THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING |
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Senator Ron Menor, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
Pending re-referral
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HB 1303 HD2 (HSCR964) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Creates more affordable rental housing. Establishes homeless programs. Allows more individuals to qualify for lower cost housing. Makes administrative changes to various state housing programs. Establishes a legislative Affordable Rental Housing and Homeless Task Force. (HB1303 HD2) |
CPH, WAM |
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HB 931 HD2 (HSCR924) |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Encourages the development of workforce housing and affordable housing on leased residential lots by prohibiting lessees under sustainable affordable leases from exercising rights granted under certain sections of Chapters 516 and 519, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (HB931 HD2) |
CPH, WAM |
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HB 1570 HD1 (HSCR749) |
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to discuss the elimination of barriers against beneficiaries to build and rent affordable units on Hawaiian home lands. (HB1570 HD1) |
CPH, JHW |
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HB 1217 HD1 (HSCR922) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends section 201G-118 to limit its application to lower-cost housing projects. Defines lower-cost housing projects. (HB1217 HD1) |
CPH, WAM |
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HB 1426 HD2 (HSCR759) |
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. Assists private not-for-profit organizations, public instrumentalities and their qualified affiliates in the development of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households, the elderly, and employees of public or not-for-profit entities. Contingent upon ratification of constitutional amendment authorizing the same. (HB1426 HD2) |
CPH, WAM |
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HB 1721 (HSCR780) |
RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS. Changes the definition of "adjusted gross income" to coincide with the federal adjusted gross income and increases the qualifying adjusted gross income level from $30,000 to $35,000. |
CPH, WAM |
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HB 883 HD1 (HSCR843) |
RELATING TO LANDLORD LIABILITY. Allows a person who brings a nuisance abatement action against a place used to commit drug offenses to recover certain damages. (HB883 HD1) |
CPH, JHW |
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HB 556 (HSCR777) |
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. Makes an emergency appropriation ($3,050,000) for the Wireless Enhanced 911 Fund. |
CPH, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740
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________________________________________ Senator Ron Menor Chair |
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