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.

1908

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Sets aside $1 million in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provide funding for the joint venture education forum and the Hawaii 3R's program.

EDN, FIN

2016

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

Makes it a state objective to recognize the importance of the contributions of family caregivers and to support them, to the extent possible, in serving the long-term care needs of the State's residents.

HLT/HSH

2142

RELATING TO BUSINESS PRACTICES.

Implements short form bill relating to business practices.

EDB

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, FIN

2817

RELATING TO THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.

Amends the language of the statute describing the Great Seal of the State.

WLH, JUD

2960

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Amends HRS 235-12.5 to provide that when tax credits for the installation of renewable energy technology systems exceed a taxpayer's income tax liability, the excess may be carried over and used as credit toward the taxpayer's liability in subsequent years, until the credit is exhausted.

EEP, FIN

2965

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires electric utility companies to establish additional renewable portfolio standard goals; requests the public utility commission to study the feasibility of implementing a rate structure to encourage the use of renewable energy and an incentives program to reward electric utility companies meeting renewable portfolio standard goals.

EEP/CPC, FIN