THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2000

                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
            (Deferred from February 16, 2000)

SB 2162       RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT       JDC/LRE, WAM
           Authorizes  citizen   suits   in   water  pollution
           enforcement.

(Please note: The Committee on Labor and Environment will hold its
decision making on Thursday, February 17, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. in
conference room 225.)

SB 2536       RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PRINCIPAL INCOME ACT    JDC, WAM
           Repeals the  revised  uniform  principal and income
           act  (chapter  557,  HRS)  and  establishes  a  new
           uniform principal and income act.

SB 3177       RELATING TO JUDGES                              JDC, WAM
           Requires the  Judiciary  to  establish an incentive
           and merit pay program  for  all appellate and trial
           court  judges.    Requires  the  judicial selection
           commission to establish and report on a proposal to
           establish a merit pay  system for judges based upon
           judicial evaluations.

SB 2425       RELATING TO APPOINTED COUNSEL                   JDC, WAM
           Requires compensation  for  court appointed counsel
           be equivalent  to  that  paid  in  federal district
           court.

SB 2115       RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS                        JDC, WAM
           Establishes  a   False   Claims   Act  against  the
           government.

SB 2764       RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS REPORT             JDC, WAM
           Establishes a  reporting  requirement  to enforce a
           state   law    that    requires   tobacco   product
           manufacturers  who  sell  tobacco  products  in the
           State to deposit certain  amounts into escrow based
           on the number of cigarettes sold.

SB 2755       MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE       JDC, WAM
           ASBESTOS PROPERTY DAMAGE LITIGATION
           Appropriates  emergency  funds  ($2,100,000.00) for
           the  continuation/   conclusion   of  the  asbestos
           property damage  litigation  in  fiscal  year 1999-
           2000.

 
SB 2751       RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN PERSONS'      JDC, WAM
           CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND PROVIDING
           APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR
           Provides for  the  payment  of  claims  against the
           State for  refunds  of  taxes,  for  judgements and
           settlements, and for other miscellaneous payments.

SB 2759       RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF IDENTIFICATION      JDC, WAM
           Proposes to change the  expiration date of State ID
           cards to coincide with  a  person's birth date, and
           to allow renewal by  mail  for persons 65 years and
           older.

SB 2295       MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIFORM LAWS        JDC, WAM
           Appropriates $32,000  for  Hawaii's contribution to
           the costs of NCCUSL.


                No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6911.