OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

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NO. 11

10th LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 3, 2005

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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture

HSG Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce

HUS - Human Services

EDB - Economic Development and

INT - International Affairs

Business Concerns

JUD - Judiciary

EDN - Education

LAB - Labor and Public Employment

EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection

LMG - Legislative Management

FIN - Finance

PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs

HAW Hawaiian Affairs

TAC - Tourism and Culture

HED - Higher Education

TRN - Transportation

HLT - Health

WLO - Water, Land & Ocean Resources

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

 
   

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

 

REFERRAL

     

37

URGING THE UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES TO GRANT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM A VOLUME EXEMPTION TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF HEART TRANSPLANTS.

HLT

38

URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO FULLY FUND ALL OF ITS NURSING PROGRAMS.

HED/HLT, FIN

39

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER COVERAGE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING BY COLONOSCOPY.

HLT, LMG, FIN

40

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO CONTINUE TO CONVENE THE RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR CHOICE OF RESIDENTIAL SETTING.

HLT/HUS, FIN

     

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

 
   

Committee

H.R. NO.

 

REFERRAL

     

31

URGING THE UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES TO GRANT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM A VOLUME EXEMPTION TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF HEART TRANSPLANTS.

HLT

     
 

HOUSE BILLS

 
   

Committee

H.B. NO.

 

RE-REFERRAL

     

699

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Proposes reforms to the State's worker's compensation system.

LAB, FIN

781

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Amends Act 164, SLH 2004, which recodifies the condominium property regimes law, by adding new provisions relating to condominium creation, alteration, and termination; registration and administration; protection of condominium purchasers; and sales to owner-occupants.

CPC, FIN

967

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires DOH to publish food establishment violations on its web site each month. Requires a food establishment, upon request, to permit a customer to view a copy of the current inspection report, including inspection findings, any violation found, and any penalty. Imposes a fine for noncompliance.

HLT, JUD, FIN

1032

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DRUG TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AT RADFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

Appropriates funding for substance abuse treatment, counseling, and intervention services at Radford high school.

HLT/EDN, FIN

1061

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR QUEST AND MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ALIENS RESIDING IN HAWAII UNDER THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION.

Appropriates funds for QUEST and medicaid coverage for aged, blind, and disabled Compact of Free Association residing in Hawaii.

HUS/HLT/INT, FIN

1172

RELATING TO COORDINATED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

Regulates coordinated care organizations in the treatment of workers' compensation injuries.

LAB, FIN

1273

RELATING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

Prohibits time limits for vocational rehabilitation plans under workers' compensation. Authorizes the use of self-employment plans as vocational rehabilitation plans.

LAB, FIN

1275

RELATING TO THE HAWAII LIVING WAGE LAW.

Requires private firms contracted by state government to pay covered workers a Hawaii living wage of $9.43 an hour, to begin on 7/1/05 and adjusted thereafter. Requires DLIR to implement living wage. Establishes temporary living wage advisory committee to evaluate law.

LAB, FIN

1303

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Creates more affordable rental housing. Establishes homeless programs. Allows more individuals to qualify for lower cost housing. Makes administrative changes to various state housing programs. Establishes a legislative Affordable Rental Housing and Homeless Task Force.

HSG/WLO, FIN

1448

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides an income tax credit for the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system.

EDB/PSM, JUD, FIN

1519

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CLEAN UP GRAFFITI.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to clean up graffiti on state roadways.

TRN, JUD, FIN

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

1600

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Authorizes employers to establish medical provider networks to provide medical treatment to injured workers.

LAB, FIN

1636

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Requires the State and the courts to recognize the validity of labor-management agreements that meet certain specified requirements.

LAB, FIN

1773

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.

Amends workers' compensation law, including but not limited to mandating further requirements for vocational rehabilitation providers, limiting the director's rulemaking authority, and specifying procedures for filing of claims.

LAB, FIN

1783

RELATING TO EMPLOYEE CARE SYSTEMS.

Permits employee care systems to furnish medical care, services, and supplies to injured workers.

LAB, FIN