OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-NINTH STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 24

22ND LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

EDB -  Economic Development & Business

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -  Housing

HUS -  Human Services

IAC -   Intrastate Commerce

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

 

 

REFERRAL

 

SB215

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals the Education Research and Development Revolving Fund and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund as recommended by the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 16-11.

 

EDN, FIN

SB284, SD1

RELATING TO MAALAEA SMALL BOAT HARBOR.

Corrects an error in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2016 to clarify that the CIP project for Maalaea small boat harbor on Maui was for plans, design, and construction for pier improvements, rather than dredging. (SD1)

 

WAL, FIN

SB724

RELATING TO NON-DISCRETIONARY COSTS.

Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to submit reports with data on general fund appropriations and expenditures for non-discretionary costs.

 

FIN

SB939, SD1

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Clarifies the investment and funds management functions of the Department of Budget and Finance.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB941

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS.

Update statute relating to electronic funds transfers to allow Automated Clearing House account debit transactions in certain situations as may be approved by the Director of Finance.

 

FIN

SB1002, SD1

RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2016.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

FIN

SB1007, SD1

RELATING TO WITHHOLDING TAX.

Changes the frequency of filing returns of taxes withheld on wages paid from monthly to quarterly for all employers.  (SD1)

 

FIN

HR27

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HALEAKALA HIGHWAY AND OLD HALEAKALA HIGHWAY AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

TRN, FIN

HR28

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF OMAOPIO ROAD AND KULA HIGHWAY AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

TRN, FIN

HR29

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE WHETHER REFORMS ARE NEEDED FOR THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.

 

LAB, FIN

HCR53

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HALEAKALA HIGHWAY AND OLD HALEAKALA HIGHWAY AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

TRN, FIN

HCR54

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF OMAOPIO ROAD AND KULA HIGHWAY AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

TRN, FIN

HCR55

REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REVIEW GUN AMNESTY PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY IN THIS STATE.

 

JUD

HCR56

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON SURROGACY AND GESTATIONAL CARRIER AGREEMENTS.

 

HLT, JUD

HCR57

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE WHETHER REFORMS ARE NEEDED FOR THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.

 

LAB, FIN

HCR58

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE PROVINCE OF HENAN OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

 

VMI, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1246, HD1

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.

Expands the authority of DPS to address overcrowding at prisons by releasing certain pre-trial detainees and sentenced offenders, including certain felons, provided certain conditions are met.  Requires electronic monitoring of released detainees and offenders.  Authorizes electronic monitoring of offenders in programs that offer alternatives to incarceration.  Appropriates funds.  (HB1246 HD1)

 

PBS, FIN