THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 24, 2011

TIME:

8:30 a.m.   9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 1366

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Supersedes language in public utilities commission docket no. 2008-0273 that would have required a seller of energy to submit a tax form that is not due and may not yet be prepared for several months.

 

CPN

SB 1347

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Allows public utilities to make electronic filings with the public utilities commission.

 

CPN

SB 1278

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Adopts model regulations of National Association of Insurance Commissioners in conformity with senior investor protections in section 989A of the federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

 

CPN

SB 1423

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO FLOOD INSURANCE.

Requires insurers to make available flood insurance covering real and personal property under the same terms and conditions to properties located outside of designated flood zones as is available to properties located inside of designated flood zones; authorizes recovery for damages from a responsible party.

 

CPN [

Measure deleted on 02-18-11]

SB 1177

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Expands the types of related entities that may be affiliated with and insured by a pure captive insurance company; clarifies exceptions available to various classes of captive insurance companies; makes housekeeping amendments.

 

CPN

SB 1484

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Exempts from insurance code, associations (1) organized before 1880; (2) whose members are active, retired, or honorably discharged members of the U.S. armed forces or sea services; and (3) whose principal purpose is to provide insurance and other benefits to their members.

 

CPN

SB 1188

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE POLICY COVERAGE.

Amends amounts for liability coverage.

 

CPN

SB 1189

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE POLICY COVERAGE.

Amends amounts for motor vehicle insurance liability coverage.

 

CPN

SB 1190

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO AUTOMOBILE PERSONAL INJURY LIMITATIONS.

Amends law to require the record reviewer to be of the same specialty as the provider whose treatment is being reviewed and makes the record review available upon request.

 

CPN

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

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If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6070.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair