THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

TIME:

3:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

GVO 

 

 

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The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 2436

      Status & Testimony

 

RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WASTE.

Requires recycling of construction and demolition materials and use of recycled materials to factor into priority offeror selections for competitive procurements of construction or demolition services by the State or any county.

 

GVO/AEN, CPN/WAM

SB 2753

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.

Clarifies that no state or county building code shall prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency if the applicable equipment is listed and installed in compliance with the latest safety standards.

 

GVO/AEN, JDC

[Measure added on February 9, 2024]

SB 2477

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Includes single-ingredient products as a purchasing option for certain state departments and entities to fulfill their local food purchasing requirements.  Defines "single-ingredient product".

 

GVO/AEN, WAM

SB 3260

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires that, by a certain date, 100% of the food purchased by certain state departments consist of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added, processed, agricultural, or food products.

 

GVO/AEN, WAM

SB 2418

      Status & Testimony

RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.

Requires state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels (EALs) to ensure the preservation of a safe environment.  Prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met.  Allows any State resident to petition for modifications to an established EAL.

 

AEN/GVO, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Please note the following:

 

·         The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.

·         Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.

 

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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 Mike Gabbard

Chair

 

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Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair