THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2007

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Friday, March 16, 2007)

 

HB 1614

HD2

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Appropriates funds to the department of the attorney general to support the activities of the drug nuisance abatement unit.  (HB1614 HD2)

 

JDL, WAM

HB 1784

HD2

RELATING TO CRIME.

Creates the offense of human trafficking, adds human trafficking to the list of offenses addressed by the crime victim compensation commission, adds human trafficking as a covered offense for forfeitures, and adds human trafficking as an offense involving organized crime and racketeering activity.  (HB1784 HD2)

 

JDL

HB 861

HD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS.

Requires that, for public works projects that are not directly caused by a governmental contracting agency, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations be the responsible agency for ensuring compliance with the State's prevailing wage law.  Requires the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for these projects to be promptly reported to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.  (HB861 HD1)

 

JDL, WAM

HB 1290

HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

Eliminates confusion or misinterpretations regarding which "beneficiaries" of an employee killed in the performance of duty or of a deceased retiree are eligible to become EUTF employee-beneficiaries by including reciprocal beneficiaries. (HB1290 HD1)

 

JDL, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7330.