THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 28, 2008 |
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TIME: |
9:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Requires group health issuers to offer small group health plans to self-employed individuals who are licensed by the department of commerce and consumer affairs and are located in the group issuer's service areas. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to exempt certain group health plans based on specified criteria. Allows limits on timing of enrollment and reenrollment to control adverse selection and plan costs. Repeals on 7/1/13. (SD1)
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HTH/CPH, JDL |
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RELATING TO MORTGAGES. Requires mortgage foreclosure rescuers to provide specific information and disclosures to distressed property owners and imposes specific prohibitions on mortgage foreclosure rescuers. (SD1)
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CPH, JDL |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Creates the medical marijuana task force to examine issues regarding adequate supplies of medical marijuana for qualified patients, distinguishing between mature and immature plants under current law, the feasibility of constructing secure growing facilities for medical marijuana patients to use to produce their medicine, and study inter-island travel issues related to medical marijuana. (SD1)
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HTH, JDL |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Allows for the greater flexibility in granting special motor vehicle registration. (SD1)
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TIA, JDL |
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RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove a grounded vessel under its control, by any means necessary, in order to minimize damages to the natural resources and not become a hazard to navigation. (HB3173 HD1)
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WTL, JDL |
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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 Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |