HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2005

April 21, 2005

52nd Day

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation - Mr. Joe Tassill

Roll Call

Reading of the Journal

Messages from the Governor

Received message numbers 203 to 208 informing the House that the following House Bills and Senate Bill were signed into law on April 20, 2005:

H.B. No. 313 Act 17 S.B. No. 1210 Act 20

H.B. No. 496 Act 18 H.B. No. 8, H.D. 1 Act 21

S.B. No. 1249 Act 19 H.B. No. 1221 Act 22

Senate Communications

See Addendum

ORDER OF THE DAY

Unfinished Business

Health

 

S.C.R. No. 20, H.D. 1

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH STUDENT, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN HAWAII WITH SCHOOLS IN THE PROVINCES AND PREFECTURES WITH WHICH THE STATE HAS STATE-PROVINCE-PREFECTURE RELATIONSHIPS.

AS AMENDED, FOR ADOPTION

 

Reports of Standing Committees

Health

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1731

S.C.R. No. 132

REQUESTING THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO DESIGN A SYSTEM FOR REPORTING HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC.

REFER TO Finance

Health/Human Services

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1732

S.C.R. No. 195, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

REQUESTING THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS AND IN RURAL OAHU.

AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance

 

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1733

S.C.R. No. 227, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

CREATING A PLANNING TASK FORCE FOR THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM.

AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance

Human Services/Health

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1734

S.C.R. No. 79, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VIABLE NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES.

AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance

Health

Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1735

S.C.R. No. 196

URGING THE GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE, AND THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE HAWAII A SMOKE-FREE STATE BY THE YEAR 2010.

FOR ADOPTION

 

 

 

Announcements

 

Addendum

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following House Bill:

H.B. No. 957, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 Taniguchi, Chair; Tsutsui, Whalen

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees to the following Senate Bill:

S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 Taniguchi, Chair; Tsutsui, Slom

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has made changes to Senate conferee assignments to the following House Bill and Senate Bills:

H.B. No. 875, H.D. 2, S.D. 2 Senator Kanno discharged as conferee; Added as Co-Chair.

S.B. No. 101, H.D. 1 Senator Chun Oakland added as conferee.

S.B. No. 1557, S.D. 2, H.D. 2 Senator Taniguchi added as conferee.

 

Received communication informing the House that the Senate has reconsidered action in disagreeing to amendments proposed by the House, has moved to agree, and has passed the following Senate Bills on Final Reading:

S.B. No. 40, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

S.B. No. 621, H.D. 1

S.B. No. 698, H.D. 1