OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-SEVENTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

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NO. 4

FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY-THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection and Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -   Housing

HUS -  Human Services

JUD -   Judiciary

LAB -  Labor & Public Employment

LMG -  Legislative Management

OMH - Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs

PBS -   Public Safety

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -  Transportation

VMI -   Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts

WAL - Water & Land


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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1561

RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

Prohibits the use of unmanned aircraft systems by law enforcement to gather evidence.  Restricts the uses of unmanned aircraft systems by private entities.

 

TRN/PBS, JUD, FIN

HB1568

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS.

Extends to June 30 2018, the time period in which affordable housing credits are required to be issued for each single-family residence, multi-family unit, other residential unit, or if allowed under the county's affordable housing programs, vacant lot, developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

OMH, HSG, FIN

HB1582

RELATING TO APPLICATION PROCESSING.

Establishes a maximum time period within which an application for permit, license, or approval shall be acted upon by the designated agency or else deemed granted; authorizes each county to contract with a third-party reviewer to streamline the processing of applications; clarifies that previously approved projects that do not impact historic properties are not subject to subsequent reviews by SHPD.

 

WAL/OMH, CPC, FIN

HB1616

RELATING TO HEALTH PLANNING.

Adds to the Hawaii State Planning Act's objectives and policies for health the identification of social determinants of health to reduce health disparities among Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos.

 

OMH/HLT, EDB, FIN