legislature.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 1502, SD1

      (SSCR278)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Requires hourly peer-to-peer car sharing operators to insure the shared car with personal injury protection benefit and basic liability coverage.  Authorizes the Department of Transportation to regulate peer-to-peer car share parking at state airports.  Authorizes the counties to regulate peer-to-peer parking on county streets.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

TCA, CPN

SB 1389, SD1

      (SSCR139)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES WITHIN SHORELINE AREAS.

Requires mandatory disclosure of all existing permitted and unpermitted shoreline erosion control structures and the annual coastal erosion rates for shoreline properties in real estate transactions.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

WTL, CPN

SB 504

      (SSCR91)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Beginning 12/31/2026, prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

 

AEN, CPN

SB 506

      (SSCR92)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Requires self-service stations to put labels on gas dispensing equipment that advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment.

 

AEN, CPN

SB 516

      (SSCR246)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEMP.

Requires that the identity statement used for labeling or advertising hemp products identify the percentage of Hawaii grown hemp and hemp of other origins contained in hemp products.  Effective 6/29/2023.

 

AEN, CPN

SB 746

      (SSCR247)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements to include ready-to-drink coffee beverages and inner packages and inner wrapping labels.  Requires disclosure on the label of coffee blends of the respective geographic and regional origins and per cent by weight of the blended coffees.  Prohibits use of the term "All Hawaiian" in labeling or advertising for roasted coffee or instant coffee not produced entirely from green coffee beans grown and processed in Hawaii.

 

AEN, CPN

SB 756

      (SSCR579)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Access to Local Food Act to allow cottage food operations to sell cottage food products, under certain conditions, upon receiving a permit from the Department of Health.

 

AEN, CPN

 

 

 

 

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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 Jarrett Keohokalole

Chair