THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective committees:

 

HB 1072, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR2894)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Beginning on July 1, 2018, enables the board of psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege and grant prescriptive authority to prescribing psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements.  Requires the board of psychology to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.  (SD1)

 

CPH/JDL, WAM

HB 1599, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3012)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care, limited to 24 visits per calendar year, upon approval of a state medicaid plan amendment to that effect.  Takes effect on 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

CPH/HMS, WAM

HB 1627, HD3, SD1

      (SSCR2981)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY THE REGULATED INDUSTRIES COMPLAINTS OFFICE.

Requires the regulated industries complaints office to establish a division that specializes in the investigation of medical cases involving regulated professions and occupations.  Appropriates funds from the compliance resolution fund for field investigators and a staff attorney who specialize in medical cases.  (SD1)

 

CPH, WAM

HB 1669, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR3042)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.

Redefines "peer review" to include reviews done by out-of-state public accountancy licensees.  Increases deadlines for filing of peer review compliance reporting forms and appealing certain ratings from 10 days to 30 calendar days.  Allows members of the public accountancy peer review oversight committee to be reimbursed for expenses and protects the members from civil liability for actions done in furtherance of the purposes of the committee.  Defines the term "Hawaii attest work".  (SD1)

 

CPH, WAM

HB 1852, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR2982)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

Clarifies that nonprofit organizations may receive loans from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to engage in activities that are consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including the planning, designing, and construction of wastewater treatment works.  Takes effect 7/1/2070.  (SD1)

 

CPH, WAM

HB 2165, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR3108)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

Makes appropriations to the Department of Health to hire employees and consultants and to monitor the Navy and Defense Logistic's Agency's compliance with the Administrative Order on Consent to evaluate and remediate environmental damage from fuel leaks at the Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

CPH/PSM/EET, WAM

HB 1772, HD2

      (SSCR2955)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid and QUEST integration enrollees.  (HB1772 HD2)

 

HMS/CPH, WAM

HB 1774, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR2918)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services and Office of Youth Services for additional outreach to homeless individuals and families, as well as homeless unaccompanied youth.  (SD1)

 

HMS, WAM

HB 1878, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR2953)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGING.

Appropriates funds for the Kupuna Care Program, Aging and Disability Resource Center, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly, the Healthy Aging Partnership Program, an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position, and an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness program.  Takes effect on 7/1/2070.  (SD1)

 

HMS/CPH, WAM

HB 1943, HD1

      (SSCR2956)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

Provides an inflationary adjustment to the methodology used to reimburse facilities for the long-term care of medicaid recipients for fiscal year 2016-2017.  Makes an appropriation.  (HB1943 HD1)

 

HMS/CPH, WAM

HB 2744, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3111)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Bases the amount of the state low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) on whether or not a building is financed by tax-exempt bonds.  Increases funding for affordable rental housing development by making the state LIHTC more valuable by reducing the term over which the state LIHTC may be taken from ten to five years.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

HOU, WAM

HB 2034, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3010)

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION.

Appropriates funds to the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission for restoration and preservation projects.  Requires submission of a financial self-sufficiency and sustainability plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2017 Regular Session.  (SD1)

 

HWN/WLA, WAM

HB 2277, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3075)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION.

Amends the membership, mission, and purpose of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.  Authorizes the Chairperson to appoint an advisory committee for historical and archival matters.  Authorizes the Commission to appoint an Executive Director.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

HWN, WAM

HB 2550, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3119)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

Appropriates funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to work with the department of agriculture to promote the department of agriculture's existing made in Hawaii brand program.  Takes effect 2/19/2022.  (SD1)

 

EET, WAM

HB 1689, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR3067)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Amends the existing ethanol facility income tax credit to include facilities that produce other renewable fuels.  Clarifies that one gallon shall be equal to 76,330 British thermal units.  Clarifies that the qualifying renewable fuels production facility must be in in production on or before January 1, 2020.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (SD1)

 

TRE, WAM

HB 1736, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR2958)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Renames the Kona International Airport as the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport.  Effective 7/1/2018.  (SD1)

 

TRE, WAM

HB 2231, HD1

      (SSCR2963)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ENERGY COOPERATIVES.

Clarifies that a publicly owned energy cooperative may be considered an energy project and project party for purposes of receiving financing through special purpose revenue bonds.  (HB2231 HD1)

 

TRE/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Jill N. Tokuda

Chair