THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Friday, March 24, 2006)

HB 1955

HD1, SD1

(SSCR2963)

RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL.

Increases the mandatory minimum fines for littering violations, including littering from a motor vehicle, littering in public, and criminal littering. (SD1)

EIA/IGA, JHW

HB 1947

(SSCR2937)

RELATING TO LIABILITY.

Clarifies that any decision of the State, the department of transportation, the counties, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, to select or apply flexible highway design shall not give rise to a cause of action or claim against them.

TGO, JHW

HB 2422

HD1, SD1

(SSCR2957)

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Increases the penalties for motorists who violate Hawaii's crosswalk law. (HB2422 HD1)

TGO, JHW

HB 2639

HD2, SD1

(SSCR2956)

RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE.

Increases sanctions for driving with a high blood alcohol level. Eff. 7/1/07 (SD1)

TGO, JHW

HB 2691

SD1

(SSCR2951)

RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES.

Allows a joint labor-management committee established pursuant to the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 to institute an action for injunctive and other relief against an employer that fails to pay its employees the prevailing wage. (SD1)

LBR, JHW

HB 3254

HD1

(SSCR2955)

RELATING TO OATHS OF OFFICE.

Repeals various provisions that require public employees to take a loyalty oath. (HB3254 HD1)

LBR, JHW

HB 1706

HD3, SD1

(SSCR2977)

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS ACT.

Provides for environmental covenants for contaminated property to ensure long-term compliance with requirements needed to protect the public and environment when complete removal of contaminants is not feasible, practical, or necessary. (SD1)

EIA, JHW

HB 2058

(SSCR2974)

RELATING TO THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE.

Repeals the reproductive rights protection committee for not having served its intended purpose by being inactive for the last 8 years.

HTH/HMS, JHW

HB 2708

HD2, SD1

(SSCR2996)

RELATING TO ADVERTISING.

Prohibits commercial advertising for compensation on vehicles. Provides penalties. (SD1)

TGO/IGA, JHW

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.