HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Josh Green, M.D.

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 2, 2007

TIME:

2:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A D D E N D U M

 

The following Senate Bill has been added to the agenda:

 

SB 1803

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1340)

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Enables small insurers that occupy less than thirty per cent of the health insurance market to provide the broadest healthcare coverage at the lowest possible rates by permitting different types of insurance to be combined into a single unified policy; encourages broader coverage of sole proprietors and other employer groups with only one employee.  (HD1)

 

 

HLT, CPC

The following House Concurrent Resolution has been added to the agenda:

(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TITLE AND LANGUAGE OF HCR 112 HAS CHANGED.)

 

HCR 112

Original Version

REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REQUIRE CEMETERY AUTHORITIES TO DISTRIBUTE SUMMARIES OF THEIR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THEIR PURCHASERS.

 

CPC

HCR 112

Proposed HD1

REQUESTING THE DIVISION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REVIEW CHAPTER 449, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES.

 

 

CPC

THE CPC COMMITTEE WILL BE ACCEPTING TESTIMONY ON

HCR 112, PROPOSED HD1 ONLY.

 

COPIES OF THE PROPOSED HD1 ARE AVAILABLE IN CHAIR HERKES OFFICE-ROOM 320, OR CALL 586-8400 TO REQUEST A COPY.

 

 

 

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)  THE  COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 315, 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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586‑6172.

 

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.  PROMPT REQUESTS SUBMITTED HELP TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS.

 

SELECTED HEARINGS ARE BROADCAST  LIVE.  CHECK THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON THE "CAPITOL TV" WEB SITE AT WWW.CAPITOLTV.ORG OR CALL 550-8074 FOR A LISTING.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Chair