OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-FIFTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 6

5th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 27, 2010

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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

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

 

 

 

HB2029

RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

Repeals the regulatory programs for marriage and family therapists, dispensing opticians, occupational therapists, athlete agents, hearing aid dealers and fitters, and electrologists.  Replaces the regulatory boards for Barbering and Cosmetology, and Speech Pathologists and Audiologists, with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

 

CPC, FIN

HB2061

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Provides that in child custody proceedings, courts shall not give undue weight to a parent's absence away from the child, when such absence is due to service in the military or duties as a public official.  Requires courts to make a reasonable effort to expedite proceedings or use electronic communication systems to facilitate a parent's participation in a proceeding when the parent is a substantial distance away from the court.

 

HUS, FIN

HB2101

RELATING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Directs the ombudsman to develop and implement a pilot program using informed customers to investigate customer service at state agencies.

 

LAB, LMG, FIN

HB2322

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Transfers the office of environmental quality control and the environmental council from the department of health to the department of land and natural resources.  Reduces the membership of the environmental council from 15 to 7.  Requires the director of the office of environmental quality control to seek advice from and assist the council on environmental quality matters and to perform environmental outreach and education.  Requires the office of environmental quality control to maintain an electronic communication system.  Gives rulemaking authority to the environmental council.  Requires the director of the office of environmental quality control to prepare an annual report assessing system effectiveness.  Requires the environmental council to serve in advisory capacity to the governor.  Creates the environmental review special fund.  Directs the director of the office of environmental quality control to establish reasonable administrative fees for the environmental review process.

 

EEP/WLO/EBM, JUD, FIN

HB2413

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Amends the State private investment fund to direct its investment capital to venture capital funds that commit to equity investments in businesses located within the state and demonstrate ability to mentor entrepreneurs; Authorizes $      in tax credits to be used by the fund as collateral.

 

EBM, FIN