HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE |
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Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair |
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Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Scott Saiki |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Alex Sonson |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 |
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TIME: |
1:30 P.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 1302 |
RELATING TO BUSINESS FEES. Reduces filing, service, copying, and other business fees charged by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
CPC, FIN |
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HB 99 |
RELATING TO BUSINESS. Adjusts filing fees. |
CPC, FIN |
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HB 160 |
RELATING TO THE COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION FUND. Exempts insurers from assessments and fees paid into the Compliance Resolution Fund. |
CPC, FIN |
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HB 53 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURER ASSESSMENTS. Lowers the cap on aggregate annual assessments of health insurers from $1,000,000 to $500,000. |
CPC, FIN |
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HB 660 |
RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION. Allows DCCA to provide a rebate to cable television subscribers if the annual fee collected from subscribers and deposited into the Compliance Resolution Fund exceeds the amount necessary to fund operations to regulate cable television. |
CPC, FIN |
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HB 868 |
RELATING TO CEMETERIES. Requires a record and the identification of the deceased interred in cemetery plots, crypts, and niches and an annual update of that record. Also prohibits disinterment of plots, crypts, or niches without prior approval and notice. |
CPC, JUD |
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HB 1059 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes and funds creation of captive insurance company by HHSC to provide medical malpractice and hospital professional and general liability coverage to HHSC, DOH, UH medical school, and their physicians. |
CPC, HLT/HED, FIN |
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HB 1115 |
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. Establishes the crime of abuse of commercial electronic mail, provides penalties, civil remedies, and a defense to the offense. Permits forfeiture of proceeds of computer crime. |
CPC, JUD |
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HB 636 |
RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION. Allow the DCCA to provide additional funding to support public, educational, and governmental cable television access in underserved areas. |
CPC, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 425, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL. IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET.
ORAL TESTIMONY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6180.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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________________________________________ Rep. Kenneth Hiraki Chair |
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