COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, February 10, 2005
1:30 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 601 (HSCR46) |
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. Sets Forth The "Small Business Bill of Rights". |
EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
HB 635 (HSCR47) |
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. Clarifies and corrects ambiguities and errors in business registration laws. |
EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
HB 1753 |
RELATING TO THE LEMON LAW. Repeals and replaces Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 481I, Motor Vehicle Express Warranty Enforcement (Lemon Law), with a new chapter based on Wisconsin Statutes section 218.0171 and entitled Repair, Replacement, and Refund Under New Motor Vehicle Warranties (Lemon Law). |
CPC/JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
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Decision making only: |
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HB 107 |
RELATING TO BROKERAGE RELATIONSHIPS. Adds new chapter governing brokerage relationships to the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Appropriates $ from the Real Estate Education Fund for consumer and licensee educational programs and a real estate brokerage specialist position within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
CPC/JUD, FIN |
HB 208 |
RELATING TO ANTITRUST. Broadens applicability of antitrust law by prohibiting "persons," as opposed to "corporations," from acquiring or merging with another "person" if the effect is to substantially lessen competition. Expressly authorizes private litigants to seek injunctive relief against all violations of chapter 480. |
CPC/JUD |
HB 380 |
RELATING TO ARBITRATION. Requires award of attorney's fees and costs to beneficiary or policyholder who successfully establishes insurer's liability under insurance policy in arbitration. |
CPC/JUD |
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Thursday, February 10, 2005
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 1737 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIFORM LAWS. Appropriates funds for Hawaii's contribution to the costs of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and for related registration and travel expenses. |
JUD, FIN |
HB 1270 |
RELATING TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. Grants the civil rights commission the power to decide petitions for declaratory relief filed by its executive director on legal issues arising in the course of the investigation of complaints of discrimination. |
JUD |
HB 1271 |
RELATING TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. Allows the director of the HCRC to disclose information to a complainant or respondent obtained during an investigation of a complaint filed with the HCRC to assist the director in conducting a conciliation, conference, or persuasion process designed to eliminate the discriminatory practice. |
JUD |
HB 314 |
RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. Requires pawnshops to electronically file pawn slips with Honolulu Police Department. |
JUD |
HB 1453 |
RELATING TO ANIMALS. Provides validation for domestic and pet animal trusts extending beyond the death of the transferor. |
JUD |
HB 1626 |
RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS. Prohibits the owner of a dangerous dog from allowing the dog to roam freely without supervision. Authorizes an animal control officer to investigate complaints regarding dangerous dogs, to pick up freely roaming dangerous dogs, and to issue citations. Establishes penalties for owners who fail to adequately supervise dangerous dogs. Requires owners of dangerous dogs to obtain liability insurance if the dog is found to be inadequately supervised. |
JUD |
HB 866 |
RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. Makes it a class C felony to kill, distribute, or purchase any stray or stolen dog or cat for the purpose of human consumption. |
JUD |
HB 1747 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGNS. Establishes limits for campaign contributions to candidates, noncandidate committees, and political parties during specified election periods; Specifies that excess contributions be returned to the original donor within thirty days of receipt of the donation; Requires any excess contributions not returned to the original donor within thirty days to escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund. |
JUD |
HB 414 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Reduces campaign contributions limits by 50%. |
JUD |
HB 1713 |
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. Establishes a comprehensive public funding program for state legislative candidates and candidates for governor and lieutenant governor who agree to abide by campaign contribution and expenditure limits and meet other criteria. |
JUD, FIN |
HB 565 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Allows for the retention and deposit into the existing Litigation Deposits Trust Fund 33% of any recovery from any civil action or settlement of a civil claim initiated by the Attorney General (AG) or where the AG filed such action. Recoveries from false claim actions would be included. |
JUD, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only:
HB 500 |
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Enacts budget appropriations for judicial branch of state government. |
JUD, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Thursday, February 10, 2005
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 1383 |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT REFORM. Improves government by instituting bribery-reporting requirements. |
LMG, JUD |
HB 1392 |
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET. Establishes that legislative approval is required when the executive branch executes a transfer or change of funds. |
LMG, FIN |
HB 1767 |
RELATING TO ETHICS. Requires all individuals subject to senate confirmation to file financial disclosure; provides that all disclosures are public documents. |
LMG, JUD |
HB 1771 |
RELATING TO THE BUDGET. Clarifies that the joint legislative budget committee may convene during the interim between legislative sessions to hold public hearings on gubernatorial budget restrictions and funds withholding. Requires prior written notice to the joint legislative budget committee of any intent to restrict or withhold any funds. |
LMG, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
2:10 p.m. AGENDA:
HLT/HED only:
HB 1648 |
RELATING TO STEM CELL RESEARCH. Sets state policy for stem cell research. Requires UH to develop plan to establish an institute for regenerative medicine at school of medicine no later than 12/31/2006. |
HLT/HED, JUD, FIN |
HB 1059 (HSCR69) |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes and funds creation of captive insurance company by HHSC to provide medical malpractice and hospital professional and general liability coverage to HHSC, DOH, UH medical school, and their physicians. |
CPC, HLT/HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
2:20 p.m. AGENDA:
HED only:
HB 110 (HSCR30) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides tuition refunds for qualified children of certain law enforcement and military personnel killed in the line of duty or declared prisoners of war or missing in action. Provides tuition refunds to: (1) members of the Hawaii national guard or military reserve who are called into active duty, and (2) active duty military personnel; unable to attend college for more than 60-days in a semester as a result of their military duties. |
PSM, HED, FIN |
HB 238 (HSCR2) |
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR MEDICAL STUDENT LOANS. Creates an income tax credit to repay student loans for students who practice in medically underserved areas in the State. |
HLT, HED, FIN |
HB 1010 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FUNDING AND POSITIONS TO EXPAND ETHNIC STUDIES, LABOR HISTORY, AND DIVERSITY CURRICULUM AT ALL UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CAMPUSES. Appropriates moneys for funds and positions to expand the curriculum for all UH campuses in ethnic studies, labor history, and diversity in Hawaii. |
HED, FIN |
HB 1011 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FUNDING AND FACULTY POSITIONS FOR ILOKANO, FILIPINO, AND PHILIPPINE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA. Appropriates moneys for funding and for faculty positions for Ilokano, Filipino, and Philippine studies at UH Manoa. |
HED, FIN |
HB 1012 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS. Appropriates funds and positions for systemwide and campus programs to promote diversity, including programs for underrepresented groups, students with disabilities, and other under-served student groups to support UH's policy on non-discrimination and affirmative action. |
HED, FIN |
HB 1179 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. Appropriates $142,000 in state matching funds to the Hawaii commission for national and community service. |
HED, FIN |
HB 1643 |
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMWIDE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. Appropriates funds and positions for systemwide student services programs and campus programs for equity of services, access, and student success.
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HED, FIN |
HB 1278 (HSCR89) |
RELATING TO IMPROVING WATER QUALITY. Appropriates funds to develop and demonstrate comprehensive watershed management measures to improve water quality of Lake Wilson and reduce contaminated sediments in statewide waterways. |
WLO, HED, FIN |
HB 353 HD1 (HSCR41) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds for Leeward Community College's partnership with the Waianae Re-Development Corporation in operating the Waianae Organic Agriculture Center. (HB353 HD1) |
AGR, HED, FIN |
HB 1642 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STUDENT EMPLOYMENT FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SYSTEMWIDE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for undergraduate and graduate students to be hired as student employees to support UH administrative operations, academic programs, partnership with school, community service, and student support services. |
HED, FIN |
HB 1687 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes the candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. |
HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
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Decision making only: |
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HB 20 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Removes the June 30, 2005, sunset date of Act 321, Session Laws of Hawaii 1986. |
HED, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
3:00 p.m. AGENDA:
HB 344 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Allows a surviving spouse or surviving reciprocal beneficiary of a police officer, firefighter, deputy sheriff, or public safety officer to remarry, marry, or enter into a new reciprocal beneficiary relationship and to continue to receive pension and other retirement benefits arising from their former spouse's employment. |
LAB/PSM, FIN |
HB 761 |
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Allows an employee to use family leave during any calendar year upon the military deployment of the employee's child, spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, or parent. |
LAB/PSM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
3:15 p.m. AGENDA:
HB 1447 |
RELATING TO FIRE FIGHTER LIABILITY. Provides an exemption from liability for county fire fighting services. |
PSM/LAB, JUD |
HB 1329 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE NISEI VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER. Makes a grant-in-aid appropriation to the intergenerational center: Nisei Veterans Memorial Center to complete phase II of the intergenerational center for preschoolers and an adult day care center. |
PSM/LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Friday, February 11, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 792 HD1 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop guidelines and a marketing plan to obtain export clearances for exports to Japan and other countries. |
INT/AGR, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Friday, February 11, 2005
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 791 HD1 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME JURISDICTION. Clarifies that, under the marine life conservation program, state marine waters shall extend from the upper reaches of the wash of the waves on shore seaward for three nautical miles, which constitutes the State's police power and management authority. |
INT, JUD |
HB 793 HD1 |
RELATING TO SISTER-STATE AGREEMENTS. Establishes a process for the initiation, management and dissolution of sister-state relationships; provides guidelines for sister-state agreements. (HB793 HD1) |
INT, JUD, FIN |
HB 1719 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR PROGRAM. Appropriates funds to establish an international business and technology incubator program in Hawaii. |
INT, FIN |
HB 1784 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Establishes the Office of International Affairs to coordinate and promote peace through improved economic, social, and scientific relations with other countries. |
INT, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Friday, February 11, 2005
8:30 a.m.
State Capitol Auditorium
HB 1600 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes employers to establish medical provider networks to provide medical treatment to injured workers. |
LAB, FIN |
HB 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 |
HB 1783 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE CARE SYSTEMS. Permits employee care systems to furnish medical care, services, and supplies to injured workers. |
LAB, FIN |
HB 1172 |
RELATING TO COORDINATED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. Regulates coordinated care organizations in the treatment of workers' compensation injuries. |
LAB, FIN |
HB 699 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Proposes reforms to the State's worker's compensation system. |
LAB, FIN |
HB 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 |
HB 976 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Places restrictions on acceptable vocational rehabilitation plans. Specifies conditions under which the director shall approve rehabilitation plans. Subjects plans to performance reviews. |
LAB, CPC |
HB 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 |
HB 1307 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes recovery of attorney's fees and costs under law administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations by any person who successfully defends any charge of workers' compensation insurance fraud, except criminal cases, against the person who initiates and prosecutes the action. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to investigate complaints and prosecute cases of workers' compensation fraud, provided that the complaint is against an insurance carrier, a self-insured employer, or a full-insured employer. |
LAB, CPC/JUD |
HB 340 |
RELATING TO COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS. Gives the supreme court, appellate court, or appellate board discretion for awarding proceeding costs and reasonable attorney's fees if appeal is initiated by an employee and the employer loses. Sets standards for this discretion. |
LAB, CPC/JUD |
HB 832 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Establishes criteria for evaluating and approving attorney's fees. |
LAB, CPC/JUD |
HB 838 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Establishes factors for the appellate board or supreme court to consider in deciding whether to award attorney's fees and costs to an employee who wins on appeal. Makes the awarding of costs, together with attorney's fees and costs, discretionary. |
LAB, CPC/JUD |
HB 763 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Exempts persons with ownership interests in limited liability companies, partnerships, and sole proprietorships, from coverage as "employees" under the workers' compensation law, allowing them to obtain coverage for their work-related injuries and disabilities, separately. |
LAB, CPC |
HB 861 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Excludes from the definition of "employment" under workers' compensation law: (1) service performed by a sole proprietor or a partner of a partnership, as defined in the partnership law, if the partner is an individual; and (2) service performed by a member of an LLC if the member is an individual and has a distributional interest, as defined under the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, of at least 50% in the company. |
LAB, CPC/JUD |
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES
Friday, February 11, 2005
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 423; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 1225 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Provides a stable funding mechanism to provide for the natural area reserves system. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 1308 |
RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. Requires 25% of real estate conveyance tax collected be deposited into the land conservation fund. Allows grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire interest in lands having a value as a resource to the State. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 1243 |
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Changes the conveyance tax rate to an unspecified rate; establishes that projects undertaken in accordance with management of the natural area reserves system are included in the list of priorities for funds disbursed from the natural area reserve fund. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 1476 |
RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA. Preserves a cluster of historical sites in North Kohala on the island of Hawaii by requiring the department of land and natural resources to renew its efforts to acquire by exchange the land adjacent to the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 953 |
RELATING TO DROUGHT. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish a Hawaii drought preparedness plan to be included in the Hawaii Water Plan to improve state drought monitoring, planning, mitigation, and response efforts. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 1627 |
RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate golf courses by 2010 except where there is no reasonably available source of nonpotable water or use of nonpotable water poses a threat to public health and safety or other surface and ground water uses. Defines potable water. Emphasizes role of recycled water in comprehensive water resource planning and management policy. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 1757 |
RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND. Provides an unspecified percentage for a conservation land tax credit, based on land (not exceeding an unspecified value), donated to and accepted by the State that is in a conservation land use district or for a land owner who voluntarily reclassifies residentially zoned land to conservation and initiates the rezoning process, or for amounts invested in management of conservation or watershed land. |
WLO, FIN |
HB 833 |
RELATING TO PROPERTY RIGHTS. Makes owner of residential real property immune from liability for damages suffered by a person who trespasses with intent to commit a crime. Makes trespass on the premises of a dwelling a misdemeanor. Makes theft of property from the premises of a dwelling a misdemeanor. |
WLO, JUD |
HB 864 |
RELATING TO COUNTIES. Extends the several counties' a Authority to regulate billboards and other outdoor advertising devices to include the airspace or waters beyond the boundaries of a county that are visible from any public place within the county. |
WLO, JUD |
HB 1527 |
RELATING TO EMINENT DOMAIN. Establishes factors to be considered in determining value of property to be condemned. |
WLO, JUD |
Decision making to follow.
Decision making only (heard on February 7, 2005):
HB 1441 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Clarifies the process to appeal county land use decisions. |
WLO, JUD |
HB 1391 |
RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS. Requires owners of private roads to maintain private roads pursuant to agreement or in absence of agreement in equal shares. |
WLO, FIN |
Decision making only (heard on February 4, 2005):
HB 1280 |
RELATING TO FLOOD CONTROL. Appropriates $250,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006 and $500,000 for fiscal year 2006-2007 for the Center for Conservation and Research Training to develop and coordinate the implementations of watershed management strategies to control flooding in two of Hawaii's most severely flood-impacted watersheds as identified by the Center. |
WLO, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Friday, February 11, 2005
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
HB 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 |
Decision making to follow.