THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

 

HB 466, HD1, SD1

        (SSCR3118)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the department of health to submit an annual report on forensic patients; requires yearly court status hearings for individuals ordered to be conditionally released or hospitalized as an inpatient by the mental health court; reduces the minimum length of hospitalization from ninety to thirty days for individuals who are recommitted after conditional release; makes appropriation for mental health court operations. (SD1)

 

HTH, JDL/WAM

HB 2408, HD1, SD1

        (SSCR3082)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS.

Allows the commissioner of financial institutions to regulate, license, examine, and enforce laws relating to mortgage brokers and loan originators.  Repeals chapter 454, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to mortgage brokers and solicitors.  (SD1)

 

CPH, JDL/WAM

HB 2781, HD2, SD1

        (SSCR3046)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

Directs the small business regulatory review board to convene a working group to study and make recommendations to resolve the concerns related to chapter 201M, HRS; and report to the 2009 legislature on its findings and recommendations, including any legislation necessary to implement the recommendations. (SD1)

 

EDT, JDL/WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making Only

 

Persons wishing to comment should submit comments twenty-four hours prior to the decision making in one of the following ways:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their comments to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Comments may 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 which committee the comments are being submitted and the date and time of the decision making agenda.

 

·         By Email:  Comments may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the comments are being submitted and the date and time of the decision making. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and comments for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6460.

 

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair