THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING |
Senator Ron Menor, Chair |
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
Friday, February 24, 2006 |
TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
SB 2916 |
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Requires investigators to issue citations to cease and desist. |
CPH |
SB 2109 |
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR. Requires permit for the direct shipment of wine into the State by persons with a Hawaii class 1 license or another state's license to manufacture wine. |
CPH |
SB 2224 |
RELATING TO CREDIT SALES. Amends definition of "principal balance." |
CPH |
SB 3066 |
RELATING TO INTEREST AND USURY. Clarifies permissible credit card interest rates. Defines "interest" to include credit card fees and charges. |
CPH |
SB 2908 |
RELATING TO DEFERRED DEPOSITS. Requires check cashing businesses to post deferred deposit agreement fees in a conspicuous place, provides a blank percentage to modify the maximum fee that a check cashing business may charge for a deferred deposit agreement, and requires check cashing and rapid anticipation loan businesses to register with the department of commerce and consumer affairs |
CPH |
SB 2096 |
RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES. Exempts multi-use gift cards from definition of gift certificate. |
CPH |
SB 2011 |
RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS. Clarifies definitions of "professional fund-raising counsel" and "professional solicitor" to exclude persons who provide only grantwriting services to charitable organizations. |
CPH |
SB 3065 |
RELATING TO THE ONE CALL CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Increases voting members on one call center advisory committee from fifteen to sixteen members. Includes among the voting members one person from the water utility industry. |
CPH |
SB 2677 |
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TATTOOS, PIERCINGS, BRANDS, MUTILATION, IMPLANTS, AND SCARIFICATIONS. Assigns regulatory authority of piercing, branding, mutilation, implanting, and scarification to the Department of Health. |
CPH |
SB 3017 |
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires manufacturers to prominently identify in packing of bread whether the product was previously frozen and thawed prior to sale; identification to protect consumers. |
CPH |
SB 2453 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT. Adopts the 2002 Uniform Securities Act and makes conforming amendments. |
CPH |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony 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.
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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.
________________________________________ Senator Ron Menor Chair |