THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Senator Brian Taniguchi, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 22, 2007

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measures were previously heard on February 8, 2007:

 

SB 55

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

Repeals temporary provisions relating to regional examinations for dentists.

 

CPH

SB 1003

RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.

Modifies the composition of the contractors license board.  Requires at least 3 members of the contractors license board to be appointed from a list of nominees submitted from the speaker of the house of representatives and at least 3 from a list submitted by the president of the senate.

 

CPH

SB 1248

RELATING TO ELECTRICAL LICENSING.

Specifies educational requirements for electricians.

 

CPH

SB 170

RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Allows captive insurance companies to be formed as limited liability companies.  Clarifies minimum capital and surplus requirements.  Increases investment flexibility for pure captives.

 

CPH

SB 1008

RELATING TO ANNUITIES.

Enacts a new part in insurance code to provide for sales and solicitations of annuities.

 

CPH

 

 

 

 


 

The following measures were previously heard on February 9, 2007:

 

SB 1006

RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS.

Exempts bank holding companies and related entities from mortgage broker and solicitor licensing requirements.

 

CPH

SB 1423

RELATING TO THE DEATH CARE INDUSTRY.

Provides additional protections for consumers of cemetery or funeral services.

 

CPH

 

 

 

The following measure were previously heard on February 12, 2007:

 

SB 1419

RELATING TO GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING.

Protects consumers from price gouging in the purchase of gasoline during periods of abnormal disruption of the marketplace caused by extraordinary adverse circumstances.

 

CPH

 

 

 

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair