HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Alex Sonson

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Sylvia J. Luke, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

TIME:

1:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1006

HD1

(HSCR598)

RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.

Authorizes DOH to adopt rules to establish an administrative process allowing involuntary medication of psychiatric patients institutionalized at the Hawaii state-operated or funded psychiatric facility in order to alleviate mental illness and restore competency while protecting the rights of patients. (HB1006 HD1)

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 1417

(HSCR259)

RELATING TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.

Requires the filing of a certificate of merit with any complaint filed against a design professional for failure to meet the standard of care. Also, requires the filing of a preliminary expert opinion affidavit.

EDB, CPC/JUD

HB 1307

(HSCR609)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs under law administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations by any person who successfully defends any charge of workers' compensation insurance fraud, except criminal cases, against the person who initiates and prosecutes the action. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to investigate complaints and prosecute cases of workers' compensation fraud, provided that the complaint is against an insurance carrier, a self-insured employer, or a full-insured employer.

LAB, CPC/JUD

HB 1588

RELATING TO TRAVEL AGENCIES.

Requires travel agencies to include taxes, airport fees, and other mandatory fees in their advertised domestic airfares, excluding the Internet.

CPC/JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW:

 

 

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Rep. Sylvia Luke

Chair

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Rep. Kenneth Hiraki

Chair