THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 19, 2009

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D   A G E N D A

 

HB 1071, HD3

        (HSCR802)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE SERVICERS.

Provides for the licensing and regulation of mortgage servicers that service residential mortgage loans secured by real property located in the State of Hawaii.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB1071 HD3)

 

CPN, WAM

HB 1316, HD2

        (HSCR708)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TORTS.

Abolishes joint and several liability for design professionals and public utilities in tort claims relating to the maintenance and design of public highways, except when a design professional's or public utility's degree of negligence is 25% or more.  Effective 01/01/2020.  (HB1316 HD2)

 

CPN, JGO

HB 1405, HD2

        (HSCR779)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Amends the definition of engaging in business under section 237-2, HRS (general excise tax), to include persons who enter into an agreement with residents of the State where the person pays a commission for referral of potential customers.  (HB1405 HD2)

 

CPN, WAM

(Measure deleted on 03-16-09)

HB 1598, HD1

        (HSCR751)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Taxes a lessor of real property for capital improvements made by a lessee upon the termination of a lease. (HB1598 HD1)

 

CPN, WAM

HB 1604

        (HSCR864)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Imposes a tax upon the value of improvements surrendered to a lessor by a lessee, without compensation to the lessee, upon the expiration of a long-term non-residential lease.

 

CPN, WAM

HB 1729

        (HSCR733)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Requires that payments of the amounts attributable to the interest on the principal of the general obligation bonds authorized and issued for the acquisition and renovation of the old federal building for the department of commerce and consumer affairs be made out of the compliance resolution fund.

 

CPN, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at CPNTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 231, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony 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 testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

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:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  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 testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6916.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair