HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2026
February 12, 2026
14th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Received communication transmitting Senate Bill No. 2723, having passed Third Reading in the Senate. |
5. Reports of Standing Committees
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (General Excise Tax; Tax Holiday; School Supplies)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER. (Public Schools; DOE; Land Transfer)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (DOE; DLNR; Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Shade and Fruit Tree Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (HDOE; IDEA; IEP; Students with Disabilities; Emergency Situations; Evacuation Plans)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES VIII AND X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A SURCHARGE ON RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. (Constitutional Amendment; Public Education; Residential Investment Property Surcharge)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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EDUCATION
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RELATING TO SPORTS OFFICIALS. (DOE Sports Officials; Assault; Private Counsel; Temporary Restraining Order)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (High-speed Electric Device; Lease; Rent; Sale; Operation; Prohibited)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; TAT; Cruise Ships; Passenger Head Infrastructure Fee; Cruise Ship Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TOURISM |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; Judiciary; Active Intelligent Speed Assistance Systems; Penal Code; Traffic Offenses)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; Administrative Hearings Division; Administrative Hearings; Highways; Airports; Harbors; Photo Red Light Imaging Detector Systems; Speed Enforcement Systems; Commercial Driver's Licenses; On-Demand Taxi Services; Transportation Network Companies)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (Transportation; DOT; Sellers; Licensed Dealers; Front Number Plate; Mounting Device; Traffic Code; Racing; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program; High-risk Locations; Highway Safety; Counties; Automatic License Plate Recognition Systems; Inspections; Registration; School Bus; Passing; Overtaking; Cameras; Installation; Penalty; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TAXES. (General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (DOTAX; DHHL; General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Position; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (DOTAX; General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABILITY. (DOT; Clean Vehicle; Rebate; Environment; Special Fund; General Excise Tax; DOTAX)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. (Community-based Organizations; Program Costs; Department of Human Services; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM-EDUCATION PROGRAM. (University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Department of Health; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. (DHS; Child Welfare Services; Domestic Violence; Training; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. (DHS; DCCA; Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program; Medicaid; Subsidies; Waivers; Vouchers; Portability; Reports)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO VOTING. (Elections; Automatic Voter Registration; Opt-In; Motor Vehicle Permits and Licenses; Identification Cards)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HOUSING
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. (Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Historic Preservation Review; Exclusions)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY. (Offender Reentry; Employment; Certificates; Security Clearance; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. (Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Emergency Preparedness; Community Resilience Hubs Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. (HIEMA; Special Project Positions; Civil Service; Exemption)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
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RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE. (Office of the Governor; State Search and Rescue Coordinator; Pilot Program; Counties; Federal Agencies; Private and Nonprofit Organizations; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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PUBLIC SAFETY/HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO YOUTH AND ADULT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (PUC; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Communication Services; Correctional Facilities; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facilities; Report; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. (Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO FIREARMS. (Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; DLE; Firearms; Buyback; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO JURY DUTY. (Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. (Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. (Judiciary; Court Appearances; Automated Reminder System; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS BY THE JUDICIARY. (Judiciary; Community-Based Organizations; Contract for Services; Access to Justice; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO DUE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR TAX. (General Excise Tax; Personal Liability; Due Process; Appeals)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT. (AG; DCR; DAGS; Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment; Compensation; Annual Report)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (Consumer Protection; Digital Financial Assets; Virtual Currencies; Kiosks; Prohibition; Purchases)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX. (Liquor Tax; Taxation; Alcohol By Volume; Small Craft Producer Pub Licensees)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. (Stormwater Management Systems; Agricultural Infrastructure; Low-Risk Green Stormwater Infrastructure; Counties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS. (Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Historic Preservation; Island Burial Councils)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO MAUNA KEA. (Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Existing Leases and Subleases; Extension)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS. (Habitat Conservation Plans; Emergency Medical and Rehabilitation Services Agreement)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT. (Coastal Zone Management Act; Special Management Area; Permits; Requirements; Development; Excluded Activities; Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects; Exemption)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Conveyance Tax; Controlling Interest Transfer)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CULTURE & ARTS
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. (State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Designation; Funding; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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CULTURE & ARTS
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RELATING TO PERFORMING ARTS. (Performing Arts Ticket Surcharge; Performing Arts Grants Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO THE ARTS. (Arts and Health; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Specialized Arts Programs; Therapeutic Arts Interventions; Underserved and Neurodiverse Populations; Position; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY. (Love My Library Day; Observed Day)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO ARTS EDUCATION. (Arts Education; Artists in the Schools Program; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE |
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TOURISM/WATER & LAND
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RELATING TO TOURISM. (Office of Tourism; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Repeal; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION. (UH; Student-Athletes; Compensation; NIL; Policies; Protections; Educational Support; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE/JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY/LABOR
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RELATING TO THE RECOGNITION OF A HAWAIIAN SENSE OF PLACE. (OPSD; Hawaii State Planning Act; Hawaiian Sense of Place Recognition Act)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS. (Counties; Permit Processing; Differential Payments; Salaries; Pilot Program; Reports)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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RELATING TO TAXATION OF ADVERTISING REVENUE BY MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. (DBEDT; Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office; Broadband and Digital Equity Special Fund; Corporate Income Tax; Advertising; Major Social Media Platforms; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO PERMITS. (DBEDT; DOT; Permits; Facilitated Application Process; Digital Portal)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM. (DBEDT; Hawaii Employer-Led Sector Partnerships Special Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (General Excise Tax; Groceries: Nonprescription Drugs; Reduced Rate; Exemptions; Wholesale; County Surcharge)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (DBEDT; Hilo-Kona Transportation Pilot Program)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TRANSPORTATION |
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RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. (DBEDT; Enterprise Zones; Eligible Business Activity)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS
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RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE. (DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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RELATING TO ENERGY. (Liquefied Natural Gas; Cost Approval; Infrastructure; Purchase Agreements; Public Utilities Commission; Department of Health)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO RECYCLING. (Mattress Stewardship Working Group; Mattresses; Box Springs; Mattress Foundations; DOH; Collection; Recycling)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING. (Recycling; Deposit Beverage Containers; Recycling Refund Producer Responsibility Organization Program; Deposit Beverage Container Program; Violations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
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RELATING TO SPORTS WAGERING. (DBEDT; DOH; Gambling; Sports Wagering; Fantasy Sports; Licensing; Operators; Suppliers; General Excise Tax; Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS/CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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6. Introduction of Resolutions
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Committee Referral Sheet No. 11
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