THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAII

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

 

THIRTY-FOURTH DAY

March 20, 2006-Monday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Invocation by Senator Fred Hemmings

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: No(s). 310-312
  2. G.M. NO.

    TITLE

    REFERRAL

         

    310

    Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, ROLAND QUOK FONG THOM, for a term to expire 6-30-2010.

    LBR

         

    311

    Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DAVID ALEXANDER PENDLETON, for a term to expire 6-30-2016.

    LBR

         

    312

    Letter dated March 17, 2006, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of H.B. No. 970, Relating to Emergency Relief for Natural Disasters, to appropriate emergency funding totaling $14,334,000, including $11,134,000 in state funds and $3,200,000 in federal funds.

    FILE

         
         
  3. Departmental Communications: None
  4. House Communications: No(s). 352-353
  5.  

    Informing the Senate that on February 17, 2006, the following House Concurrent Resolution(s) were adopted in the House:

    REFERRAL

         

    352

    H.C.R. No. 46

    "URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES CONGRESS, AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT (NCLB) BY INCREASING FUNDS FOR FEDERAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND AFFORDING MORE FLEXIBILITY TO STATES IN RELATION TO NCLB."(No Child Left Behind Act)

     
         

    353

    H.C.R. No. 47

    "URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE NATION'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING EDUCATION FUNDING."(No Child Left Behind; federal support)

     
         
         

     

  6. Senate Communications: None
  7. Judiciary Communications: None
  8. Standing Committee Reports: No(s). 2968-2972
  9. 2968

    (HTH)

    H.B. No. 3139, H.D. 3

    "RELATING TO HEALTH."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

         
         

    2969

    (TGO)

    H.B. No. 487, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

    "RELATING TO TAXATION."

    (Recommends referral to WAM)

         
         

    2970

    (TGO/HTH)

    H.B. No. 3087, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

    "RELATING TO PROCUREMENT."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

         
         

    2971

    (TGO/HTH)

    H.B. No. 3123, H.D. 1

    "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

         
         

    2972

    (HTH)

    H.B. No. 3126

    "RELATING TO RAPID IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS."

    (Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JHW)

         
         
         

     

    ORDER OF THE DAY

  10. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  11. Miscellaneous Business
  12. Announcements
  13. Committee Hearing Schedule:

    COMMITTEE

    DATE & TIME

    ROOM

    CPH

    3/20/2006 8:30 AM

    016

    JHW

    3/20/2006 9:00 AM

    229

    EDM

    3/20/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    EDM/HMS

    3/20/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    EDM/WLA

    3/20/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    TGO

    3/20/2006 1:15 PM

    224

    WLA

    3/20/2006 1:30 PM

    212

    HTH

    3/20/2006 2:30 PM

    016

    HTH/JHW

    3/20/2006 2:30 PM

    016

    BED/EIA/MAT

    3/20/2006 2:45 PM

    414

    EIA

    3/20/2006 2:45 PM

    212

    CPH/WLA

    3/21/2006 9:00 AM

    016

    JHW

    3/21/2006 9:00 AM

    229

    WLA/JHW

    3/21/2006 9:00 AM

    229

    CPH

    3/21/2006 11:00 AM

    016

    MAT

    3/21/2006 11:00 AM

    016

    EDM/CPH

    3/21/2006 1:00 PM

    016

    EIA/CPH

    3/21/2006 1:15 PM

    224

    MAT/BED

    3/21/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    MAT/HTH

    3/21/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    TSM

    3/21/2006 1:15 PM

    229

    HMS/IGA

    3/21/2006 2:45 PM

    225

    IGA

    3/21/2006 2:45 PM

    225

    HMS

    3/21/2006 3:15 PM

    016

    HTH/HMS

    3/21/2006 3:15 PM

    016

    IGA/CPH

    3/21/2006 3:30 PM

    225

    CPH/HMS/IGA

    3/22/2006 9:00 AM

    016

    CPH

    3/22/2006 10:00 AM

    016

    HRE

    3/22/2006 11:00 AM

    212

    EDM

    3/22/2006 1:15 PM

    225

    WLA/BED/TGO/IGA

    3/22/2006 1:45 PM

    212

    HTH

    3/22/2006 2:30 PM

    016

    HTH/HMS

    3/22/2006 2:30 PM

    016

    WLA

    3/22/2006 2:45 PM

    212

    TGO/IGA

    3/22/2006 3:30 PM

    224

    CPH

    3/23/2006 9:00 AM

    016

    JHW

    3/23/2006 9:00 AM

    229

    CPH/HTH

    3/23/2006 10:00 AM

    016

    CPH

    3/24/2006 9:00 AM

    016

    HTH/IGA

    3/24/2006 2:30 PM

    016

         

  14. Adjournment