HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair |
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Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Alex M. 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. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY |
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 |
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TIME: |
2:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 2143 SD2 (SSCR2904) |
RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS. Regulates money transmitters. (SD2) |
CPC/JUD, FIN |
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SB 3182 SD2, HD1 (HSCR978-06) |
RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires a phased reduction of methyl tertiary-butyl ether in gasoline sold or imported in the State with levels no greater that .15 volume per cent by 1/1/09. Effective on approval. (HD1) |
EEP, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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SB 2290 SD2 (SSCR2624) |
RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM SECURITY BREACHES. Requires businesses that experience a security breach to notify affected people of the breach. (SD2) |
CPC/JUD |
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SB 2292 SD2 (SSCR2602) |
RELATING TO DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION RECORDS. Requires businesses that maintain or possess personal information of Hawaii residents to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information after its disposal by destroying the personal information. (SD2) |
CPC/JUD |
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SB 940 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1007-06) |
RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT. Provides for review of medical necessary decisions for ERISA plans by an independent medical expert or by an independent review organization, following screening of those cases by the insurance commissioner. Non-ERISA plan members will still be entitled to external review by the three member panel as in the present statute. (SB940 HD1) |
HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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SB 2214 SD2, HD1 (HSCR1000-06) |
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. Establishes civil defense disaster preparedness special fund and makes appropriation to the fund; establishes prepared emergency response commission and enumerates the duties of commission; requires department of defense to develop disaster preparedness emergency shelter plan and to report to legislature; requires hospitals, nursing homes, and hotels to develop disaster preparedness plans; requires department of health to conduct a study of the structural integrity of hospitals and nursing homes in Hawaii; requires counties to locate, designate, and maintain areas to provide emergency shelter for homeless; establishes rebuttable presumption in favor of undergrounding electric utilities in tsunami-prone areas; authorizes governor to expend funds from the emergency and budget reserve fund to provide emergency assistance to residents and businesses of the State after natural disaster; establishes the residential disaster special assistance fund; limits the percentage of National Guard that can be activated by governor for purposes other than disaster relief; establishes class C felony and misdemeanor offenses for price gouging and profiteering after natural disaster. (HD1) |
PSM, CPC/JUD, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE CPC 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". FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CPC COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6173.
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.
SELECTED HEARINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON "O`LELO COMMUNITY TELEVISION" (CHANNELS 52, 53, AND 54). CHECK THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.CAPITOLTV.ORG FOR A LISTING.
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_______________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Robert N. Herkes Chair |