April 30, 2008

MEMORANDUM

TO: All Senators

Senate Majority Office

Senate Minority Office

FROM: Carol Taniguchi

Senate Clerk

RE: Floor Action for Thursday, May 1, 2008

For your information, the following measures are scheduled for floor action:

Advise and Consent
SSCR No.		Measure No.	Committee		Title
3687		GM 371, 372, 522, 523	HTH		Statewide Health Coordinating Council
3688		GM 379	HTH		Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea
3689		GM 451	HTH		Hawaii Health Systems Corporation West Hawaii Regional Board
3690		GM 380	HTH		Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Subarea
3691		GM 396, 397, 450	HTH		Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, East Hawaii Regional Board
3692		GM 402	JDL		Civil Rights Commission
3693		GM 614	JDL		Civil Rights Commission
3694		GM 615	JDL		Civil Rights Commission
3695		JC 1	JDL		District Court of the Third Circuit
3696		GM 607, 657, 658	EDU		Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii
3697		GM 609	EDU		Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii
Final Adoption of Resolutions
SSCR No.		Measure No.	Committee		Title
---		SCR 210, HD1*	WTL, JDL		Approving the Action of the Board of Land and Natural Resources Relating to a Land Exchange.
* The chairs had submitted their recommendation to agree to the House amendments last week, however, due to an oversight by my office, the motions to reconsider and agree were not scheduled. The Senate will be considering these motions tomorrow and if carried, will be voting to adopt the resolution. I apologize for the error.
Adoption of Resolutions
SSCR No.		Measure No.	Committee		Title
3683		SR 78, SD1	ENE/EDT		Requesting the Establishment of a Voluntary Compliance Programto Encourage Communities and Business to Convert to Expanded Polystyrene Foam Alternative Products.
3684		HCR 33, HD1	HTH		Acknowledging the Month of September as National Ovarian Cancer Month and Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month.
3685		HCR 230, HD1	JDL		Recognizing the Week of September 1 – September 7 as Hawaii Labor History Week.
3686		HCR 231, HD1	JDL		Requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to Study the Cost of Convening a Constitutional Convention.
---		HCR 164	HTH/CPH, WAM		Requesting the Auditor to Conduct a Study on the Impact of Act 226, SLH 2007, on Nurses Aides Who are Employed in State-Certified or State-Licensed Health Care Settings to Provide a Basis for the Legislature to Decide Whether to Amend Act 226, SLH 2007.
---		HCR 358, HD1	TSG		Requesting the DCCA to Establish a Task Force to Solicit Public Input and Examine Methods Other than the Public Procurement Code Process to Oversee Public, Education, and Government Access Organizations' Expenditures and Ensure Proper Checks and Balances.
Final Reading
CCR No.	Measure No.			Committee		Title
129-08	HB 2978, HD1, SD2, CD1			Conference		Education
139-08	HB 337, SD2, CD1			Conference		Highway Safety
140-08	HB 2531, HD1, SD2, CD1			Conference		West Maui Transportation Access Plan
141-08	HB 357, HD2, SD1, CD1			Conference		Traffic Safety
142-08	HB 2843, HD2, SD2, CD1			Conference		Invasive Species
143-08	HB 3120, HD2, SD1, CD1			Conference		Animal Quarantine Facilities
145-08	HB 3352, HD2, SD2, CD1			Conference		Audit of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center
146-08	HB 2863, HD2, SD2, CD1			Conference		Renewable Energy
147-08	HB 2505, HD2, SD2, CD1			Conference		Energy
148-08	HB 2507, HD1, SD2, CD1			Conference		Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
150-08	HB 2704, HD2, SD1, CD1			Conference		Haiku Valley
165-08	SB 2850, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Biosecurity
166-08	SB 156, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Voting
167-08	SB 3174, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Affordable Housing
168-08	SB 3252, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Teachers
169-08	SB 644, SD3, HD3, CD1			Conference		Energy Resources
170-08	SB 871, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Food Waste Recycling
171-08	SB 2082, SD2, HD1, CD1			Conference		Public Safety
172-08	SB 1804, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Trauma System Special Fund
173-08	SB 2083, SD2, HD1, CD1			Conference		Supervision of Adult Offenders
174-08	SB 2423, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Land Acquisition
175-08	SB 2915, SD2, HD1, CD1			Conference		Taro
177-08	SB 2646, SD2, HD2, CD1			Conference		Important Agricultural Lands
178-08	HB 1412, HD1, SD1, CD1			Conference		Department of Taxation's Benefits-Funded Revenue-Generating Computer Initiatives.
FA 13	HB 2293, HD1, SD2, CD1			---		Agriculture
FA 11	HB 2872, SD2, CD1			---		Public Lands
FA 15	SB 2198, SD2, HD2, CD1			---		Land Conservation
FA 10	SB 2499, HD1, CD1			---		Taro
FA 12	SB 6, HD2, CD1			---		Opihi
FA 14	SB 2262, SD1, HD2, CD1			---		Health
---	SB 1491, SD1, HD2			PBS, WAM		Controlled Substances
---	SB 1720, SD1, HD2			ENE, WAM		Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Jacoby Development, Inc., A Processing Enterprise
---	SB 2034, HD2			ENE, WAM		Issuance of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Oceanlinx Hawaii LLC
---	SB 2040, SD1, HD2			HTH		Cancer Surveillance
---	SB 2169, SD1, HD1			CPH		Liquor Licenses
---	SB 2263, SD2, HD1			EDU, JDL		University of Hawaii
---	SB 2433, SD2, HD1			EDT, WAM		Iolani Palace
---	SB 2584, SD2, HD1			AHW, CPH		Honey
---	SB 2808, SD2, HD1			ENE/TIA, JDL		Environmental Impact Statements
---	SB 3019, SD1, HD2			CPH		Insurance
---	SB 3190, HD1			ENE, WAM		Issuance of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Sopogy Inc., in the Development of Renewable Energy on the Island of Oahu.

The Senate session will convene tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. We will recess to meet in joint session with the House for the appointment of the Auditor, Director of LRB, and Ombudsman at 12 noon. The joint session will be held in the Senate Chamber. Upon adjournment of the joint session, the Senate will reconvene to finish its business.

If you have any questions, please call me at x6-6656. Thank you!