HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Alex Sonson

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Friday, January 24, 2003

TIME:

1:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 96

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from using telephone directory advertising revenues of an organization, trade, or business, to determine regulated rates or charges of a telecommunications carrier in cases where both entities are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests.

CPC

HB 139

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Allows the payment or receipt of indirect commissions from the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles.

CPC

HB 140

RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Clarifies how diminution in value of a damaged vehicle is determined under the Motor Vehicle Rental Industry Act.

CPC

HB 43

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

Establishes immunity from civil liability for a person who reports insurance fraud, except in the case of malicious reporting or perjury.

CPC, JUD

HB 75

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Extends the time period, position, and funding for the real estate commission's review and recommended recodification of Hawaii's condominium property regimes law.

CPC, FIN

HB 14

RELATING TO TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS.

Prohibits phone solicitors from placing calls to residents who are registered on a no-call list. Establishes a website and database containing the no-call list.

CPC, JUD, FIN

HB 17

RELATING TO PAGER AND CELLULAR PHONE SPAM.

Prohibits as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, unsolicited telemarketing transmissions of text, graphic, or image messages by telephone solicitors to cellular telephones and pagers equipped with text messaging or similar capabilities.

CPC, JUD

HB 22

RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING.

Requires consumer reporting agencies to disclose consumer information to consumer.

CPC, JUD

HB 93

RELATING TO THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.

Authorizes the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects to adopt mandatory continuing education requirements.

CPC, FIN
     

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT ANY ORAL TESTIMONY TO 3 MINUTES AND TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 419, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CPC COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6180.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki

Chair