HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

TWENTY-NINTH STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2017

 

March 22, 2017

 

35th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation -

Mr. Kevin Kuroda

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 7, transmitting proposed changes to the FB 2017-19 Executive Budget Request.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

 

H.R. No. 146

CONGRATULATING MAHINA ANGUAY AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 MASAYUKI TOKIOKA EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARD, MICHAEL HARANO AS THE 2017 HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (HASSA) DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, BRUCE NAGUWA AS THE 2016 HAWAII ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION (HEMSAA) DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL, GERI MARTIN AS THE 2017 HAWAII ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR, RAMONA KAHAWAII AS THE 2017 HAWAII SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, AND KRISTIN SILVA AS THE 2016 SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR.

 

 

 

 

H.R. No. 147

COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING ALOHA UNITED WAY, THE INSTITUTE OF HUMAN SERVICES, ADULT FRIENDS FOR YOUTH, AND YMCA OF HONOLULU FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY WORK IN SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES OF HAWAII.


6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            INTRASTATE COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1197

S.B. No. 392, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominiums; Associations; Meetings; Voting; Proxies)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1198

S.B. No. 609, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ATTESTATION ENGAGEMENTS.

(Public Accountancy; Attestation Engagements)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                               

 

            PUBLIC SAFETY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1199

S.B. No. 655, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MEDIA ACCESS.

(Emergency Management; News Media Access)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                            

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1200

S.B. No. 955, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY.

(Hawaii State Fusion Center; Director; Office of Homeland Security)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            PUBLIC SAFETY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1201

S.B. No. 603, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

(Corrections; Correctional Facilities; Administrative and Disciplinary Segregation; Oahu Community Correctional Center Relocation; Report)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                            

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1202

S.B. No. 1210, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

(Affordable Housing Development Projects; Relief Sewers; Public-private Partnerships; Counties; Oversight)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1203

S.B. No. 961, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION.

(Hawaiian Homes Commission; Composition)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                            

 

            VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1204

S.B. No. 1074, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL.

(State Capitol; 50th Anniversary; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1205

S.B. No. 283

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Mokulele Highway)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TRANSPORTATION                                                  

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1206

S.B. No. 602

 

RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION FEES.

(Motor Vehicles; Registration Fees; Disabled Veterans)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                     

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1207

S.B. No. 1073, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

(State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1208

S.B. No. 900, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            AGRICULTURE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1209

S.B. No. 776, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

(Hawaii Invasive Species Authority; Establishment; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1210

S.B. No. 803, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.

(Agriculture; Food Safety Modernization Act; Income Tax Credit; Special Fund)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1211

S.B. No. 882

 

RELATING TO FARM TO SCHOOL MONTH IN HAWAII.

(Farm to School Month in Hawaii)

 

PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION                                                               

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1212

S.B. No. 1313, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HAWAII FOOD RESILIENCY.

(Department of Agriculture; Food Security; Self-sufficiency; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1213

S.B. No. 624, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

(Agriculture; Increased Local Food Production; Strategic Plan; Department of Agriculture; Governor; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1214

S.B. No. 987, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RECORDATION TRANSACTION FEES.

(Transaction Fee; Bureau of Conveyances; Land Court)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1215

S.B. No. 27, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO RESTORE BASIC ADULT DENTAL BENEFITS TO MEDICAID ENROLLEES.

(Medicaid; Adult Dental Benefits; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1216

S.B. No. 422, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.

(Child Custody; Grandparent Visitation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY                                            

 

            OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1217

S.B. No. 1240, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO AQUATIC LIFE.

(Hawaii Aquatic Life Protection; Sustainability)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1218

H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL WHO QUALIFY.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO FINANCE                   

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1219

H.C.R. No. 11

 

ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MED-QUEST DIVISION TO IMPLEMENT AN INCOME DISREGARD PROGRAM FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1220

H.C.R. No. 34, H.D. 1

 

REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FREE SENIOR ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO SENIOR CITIZENS.

 

AS AMENDED, REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION                                                               

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1221

H.C.R. No. 35

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO ASSESS CURRENT ELDER AND KUPUNA CARE SERVICES AND THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND FOR THOSE SERVICES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THOSE SERVICES AND MEET ANTICIPATED DEMAND.

 

REFER TO HIGHER EDUCATION                         

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1222

H.C.R. No. 46

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF USING MEDICAID FUNDS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE TREATMENT FOR HOMELESSNESS.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1223

H.C.R. No. 63

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGULATION AND LICENSURE OF GERONTOLOGISTS.

 

REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                               

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1224

H.C.R. No. 65

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO NOT CONSIDER CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS INCOME WHEN DETERMINING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

            HUMAN SERVICES

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1225

H.R. No. 32

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO NOT CONSIDER CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS INCOME WHEN DETERMINING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.

 

REFER TO FINANCE                                                

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

Floor Presentations for Thursday, March 23, 2017:

 

CONGRATULATING THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AS THE 2017 LIFESMARTS HAWAII STATE CHAMPIONS.

 

CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE HAWAII: NEXT 50 CONTEST.