AGR - Agriculture

HSH - Human Services and Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce

INT - International Affairs

EDB - Economic Development and

JUD - Judiciary

Business Concerns

LAB - Labor and Public Employment

EDN - Education

LMG - Legislative Management

EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection

PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs

FIN - Finance

TAC - Tourism and Culture

HED - Higher Education

TRN - Transportation

HLT - Health

WLH - Water, Land Use & Hawaiian Affairs

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

H.B. NO.

2197

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Protects employees of the State and the various counties from being solicited for political contributions by elected officials and prohibits employees of elected legislative or county council officers from making political contributions to their employer or employing authority; prohibits appointed State or county employee who is a candidate in an election from soliciting contributions from subordinates.

JUD

2198

RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH.

Requires the DOE to permit the self-administration of medication by a student for asthma or other potentially life-threatening illnesses. Allows a student who is permitted to self-administer medication to carry an inhaler and auto-injectable epinephrine.

HLT, EDN

2199

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Extends existing law prohibiting cruelty to animals to include the humane treatment of farm animals, such as by outlawing veal crates for calves and gestation crates for pigs.

AGR, JUD

2200

RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.

Requires pharmacists to complete 30 hours of continuing education each registration period.

CPC

2201

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.

Requires the service plan for protection of a minor to include family therapy or services to be provided to the member or members of the child's family who have contributed to abusive or assaultive incidents in the child's history.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2202

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DRUG TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AT MILILANI MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Appropriates $90,000 in FY 2004-2005 for substance abuse treatment, counseling, and intervention services in the teen care program at Mililani middle school.

EDN, FIN

2203

RELATING TO QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.

Provides income tax credit for investments in qualified mental health centers using new treatment modalities in decreasing percentages beginning in the year the investment is made and for the following four years. Requires certification from director of health. Applies to tax years beginning after 12/31/2003.

HLT, FIN

2204

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Clarifies that private pay patients are eligible to receive continuing day services from the DOH's adult mental health division on a voluntary basis if they pay in full the graduated charges established and imposed by the director of health. Appropriates $      in FY 2004-2005.

HLT, FIN

2205

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriate funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 38th Representative District.

FIN

2206

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Amends law regulating chemical precursors to controlled substances to require reporting of certain data relating to transactions in specific chemicals. Establishes procedure for adding to list of regulated chemicals. Imposes additional penalties for violations relating to precursor chemicals.

PSM, JUD

2207

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 9th representative district.

FIN

2208

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii council of private schools to license the preschools of private elementary schools already licensed as elementary schools by the Hawaii council of private schools.

EDN

2209

RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

Establishes a tax on drug paraphernalia, to be collected by the department of public safety.

PSM/JUD, FIN

2210

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Implements short form bill relating to economic development.

EDB

2211

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

Implements short form bill relating to high technology.

EDB

2212

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

Implements short form bill relating to high technology.

EDB

2213

RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.

Implements short form bill relating to the economy.

EDB

2214

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Implements short form bill relating to economic development.

EDB

2215

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Clarifies that an employee who received a special retirement incentive benefit may be reemployed by the State without having to forfeit all benefits received if the employee's subsequent employment with the State is by contract-for-service for a period not to exceed one year in duration.

LAB, FIN

2216

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Prohibits an employer or labor organization from discriminating against an employee who uses accrued and available sick leave in accordance with a valid collective bargaining agreement or valid employment policy. Clarifies that the term, "employee" includes an employee with a nonchronic condition of a short term nature.

LAB, JUD

2217

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARADISE PARK, OAHU.

Provides a general obligation bond issuance and appropriates funds to purchase Paradise Park on Oahu for the University of Hawaii.

FIN

2218

RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

Requires owner/lessor of leased vehicle cited for parking violation to provide to court having jurisdiction, within 60 days, name and address provided by lessee. Requires court to impose $5 fee on lessor, in lieu of holding lessor responsible for citation, where lessor does not provide the information within 60 days.

TRN, JUD

2219

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the board of education to establish personal financial management education programs within the department of education for grades kindergarten through 12.

EDN, FIN

2220

RELATING TO EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.

Creates an exemption from the general excise tax for a management company that contracts to provide managerial and operational services to related companies that engage in the provision of medical services in order to facilitate the creation of an employee stock ownership plan.

EDB, FIN

2221

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates $905,000 to extend the economic development program of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center.

EDB/HED, FIN

2222

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

Authorizes the use of moneys in the state parks special fund to pay the debt service on revenue bonds issued for state park facilities.

WLH, FIN

2223

RELATING TO BOXING.

Amends the boxing commission laws. Broadens the definition of "club", replaces the secretary with an executive officer, modifies the composition of the boxing commission, modifies the appointment procedures for deputy commissioners, broadens the powers and duties of the commission, denies promoter's licenses to convicted gamblers, establishes requirements to hold a boxing contest, increases the required number of physicians at contests, prohibits commission members from receiving compensation from promoters, increases penalties to $5,000, and makes other changes.

CPC

2224

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

Authorizes counties to deputize nonprofit urban renewal organization employees to issue parking tickets. Requires the state director of finance to transmit to each county all the fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested parking violations committed in that county that are in excess of amounts required by the State to pay the administrative costs of the traffic violations bureau.

JUD, FIN

2225

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Clarifies the renewable energy technologies tax credit by specifying that the tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2002, and allowing taxpayers to claim the credit in subsequent years until exhausted.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2226

RELATING TO AIRLINES.

Establishes a tax credit for airlines with flight crews based within the State of Hawaii.

TRN, FIN

2227

RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY.

Exempts county lifeguards and fire fighters from civil damages for any acts or omissions while carrying out their duties.

LAB, JUD

2228

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Appropriates $         for FY 2004-2005 as grant-in-aid for emergency medical services in the Waianae-Nanakuli, Kahaluu-Kaaawa, and urban Honolulu areas.

HLT, FIN

2229

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

Establishes a definition of "employment records" for public employment purposes. Establishes criteria for each public employer's employment records management system.

LAB, CPC

2230

RELATING TO SHORTAGE CATEGORIES.

Establishes a shortage category employment class for public employment purposes. Establishes criteria and review processes for shortage categories.

LAB, FIN

2231

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING.

Creates an additional fee to the issuance of a driver's license to person after DUI conviction to cover costs incurred by the county police department related to payment of compensation to prepare for hearing and proceedings related to a DUI offense.

JUD, FIN

2232

RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED FINES.

Transfers in 2 phases, all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties: 50% in fiscal year 2004-2005; and 100% in fiscal year 2005-2006.

JUD, FIN

2233

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Authorizes the counties to raise from $5 to $10 the additional fee for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle other than a U-drive motor vehicle.

TRN, CPC, FIN

2234

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Requires motor vehicle insurers to notify the police of cancellations and non-renewals of policies.

JUD, CPC

2235

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Requires the housing and community development Corporation of Hawaii to hold a public hearing in the community plan area where a proposed housing project is being planned. Increases time for legislative disapproval from 45 days to 75 days.

WLH/HSH, FIN

2236

RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.

Amends authority of counties to enact a county general excise tax by removing the mandated percentage. Adjusts transient accommodations tax revenue allocation for counties that enact a county general excise tax.

TAC, JUD, FIN

2237

RELATING TO THE IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES.

Authorizes the counties to impound motor vehicles for motor vehicle and insurance violations.

TRN, CPC/JUD

2238

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING.

Creates an additional fee for the issuance of a driver's license to cover costs incurred by the police department related to payment of compensation to prepare for hearing and proceedings related to a DUI offense.

JUD, FIN

2239

RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED FINES.

Transfers in 2 phases, all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties: 50% in fiscal year 2004-2005; and 100% in fiscal year 2005-2006.

JUD, FIN

2240

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Authorizes the counties to raise from $5 to $10 the additional fee for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle other than a U-drive motor vehicle.

TRN, CPC, FIN

2241

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

Requires motor vehicle insurers to notify the police of cancellations and non-renewals of policies.

TRN, CPC/JUD

2242

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Requires the housing and community development Corporation of Hawaii to hold a public hearing in the community plan area where a proposed housing project is being planned. Increases time for legislative disapproval from 45 days to 75 days.

WLH/HSH, FIN

2243

RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.

Amends authority of counties to enact a county general excise tax by removing the mandated percentage. Adjusts transient accommodations tax revenue allocation for counties that enact a county general excise tax.

TAC, JUD, FIN

2244

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Repeals sunset date for public land liability immunity established by Act 190, SLH 1999, and sunset date for state and county tort liability relating to lifeguard services established by Act 170, SLH 2002.

LAB, JUD

2245

RELATING TO THE AUDITOR.

Provides that reimbursements for financial audits from political subdivisions are required only in the event funds for financial audits are appropriated by the legislature.

LMG, FIN

2246

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Allows counties to regulate the liquor commissions within their own jurisdiction. Allows the counties to adopt ordinances that are consistent with, or more stringent than, with the intoxicating liquor laws.

JUD

2247

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Enacts firearms, ammunition, and dangerous weapons chapter; repeals former chapter.

JUD, FIN

2248

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.

Requires mandatory minimum prison term for repeat offenders, and for persons using a firearm to commit a felony. Clarifies that a person using a firearm to commit a felony is ineligible for probation. Makes certain firearms offenders subject to extended term of imprisonment. Prohibits offender being sentenced for certain crimes from being treated as young adult defendant.

JUD

2249

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Simplifies what a person arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant must be told about the implied consent law before agreeing or refusing to be tested.

TRN, JUD

2250

RELATING TO HABITUAL OPERATION OF A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICANT.

Requires habitual DUI offender to pay driver education assessment, to be assessed for substance abuse or dependence, and to obtain treatment if necessary. Prohibits issuance of new license to habitual DUI offender until period of license revocation expires. Permits court to order offender to reimburse cost of blood or urine testing. Adds conforming references to habitual DUI offenders to use of intoxicants law.

TRN, JUD

2251

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E.

Amends law pertaining to offense of driving while license suspended or revoked for driving under the influence of an intoxicant to include a prior conviction for driving after license has been suspended or revoked for driving while license suspended or revoked for for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

TRN, JUD

2252

RELATING TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS.

Adds to the offenses for which an offender must pay the drug demand reduction assessment used to fund drug treatment. Amends priority of payment to require payment of restitution, probation fees, and crime victim compensation fees before assessment. Places burden on offender to show inability to pay.

JUD, FIN

2253

RELATING TO SPEEDING.

Makes excessive speeding a petty misdemeanor and establishes penalties including driver's license suspension or revocation, driver retraining, fines, assessments, community service, and imprisonment.

TRN, JUD

2254

RELATING TO CHAPTER 707, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Clarifies that the definition of "sexual penetration" includes the acts of cunnilingus and anilingus whether or not actual penetration has occurred.

JUD

2255

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Includes a person committed to the director of public safety subjected to sexual penetration as a victim of sexual assault in the 2nd degree. Adds a law enforcement officer to list of persons who can commit sexual assault in the 3rd degree by knowing sexual contact and adds person confined to a detention facility or in custody as victims.

PSM, JUD

2256

RELATING TO PROMOTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Amends definition of "school" for purposes of offense of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, or public parks.

EDN, JUD

2257

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Establishes the offenses of unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree and second degree.

JUD

2258

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS.

Makes it a crime to kill, injure, or interfere with a law enforcement horse or dog; requires restitution for costs resulting from killing or injuring a law enforcement horse or dog.

JUD

2259

RELATING TO MISUSE OF 911.

Makes it a misdemeanor to make a false report using 911 emergency telephone number.

JUD

2260

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Establishes the law enforcement officers' bill of rights.

JUD

2261

RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFITS.

Provides collective bargaining 12 with a tax credit for health care benefits due to the increased cost.

LAB, FIN

2262

RELATING TO PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Provides that if a police officer who suffers from a service-connected disability continues public service in any position other than as a police officer, the member's retirement allowance shall be 2-1/2% of the member's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a police officer.

LAB, FIN

2263

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Allows a surviving spouse or surviving reciprocal beneficiary of a police officer, firefighter, deputy sheriff, or public safety officer to remarry or enter into a new reciprocal beneficiary relationship and to continue to receive pension and other retirement benefits arising from their former spouse's employment.

LAB, FIN

2264

RELATING TO JUDICIAL SALARIES.

Provides a vehicle to pay judges any raises authorized by the Judicial Salary Commission.

JUD, FIN

2265

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES.

Amends the salaries of officers of the legislative service agencies.

LMG, FIN

2266

RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR.

Amends the salaries of the auditor and the auditor's first assistant or first deputy.

LMG, FIN

2267

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES UNDER THE STATE ETHICS CODE.

Authorizes the state ethics commission to impose administrative fines where not otherwise established by statute.

LMG, JUD

2268

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SOLICITATIONS IN STATE OFFICES OR BUILDINGS.

Prohibits campaign solicitations in state offices or buildings.

LMG, JUD

2269

RELATING TO CEDED LANDS.

Prohibits the State from selling, exchanging, or otherwise alienating lands contained in the public land trust.

WLH, JUD

2270

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES ON KULEANA LAND.

Requires each county to adopt an ordinance that exempts kuleana lands from real property taxes if the land has been continuously occupied by the original titleholder.

WLH, JUD, FIN

2271

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Establishes standards, criteria, and process for identification of important agricultural lands. Provides a one-time process to reclassify lands of low agricultural resource value to the rural land use district. Amends the permissible uses within the rural land use district.

AGR/WLH, FIN

2272

RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to be composed of 17 voting members elected in a nonpartisan manner by the qualified voters of the respective school board districts, as provided by law. Requires each school board district to be composed of 3 representative districts.

EDN, JUD

2273

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a revolving fund for the after-school plus program.

EDN, FIN

2274

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the board of education to determine the cut off age for kindergarten enrollment.

EDN, FIN

2275

RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.

Limits the time period in which liquor may be sold by liquor establishments that are located within 500 feet of a public or private school.

EDN, JUD

2276

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the department of education and the board of education to hire attorneys other than the attorney general, to provide legal services for the department of education, the board of education, and the Hawaii state public library system.

EDN, JUD, FIN

2277

RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

Enables community colleges to establish middle colleges for the education of high school juniors and seniors to receive a high school diploma and take community college courses; makes appropriation.

HED, FIN

2278

RELATING TO STATE MILITARY FORCES.

Exempts all income received by a member of the state military forces from state income taxes while the member is ordered to active duty in federal service.

PSM, FIN

2279

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL, INC.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc., to build a combined veterans' center in Hawaii County.

FIN

2280

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article XII, section 13 of state constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause debt limit to be exceeded.

FIN

2281

RELATING TO DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CONCILIATION PANEL.

Repeals court considerations of unsuitability of case for the design professional conciliation panel; provides for a standard of a fair and reasonable outcome to all parties concerned.

JUD

2282

RELATING TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL CONCILIATION PANEL.

Requires an affidavit of merit to be filed with a claim against a design professional.

CPC

2283

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Amends the public procurement code to prohibit a governmental body from requiring a contractor for construction design professional services to indemnify the governmental body for the governmental body's negligence, but allows the governmental body to require the contractor to indemnify the State for the person's negligence.

FIN

2284

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes a public agency procurement preference for public contract bidders that pay state taxes.

FIN

2285

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to enter into land exchange negotiations with the private landowners of land in the Waialua to obtain title to agricultural lands in the area. Transfers control and title to obtained lands to the agribusiness development corporation. Establishes regional agricultural subcommittee for the area to advise corporation on management of the lands.

AGR/WLH, FIN

2286

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Appropriates $142,000 in state matching funds to the Hawaii commission for national and community service.

HED, FIN

2287

RELATING TO THE VEHICLE.

Changes motor vehicle taxes from weight tax system to vehicle class system.

TRN, FIN

2288

RELATING TO PILOTAGE WATERS.

Extends the boundary of pilotage waters in Hawaii.

TRN

2289

RELATING TO TRAFFIC.

Requires DOT to research the feasibility of modifying highway and roadway systems to alleviate traffic. Creates a private citizen's traffic task force. Authorizes DOT to work with the private transportation industry to develop systems that complement Honolulu's bus system and better service commuters.

TRN, FIN

2290

RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.

Establishes a three-stage graduated driver licensing system for persons under the age of eighteen. Requires drivers under the age of eighteen to be accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian when driving between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and four o'clock a.m. with exceptions. Requires temporary permit holders to be accompanied with an individual who is twenty-one years of age rather than eighteen when driving.

TRN, JUD

2291

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides further economic relief for airport concessionaires.

TRN, FIN

2292

RELATING TO FEES FOR ELECTRONIC FILING, SIGNING, SERVING, CERTIFICATION, AND VERIFICATION OF COURT DOCUMENTS.

Requires that fees prescribed by supreme court rule for the electronic filing, signing, serving, certification, and verification of documents be deposited into the judiciary computer system special fund.

JUD, FIN

2293

RELATING TO INTERSTATE ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION.

Amends reference to interstate adult offender supervision from section 353-81 to chapter 353B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to interstate compact for the supervision of adult offenders. Repeals part III of chapter 353, concerning interstate parole and probation compact.

JUD, FIN

2294

RELATING TO FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN TRAFFIC CASES.

Increases the administrative costs imposed for processing of traffic cases and provides that additional moneys collected will be deposited in the judiciary computer systems special fund.

JUD, FIN

2295

RELATING TO COLLECTIONS ON DELINQUENT COURT-ORDERED PAYMENTS.

Authorizes the judiciary to contract with a bonded collection agency to collect delinquent court-ordered payments; allows collection costs not to exceed 20% to be added to the amount due.

JUD, FIN

2296

RELATING TO THE USE OF CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.

Authorizes persons to use debit cards in making payments, including posting bail, to the courts. Authorizes the judiciary to charge a convenience fee for payments made through a credit or debit card.

JUD, FIN

2297

RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Replaces existing provisions in Probate Code relating to guardianship of the persons and property of minors and incapacitated persons with the Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.

JUD

2298

RELATING TO DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGES.

Requires a substantial pecuniary interest to disqualify judges; provides that mutual or common funds are not considered pecuniary interests; and provides that after full disclosure on the record, parties may waive disqualification due to pecuniary interest.

JUD

2299

RELATING TO APPELLATE COURT COSTS.

Clarifies procedures and payment of costs and fees on an appeal from a court.

JUD

2300

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Provides the Judiciary supplemental budget for the 2003-2005 biennium.

JUD, FIN

2301

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Amends appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court and the intermediate appellate court changing the supreme court's jurisdiction to appeals by writ of certiorari or transfer from the intermediate appellate court. Repeals criteria for assigning appeals. Requires most appeals to be filed with the intermediate appellate court instead of the supreme court.

JUD

2302

RELATING TO LOW-INCOME REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT.

Changes the eligibility requirements for the low-income refundable tax credit by requiring taxpayers to be eligible for state public assistance.

FIN

2303

RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA.

Preserves a cluster of historical sites in North Kohala on the island of Hawaii by authorizing the department of land and natural resources to condemn the land adjacent to the Kohala historical sites state monument. Allows the Mo`okini Luakini Corporation to protect and care for the Mo`okini Heiau.

WLH, FIN

2304

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE.

Requires offenders convicted of promoting dangerous drugs in the 1st degree to be sentenced to 20 years in prison with a mandatory minimum of at least 5 but not more than 10 years, except in the case of manufacturing for which the minimum term shall be at least 10 years.

JUD

2305

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE COUNTIES TO CREATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS BELOW THE COUNTY LEVEL WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES.

Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to allow the counties the power to create other political subdivisions below the county level within their respective jurisdiction.

JUD

2306

RELATING TO NONCOMMERCIAL PIERS.

Extends repeal date from 6/30/05 to 6/30/09 to provide more time for pier owners to sign new lease.

WLH, FIN

2307

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Makes it a class B felony to deal drugs at a correctional, detention, or drug treatment facility or within 1500 feet thereof. Imposes a mandatory minimum of at least two years on a correctional worker or employee of a drug treatment facility convicted of the offense.

JUD

2308

RELATING TO DRUG COUNSELORS.

Creates the substance abuse treatment special fund into which $1,000,000 in moneys collected from the liquor tax shall be deposited annually. The funds will be used by the DOE to hire drug counselors for middle, junior high, and high schools.

EDN, FIN

2309

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Authorizes chiefs of police to issue licenses to carry a concealed firearm. Details processes for license applications, renewals, and record keeping. Strictly prohibits carrying concealed firearms under certain circumstances.

JUD

2310

RELATING TO THE AUDITOR.

Clarifies that the legislature reimburses the auditor's financial audits of county agencies.

LMG, FIN

2311

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AN ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ANTONE VIDINHA STADIUM COMPLEX, WAIMEA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL, AND A TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and makes an appropriation of $3,310,000 for capital improvement projects on Kauai for an adolescent residential treatment facility, Antone Vidinha stadium complex, Waimea high school district swimming pool and transitional residential treatment facility.

FIN

2312

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I.

Authorizes capital improvement projects on the county of Kaua'i. (Drainage master plan, new Kapa'a fire station, solid waste facilities, Waimea sewer system, Lihu'e sewer system, Wailua houselots drainage facilities and emergency homeless shelter).

FIN

2313

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Repeals sunset date for public land liability immunity established by Act 190, SLH 1999, and sunset date for state and county tort liability relating to lifeguard services established by Act 170, SLH 2002.

WLH, JUD

2314

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

Clarifies that the accepting agency or authority for an environmental impact statement is not required to be the approving agency for the permit or approval.

EEP, FIN

2315

RELATING TO PETROLEUM MARKET COMPETITION, PRICING, AND OVERSIGHT.

Implementing the recommendations by the department of business, economic development, and tourism in its examination of Hawaii's petroleum market.

EEP/CPC, FIN

2316

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Provides for waivers of rules by DOH. Requires hearing at least 24 hours before ordered closure of an adult residential care home. Prohibits reduction in licensed capacity as form of penalty. Clarifies announced annual inspections. Provides for expanded facility and expanded resident licensing.

HSH/HLT, JUD

2317

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Transfers regulation of ARCHs from DOH to DCCA.

HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN

2318

RELATING TO DEPENDENT ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

Amends the definition of "abuse" of dependent adults to require a higher standard that includes gross neglect, grossly negligent treatment, or wanton acts or omissions.

HSH, JUD

2319

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Transfers regulation of ARCHs from DOH to DHS.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2320

RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.

Removes judicial discretion to mandate that defendants make restitution to victims. Provides that a defendant's financial ability to make restitution payments may be considered only in connection with establishing a restitution payment schedule.

JUD

2321

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds to establish and implement a permanent intra-island water ferry transportation system through the collaborative efforts of the department of transportation, counties, federal government, and interested public and private parties.

TRN, FIN

2322

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PROCESSING ENTERPRISES.

Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Aloun Farms to build an agricultural processing plant.

FIN

2323

RELATING TO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.

Requires all parent labor unions based in the mainland to return at least 50% of all union fees collected from their local affiliates, branches, or subsidiaries in Hawaii in any appropriate form agreed upon, whether it is in cash, vacation leave, sick leave, or strike benefits.

LAB, EDB

2324

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 for the purchase and installation of computers and software to process workers’ compensation claims in the State of Hawaii.

LAB, FIN

2325

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Requires a bidder for construction work to file a sworn statement specifying that the construction work, if performed by a subcontractor, will be performed by employees who are paid the prevailing rate of compensation, including benefits, and working under the terms and conditions of employment as persons employed by the bidder.

LAB, EDB, FIN

2326

RELATING TO FAIRNESS IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Limits any arbitration award t no more than 1 1/2% across the board per fiscal year. The limitation does not apply to bargaining units (9), (11), (12) and any other unit with a membership consisting entirely of individuals that perform a law enforcement function.

LAB, FIN

2327

RELATING TO FAIRNESS IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY CLASSIFICATIONS.

Create a new bargaining unit for employees engaged in law enforcement, health, safety and welfare occupations.

LAB/PSM/HLT, EDN/HED, FIN

2328

RELATING TO BINDING ARBITRATION.

Revised factors that an arbitration panel must consider in public employee binding arbitration decisions. Specifically, the following new factors must be considered: (1) the impact of the additional potential costs if the cost item was applied to all other bargaining units; (2) the employer's ability to fund the cost item is based on applicable constitutional, statutory, and county ordinance provisions; and (3) a comparison of wages, hours conditions of employment and overall compensation of private sector employees in the State.

LAB, FIN

2329

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows a teacher to exclude from the classroom any student who: (1) engages in conduct that violates the teacher's rules and policies, approved by the principal; and (2) assaults, threatens, abuses or intimidates a school employee or student. The student may be readmitted to the classroom if the principal determines the return is appropriate.

LAB, EDN, JUD

2330

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the public school to which the home-school student would be assigned, in accordance with the DOE school attendance area policies.

EDN, FIN

2331

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment that would: (1) establish local school boards throughout the State to be elected from at least 7 school districts as provided by law; and (2) create an educational standards and accountability.

EDN/JUD, FIN

2332

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Eliminates the DOE and BOE and establishes elected local school boards in at least 7 independent school districts. The duties of the local school boards would include: the appointment of the respective district superintendents; and the appointment of performance-based contracts principals within the district.

EDN/LAB, JUD, FIN

2333

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS.

Permits an agency to ask the Office of Information Practices to place limits on a records requester whose established pattern of conduct amounts to an abuse of a process.

JUD

2334

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

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Permits 2 members to discuss board business as long as they do not make or seek a commitment to vote. Deletes language which bars the presence of non-board members in such discussions.

JUD

2335

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Authorizes the Office of Information to civilly enforce the "Sunshine Law". Clarifies and expands OIP's other powers and duties.

JUD

2336

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

Allows boards and commissions to conduct on-site inspections of locations which relate to a matter under a board's supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power subject to the OIP Director.

LAB, JUD

2337

RELATING TO NAME CHANGES.

Reduces the filing fee for name changes of persons 65 years of age and older.

JUD, FIN

2338

RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF LEASES AND UTILITY AND ACCESS EASEMENTS.

Exempts leases and access and utility easements from the prohibition of private restrictions on agricultural uses and activities within State agricultural districts.

AGR, WLH, JUD

2339

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Sets forth standards and criteria for the identification of important agricultural lands. Allows the counties to study, determine, and recommend to the Land Use Commission lands which should be designated as important agricultural lands. Authorizes the Commission to identify and designate important agricultural lands.

WLH/AGR, FIN

2340

RELATING TO MILK CONTROL.

Eliminates the requirement for Executive approval of orders amending the established minimum prices or salvage values of milk.

AGR, CPC

2341

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Provides for staggered terms for the Board of Directors of the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

AGR, JUD

2342

RELATING TO MICROORGANISM IMPORT.

Eliminates provisions for microorganism import certification for medical or scientific purposes.

HED, HLT

2343

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

Moves coffee weighing provisions which were never implemented, and provisions regulating the advertising of fresh fruit and vegetables and coffee to the chapter dealing with agricultural grades and standards. Allows the use of the Certification Services Revolving Fund to hire temporary employees to assist in certifying chicken eggs and meat.

AGR, CPC, FIN

2344

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WATER USES.

Provides agricultural water use with the same level of protection as other uses under the State Water Code.

AGR, WLH

2345

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Revises provisions that impair the transfer of agricultural land from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture.

AGR, WLH

2346

RELATING TO THE STATE ART MUSEUM.

Authorizes on-going operational funding for the State Art Museum. Clarifies the duties imposed on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Art in Public Places and Relocatable Works of Art Programs, and the State Art Museum.

TAC, FIN

2347

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES.

Excludes employees of the office of Elections and Campaign Spending Commission from collective bargaining unit. Transfers the Board of Registration to DAGS for administrative purposes.

LAB, JUD, FIN

2348

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Revises statutory provisions to prevent the practice of "bid shopping" on Hawaii contracts for the construction of public works. Makes technical Revisions to the Hawaii Procurement Code.

FIN

2349

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Provides the Procurement Policy Board with the authority to adopt procurement rules and clauses which comply with statutory requirements affecting government contracts such as: the payment of appropriate wages and overtime to covered employees; and the submission of certified payrolls.

FIN

2350

RELATING TO THE ELECTIONS APPOINTMENT AND REVIEW PANEL.

Deletes the reporting due date of the biennial performance evaluation of the operation of elections and the performance of the chief election officer.

LAB, JUD

2351

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes contracting preferences to promote training and employment opportunities for disabled persons. Expands existing authority for agencies to make non-competitive awards to organizations that train and employ disabled persons. Allows agencies to make non-competitive awards of contracts for construction valued at $500,000 or less to organizations serving disabled people.

HLT/HSH, FIN

2352

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Requires Senate, House and OHA candidates to file mandatory reports by electronic means. Allows candidates to request a waiver from electronic filing.

JUD

2353

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Clarifies provisions relating to the filing cycle of candidate organizational and expenditure reports. Revises provisions relating to the disposition of excess contributions.

JUD, FIN

2354

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO RISK MANAGEMENT.

Appropriates emergency funds ($1,550,000 FY 2003-2004) for, and increases the spending ceiling of, the State Risk Management Revolving Fund to pay for anticipated losses that would exceed the current appropriation and spending ceiling.

LAB, FIN

2355

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Allows state and county agencies to create, accept, retain, or store electronic records, and convert its paper and microfilm records to an electronic format.

JUD, FIN

2356

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Repeals various exemptions from procurement source selection methods.

FIN

2357

RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Changes quorum requirements and/or the composition of the following boards and commissions: the Hawaii Paroling Authority; the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts; the Board of Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; the Stadium Authority; the Crime Victim Compensation Commission; and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Commission.

LAB/PSM, FIN

2358

RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE.

Removes small purchase contracts under $25,000 from the procurement certification process. Authorizes the heads of purchasing agencies to waive certain contract certification requirements when in the best interest of the State or county.

FIN

2359

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds for the payment of claims against the State for: refunds of taxes; judgments and settlements; and other miscellaneous payments.

JUD, FIN

2360

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Allows the AG to retain and deposit into the Litigation Deposits Trust Fund 33% of any recovery from any civil action or settlement of a civil claim.

JUD, FIN

2361

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

Specifies that only groups expressly created by the State Constitution or a statute, charter, executive order, or ordinance, to function in a parliamentarian fashion, and which have delegated governmental authority over specific matters of public business constitute "boards" for purposes of the state Sunshine Law.

LAB, JUD

2362

RELATING TO INTEREST.

Reduces the interest on judgments recovered in civil suits from the current 10% a year to 6%.

JUD, FIN

2363

RELATING TO PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS.

Provides the Attorney General with greater supervision on non-profit corporations that are organized for charitable, religious, or educational purposes. Provisions include: the authority of the AG to seek removal of a director of public benefit corporation for a breach of fiduciary duties; and requires notices to the AG of mergers, the sale of substantially all the assets of a public benefit corporation, and other proceedings.

CPC/JUD

2364

RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Clarifies provisions regarding professional solicitors and professional fundraising counsel who contract with charitable organizations to conduct fundraising campaigns. Transfers responsibility for the oversight of such persons from DCCA to the AG which has general oversight over charitable trusts and charitable organizations.

CPC/JUD, FIN

2365

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Prohibits the distribution of untaxed cigarette via telephone, mail order, the Internet, or other on-line sources. Revises provisions relating to the AG's seizure and confiscation authority. Addresses the availability of low-priced cigarettes to underage smokers concern.

JUD, FIN

2366

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Requires businesses engaged in the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the retail level to acquire a retail tobacco permit from DOTAX. Provides criminal penalties for the retail sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products without a valid retail tobacco permit, and the seizure and forfeiture of cigarettes and other tobacco products sold, possessed, kept, acquired, distributed, or transported without a valid retail tobacco permit.

EDB/HLT, JUD, FIN

2367

RELATING TO CHAPTER 846E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Requires child pornographers to register as sex offenders.

PSM, JUD, FIN

2368

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide the public with the right of access to registration information regarding persons convicted of crimes against children and persons convicted of sexual offenses. Allows the Legislature to define registration information and set forth access procedures.

PSM, JUD, FIN

2369

RELATING TO CRIME.

To create more uniformity and fairness in the Revised sentencing provisions relating to first-time and repeat offenders by eliminating unintended disparities or loopholes.

PSM, JUD

2370

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.

Revises the State electronic surveillance statutes.

PSM, JUD

2371

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 14, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to pass legislation to: (1) provide that the prior sexual history of an alleged sexual assault victim is inadmissible in court; and (2) establish the inadmissibility of privileged confidential communications between an alleged crime victim and the alleged victim's physician, psychologist or counselor.

JUD, FIN

2372

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 5, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to pass legislation: (1) permitting witnesses, including criminal defendants, to be impeached with evidence of prior felony convictions and convictions involving dishonesty; and (2) allowing criminal defendants' otherwise excludable statements to be admitted into evidence in criminal trials if the defendant testifies.

JUD, FIN

2373

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.

Creates 2 new offenses related to illegal compensation of public servants: (1) bribery in the second degree; and (2) unlawful gifts to public servants by persons subject to their jurisdiction.

LAB, JUD

2374

RELATING TO CHAPTER 291E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.

Creates a felony charge for those who drive after a court revokes their license for DUI convictions, and a new criminal offense for those who drive after a court suspends their license for DUI convictions.

TRN, JUD

2375

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL.

Creates a felony charge for the disposal of solid waste.

EEP, JUD

2376

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the prosecution to use evidence that was derived from consensual conversations between law enforcement officers and other persons.

JUD, FIN

2377

RELATING TO EXAMINATION AFTER ARREST.

Eliminates the rule that mandates suppression of statements made by a defendant if the police do not make reasonable efforts to contact an attorney on defendant's behalf, even if a defendant's request is ambiguous and is later repudiated.

JUD

2378

RELATING TO THE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

Specifies that all administratively attached boards and commissions are arms of the State of Hawaii and entitled to claim sovereign immunity to the same extent as the State itself.

JUD

2379

RELATING TO TESTIMONY.

Revises appropriate provisions relating to the admissibility of reliable, trustworthy, and relevant lay and expert testimony in a judicial proceeding.

JUD

2380

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

Authorizes immediate appeals from certain orders regarding injunctions and from denials of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity.

JUD

2381

RELATING TO THE STATE TORT LIABILITY ACT.

Reiterates the underlying intent of the discretionary function exception and the intentional tort exception to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity for the torts of its employees. Declares that all of the exceptions to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity are to be broadly construed in the State's favor.

JUD, FIN

2382

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Allows the finder of fact in a civil action to consider the plaintiff's failure to use a seat belt or helmet as evidence of comparative negligence.

TRN, JUD

2383

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Clarifies provisions which limit the liability of government entities to that percentage share of damages attributable to the government entities, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

TRN, JUD, FIN

2384

RELATING TO JUVENILES.

Establishes uniform criteria to determine the fitness to proceed to trial for children and youth charged with felonies.

HSH/HLT, JUD

2385

RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS BY CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

Allows state and federal agencies conducting activities under the federal Title IV-D child support enforcement program to have direct access to vital statistics records maintained by the DOH, Office of Health Status Monitoring.

HSH/HLT, JUD

2386

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

Allows certain class B and class C felony charges to be initiated by information charging.

JUD, FIN

2387

RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE.

Allows individuals, corporations, and government entities to offer apologies or other expressions of sympathy without fear of such gestures being used against them to establish civil liability.

JUD

2388

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION.

Updates statutory provisions to reflect current state practices in energy performance contracting and add water conservation measures.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2389

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.

Establishes requirements for electric utility companies to increase the percentage of renewable energy resources within an overall resource portfolio. Provides incentives and penalties to encourage compliance with the standard.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2390

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY AND PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRADE SECRETS.

Retains confidentiality of records pertaining to tenants and prospective tenants of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority containing confidential commercial and proprietary information.

EEP, EDB, JUD/CPC

2391

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Repeals a section of Act 178, SLH 2003 which eliminates the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation Revolving Fund to allow continued investment activity by the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation.

EDB, FIN

2392

RELATING TO THE CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM.

Eliminates the provision which repeals the Capital Loan Revolving fund, and maintains the moneys in the Fund for the continuance of the program.

EDB, FIN

2393

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Designates the Director of Transportation and the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources as voting members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board. Increases the number of members needed for quorum for action by the Board from seven to eight.

TAC, FIN

2394

RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE KALAELOA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

Clarifies the responsibility of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to act as an ombudsman for issues of concern within the Kalaeloa Community Development District.

EDB, WLH, FIN

2395

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR FILM AND PERFORMING ARTS.

Expands Hawaii's current tax incentive package for motion picture and film production, and includes a refundable production tax credit.

TAC, EDB, FIN

2396

RELATING TO CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

Proposes a 20% refundable tax credit for scientific research by qualified research and development companies. Clarifies the existing investment tax credit. Extends the technology infrastructure renovation tax credit. Proposes to establish a 20% business-research institute tax credit. Creates the Hawaii Private Investment Fund Program to increase the availability of equity and debt capital for the emerging, expanding, and restructuring enterprises. Appropriates $20 million from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation revolving fund for the operation of Program.

EDB, FIN

2397

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII STATE DISASTER REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

Makes an emergency appropriation of $1,000,000 from the state disaster revolving loan fund to respond to assistance requests resulting from heavy rain and flooding on 12/7/03 to 12/8/03.

PSM, FIN

2398

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Establishes the employer contributions to the Employees' Retirement System at 15.75 percent of the member's compensation for police and firefighters and 13.75 percent of the member's compensation for all other employees beginning in FY 2005-2006. Eliminates the separate computation of contributions for the Early Incentive Retirement Plan and includes in the total contributions computed as a stated percentage of compensation payment for the remaining amounts due for the Plan as of June 30, 2005.

LAB, FIN

2399

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow refunding general obligation bonds or refunding reimbursable general obligation bonds to be issued by the State and the counties with non-level principal or debt service payments.

JUD, FIN

2400

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, RELATING TO BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify that the Legislature is required to: (1) comply with balanced budget requirements; and (2) use the latest Council on Revenues estimates to enact a balanced budget.

LAB, JUD, FIN

2401

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Establishes a new defined benefit contributory plan with a hybrid feature for certain current and future members.

LAB, FIN

2402

RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.

Repeals statutory provisions which provide for the permanent escheatment of unclaimed property to the State.

CPC/JUD, FIN

2403

RELATING TO THE FEDERAL TAX LIMIT ON COMPENSATION APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Applies the federal tax limits on pension compensation effective 7/1/96, and adds a non-tax-qualified arrangement to protect benefits accrued in excess of the federal tax limits for the period 7/1/96, through 6/30/04. Appropriates $357,350 to pay the non-tax-qualified benefits.

LAB, FIN

2404

RELATING TO FEDERAL TAX QUALIFICATION OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Incorporates some of the required provisions into chapter 88 and authorizes the Board of Trustees to adopt as rules the remainder of the required provisions that are not presently part of chapter 88 or the rules of the ERS.

Incorporates federal tax provisions relating to pension plans of State and local government.

Gives the Board of Trustees expedited rulemaking authority for the limited purpose of adopting rules to comply with the requirements of IRC section 401 (a).

LAB, FIN

2405

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Includes obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative disorder, delusional disorder, and major depression, within the definition of "serious mental illness."

HLT, CPC, FIN

2406

RELATING TO FEES.

Provides DCCA with the flexibility to adjust fees and other nontax revenues to help align revenue collections with expenditures.

CPC, FIN

2407

RELATING TO ALIEN INSURERS.

Establishes Hawaii as a port of entry for alien insurers.

CPC, FIN

2408

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Allows health insurers to treat a trade association and its members as a single group for the purpose of issuing a health insurance policy, while allowing members of the trade association to opt out and obtain their own insurance. Prohibits the health insurer from requiring the association to offer only that insurer's plan.

CPC, FIN

2409

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Expands the authority of the Insurance Division's Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch to prevent, investigate, and prosecute both civilly and criminally insurance fraud relating to all lines of insurance within the State.

CPC/JUD, LAB, FIN

2410

RELATING TO THE RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CLAIMS.

Sets forth: (1) the rights and requirements of claimants when bringing claims against contractors and design professional for construction defects; and (2) the contractors' and design professional's rights and requirements in response to claims regarding construction defects in certain residential dwellings.

CPC, JUD

2411

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Continues the updating and revision of the State's insurance laws.

CPC/JUD, FIN

2412

RELATING TO INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPACT.

Adopts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Interstate Insurance Compact while exempting long term care insurance from the provisions of the compact.

CPC, FIN

2413

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires health plans to directly reimburse nonparticipating providers rather than the patient, upon the request of the patient. Specifies that the reimbursement check needs the endorsement of both the patient and the provider. Requires the provider to disclose nonparticipating status and the related cost consequences to the patient.

CPC, FIN

2414

RELATING TO DENTAL INSURANCE.

Delays the repeal of Act 132, SLH 2001, as amended by Act 219, SLH 2002, and Act 128, and allows the Insurance Division to continue liquidation efforts in the Hawaii Dental Health Plan cax.

CPC, FIN

2415

RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT.

Authorizes the payment of a flat fee of $400 to a physician member of an external review panel.

HLT, CPC, FIN

2416

RELATING TO AN INACTIVE LICENSE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSEES.

Allows licensees to go on inactive status with decreased license renewal fees for this status.

CPC, FIN

2417

RELATING TO REAL ESTATE LICENSING.

Allows the Real Estate Commission to enter into formal license recognition agreements with other states and jurisdictions recognized by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials.

CPC

2418

RELATING TO ABANDONED APPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSES.

Clarifies that licensing application will be considered abandoned if it is not completed and the required documents and other information are not submitted to DCCA within 2 years from the last date documents or information were requested or submitted.

CPC

2419

RELATING TO MEDICAL LICENSURE APPLICANTS WITH CANADIAN RESIDENCIES OR EXAMINATIONS.

Revises the licensing requirements to practice medicine or surgery by: (1) recognizing 2 additional accrediting bodies of Canadian medical residency programs; and (2) accepting the Canadian licensing examination.

HLT, CPC

2420

RELATING TO PEST CONTROL.

Specifies that a pest control operator must obtain and maintain continuous coverage of workers' compensation and liability insurance for licensure. And sets forth the consequences for failing to do so.

LAB, CPC

2421

RELATING TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND GUARDS.

Revises licensing requirements for private detectives and guards.

CPC

2422

RELATING TO THE DENTAL EXAMINATION.

Allows acceptance of dental examination results from regional or state testing agencies in the event the state constructed dental examination cannot be administered.

HLT, CPC

2423

RELATING TO COSMETOLOGY LICENSE RESTORATION.

Allows the restoration of a cosmetology license beyond the current 3 year period, provided that the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology considers and approves of the restoration.

CPC

2424

RELATING TO NURSES.

Revises licensing and other provisions regulating the nursing profession.

HLT, CPC

2425

RELATING TO BOXING.

Proposes amendments to update and conform the Hawaii statutes to the federal Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996. Incorporates current boxing practices since substantive amendments have not been made since 1986. Clarifies that the Commission has jurisdiction over professional boxing contests (i.e., boxing contests involving a money prize or purse or other form of compensation).

TAC, CPC/JUD

2426

RELATING TO THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEVATOR MECHANICS.

Aligns training requirements for licensure of elevator mechanics with federal and state apprenticeship standards by increasing licensing requirements from 2 to 4 years.

CPC

2427

RELATING TO TELEMARKETING.

Specifies that a violation of the federal Do-Not-Call provisions constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Hawaii law.

CPC

2428

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF MONEY TRANSMITTERS.

Creates a new chapter in the Hawaii Revised Statutes to register and regulate persons providing money transmission services.

CPC/JUD, FIN

2429

RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.

Amends and updates procedures for the licensing and regulation of escrow depositories by the Division of Financial Institutions.

CPC/JUD, FIN

2430

RELATING TO MEDICAL BOARD DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Expands the choices of disciplinary sanctions the Board of Medical Examiners may impose by adding the sanctions of censure and reprimand.

HLT, CPC

2431

RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF GOOD STANDING.

Eliminates filing fees charged for certificates of good standing.

CPC, FIN

2432

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES.

Adjusts fees charged for business registration filings with the Business Registration Division of DCCA.

CPC, FIN

2433

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION.

Sets forth comprehensive revisions to the State business registration statutory provision.

EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN

2434

RELATING TO APPLICATIONS SEEKING GENERAL RATE INCREASES FILED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES HAVING ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES OF LESS THAN $2,000,000.

Requires the PUC to: (1) develop a standard application form setting forth specific information needed to determine the reasonableness of a proposal; and (2) standardize financial accounting and reports of public utilities having annual gross revenues less than $2,000,000.

EDB, CPC, FIN

2435

RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION FOR NON-FACILITIES BASED COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS FROM STATUTORY FINANCING REQUIREMENTS.

Exempts non-facilities based resellers of telecommunications services from the prior PUC approval process for long-term financing.

EDB, CPC, FIN

2436

RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

Authorizes $200 payments for each completed consultation or case review to members of the advisory committees assisting in investigations of alleged licensing violations.

CPC, FIN

2437

RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.

Authorizes DCCA to implement a 3-year pilot program to provide additional funding to support public, educational, and governmental cable television access in underserved areas. Appropriates $800,000 for the initial year of the pilot program.

EDB, CPC, FIN

2438

RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE.

Allows the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers when they are engaged in civil defense functions protecting vital facilities, critical infrastructure, or public properties from a potential or actual terrorist threat or act; or when they are engaged in operations, assisting in operations, or otherwise responding to any potential or actual terrorist threat or act.

PSM, JUD

2439

RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS.

Expedites the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of civil defense warning or signal devices and sirens by exempting these items from the definition of "development" for purposes of coastal zone management.

PSM, WLH

2440

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Exempts most government records or information relating to measures designed to protect the security or safety or persons or property, whether public or private, from attacks or acts of terrorism from disclosure under the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act.

PSM, CPC/JUD

2441

RELATING TO VETERANS' SERVICES.

Increases the membership on the Policy Advisory Board within the Office of Veterans' Services. Places the Board within the Office of Veterans' Services in the Department of Defense.

PSM, FIN

2442

RELATING TO TAXABLE INCOME.

Provides a tax exemption for gross military income for members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, the Hawaii National Guard, and active military personnel with home of record in Hawaii during the period they are deployed overseas in a hostile fire zone.

PSM, FIN

2443

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Provide Medal of Honor recipients with a special number plate.

TRN/PSM, JUD, FIN

2444

RELATING TO THE MILITIA.

Allows the Adjutant General to appoint an Assistant Adjutant General of the Army and Air component and the joint headquarters, in a federally recognized grade no higher than major general of the joint command.

PSM/LAB, FIN

2445

RELATING TO THE MILITIA.

Allows the Adjutant General to appoint the Deputy Adjutant General in a federally recognized grade no higher than major general.

PSM/LAB, FIN

2446

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INCREASES.

Appropriates emergency funds ($7,417,636) for collective bargaining increases for DOE employees who are members of units 1 & 5.

LAB, FIN

2447

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.

Authorizes the DHHL to enter into business relationships with private companies.

WLH/EDB, FIN

2448

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES.

Authorizes the Office of Youth Services to obtain criminal history and child abuse record information on employees, prospective employees, and volunteers of its providers and subcontractors in positions that necessitates close proximity to youth.

HSH, JUD

2449

RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

Authorizes the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to evict tenants in violation of their rental agreement through a judicial process.

HSH, JUD

2450

RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

Makes criminal trespass in the second degree applicable to public housing projects administered by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii.

HSH, JUD

2451

RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAMS.

Increases the bond authorization amount under the Hula Mae Multi-Family Housing Program from $200,000,000 to $300,000,000 to facilitate the development or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing projects.

HSH, FIN

2452

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES OF GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED PROPERTIES.

Allows state and county housing agencies, to collect the value of its shared appreciation equity excess proceeds in lieu of buyback, or deferred sales price lien when an affordable housing property is publicly sold through a non-judicial foreclosure.

HSH, JUD, FIN

2453

RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY COMMISSION.

Eliminates the Rental Housing Trust Fund Advisory Commission.

HSH, FIN

2454

RELATING TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT.

Changes the effective start date of the revised reimbursement methodology for long-term care services from 7/1/03 to 7/1/08. Eliminates the "sunset" provision of the original act to enable the new reimbursement methodology to continue.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2455

RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

Extends the statutory authority for the licensing of home and community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes. Makes the Department of Human Services or its designee, responsible for certifying any community care foster family homes. Requires adult protective services perpetrator checks as a requirement for certification.

HSH/HLT, JUD, FIN

2456

RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PROVIDERS OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

Requires the Department of Human Services to establish standards, which shall include criminal history record, Adult Protective Service (APS) and Child Protective Service (CPS) checks, to ensure the reputable and responsible character of service providers who have direct contact with individuals receiving services.

HSH, JUD, FIN

2457

RELATING TO DEPENDENT ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

Requires DHS to inform: (a) the appropriate police department of all dependent adult abuse or neglect reports received by the department, excluding reports involving self-neglect; and (b) the appropriate police department or office of the prosecuting attorney of relevant information concerning a case of dependent adult abuse or neglect when the information is required for the investigation or prosecution of the case.

HSH/HLT, JUD

2458

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Clarifies that DHS require a parent, legal custodian, guardian, or caregiver, in cases where appropriate, to participate in diversion and other supportive services, in lieu of taking custody of a child.

HSH, JUD

2459

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

Clarifies that covered loss deductible does not include public assistance benefits.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2460

RELATING TO THE HAWAII RX PLUS PROGRAM.

Amends the Hawaii Rx program based on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Maine Rx program on which Hawaii Rx is modeled, to: (1) address the concerns of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to protect access of medicaid clients to the prescription drugs they need; (2) prevent loss of prescription of drug benefits to employees covered by employer-sponsored drug benefit plans; (3) address the concerns of pharmacies and drug manufacturers; (4) conform the rebate process to chapters 91 and 92; and (5) rename the program as Hawaii Rx Plus.

HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN

2461

RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

Provides state-funded medical assistance for pregnant legal immigrants who entered the United States on or after 8/22/96, who are age nineteen or older, and whose countable family income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty level for Hawaii.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2462

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Eliminates temporary civil service membership.

LAB, FIN

2463

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Eliminates licensure as a performance requirement.

LAB

2464

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Clarifies that when a civil service employee is released from a new position for inefficiency during the probationary period, that employee may be returned to a vacant comparable position, as determined by the employer, or the employee's former position as currently provided.

LAB

2465

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Allows an employee hired through departmental internal recruitment to be subsequently appointed to the permanent position.

LAB

2466

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

Appropriates additional emergency funds ($4,993,726) for the state workers compensation program, for FY 2003-2004.

LAB, FIN

2467

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Adjusts the salaries of certain positions in the following departments or agencies: the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, the Stadium Authority, the House & Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, the PUC, the Office of Solid Waste Management, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Paroling Authority, the Office of Veterans' Services, the Labor & Industrial Relations Appeals Board, the Office of Community Services, and the Office of the State Public Defender.

LAB, FIN

2468

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Permits mental health service providers to release records for billing purposes under limited circumstances while preserving a patient's right to confidentiality.

HLT, CPC/JUD

2469

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS OF PERSONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO MENTALLY ILL ADULTS.

Authorizes the DOH to expand its capacity to obtain verifiable information regarding criminal history records of potential employees and contract providers to both mental health divisions.

HLT, LAB, JUD

2470

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Requires annual statewide planning based on planning within each county and requires the appointment of a service area administrator in each county. Requires the service area board for each county to advise a county Service Area Administrator rather than a Community Mental Health Center chief.

HLT, FIN

2471

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR UNRELATED ADULTS LIVING IN THE SAME UNLICENSED OR UNCERTIFIED RESIDENCE AS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Provides the Department of Health with the authority to conduct criminal history record checks on adults living with individuals with developmental disabilities in uncertified or unlicensed residences. Criminal history checks would be conducted on adults unrelated to the person with developmental disabilities, and would apply to situations where the person with developmental disabilities is not living with their family.

HSH/HLT, JUD

2472

RELATING TO THE SALE OF STERILE SYRINGES FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE.

Makes permanent the provisions of Act 292, SLH 2001, to allow the continued sale of syringes for the prevention of disease.

HLT, JUD

2473

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES.

Establishes the Public Health Nursing Services Program, and sets forth the roles and functions of the Program in the delivery of direct clinical nursing services.

HLT, JUD, FIN

2474

RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

Clarifies waiver of requesting party fees and liability exemption provision of the program.

EEP, FIN

2475

RELATING TO GENERIC SUBSTITUTION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRODUCTS.

Makes USFDA approved, therapeutically equivalent generic drug products substitutable upon approval by the Director of Health.

HLT, CPC

2476

RELATING TO RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY.

Changes the title of "executive secretary" to "executive officer" and amends duties of the executive officer.

HLT, LAB, JUD

2477

RELATING TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS.

Establishes permanently the Drug Demand Reduction Assessments Special Fund.

HLT, JUD, FIN

2478

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Makes an emergency appropriation ($14,000,000) for Hawaii health systems corporation to offset the unplanned, unanticipated and unbudgeted increase in Employees' Retirement System and Health Fund payments.

HLT, FIN

2479

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Establishes 2 new bargaining units for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for: (1) non-supervisory and supervisory employees in blue-collar positions including licensed practical nurses; and (2) non-supervisory and supervisory employees in white collar positions including registered professional nurses, and professional and scientific employees.

HLT, LAB, FIN

2480

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Allows public meetings by video teleconference to continue even if the video connectivity is interrupted or stopped.

HLT, JUD, FIN

2481

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Allows the Department to include emergency aeromedical services as part of the State comprehensive emergency medical services system subject to the availability of funding.

HLT, FIN

2482

RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK FINANCING.

Requires the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to organize a domestic captive insurance company to provide malpractice coverage to the Department of Health, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other governmental entities or quasi-governmental entities of the State involved in the provision of health care.

HLT, CPC, FIN

2483

RELATING TO THE STATE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Abolishes the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse And Controlled Substances.

HLT, LAB/JUD, FIN

2484

RELATING TO INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

Abolishes the Interagency Offender Substance Abuse Treatment Coordinating Council.

LAB, FIN

2485

RELATING TO WEST NILE VIRUS.

Measure to improve the State's ability to detect, prevent, and respond to West Nile Virus.

HLT, EEP, FIN

2486

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Establishes a definition for the term "attending physician". Excludes from the definition of "employment" service performed by a member of a limited liability company, a partner of a partnership, a partner of a limited liability partnership, and a sole proprietor. Disallows compensation for mental injury or illness caused by good faith personnel actions. Allows an employer to require an injured employee to select a physician from an employer designated healthcare provider list for medical service for the first 10 days of treatment. Limits charges for emergency room services. Revises provisions relating to plans of rehabilitation. Clarifies when benefits may be terminated if a false claim is filed. Validates arbitration agreements and mediation. Allows the Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch to initiate prosecutions and disciplinary actions.

LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN

2487

RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF JURY TRIALS IN HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION MATTERS.

Provides respondents in Hawaii Civil Rights Commission cases with the option to remove themselves from the administrative hearings process and to have claims brought against them adjudicated in court.

JUD

2488

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CIVIAL RIGHTS COMMISSION.

Allows the Commission to grant only 1 60-day extension if the Executive Director cannot issue a determination of whether or not there is reasonable cause to believe that an unlawful discriminatory practice has occurred within 180 days. If an extension is not granted and no determination is issued by the 180th day from the filing, the pending case will be dismissed.

JUD

2489

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Repeals chapter 132D and gives the counties statutory authority to develop their own fireworks code.

TAC, JUD

2490

RELATING TO HOISTING MACHINE OPERATORS.

Eliminates the Hoisting Machine Operators' Certification Revolving Fund and the position of executive director, and makes the DLIR responsible for the administrative duties for the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

LAB, FIN

2491

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Establishes a uniform definition of "employment" for the DLIR for benefit eligibility purpose.

LAB, FIN

2492

RELATING TO THE PREPAID HEALTH CARE ACT.

Removes language of Act 199, SLH 1978, from the Prepaid Health Care Act, which requires collectively bargained plans to provide coverage at least equivalent to that prescribed by chapter 393, HRS. The United States District Court, District of Hawaii, declared that the 1978 amendments were preempted by the Employee retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

LAB, HLT, FIN

2493

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE VIOLATIONS.

Establishes a civil natural resource violations system within the Department to process violations of departmental regulations.

WLH/EEP, JUD

2494

RELATING TO RECORDATION.

Deletes statutory recordation hours. Authorizes the registrar to set office hours for recordation within the Bureau Conveyances.

WLH, LAB, FIN

2495

RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL FROM AIRCRAFT.

Allows federal agencies to conduct animal control activities from aircraft or conservation programs on state, county, or private land.

WLH, JUD

2496

RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT.

Amends sections relating to the Department's enforcement authority within the Kahoolawe Island Reserve and for the protection of caves for consistency. Expands the Department's enforcement authority to all lands and waters of the State.

WLH, JUD

2497

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIAL FUND.

Authorizes the deposit of penalties, fines, and other administrative charges into the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund. And allows monies from the Fund to be used to pay for permanent and temporary staff positions, and administrative and operational costs for the Historic Preservation Program.

WLH, FIN

2498

RELATING TO INTERIM RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt interim rules to protect native species threatened with imminent extirpation or extinction

WLH, JUD

2499

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Creates a tracking procedure for the retail sale of lab items and regulated chemicals. Enhances penalties when the unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance occurs when a child is present, or when a child is injured in a structure where manufacturing is taking place. Updates the controlled substance list. Allows PSD by rule to temporarily revise or amend the regulated list 1 or 2 of chemicals temporarily pending a subsequent legislative session. Establishes new felonies to curtail the use of goods or chemical substances to unlawfully manufacture controlled substances.

PSM, JUD

2500

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY.

Converts the 2 part-time members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to full-time members.

PSM/LAB, FIN

2501

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates emergency funds ($2,001,986) to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of transferring additional inmates to the Federal Detention Center or Mainland facilities.

PSM, FIN

2502

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Provides deputy sheriffs with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, regardless of age.

LAB/PSM, FIN

2503

RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.

Clarifies that Department of Public Safety deputy sheriffs and narcotics enforcement officers, and Department of the Attorney General investigators are required to report child abuse cases. Allows these employees to take a child victim into protective custody.

HSH, PSM, JUD

2504

RELATING TO SECURITY AT HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION HOSPITALS.

Transfers the functions and authority of uniformed security employees and security contracts for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation from the Department of Public Safety to the Corporation.

PSM/LAB, FIN

2505

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.

Provides corrections officers with similar retirement benefits afforded other law enforcement and safety officers by allowing retirement after 25 years of credited service, regardless of age.

PSM/LAB, FIN

2506

RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER TREATMENT ACT.

Repeals the Criminal Offender Treatment Act, retains the immunity provision for accredited providers and programs in substance abuse assessment and treatment.

LAB, JUD, FIN

2507

RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

Expands the definition of "drug paraphernalia" to include items that are distributed in reckless disregard of the risk that they will be used primarily for the use of controlled substances.

PSM, JUD

2508

RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

A bill for an act relating to conformity of the Hawaii income tax law to the internal revenue code. Measure to amend Hawaii's income tax law to conform with the changes to the Internal Revenue code.

FIN

2509

RELATING TO THE STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX.

Raises the Hawaii standard deduction over a three-year period.

FIN

2510

RELATING TO A LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT.

Provides a refundable net income tax credit to individuals purchasing long-term care insurance.

HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN

2511

RELATING TO INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING.

Conforms the state withholding tax remittance date for employers with an annual state withholding tax liability exceeding $40,000 to the remittance date required under the federal employment tax provisions. Changes the state remittance date from monthly to "semi-weekly".

FIN

2512

RELATING TO A GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Exempts from the general excise tax certain amounts paid to professional employment organizations.

EDB, FIN

2513

RELATING TO THE NET INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.

Clarifies certain provisions relating to renewable energy systems, and specifics that: (1) the credit is nonrefundable and may be carried forward until exhausted; (2) the system must be placed in service during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed; and (3) the credit must be claimed within 12 months of after the close of the taxable year for which the credit is being claimed.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2514

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

Allows the Department of Taxation to impose civil penalties and injunctions on tax return preparers who support unrealistic positions on tax returns and on promoters of abusive tax shelters.

JUD, FIN

2515

RELATING TO THE INTEGRATED TAX INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ACQUISITION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION.

Extends the current "drop dead" date of July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, for the Integrated Tax Information Management Systems Special Fund to provide additional time for the remaining work on the project to be completed.

FIN

2516

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX WHOLESALE RATE.

Corrects a technical drafting error in Act 135, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, which inadvertently repealed the 0.5% general excise tax (GET) rate imposed on wholesale transactions.

JUD, FIN

2517

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

Allows the Department to recover costs associated with prosecutions.

JUD, FIN

2518

RELATING TO THE ETHANOL INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Encourages the construction and operation of large-capacity ethanol production facilities by changing the existing ethanol investment tax credit to a facility tax credit.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2519

RELATING TO THE USE TAX.

Measure to clarify the application of the use tax on the importation of tangible personal property into the State.

JUD, FIN

2520

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING.

Adopts federal requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle safety and licensing (Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999)

TRN, JUD, FIN

2521

RELATING TO TAXATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS.

Suspends the State portion of the fuel tax on alternative fuels for a period of five years to encourage the development and use of alternative fuels.

EEP, TRN, FIN

2522

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Authorizes the establishment of a civil engineering scholarship program, and appropriates $100,000 for program implementation.

TRN, LAB, FIN

2523

RELATING TO PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.

A bill for an act relating to passenger facility charges. Clarifies that passenger facility charges are exempt from transfers to pay for central service expenses.

TRN, FIN

2524

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes a student Scholarship and Assistance Special fund within the University of Hawaii. Appropriates $20,000,000 out of the Student Scholarship and Assistance Special Fund for FY 2004-2005 to be used for scholarship assistance.

HED, FIN

2525

RELATING TO THE HAWAII MEDICAL EDUCATION SPECIAL FUND.

Clarifies that the Hawaii Medical Education Special Fund is administered by the UH.

HLT, HED, FIN

2526

RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING SPECIAL FUND.

Clarifies that the Center for Nursing Special Fund is to be administered by the UH.

HLT, HED, FIN

2527

RELATING TO SPECIAL INTEREST VEHICLES.

Expands the definition of "street rod vehicle" and "street rod replica vehicle" to include vehicles manufactured before 1968 or manufactured after 1967 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1968.

TRN, JUD

2528

RELATING TO CONSERVATION LAND.

Provides a conservation land tax credit for land donated to the State that is situated in a conservation land use district or for a land owner who voluntarily reclassifies residentially zoned land to conservation and initiates the rezoning process.

WLH, FIN

2529

RELATING TO HAZARDOUS LAND.

Requires each county to identify hazardous land areas; adopt standards for building in hazardous land areas, and enact ordinances to implement standards.

WLH, JUD, FIN

2530

RELATING TO ZONING.

Requires each county to enact zoning ordinances to protect against land slides and rock slides.

WLH, JUD

2531

RELATING TO INCAPACITATED PERSONS.

Invalidates contracts or agreements entered into by incapacitated persons.

HSH, JUD

2532

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION.

WLH/EDB/ TRN, FIN

2533

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Repeals requirement of obtaining a certificate of inspection on a motor vehicle.

TRN, JUD, FIN

2534

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Prohibits the replacement of motor vehicle keys unless the vehicle registration and customer identification have been verified.

TRN, CPC

2535

RELATING TO PROBATE.

Requires an attorney preparing a will or trust who has been named to serve as a personal representative or a trustee to provide for the testator's or trustor's approval a written estimate of their amount of compensation. Prohibits such attorneys, from using estate or trust moneys for the attorney's defense against a lawsuit.

JUD/CPC

2536

RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

Requires HMOs to offer enrollees a plan to choose any willing health care provider without referral or prior HMO authorization if the provider is located in the same county and agrees to HMO terms and conditions. Allows HMO to impose higher deductible, copayment, and insurance premium for the plan.

HLT, CPC, FIN

2537

RELATING TO LANDLORD LIABILITY.

Extends liability to landlord for unlawful acts of a tenant if landlord had actual or constructive notice of tenant's unlawful acts.

CPC

2538

RELATING TO CONSIGNMENT OF ART.

Establishes the rights and duties of artists and art dealers under an agreement for the consignment of art.

CPC

2539

RELATING TO HOSPITALS.

Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to hospitals.

HLT

2540

RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

Requires 5 hours of physical education exercise per week for elementary school students. Makes an appropriation for the same.

EDN, FIN

2541

RELATING TO WATER SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds to develop a water safety certification program in public elementary schools to teach swimming and prevent drowning of nonswimmers. Requires students to complete and pass a water certification test by grade five. Allows fees to be collected by the department of education.

EDN, FIN

2542

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Changes level of care payments for types I and II adult residential care homes from a maximum of $521.90 and $629.90, respectively, to unspecified amounts. Appropriates $       in FY 2004-2005 to the DHS for level of care payments for ARCHs.

HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN

2543

RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

Requires the department of human services to adopt child welfare social worker caseload standards. Requires child welfare social workers to be reclassified to achieve a two salary range upgrade.

LAB, HSH, FIN

2544

RELATING TO FISHING.

Prohibits fishing with gill nets throughout the State. Provides administrative fines.

WLH, JUD

2545

RELATING TO NOISE

Increases penalties for violations of vehicular noise laws.

TRN, HLT, EEP, JUD

2546

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PERTAINING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Capital improvements pertaining to higher education.

FIN

2547

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Grants limited oversight to the auditor over expenditures made from the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund for the University of Hawaii Foundation. Requires auditor to respect privacy of donors.

HED, FIN

2548

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR MAALAEA HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

Authorize issuance of GO bonds for repairs to Maalaea Harbor.

FIN

2549

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CATASTROPHIC RELIEF FUND.

Establishes a Hawaii catastrophic relief fund (HCRF) to provide reinsurance for the risks of catastrophic events in Hawaii and to mitigate the impact of a catastrophic or emergency condition in Hawaii; repeals the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF); transfers monies from HHRF to HCRF.

PSM, FIN

2550

RELATING TO ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ECOLOGICAL TERRORISM.

Creates criminal offenses involving acts against certain activities involving animals or natural resources. Creates civil remedies arising from these offenses.

AGR/EEP, JUD

2551

RELATING TO HAZING.

Creates the misdemeanor offense of hazing in all schools and colleges.

EDN/HED, JUD

2552

RELATING TO CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS.

{Provides issuing public corporations more authority and flexibility in responding to information statements filed with the corporation.

EDB, CPC

2553

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Amends and adds new sections to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to create a bicameral legislative commission to review and approve all administrative rules.

LMG, JUD, FIN

2554

PROPOSING AND AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TAXING POWER TO THE COUNTIES.

Proposes an amendment to Article VIII, section 3 of the state Constitution reserving the taxing power to the state and the counties concurrently.

JUD, FIN

2555

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows requests for a manual recount of any precinct election result provided that the requestor pays fees for recount. Authorizes the chief election officer to adopt rules.

JUD, FIN

2556

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR MAALAEA HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

Authorize issuance of GO bonds for repairs to Maalaea Harbor.

FIN

2557

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Raises the minimum teacher's salary to $38,000/year.

EDN, LAB, FIN

2558

RELATING TO PENSION PLANS.

Protects 401(k) and 408A pension plans from attachment, execution, seizure, and operation of bankruptcy laws.

CPC

2559

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Allows the office of information practices to issue an administrative fine of $50 for each violation of the uniform information practices act (open records law) by a state or county agency as well as file a letter of reprimand in the personnel record of the employee responsible for the violation.

JUD

2560

RELATING TO ELECTION OFFENSES.

Authorizes the attorney general to enforce the election laws and any administrative rules of the office of elections.

JUD

2561

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

Codifies a conflict of interest standard for employees; prohibits employee business activities or financial interests that are incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties.

LAB, LMG

2562

RELATING TO VOTING.

Allows voters to vote for declared candidates other than those listed on the preprinted ballot through a write-in voting procedure.

JUD, FIN

2563

RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION.

Requires the appointment of judicial selection commission members from a neighbor island to be conducted on a rotating basis; requires member biographies to be made available to the public; and prohibits members from having a direct interest in the success or failure of ballot questions or political candidates when appointed, or actively support or oppose a political candidate or ballot question while serving as a member of the commission.

JUD

2564

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 AND ARTICLE XVIII OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION.

Proposes constitutional amendments abolishing the board of education; requires the governor appoint the superintendent of education; requires superintendent to establish statewide educational policy; establishes locally elected district school boards of education to implement policy; establishes superintendent selection commission; mandates that internal organization of the public education system be as provided by law.

EDN/JUD, FIN

2565

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE PRIMARY ELECTION VOTERS TO IDENTIFY THE PARTY BALLOTS THEY CAST.

Proposes constitutional amendment to article II, section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to require every voter in primary elections to identify the party ballot they cast.

JUD, FIN

2566

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to Hawaiian affairs.

WLH

2567

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Effectuates the title of this Act, relating to Hawaiian affairs.

WLH

2568

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the DOE to establish the academy of Hawaii for gifted and talented students in order to develop the potential of students who have demonstrated superior achievement or possess the potential for superior achievement through the provision of appropriate educational opportunities.

EDN, FIN

2569

RELATING TO NIIHAU SHELL PRODUCTS.

Prohibits items made of seashells from being labeled "Niihau" if not 100% made of Niihau shells and made within the State. Allows items made with at least         % but less than 100% of Niihau shells to be labeled as to percentage content.

CPC

2570

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER BONUSES.

Provides a bonus for public school teachers if state revenues exceed an unspecified amount.

EDN, LAB

2571

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Authorizes the formation of a purchasing pool for small employers to purchase health care insurance to meet the requirements of the prepaid health care law. Gives administrative duties to the insurance commissioner.

HLT, LAB/EDB, CPC, FIN

2572

RELATING TO TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the tourism diversification and economic development committee to review and prioritize existing tourism diversification and economic development initiatives and facilitate the implementation of initiatives deemed most promising.

TAC, FIN

2573

RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS.

Allows director of finance to invest up to 10% of state short-term investment moneys in linked investments. Sets procedures. Caps loans to $      . Limits uses of such loans. Restricts eligible borrowers to an entrepreneur in the State.

FIN

2574

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE FORTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 41st representative district.

FIN

2575

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PROJECT EAST INITIATIVE IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Makes an appropriation for the continuation and expansion of the project east (environmental and spatial technology) initiative in Hawaii's public schools.

EDN, FIN

2576

RELATING TO CAPITAL FORMATION.

Adopts new capital formation incentives.

EDB, FIN

2577

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS.

Allows a property tax exemption for alternative energy improvements placed in service after July 1, 2004, but before June 30, 2014; adds seawater air conditioning with, or without, thermal energy storage as an eligible energy source; adds thermal energy use as an applicable energy process.

EEP, CPC, FIN

2578

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HONOLULU SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING LLC PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.

Authorizes the issuance of SPRB for Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC for the design and construction of a seawater system for a district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.

FIN

2579

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds to pay for the arbitrated salary increases for bargaining units 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 13. Includes appropriations for state employees assigned to the Hawaii health systems corporation and employees excluded from collective bargaining.

LAB, FIN

2580

RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.

Appropriates funds for salary increases and makes other cost adjustments for state officers and employees who are excluded from collective bargaining.

LAB, FIN

2581

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Funds all collective bargaining cost items in the arbitration award for state employees in unit 10, including excluded employees and employers assigned to the Hawaii health systems corporation.

LAB, FIN

2582

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides fund authorizations and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for unit 7 and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the state and the exclusive bargaining representative for fiscal year 2004-2005.

LAB, FIN

2583

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds to pay for raises for bargaining unit 5 (teachers).

LAB, FIN

2584

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS.

Provides fund authorization and appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for Unit 1 and their excluded counterparts.

LAB, FIN

2586

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Continues existing civil service rights, privileges, and benefits to applicable personnel in new century conversion charter schools; allows employees hired subsequent to conversion to enjoy civil service status; authorizes employees of new century conversion charter schools to retain civil service status upon transfer back to non-charter DOE schools.

EDN, LAB, FIN

2587

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Expedites funding for new century charter schools.

EDN, FIN

2588

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS, WORKING CAFETERIAS, AND LIBRARIES FOR ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Makes an appropriation for permanent administrative buildings, working cafeterias, and libraries for all primary and secondary public schools.

EDN, FIN

2589

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO MODIFY THE VETO POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit the governor from vetoing specific items appropriated for the benefit of public schools.

EDN/JUD, FIN

2590

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital Improvement Projects for the 27th Representative District.

FIN

2591

RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.

Restricts spending of impact fees for any developments other than the one which was assessed the impact fee.

EDB, WLH, FIN

2592

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAII AND ITS AFFILIATES.

Issues special purpose revenue bonds to assist St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii and its affiliates in financing the construction, improvement, and equipment of health care facilities.

HLT, FIN

2593

RELATING TO WEST HAWAII.

Establishes an advisory referendum on the question of whether West Hawaii should be established as a separate county with the proposed division between the counties as a straight line running from Upolu Point in the north to South Point in the south.

LMG, WLH, JUD

2594

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Establishes the Hawaii Tourism Marketing Group headed by a 13-member board with tourism and hotel experience to promote and market tourism in Hawaii. Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

TAC, FIN

2595

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

Authorizes state agencies to indemnify county agencies.

JUD, FIN

2596

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides for a state earned income tax credit.

FIN

2597

RELATING TO STATE TAX AMNESTY.

Establishes a state tax amnesty program from 10/1/04 to 12/31/04. Provides for waivers of criminal prosecution and all civil penalties that are assessed or subject to be assessed for outstanding taxable periods ending or transactions occurring on or before 12/31/03.

JUD, FIN

2598

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a noncontiguous host culture charter school district under the board of education to be monitored by a host culture district council. Establishes host culture charter schools.

EDN, FIN

2599

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Provides immunity from liability from personal injury suit brought by biological parents of a medically fragile child against foster parents who care for that child.

HSH, JUD

2600

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR QUEST AND MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR MICRONESIANS RESIDING IN HAWAII.

Appropriates funds for QUEST and Medicaid coverage for Micronesians residing in Hawaii.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2601

RELATING TO PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Enacts a new chapter for the enhanced protection of children of domestic violence; makes appropriations.

HSH, JUD, FIN

2602

RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

Authorizes general assistance benefits for nondisabled employed persons for maximum twelve-month period. Disallows benefits for thirty-six month period thereafter, except in cases of emergency.

HSH, FIN

2603

RELATING TO HAWAII QUEST.

Expands coverages under Hawaii QUEST program by eliminating enrollment caps, increasing the medical assistance standard as a percentage of the federal poverty level, and covering adult dental services; expands coverages under QUEST Net program by providing eligibility without regard to prior enrollment in QUEST related programs, and covering dental and prescription drugs.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2604

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides for a state earned income tax credit for individual taxpayers filing individual income tax returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

FIN

2605

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE.

Appropriates funding through the department of human services for the Blueprint for Change.

HSH, FIN

2606

RELATING TO THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEYS.

Mandates use of tobacco settlement moneys only for health promotion and disease prevention programs. Repeals transfer of moneys into (1) emergency and budget reserve fund, (2) university revenue undertakings fund; and (3) to DHS for children's health insurance program.

HSH/HLT, HED, FIN

2607

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 44th representative district.

FIN

2608

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Allows HTA to hire its own attorneys; exempts the HTA's accounts from supervision by the comptroller; exempts the director of the HTA from the state retirement system; requires deposit into the tourism special fund of all interest and revenues derived from projects or project agreements; revises total compensation package percentage of the executive director; makes appropriation to the HTA to improve operational and financial efficiency of the HTA.

TAC, JUD, FIN

2609

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to employ its own attorneys. Requires public disclosure of contracts and subcontracts entered into by Hawaii Tourism Authority in accordance with chapter 92F. Appropriates $8,000,000 to the HTA from the tourism special fund for FY 2004-2005.

TAC, FIN

2610

RELATING TO FILM INDUSTRY.

Increases the motion picture and television production tax credit up to 8 percent for costs incurred on counties with a population over 700,000, and up to 10 percent for costs incurred on counties with a population of 700,000 or less; includes commercials; requires the Hawaii television and film development board to review tax incentives for the purchase, utilization, and sale of television and motion picture production equipment in the State.

TAC, FIN

2611

RELATING TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

Establishes labor expenditure tax credits for eligible Hawaii-based or Hawaii-controlled corporations conducting film or video production or masters recordings in Hawaii. Establishes a training tax credit for eligible corporations for productions or recordings for which one or more Hawaii-based individuals are participating as trainees. Allows certain sound recordings to be eligible for a tax credit.

EDB/TAC, FIN

2612

RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

Criminalizes the sale of drug paraphernalia. Repeals loophole in law allowing for circumvention.

JUD

2613

RELATING TO DRUGS.

Requires a sentence of 25 years in prison, without the possibility of parole, for first degree promotion of dangerous drugs involving crystal methamphetamine.

JUD

2614

RELATING TO AN ALOHA AINA PATROL.

Establishes an aloha aina patrol function within the police department of all counties having an excess of 500,000 population, to provide security and assistance to tourists, and to act as ambassadors of aloha; pilot program to sunset 6/30/07; makes grant-in-aid appropriation out of transient accommodations tax trust fund.

PSM, TAC, FIN

2615

RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.

Authorizes the director of health to adopt rules regulating air pollution caused by roofing companies.

EEP, JUD

2616

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires Med Quest and medicaid coverage for chiropractic care.

HSH/HLT, FIN

2617

RELATING TO THE WAIKIKI NATATORIUM.

Authorizes issuance of GO bonds in order to complete the restoration of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium.

TAC, FIN

2618

RELATING TO UNCOMPLETED BUILDING PROJECTS.

Requires counties to enact and enforce ordinances to insure completion of building projects issued a building permit.

WLH, JUD, FIN

2619

RELATING TO COMPENSATION.

Requires radio and television companies to pay commissions to sales persons upon broadcast of advertisement.

EDB, CPC

2620

RELATING TO NOISE ABATEMENT.

Directs the director of health to adopt administrative rules for noise abatement. Appropriates funds for enforcement by health authorities and appropriate law enforcement officers, as well as for decibel meters, to ensure that the administrative rules are effectively executed and enforced.

EEP, JUD

2621

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR IOLANI SCHOOL.

Authorizes the issuance of $30,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to finance or refinance the construction or improvements to educational facilities at Iolani School.

FIN

2622

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIFORM LAWS.

Appropriates funds for Hawaii's contribution to the costs of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and for related registration and travel expenses.

JUD, FIN

2623

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.

Allows condominium apartment owners to bring an action against their condominium association in small claims court regardless of the amount in dispute. Defers payment of an association's cost and expenses upon completion of an appeal. Requires immediate payment of an apartment owner's expenses.

CPC/JUD

2624

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL.

Amends articles II, III, and XVII of the state constitution to provide for initiative, referendum, and recall.

JUD, LMG, FIN

2625

RELATING TO ENERGY PROJECTORIES.

Requires the department of health to investigate, assess, and develop rules to regulate energy projectories throughout the State.

HLT, EEP, FIN

2626

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 21st representative district.

FIN

2627

RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION.

Institutes a moratorium on dolphin tour operator permits in Waianae to protect the nearshore habitat populations of the resident Hawaiian spinner dolphins and akule nurseries.

TAC/WLH, CPC

2628

RELATING TO BOTTLED WATER.

Removes certain conditions and controls for producing bottled water, including the prohibition of transporting or storing bottled water in bulk tanks and the requirement of dedicated lines for the production of bottled water.

HLT, CPC

2629

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 28th representative district.

FIN

2630

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Removes the prohibitions on paying commissions on gasoline sales by U-drive companies.

TAC, CPC

2631

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS AND SERVICES.

Amends telecommunications laws to give the public utilities commission greater flexibility in regulating the industry.

EDB, CPC

2632

RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS AND SERVICES.

Amends section 269-16.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to limit the Public Utilities Commission's jurisdiction over wireless telecommunications providers and services.

EDB, CPC

2633

RELATING TO MONOPOLIES; RESTRAINT OF TRADE.

Clarifies that the standards for granting a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or motion for judgment as a matter of law, including the burden of proof and the burden of providing evidence, shall be the same for actions under chapter 480, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as for any other civil action.

CPC/JUD

2634

RELATING TO SECURITIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

Authorizes the use of certificates of deposit issued through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service to secure public funds.

EDB, CPC

2635

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

Authorizes counties to establish new liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards and establish their own qualification, compensation, and staffing procedural guidelines.

JUD, FIN

2636

RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES.

Transfers all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties.

TRN, JUD, FIN

2637

RELATING TO MANDATORY SELLER DISCLOSURES.

Requires disclosure of any release or waiver of liability for a construction defect.

CPC

2638

RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS.

Reestablishes tuition waiver program at University of Hawaii for veterans of the Vietnam conflict.

HED/PSM, FIN

2639

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 16 AND 17, TO REPEAL THE GOVERNOR'S LINE ITEM VETO POWER.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the governor's line item veto authority.

JUD, FIN

2640

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION STUDY.

Appropriates funds to study the feasibility of creating a direct access on-ramp from the Likelike highway (Honolulu bound), onto the H-3 freeway (Kailua bound).

TRN, FIN

2641

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides that the salary schedules of principals and vice-principals and of all other educational officers shall be based on a twelve-month term of service. Provides retention bonuses for principals and vice-principals.

EDN, LAB, FIN

2642

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals administrative rulemaking requirements for the Running Start program.

HED, FIN

2643

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Reduces bureaucracy from outside the department of education by transferring to it many of those functions, positions, records, and equipment from other state agencies that were previously dedicated to serving department of education needs.

EDN, FIN

2644

RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.

Authorizes the department of education to assess and collect impact fees by intergovernmental agreement with a county, as fair share contributions of developers for the construction of state public school facilities.

EDN, JUD, FIN

2645

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Exempts certified retired teachers from any prerequisite coursework that the department may require of other substitute teachers.

EDN, LAB

2646

RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Appropriates funding for the conversion of 10-month certificated positions to 12-month positions, as needed, for multi-track schools for fiscal year 2004-2005.

EDN, LAB, FIN

2647

RELATING TO MOTION PICTURE AND FILM PRODUCTION.

Increases the income tax credit from four to ten per cent for costs incurred in the state for motion picture and film production.

EDB/TAC, FIN

2648

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROMOTE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION IN HAWAII.

Appropriates $        in FY 2004-2005 for deposit into the Hawaii television and film development special fund to promote film and television production in Hawaii.

EDB/TAC, FIN

2649

RELATING TO THE TOURISM SPECIAL FUND.

Requiring that at least ten per cent of the Tourism Special Fund be spent on locally produced TV or film productions.

TAC/EDB, FIN

2650

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Allows prosecutors to use evidence derived from consensual conversations between law enforcement officers and other persons.

PSM/JUD, FIN

2651

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.

Capital improvement projects for the 47th Representative District.

FIN

2652

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates funds to provide funding for correctional facilities personnel.

PSM, FIN

2653

RELATING TO BUSINESS.

Establishes basic due process rights of small businesses, especially in regard to the actions of state agencies.

EDB, CPC, FIN

2654

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CLEAN-UP OF KAPALAMA CANAL IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.

Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu for clean-up of Kapalama Canal.

WLH, FIN

2655

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAAUILO RENDERING PLANT, HAMAKUA, BIG ISLAND.

Appropriates funds for improvements to the Paauilo rendering plant in Hamakua.

AGR, FIN

2656

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Sets forth policies and procedures for identifying and managing important agricultural lands and directs the agribusiness development corporation to convene a task force to develop incentives for important agricultural lands.

WLH/AGR, FIN

2657

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 for the purchase and installation of computers and software to process workers’ compensation claims in the State of Hawaii.

LAB, FIN

2658

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 for the purchase and installation of computers and software to process workers’ compensation claims in the State of Hawaii.

LAB, FIN

2659

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2004-2005 for the purchase and installation of computers and software to process workers’ compensation claims in the State of Hawaii.

LAB, FIN

2660

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Allows an employer to direct an employee to a physician of the employer's choice in workers' compensation cases.

LAB, CPC, FIN

2661

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Requires DBEDT to assist communities surrounding military installations in obtaining financing for economic development projects that seek to address future realignment or closure of an installation.

PSM, FIN

2662

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Military Community Infrastructure Development Revolving Loan Fund to help military communities develop infrastructure to minimize the possibility of or the adverse effects of the closure or reduction in capacity of a military installation on the military community.

PSM, FIN

2663

RELATING TO LANDFILL CLOSURE.

Appropriates money to the county of Hawaii for assistance in closing the Hilo landfill.

WLH/EEP, FIN

2664

RELATING TO RECYCLING.

Increases recovery rate and therefore handling fee to increase compensation to businesses. Extends the payback provision of handling fees by the State from 6 months to 9 months. Extends the area between a dealer and a certified redemption center from 2 to 5 miles.

EDB/EEP, FIN

2665

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Establishes a means for nonprofit organizations to establish a Hawaiian medium in new century charter schools.

EDN, FIN

2666

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Establishes a pilot consortium between the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and `Aha Punana Leo to address Hawaiian literacy.

HED/EDN, FIN

2667

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION.

Establishes Hawaiian medium education program.

WLH, EDN, FIN

2668

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Establishes a statewide fire academy to be located on the Big Island.

PSM, FIN

2669

RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Permits a section 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, including a church whose sacraments include the use of marijuana, to be a distributor for persons using medical marijuana and to treat qualifying patients who are addicted to crystal methamphetamine if certain conditions are met.

HLT, JUD

2670

RELATING TO RELIGIOUS USE OF MARIJUANA.

Provides for a religious use exception to prohibitions on the use of marijuana.

JUD

2671

RELATING TO RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLES.

Changes exemption from law on reconstructed privately owned motor vehicles to counties with less than 150,000 population, rather than counties with less than 500,000 population.

TRN, JUD

2672

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects for the benefit of the 3rd representative district.

FIN

2673

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

Clarifies that the Hawaiian liberal education program at the Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo is to be taught primarily through the Hawaiian language.

WLH, HED

2674

RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT.

Requires financial institutions to protect confidentiality of personal financial information, to notify consumers of breach of security measures, to remove personal identifiers when destroying records, to obtain consumer consent for disclosure of information, and to correct information when error is shown to be the result of identity theft. Establishes penalties.

JUD/CPC

2675

RELATING TO THE PROBATE CODE.

Improves the availability of arbitration and mediation as a means of resolving disputes arising out of wills or trusts between beneficiaries, trustees, or representatives.

JUD

2676

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

Authorizes counties to deputize nonprofit urban renewal organization employees to issue parking tickets. Requires the state director of finance to transmit to each county all the fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested parking violations committed in that county that are in excess of amounts required by the State to pay the administrative costs of the traffic violations bureau.

TRN, JUD, FIN

2677

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Short form bill.

JUD

2678

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

Short form bill.

JUD

2679

RELATING TO CRIME.

Short form bill.

JUD

2680

RELATING TO VICTIMS OF CRIME.

Short form bill.

JUD

2681

RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL CODE.

Short form bill.

JUD

2682

RELATING TO TORT DAMAGES.

Redefines noneconomic damages, disallows joint liability among health care providers for medical torts.

JUD

2683

RELATING TO DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY PLEA AND DEFERRED ACCEPTANCE OF NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA.

Includes offenses involving substantial bodily injury to the list of offenses for which, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is not permitted.

JUD

2684

RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

Authorizes the police to take action if there are reasonable grounds to believe that abuse of a household member is about to occur.

PSM, JUD

2685

RELATING TO BAIL JUMPING.

Changes the offense of bail jumping in the first and second degree to require that a person knowingly fails to appear, instead of an intentional failure to appear.

JUD

2686

RELATING TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION.

Removes the liquor commission's power to take action against a person who purchases liquor without authority.

JUD

2687

RELATING TO SUMMONS AND CITATIONS.

Allows for copies of summons and citations to be electronically recorded, maintained, and transmitted.

JUD

2688

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 7 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, TO ALLOW CERTAIN TYPES OF SEARCHES AND SEIZURES INVOLVING ILLICIT DRUGS, WITHOUT A WARRANT AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow certain types of searches and seizures involving illicit drugs, without a warrant as provided by law.

JUD, FIN

2689

RELATING TO STALKING.

Gives family court and circuit court concurrent jurisdiction over cases of aggravated harassment by stalking.

JUD

2690

RELATING TO CATERER LICENSES.

Limits caterer licenses to the owner of a business. Creates 2 types of caterer licenses: general and beer and wine. Adds the requirement that liquor be consumed on the premises of the catering function.

JUD

2691

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Creates the offense of aggravated animal cruelty.

JUD

2692

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS AND COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATIONS.

Gives co-owner or co-lessor right of first refusal if another co-owner or co-lessor wants to sell lease fee interest.

HSH, CPC/JUD

2693

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT.

Delays the data upon which the Uniform Arbitration Act will govern an agreement to arbitrate whenever made from 06/30/04 to 06/30/05.

JUD

2694

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO UPGRADE THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OF THE HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Appropriates funds to Hawaii county for the planning and design of an upgraded police telecommunications system.

FIN

2695

RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

Creates a substance abuse prevention, education, and treatment special fund.

FIN

2696

RELATING TO CRIME REDUCTION.

Establishes "walk and talk" procedures and updates wiretapping statutes.

JUD

2697

RELATING TO LABOR.

Ensures that employees who are unemployed temporarily due to a labor dispute shall not be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the parties to the labor dispute have reached an impasse and, prior to a work stoppage, the striking workers offer to submit the dispute to a fact-finding process.

LAB, FIN

2698

RELATING TO LABOR.

Establishes that employees who are unemployed temporarily due to a labor dispute shall be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits for only the first four consecutive weeks of a work stoppage.

LAB, FIN

2699

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a claimant's unemployment during a labor dispute is not due to an actual, substantial curtailment of work at the employer's establishment, and thus the claimant is entitled to unemployment compensation; requires clear and convincing evidence to overcome the presumption.

LAB, FIN

2700

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

Requires that determinations for the payment of unemployment insurance claims be made within thirty days of filing a claim. Also requires a decision on appeal of the determination to be rendered within thirty days of filing an appeal.

LAB, FIN

HOUSE BILLS

Committee

H.B. NO.

1742

PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION HEADED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND GIVE THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO TAX.

Proposes amendments to the state constitution to make the department of education a political subdivision headed by the board of education. Gives the board the authority to enact an education excise tax.

EDN/JUD, FIN

1873

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Allows all licensed health care providers to share medical information with other licensed health care providers of children under the child protective services system.

HLT/HSH, CPC/JUD

1972

RELATING TO UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC FINES.

Transfers in two phases, all fines and forfeitures collected for uncontested traffic infractions to the counties – 50 per cent in fiscal year 2005-2006; and 100 per cent in fiscal year 2007-2008.

TRN, JUD, FIN

1974

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows home school students to participate on an equal basis in any extracurricular or interscholastic activities offered by a public school in the geographic area in which the student resides. Requires home school students to pay applicable activity participation fees.

EDN, JUD, FIN

2013

RELATING TO POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS.

Prohibits a person from manufacturing, processing, or distributing in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than 0.1% pentaBDE or octaBDE on and after January 1, 2008.

EEP, CPC

2070

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Establishes a comprehensive public funding program for state house of representatives candidates who agree to abide by campaign contribution and expenditure limits and meet other criteria.

JUD, FIN

2170

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE PACIFIC.

Authorizes the issuance of $20,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for construction improvements and expansion for Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.

HLT, FIN

2174

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Clarifies that a provider's disclosure of records to a person's insurer may be made if it is the provider, and not the insurer, who informs the person that a claim will be made to the person's insurer.

HLT, CPC/JUD

2179

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Establishes integrated pest management policies to prohibit usage of toxicity category I pesticides.

EEP, FIN

2190

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.

Establishes the commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance program on the discharge of effluents.

EDB/TAC/EEP, TRN