OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 28

27th LEGISLATIVE DAY-MARCH 12, 2009

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EBM -  Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HAW - Hawaiian Affairs

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBS -   Public Safety

TCI -    Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs

TRN -  Transportation

WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources


 

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Committee

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

SB15, SD1

RELATING TO THE POWER OF ARREST.

Authorizes only officers of the Unites States Customs and Border Protection Service agency to make arrests without a warrant.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB19, SD1

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires a procurement preference to a contractor in a public works construction contract of not less than $250,000 if the contractor is a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the department of labor and industrial relations at the time of general bidding.  Requires a public works contractor to comply with state labor laws.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB21, SD1

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Creates temporary exemptions in procurement, rule making, and public employment statutes for programs, services, and benefits using funds allocated to the State by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB50, SD1

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS.

Requires that the board of land and natural resources conduct public hearings prior to awarding a lease of public land to a renewable energy producer.  (SD1)

 

WLO/EEP, TRN

SB65, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE.

Provides that if evidence of an alleged victim's character for aggressiveness is offered by an accused and admitted under paragraph (2) or rule 404(a) of the Hawaii Rules of Evidence, evidence of the same trait of character of the accused offered by the prosecution may be admissible.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB76, SD1

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Changes the allocation of an amount received in partial payment of an assessment of taxes to interest, penalties, and principal in equal amounts, rather than to the three categories by priority. (SD1)

 

FIN

SB93, SD1

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING.

Establishes a grace period during which a candidate or candidate's committee may return or refund contributions.  Changes 20% contributions cap to an unspecified amount.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB105, SD1

RELATING TO PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Modifies requirements related to the basis for court appointment of a conservator.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB114, SD1

RELATING TO DENTAL CARE.

Requires health insurers and like entities who offer dental coverage to declare and execute their coordination of dental benefits policy to insureds and their counterparts.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC

SB133, SD2

RELATING TO UTILITIES.

Requires the public utilities commission to implement a program to achieve lifeline electricity rates for qualified residential electricity customers.  (SD2)

 

HUS, CPC

SB166, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires health insurance providers to provide health insurance coverage for all chemotherapy treatment, including orally administered chemotherapy, under the same terms and conditions and at a rate calculated according to the same methods as payment or reimbursement for intravenously administered chemotherapy.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB199, SD1

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Sunsets and repeals all tax credits for taxable years beginning after 12/31/10. (SD1)

 

FIN

SB207, SD1

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Requires the department of public safety to report to the legislature any inmate or correctional facility employee death within 24 hours.  (SD1)

 

PBS, FIN

SB213, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Requires the department of public safety to establish performance indicators; requires reports, using key performance indicators, to be provided to the legislature.  (SD1)

 

PBS, FIN

SB260, SD1

RELATING TO GAMBLING.

Amends definition of gambling to clarify that purchase of sweepstakes entry that also provides nominal non-gambling value constitutes gambling even if sweepstakes entry can be obtained without payment of consideration.  Eliminates free play, beginning 1/1/2011, as a defense under certain circumstances.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB288, SD1

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Requires school vending machines that are available to students to contain only healthy beverages.  (SD1)

 

EDN, HLT

SB292, SD1

RELATING TO FUNDS.

Lapses excess balances from special and revolving funds to the general fund.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB295, SD1

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides that high occupancy vehicle lanes may be used by hybrid and other energy-efficient vehicles including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, regardless of the number of occupants.  (SD1)

 

TRN, JUD

SB298, SD1

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Increases the amount that condominium associations may recover in maintenance fees from the foreclosure of a condominium apartment from $1,800 to $3,600.  (SD1)

 

CPC

SB350, SD1

RELATING TO USE OF FORCE.

Permits the use of deadly force by the resident of a dwelling against a person not lawfully in the dwelling who uses force against the resident.  Expands the exemption from the duty to retreat from the home and workplace to any place where the actor may lawfully be present.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB378, SD1

RELATING TO FISHING.

Establishes a fishing bag limit and size restrictions for Maui for uhu and goatfish.  (SD1)

 

WLO, JUD

SB382, SD1

RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

Revises appointment process for the stadium authority.  (SD1)

 

TCI, WLO

SB387, SD1

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Reiterates the legislature's intent that appropriation transfers or changes between programs and agencies be made only pursuant to prior legislative authorization.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB389, SD1

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

Directs the legislative reference bureau to review the memorandum of understanding between the department of education and the department of budget and finance for the allotment of capital improvement projects, to replicate the processes of the memorandum of understanding for use by other state agencies.  (SD1)

 

EDN, LMG, FIN

SB404, SD1

RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND.

Appropriates funds from the emergency and budget reserve fund for various programs, including grants for fiscal year 2009‑2010.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB411, SD1

RELATING TO KAENA POINT STATE PARK.

Permits overnight camping at Kaena point state park.  (SD1)

 

WLO, FIN

SB430, SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Mandates health insurance coverage to screen for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age fifty. (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB440, SD2

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

Requires counties to accept or reject a public infrastructure dedication, under specified conditions, as part of an affordable housing project, or the infrastructure is deemed dedicated.  (SD2)

 

HSG/WLO, TRN

SB455, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to designate no more than fifty per cent of the units in public housing projects as smoking units; requires designation of smoking areas; prohibits smoking in and around public housing projects except in smoking units and designated smoking areas; establishes penalties.  (SD1)

 

HSG/HLT, JUD

SB466, SD2

RELATING TO POLLUTION.

Prohibits the use of leaf blowers on certain days and during certain hours; restricts the use of leaf blowers for certain durations of time and near operable doors, windows, and air ducts of buildings.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

EEP, JUD

SB474, SD1

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CLARIFY THE GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS.

Amends article V, section 6, of the state constitution to clarify the appointment process for department heads and members of boards and commissions by requiring the Governor to nominate successors within the time limits required by law.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB506, SD1

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Allows for persons desiring a Hawaii product preference when submitting bids to self-certify as an alternative to registration on the Hawaii products list.  Amends the definition of a Hawaii product by revising the product classes.  (SD1)

 

EBM/AGR, FIN

SB520, SD1

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY LICENSING ACT.

Requires motor vehicle dealers to possess or have the right to possess a legal ownership certificate for a motor vehicle before selling a new or used vehicle or advertising a new or used vehicle for sale.  (SD1)

 

CPC, JUD

SB532, SD1

RELATING TO LIMITING CIVIL LIABILITY.

Limits the civil liability of property owners for damages to persons injured or killed on premises while committing certain felony offenses.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB536, SD1

RELATING TO STARLIGHT RESERVE.

Requires department of business, economic development, and tourism, assisted by a temporary advisory committee, to develop a statewide starlight reserve strategy, including an intelligent statewide lighting law, to preserve the quality of the night sky and its associated cultural, scientific, astronomical, natural, and landscape-related values.  (SD1)

 

EEP/WLO, FIN

SB539, SD1

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Renames the intake service center division of DPS to the reentry intake services division, whereby the reentry intake services division will work closely and collaborate with the furlough programs in each county, the Hawaii paroling authority, and the correction program services division to ensure that the reentry needs of inmates are being met.  (SD1)

 

PBS, FIN

SB549, SD1

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT.

Amends Hawaii's lemon law to include motorcycles in the definition of "motor vehicles".  (SD1)

 

CPC, JUD

SB564, SD2

RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.

Maintains the requirement for fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs.  Provides that frequency of inspections of buildings other than public schools shall be conducted once every five years or as deemed practicable or necessary rather than every 2 years.  (SD2)

 

PBS, FIN

SB571

RELATING TO A VETERANS' MEMORIAL.

Establishes a memorial to the veterans of the Persian Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm.

 

EBM, FIN

SB574, SD1

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Extends the condominium dispute resolution pilot project until 6/30/11.  (SD1)

 

CPC

SB588, SD1

RELATING TO NONGOVERNMENT HEALTH PLAN PAYMENTS TO CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.

Requires health plans other than government payers, mutual and fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to pay:  (1) critical access hospitals no less than 101% of costs for services; and (2) federally qualified health centers no less than their respective prospective payment system rates.  (SD1)

 

HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN

SB591, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires insurers that offer health care coverage to the regular employees of any group or association to offer the same coverage to part-time employees working at least 15 hours per week.  Requires the insurance commissioner to report to the legislature on cost-benefit. (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB595, SD1

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Allows the board of directors of an association to allow owners to install antennas for amateur radios.  Requires a written statement of the reasons for a denial.  (SD1)

 

CPC

SB603, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Requires the public utilities commission to classify the State's local exchange intrastate telecommunications services as fully competitive.  Sets maximum retail rate cap.  (SD1)

 

CPC

SB605, SD1

RELATING TO NOISE.

Requires the department of health to add the dBC decibel weighting system to the current dBA decibel weighting system for purposes of community noise control.  Sets permissible maximum sound levels for nighttime and grants the DOH and the county liquor commission the authority to enforce these limits.  Directs DOH, DLIR, and the county liquor commission to develop recommendations for a permanent maximum sound level, in decibels.  (SD1)

 

EEP, CPC/JUD

SB606, SD2

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Gives boards of directors authority to install or allow the installation of solar energy or wind energy devices on the common elements of condominiums.  (SD2)

 

EEP, CPC

SB633, SD1

RELATING TO WATER.

Increases the representation of homestead farmers on the Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board.  (SD1)

 

WLO/AGR, HAW

SB635, SD1

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

Transfers jurisdiction and management of Kahana valley from the department of land and natural resources, parks division, to the office of Hawaiian affairs.  (SD1)

 

WLO, HAW, FIN

SB636, SD1

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Makes housekeeping amendments to section 502-33, HRS, relating to the circumstances under which an instrument requiring a reference to a prior recorded instrument may be recorded, and to section 502-41, HRS, relating to certificate of acknowledgement for instruments filed with the DLNR.  (SD1)

 

WLO, JUD

SB646, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.

Amends the governor's power to unilaterally limit appropriations that were previously approved by the legislature to require the governor to explain in writing any decisions to reduce, withhold, or otherwise limit appropriations approved by the legislature. (SD1)

 

FIN

SB659

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Amends the disclosure requirements for recipients of monetary awards from the State.  Requires the department of accounting and general services to manage and update the information posted on the website.

 

FIN

SB705, SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE.

Exempts GSA-approved sole source vendors on procurements involving federal matching funds from certain sole source procurement provisions.  Clarifies small purchases for construction contracts.  Raises small purchases procurement limit to $100,000.  Effective July 1, 2050.  Sunsets July 1, 2011.  (SD1)

 

EBM, FIN

SB763, SD1

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Enacts more comprehensive prohibition of fighting dogs and related conduct.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB771, SD1

RELATING TO APPRAISALS.

Requires a real estate appraiser to rely on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice when acting as an appraiser in an arbitration to guide the arbitrator's decision regarding an award.  (SD1)

 

CPC

SB794, SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires health insurance providers to cover weight management and obesity prevention, evaluation, and guidance services for children.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB846, SD1

RELATING TO POST CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS.

Establishes a time limitation for filing habeas corpus complaints and post-conviction judicial proceedings.  Limits basis for successive complaints.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB881, SD1

RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS.

Requires a voluntary employees' beneficiary association trust and the employee organization that established the trust, upon the insolvency of the trust, to assume all liabilities and indemnify the State.  (SD1)

 

LAB, JUD, FIN

SB886, SD1

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.

Proposes housekeeping amendments to clarify and streamline business registration laws.  (SD1)

 

CPC, JUD

SB887, SD1

RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.

Revises the escrow depository law to: (1) clarify which escrow transactions are covered by the statute and which are not; (2) update the statute to adequately reflect the present day size of the transactions routinely handled by the industry; (3) provide for more flexibility in supervising and regulating the industry; and (4) ensure adequate protection for the consumer.  (SD1)

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

SB891, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Amends the unfair or deceptive insurance practices statutes by prohibiting certain unfair or deceptive practices by health insurers.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

SB892, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Updates references in insurance code and updates continuing education requirements for insurance licensees.  (SD1)

 

CPC/JUD

SB940, SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires direct payment for the provision of pre-hospital ambulance treatment and transport services.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC

SB942, SD1

RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

Ensure compliance with the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005.  (SD1)

 

EEP, JUD

SB968, SD1

RELATING TO ESCAPE.

Expands the charge of escape in the second degree to persons who fail to present themselves to a correctional or detention facility at the date and time as ordered by the court for service of a term of custody or confinement for a felony conviction.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB1008, SD1

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

Amends state water quality standards for inland and marine waters to conform to federal standards.  (SD1)

 

EEP/WLO, FIN

SB1040, SD2

RELATING TO SMOKING.

Prohibits smoking on public beaches, parks, and certain recreational areas during certain community events.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

HLT, TCI/WLO, JUD

SB1069, SD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Requires the Hawaii community development authority to collaborate with and consider the recommendations of the working group of interested stakeholders in developing, accepting, and implementing plans for the development of Kakaako makai.  (SD1)

 

WLO

SB1073, SD1

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Repeals the exception that allows smoking in correctional facilities.  Effective 7/1/50.  (SD1)

 

HLT, PBS

SB1077, SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Establishes a temporary preventative health care task force to develop a plan to encourage health insurance providers to offer preventative health care plans to its members, enrollees, or new applicants.  (SD1)

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

SB1083, SD1

RELATING TO BURIAL SITES.

Includes additional native Hawaiian organizations for the DLNR to consult with to determine whether a burial site should be preserved in place or relocated and to develop a list of candidates for the burial councils.  (SD1)

 

WLO, HAW, FIN

SB1086, SD1

RELATING TO PET ANIMALS.

Allows an ex parte restraining order to include granting exclusive care of a pet animal to a party and to enjoin the other party from visiting, taking, concealing, threatening, physically abusing, or disposing of the animal.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB1111, SD1

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Increases the rate of the transient accommodations tax beginning on July 1, 2009, and requires the additional revenues collected from the increase to be deposited into the general fund. Effective 7/1/59. (SD1)

 

FIN

SB1113, SD1

RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON TIME SHARES.

Repeals the requirement that time share units in an existing hotel in a county with a population in excess of 500,000 are required to contain at least 60 units at least 40% of which are to be made available for sale or rental as residential apartments.  (SD1)

 

TCI, WLO

SB1129, SD1

RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS.

Requires athletic trainers to register with the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  (SD1)

 

HED/EDN, CPC, FIN

SB1143, SD1

RELATING TO THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER.

Requires the state historic preservation officer to possess professional qualification in specific fields of study.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

WLO, LAB, FIN

SB1181, SD2

RELATING TO LABOR.

Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to include in certified payroll records a fringe benefit reporting form which itemizes the cost of fringe benefits paid to both union and non-union laborers who perform work for the construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings and public works.  (SD2)

 

LAB, FIN

SB1184, SD1

RELATING TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.

Adds a definition for confidential witness.  Allows factual matters obtained in the course of investigation, conciliation, and litigation of complaints to be used as evidence in litigation of complaints filed with the commission.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB1192, SD1

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT.

Expands jurisdiction of small claims division of the district court.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD, FIN

SB1194, SD1

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.

Prohibits possession of gaff designed to be attached to gamecock or other fighting fowl.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

JUD

SB1195, SD1

RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.

Amends the Hawaii State Planning Act to include references to science and technology initiatives in Hawaii.  Amends the department of business, economic development, and tourism's reporting requirement to the legislature on the growth industries of Hawaii.  (SD1)

 

EBM, WLO

SB1197, SD1

RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.

Requires the department of taxation to provide an annual report on tax expenditures to the legislature on or before September 15th of each odd-numbered year.  Requires legislation establishing new tax expenditures to include certain specified provisions.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB1199, SD1

RELATING TO FISHING.

Designates certain state waters surrounding the island of Molokai as the Molokai Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.  (SD1)

 

WLO, FIN

SB1222, SD1

RELATING TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF PET ANIMALS.

Clarifies animal cruelty law.  Prohibits the confinement of a pet animal in a kennel or cage in cruel or inhumane manner or for an unreasonable period of time.  Prohibits the tethering of a dog to a stationary object with a chain, or choke, pinch, chain, or prong collar.  Amends the law on animal hoarding. (SD1).

 

JUD

SB1223, SD1

RELATING TO HAWAII MADE PRODUCTS.

Directs the department of agriculture to convene a working group composed of stakeholders to resolve issues relating to the "Made in Hawaii" label and to report to the legislature.  (SD1)

 

AGR, CPC, FIN

SB1268, SD2

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Permits the department of Hawaiian home lands to assign or transfer county affordable housing credits.  Requires county approval within sixty days for DHHL to transfer credits.  (SD2)

 

HAW/HSG, FIN

SB1327, SD1

RELATING TO THE RATE OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO OVERPAYMENTS OF TAX.

Changes from 2/3% to 1/3% the interest rate payable to the taxpayer on overpayments of taxes.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB1349, SD1

RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC.

Requires a notary public to include on the notary public's stamp or seal the notary public's commission number.  Clarifies which types of changes may be made to a document after notarization; clarifies how a notarized document may be altered by ratification of all parties to the document.  (SD1)

 

JUD/CPC

SB1352, SD2

RELATING TO BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

Transfers fee time share interest from the land court system to the regular system; establishes a working group to resolve implementation issues. Establishes a pilot program to implement electronic recording of fee time share interests.  Allows bureau of conveyances to charge a fee for deregistration of a fee time share interest.  (SD2)

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

SB1568, SD2

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

Extends unemployment benefits to individuals seeking part-time work and to workers separated from employment for a compelling family reason.  (SD2)

 

LAB, HUS, FIN

SB1661, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

Clarifies permissible attendance and procedures for board members to attend meetings of other boards, departments, agencies, and hearings of the legislature.  Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

 

JUD

SB1672, SD1

RELATING TO HISTORIC STRUCTURES.

Amends the archival photograph requirement for permits allowing the demolition of a building to allow photographs in any format, including electronic; includes buildings previously nominated for listing or currently listed on the Hawaii or National Register of Historic Places.  (SD1)

 

WLO