HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

   COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS
               Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair
              Rep. Sylvia J. Luke, Vice Chair

  Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr.   Rep. David Morihara
  Rep. Lei Ahu Isa              Rep. Nathan Suzuki
  Rep. Jerry L. Chang           Rep. Chris Halford
  Rep. Willie C. Espero         Rep. Jim Rath
  Rep. Ken Ito                  Rep. Paul Whalen
  Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, February 3, 2000

        TIME:    8:30  A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 325, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A


HB 1860    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES          EDB,CPC
        Establishes the three-year administrative rules review
        pilot program requiring the Department of Commerce and
        Consumer Affairs to examine its existing rules and
        begin the process of repealing obsolete, cumbersome,
        unnecessary, or overly restrictive rules.

HB 1861    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES               EDB,CPC
        Establishes a Rule Drafting Policy Task Force to
        develop policies representing the public interest in
        rules that place the minimum burden necessary on
        governmental and private productivity, and guidelines
        and examples to integrate the policies into the rule
        drafting process.  The task force is to prepare
        legislation adding the policies to Chapter 91, and
        providing for incorporation of the guidelines and
        examples in the Hawaii Administrative Rules Drafting
        Manual.

HB 1862    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES          EDB,CPC
        Ensures that whenever an administrative rule is
        adopted, amended, or repealed, the rule conforms to
        the related statutes.  Gives head of the agency

 
        affected by administrative rules more accountability
        for compliance and conformity to statutes.  Allows an
        interested party to appeal the adoption of a rule by
        filing a petition for regulatory review under the
        Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act (Act
        168, SLH 1998).  Extends the sunset date of Act 168,
        SLH 1998, from June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2006.

HB 2188    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE           EDB,CPC
        Ensures that whenever an administrative rule is
        adopted, amended, or repealed, the rule conforms to
        the related statutes.  Gives head of the agency
        affected by administrative rules more accountability
        for compliance and conformity to statutes.  Allows an
        interested party to appeal the adoption of a rule by
        filing a petition for regulatory review under the
        Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act (Act
        168, SLH 1998).  Extends the sunset date of Act 168,
        SLH 1998, from June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2006.


HB 1863    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES               EDB,CPC
        Requires that rules adopted to comply with federal law
        shall not impose regulatory requirements in excess of
        federal requirements, except where a statement of
        justification is included when the rules are submitted
        for approval by the governor or mayor of the county,
        and a copy of the statement and the rules are
        subsequently submitted to the next legislature.

HB 2187    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES               EDB,CPC
        Requires that rules adopted to comply with federal law
        shall not impose regulatory requirements in excess of
        federal requirements, except where a statement of
        justification is included when the rules are submitted
        for approval by the governor or mayor of the county,
        and a copy of the statement and the rules are
        subsequently submitted to the next legislature.


HB 1864    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES          EDB,CPC
        Provides that any administrative rule that has been
        adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance that has been
        subsequently repealed shall be repealed automatically
        upon the effective date of this Act without regard to
        chapter 91, HRS.  Provides that whenever a statute or
        ordinance is repealed, the administrative rule that is
        adopted pursuant to the repealed statute or ordinance
        shall also be repealed automatically without regard to
        chapter 91, HRS.

 
 
 
HB 2189    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE           EDB,CPC
        Provides that any administrative rule that has been
        adopted pursuant to statute or ordinance that has been
        subsequently repealed shall be repealed automatically
        upon the effective date of this Act without regard to
        chapter 91, HRS.  Provides that whenever a statute or
        ordinance is repealed, the administrative rule that is
        adopted pursuant to the repealed statute or ordinance
        shall also be repealed automatically without regard to
        chapter 91, HRS.


HB 1865    RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS             EDB,CPC
        Provides that 30 days after submission of an Auditor's
        report to the legislature finding that a professional
        or vocational board or commission of a regulatory
        program not listed in section 26H-4 fails to advance
        the public interest as expressed in policies
        identified by the Legislature in section 26H-2, and
        recommending that the board or commission be
        abolished, state maintenance of the board or
        commission shall cease, the terms of members of board
        or commission shall expire, and further appointments
        to the board are prohibited unless disapproved by two-
        thirds vote of either the senate or house of
        representatives or by majority vote of both.

HB 2190    RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS             EDB,CPC
        Amends Regulatory Licensing Reform Act policies
        regarding regulation of professions and vocations, to
        prohibit or require termination of regulations that
        are unnecessary or redundant of existing protections.
        Requires the DCCA to sunset a board or commission in
        the absence of an Act expressly prohibiting the
        sunset, and upon any finding of the Legislative
        Auditor that the board or commission is redundant or
        unnecessary.

HB 2359    RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES               EDB,CPC
        Provides for the automatic sunset of all
        administrative rules in 3 years unless the impacted
        agency is able to justify the existence of those rules
        to the legislature.  Requires the small business
        regulatory review board to review all rules and report
        findings and recommendations to the legislature.

HB 2020    RELATING TO OBSOLETE LAWS                          EDB
        Repeals or makes conforming amendments to various
        statutes that have either been repealed by
        implication, or by their own terms by operation of

 
 
 
        law, and are now deemed to be "functus", that is, have
        accomplished their intended purpose and are of no
        further force or effect

HB 2022    RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING           EDB
        REENACTING, OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF 
        THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS
        OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND
        REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING 
        OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS
        Amends, reenacts, or repeals various provisions of the
        Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii
        for the purpose of correcting errors and references,
        clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or
        unnecessary provisions.



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                               Rep. Robert N. Herkes
                               Chair