THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008

DATE:	Thursday, January 31, 2008
TIME:	9:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, January 30, 2008)

SB 2722 Testimony	RELATING TO A FIRE SPRINKLER TAX DEDUCTION. Provides an income tax deduction to residential unit owner occupants for qualifying costs of installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system installed after 12/31/08.	CPH, EDT, WAM
SB 3143 Testimony	RELATING TO UTILITIES. Adopts a state policy of favoring underground utilities.  Establishes an underground conversion fund for sustained incremental conversion of overhead utilities.  Allows income tax refund as a voluntary contribution to the fund.  Directs the public utilities commission to establish and administer an underground conversion program.	CPH, EDT, WAM
SB 2111 Testimony	RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. Provides a tax credit for individuals who install wind resistive devices, as defined by the director of taxation, in a noncommercial dwelling located in Hawaii that is owned by the taxpayer.  Repeals the loss mitigation grant program.  Makes an appropriation.	CPH, EDT, WAM
SB 3013 Testimony	RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. Repeals and replaces the loss mitigation grant program with a wind resistive devices tax credit.	CPH, EDT, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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