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

SENATE BILLS

Committee

S.B. NO.

1491, SD1

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

Authorizes the transfer of excess revenues in special funds, revolving funds, and special accounts to the credit of the general fund. Reduces the balance ceiling for the environmental health education special fund. Repeals governor's ability to transfer excess balances of special funds. (SD1)

FIN

2074, SD1

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Prohibits corporations, labor organizations, and banks from making campaign contributions directly from corporate, labor organization, or bank treasuries; allows the campaign spending commission to communicate directly with the legislature and the governor and to make all personnel decisions without the approval of the department head; requires establishment of separate segregated fund through which employees can make contributions; provides that intentional and knowing violations of the campaign spending law shall be a class C felony. (SD1)

JUD

2139, SD1

RELATING TO THE MUSEUM OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE.

Establishes the Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance Committee to conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine the feasibility of a Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance. (SD1)

TAC, FIN

2153, SD2

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Allocates 1/2 cent increase in the tobacco tax that takes effect on 7/1/04, and an additional 1/2 cent increase in the tobacco tax, to prevention and treatment programs and services for crystal methamphetamine. Appropriates funds for evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. Appropriates funds to permit parents with children under the age of nineteen to participate in residential substance abuse treatment and therapeutic living homes. (SB2153 SD2)

FIN

2372, SD1

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Provides protection and security for the governor and lt. governor; provides protection for any other elected public official, and immediate family members of elected officials the director of public safety deems necessary to protect from imminent danger. (SD1)

PSM/LAB, FIN

2444, SD1

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. (SD1)

JUD

2815

RELATING TO MILK CONTROL.

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

AGR

2827, SD1

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. (SD1)

JUD

2969, SD1

RELATING TO RECORDATION.

Deletes statutory recordation hours. Authorizes the registrar to set office hours for recordation within the bureau of conveyances. (SD1)

WLH, LAB/JUD, FIN

3068, SD2

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Appropriates funds from the emergency budget and reserve fund for various health and human services programs, including grants, subsidies, and purchases of services, for FY 2004-2005. (SB3068 SD2)

HLT/HSH, FIN

3144, SD1

RELATING TO ATTORNEYS.

Admitting attorneys licensed to practice law in other states or territories of the United States or the District of Columbia to practice law in Hawaii. (SD1)

JUD

3233, SD1

RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Adds and amends various laws relating to criminal conduct for drug related offenses, amends laws relating to first time nonviolent drug offender diversion to substance abuse treatment, adds tort liability for drug dealers, adds new laws relating to employer sponsored substance abuse treatment and prevention programs, amends the zero tolerance rule for public school students who are charged with drug offenses, amends existing law to provide parity in health insurance benefits for substance abuse, amends the duties of the Department of Public Safety to include coordination of the drug abatement efforts between public, private and community organizations, adds new law on civil commitment for substance abuse outpatient treatment, adds new laws to facilitate the development of drug rehabilitation homes for recovering addicts, amends the nuisance abatement laws to permit citizen’s to recover attorneys’ fees and to be protected in the same way as victims of crimes are protected and adds responsibility for methamphetamine removal to the responsibilities of the department of health. (SB3233 SD1)

JUD

3234, SD1

RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Makes appropriations for crystal methamphetamine treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and education to department of health; makes appropriations to the judiciary to expand services provided by the drug courts; makes appropriations to the department of public safety for treatment services for first time nonviolent drug offenders and to expand canine drug interdiction efforts; makes appropriations to county government for grass root community mobilization efforts provided federal forfeiture funds are matched to state funds; makes appropriations to the office of community services to coordinate the drug abatement efforts to fight the ice epidemic; provides tax credits for drug rehabilitation homes and substance abuse prevention education and employment; establishes a substance abuse treatment monitoring program requiring state agencies to collect data and access program effectiveness; establishes a multi-agency task force to respond to the effects of ice on children and makes appropriation for expenses. Also appropriates funds for the expansion of the KASHBOX substance abuse treatment program at Waiawa correctional facility and the creation of offender transitional services centers; Appropriates funds for the Adolescent Residential Treatment Facility; Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for a substance abuse facility; Appropriates funds to expand the Weed and Seed Program; Appropriates funds for non-school-hour programs to provide a safe environment, free from the influences, temptations, and dangers related to illegal drugs; and appropriates funds for the Being Empowered and Safe Together Program. (SD1)

FIN

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

47

ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO HOST THE FINAL CEREMONY MARKING THE RELEASE OF THE "SOUVENIR SHEET" OF ALL TWELVE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS IN HAWAII IN JANUARY 2005.

TAC

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.R. NO.

29

ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO HOST THE FINAL CEREMONY MARKING THE RELEASE OF THE "SOUVENIR SHEET" OF ALL TWELVE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS IN HAWAII IN JANUARY 2005.

TAC

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

16

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER COVERAGE FOR COGNITIVE REHABILITATION.

HLT, CPC, FIN