HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Galen Fox

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly N. Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, April 6, 2005

TIME:

4:15 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 2

SB 682

PROPOSED HD3

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

PROPOSED HD3: Requires businesses engaged in the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the retail level to obtain a retail tobacco permit from the Department of Taxation. Appropriates revenues from retail tobacco permit fees to the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the Children's Health Insurance Program of the Department of Human Services. Provides criminal penalties for the retail sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products without a valid retail tobacco permit, and allows for seizure and forfeiture of cigarettes and other tobacco products sold, possessed, stored, acquired, distributed, or transported without a valid retail tobacco permit.

HLT, JUD, FIN

SB 212

PROPOSED HD2

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT.

PROPOSED HD2: Establishes incentives to develop additional redemption centers for the deposit beverage container redemption program, including a tax credit applicable to redemption centers in retail food stores and a grant program administered by the Department of Health.

WLO, FIN

SB 1394

PROPOSED HD2

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

PROPOSED HD2: Requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a federal revenue maximization program for all medicaid-eligible claims for school health services with the assistance of the Department of Human Services.

EDN/HED, FIN

SB 101

PROPOSED HD1

RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

PROPOSED HD1: Appropriates money for the TANF program and all associated programs. Provides performance measures for programs and methodology for rewards and penalties. Prohibits the implementation of new programs related to TANF funding without the prior approval of the Legislature.

FIN

SB 1410

PROPOSED HD1

RELATING TO TAXATION.

PROPOSED HD1: Provides a refundable state earned income tax credit (EITC) equivalent to twenty percent of the federal EITC. Requires the refundable portion of the EITC to be reimbursed by federal TANF or state TANF MOE funds.

FIN

SB 751

PROPOSED HD2

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

PROPOSED HD2: Updates state insurance laws to conform to federal law and national standards. Enable Insurance Commissioner to prosecute workers compensation insurance fraud.

CPC/JUD, FIN
 

THE PROPOSED HOUSE DRAFTS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 306 OF THE STATE CAPITOL.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 586-6200

  

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) ROOM 306, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

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. Dwight Takamine

Chair