THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2000

      COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 016


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
              (Deferred from April 4, 2000)

HB 2219       RELATING TO INSURANCE.                               CPN
HD1           Requires the insurance commissioner to treat as
(SB 2562)     confidential  all  nonpublic  financial information
           submitted by a captive insurer.

HB 2220       RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE.                       CPN
(SB 2278)     Allows flexibility in use of accounting methods for
           preparation  of  financial  statements  other  than
           class 3 insurers and authorizes captive insurers to
           merge or convert  into  different  forms of captive
           insurance.

HB 2471       RELATING TO THE HAWAII INSURANCE GUARANTY            CPN
HD1           ASSOCIATION.
           Updates the  guaranty  fund  provisions,  which are
           applicable  to   the   Hawaii   Insurance  Guaranty
           Association.

HB 2475       RELATING TO INSURANCE.                               CPN
HD1           Requires audit statements to be in accordance with
           the standards set forth by the National Association
           of Insurance Commissioners.                        

HB 2797       RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE.                          CPN
HD1           Clarifies citations to federal law appearing in
(SB 2292)     the section of the insurance code providing for 
           applicability  of  the   federal  Health  Insurance
           Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to group
           and individual health  insurance as regulated under
           the insurance code.


                No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6460.