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, March 29, 2007

TIME:

9:15 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 10

(SSCR1211)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Makes rebate agreements between drug manufacturers and department of human services mandatory.  Requires the department to inform health care providers about drug costs for manufacturers with rebate agreements and those without rebate agreements.

 

HTH, CPH

HB 426

HD2

(SSCR1163)

RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.

Allows Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with prescriptive authority under Chapter 457, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to prescribe psychotropic medication under public assistance programs.  (HB426 HD2)

 

HTH/HSP, CPH

HB 1018

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1099)

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Establishes a condominium hotel class of liquor license.  (SD1)

 

 

TSG/IGM, CPH

HB 1456

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1241)

RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Authorizes prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists who practice at a federally qualified health center.  (SD1)

 

HTH, CPH

HB 1628

HD1, SD1

(SSCR1292)

RELATING TO HAWAII MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCT LABELING.

Requires products with labels representing that a portion of the macadamia nuts in the package was grown in Hawaii, to specify the percentage of Hawaiian-grown macadamia nuts.  Prohibits labeling that incorrectly represents that any of the macadamia nuts contained in the package were grown in Hawaii.  (SD1)

 

WAH, CPH

HB 1641

HD2, SD1

(SSCR1252)

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Prohibits the sale, solicitation, or receipt of orders for restricted use pesticides to an unlicensed pest control applicator or employee of the applicator.  (SD1)

 

ENE, CPH

 

 

 

 

ONLY WRITTEN COMMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED,

NO ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Persons wishing to comment should submit their comments in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the decision making.

 

·         In person:30 copies of their comments to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Comments may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the comments are being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.

 

·         By Email:  Comments may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the comments are being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.  In addition, please provide the testifier's name and mailing address in the email.  Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public decision making process (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and comments for the decision making will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair