HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2008

 

 

March 13, 2008

 

 

31st Day

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

Invocation -   Representative James Kunane Tokioka

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

                        Received message number 274.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

H.R. No. 310             CONGRATULATING CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY ON THE 2007 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY SERVICE, RECOGNIZING SERVICE TO YOUTH FROM DISADVANTAGED CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

 

H.R. No. 311             RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL FOR ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

 


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            Human Services & Housing

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1065-08

S.B. No. 3061

 

RELATING TO THE FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM.

(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment                                        

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1066-08

S.B. No. 2818, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

(Hawaii Anti-trafficking Task Force)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1067-08

S.B. No. 2715, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL AND GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN FAMILY COURT.

(Family Court; Appointed Counsel and Guardian Ad Litem Fees)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1068-08

S.B. No. 2841

 

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

(Deposit Beverage Container Program )

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce        

 

            Tourism & Culture/Economic Development & Business Concerns

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1069-08

S.B. No. 2273, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA.

(Digital Media; Tax Credit; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Labor & Public Employment    

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1070-08

S.B. No. 2831, S.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

(Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving; University of Hawaii Center on Aging Research and Education; Appropriation)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Health/Human Services & Housing          

 

            Economic Development & Business Concerns

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1071-08

S.B. No. 2480, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT.

(Robotics; RET; Project EAST; TANF Funds; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Higher Education/Human Services & Housing                                           

 

            Consumer Protection & Commerce

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1072-08

S.B. No. 2314, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

(Insurance; Unfair Practices; Exception for Mutual Benefit Societies)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary                                            

 

            Energy & Environmental Protection

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1073-08

S.B. No. 2845, S.D. 2

 

RELATING TO REORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES.

(Energy and Environmental Protection; Reorganization; Energy; State Long-term Strategy; Agency Reorganization)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Legislative Management                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1074-08

S.B. No. 2932, S.D. 3, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TAX.

(Environmental Response Tax; Petroleum Products)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Development & Business Concerns                                          

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1075-08

H.R. No. 101

 

URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO BEGIN REBUILDING THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY 2012.

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1076-08

H.C.R. No. 119

 

URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO BEGIN REBUILDING THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY 2012.

 

REFER TO Finance                                                

 

            Higher Education

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1077-08

H.R. No. 43, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO Legislative Management                                                          

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1078-08

H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO Legislative Management                                                          

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

                        Committee Referral Sheet No. 44

                        Committee Referral Sheet No. 45

 

 

                        Floor Presentations for Friday, March 14, 2008:

 

CONGRATULATING B.J. PENN THE CURRENT LIGHTWEIGHT ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPION ON HIS SUCCESSFUL MARTIAL ARTS CAREER. 

 

 

COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATES THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HAWAII PACIFIC, INC., ON ITS 60 YEARS OF DILIGENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE TOWARDS THE GOAL OF NO MORE CANCER IN HAWAII THROUGH RISK REDUCTION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.