THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator David Matsuura, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2002

TIME:

11:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

AMENDED AGENDA

Please note: The original notice did not include the correct draft numbers. The corrections are highlighted below. No other changes were made to the agenda.

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, February 20, 2002)

SB 2695

RELATING TO FOREIGN PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

Provides for good faith immunity for law enforcement officers who enforce a foreign protective order that appears to be authentic.

JDC

SB 2898

SD1

RELATING TO CAVE PROTECTION.

Protects caves as unique cultural and natural resources of the State of Hawaii. (SD1)

WLE/HAW, JDC

SB 2231

RELATING TO KAHO'OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

Requires the State to warn persons entering Kaho'olawe of the dangers of unexploded ordnance, and to warn of the dangerous natural conditions of the adjacent ocean; establishes a task force on warning signs and devices for Kaho'olawe.

HAW/TMG, JDC

SB 2547

RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.

Revises animal cruelty laws.

JDC

SB 2704

SD1

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Streamlines the state public housing eviction process without impairing the tenant's due process rights. (SD1)

CPH, JDC

SB 2294

SD1

RELATING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES LOAN COMPANIES.

Replaces article 9 of the code of financial institutions relating to financial services loan companies with two new articles governing depository FSLCs and nondepository FSLCs, respectively. (SD1)

CPH, JDC

SB 2733

SD1

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Amends the insurance code for internal consistency based upon enactment of the producer licensing law. Reinstates licensing scheme for managing general agents that was inadvertently repealed in Act 216, SLH 2001. (SD1)

CPH, JDC

SB 2303

SD1

RELATING TO INJURY TO PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY.

Enhances liability for damage to public utility property. (SD1)

CPH, JDC

SB 2093

SD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Prohibits insurance fraud in health insurance provided by accident and sickness insurance contracts, mutual benefit societies through medical indemnity or hospital service associations, and HMOs. Exempts insurance company investigators from criminal liability. (SD1)

HHS/CPH, JDC

SB 2779

SD1

RELATING TO CONTROL OF DISEASE.

Allows the Department to enter into agreements with health care facilities and providers to assist with epidemic control activities. Requires individuals and entities to provide information needed to locate people suspected of having been exposed to a dangerous disease. Establishes protections for the rights of individuals quarantined to prevent transmission of a dangerous infectious disease and grants the Department authority to sequester contaminated articles. (SD1)

HHS, JDC

 

No testimony will be accepted.

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