HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 06, 2009

TIME:

5:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 6

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, March 25, Agenda # 1.

 

SB 21, SD1

(SSCR601)

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Creates temporary exemptions in procurement, rule making, and public employment statutes for programs, services, and benefits using funds allocated to the State by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

 

FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, March 25, Agenda # 3.

 

SB 1461, SD2

(SSCR847)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires all persons required to electronically file and pay federal taxes to electronically file and pay state taxes.  Accelerates the filing and payment due dates for general excise, transient accommodations, fuel, cigarette, and rental motor vehicle and tour vehicle surcharge taxes.

 

FIN

SB 1678, SD3

(SSCR667)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.

 

FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, April 1, Agenda # 1.

 

SB 389, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1306)

Status

RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to review the memorandum of understanding between the Department of Education and Department of Budget and Finance for the allotment of capital improvement projects, with the goal of replicating the processes of the MOU for use by other state agencies with many capital improvement projects that are predominantly funded by general obligation bonds.

 

EDN, LMG, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, April 2, Agenda # 3.

 

SB 1137, SD2, HD2

(HSCR1252)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to conduct criminal history record checks.

 

HLT, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, April 3, Agenda # 3.

 

SB 1680, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1221)

Status

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Implements key recommendations of the Hawaii broadband task force by establishing the Hawaii broadband commissioner (HBC) in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA).  Transfers functions relating to telecommunications from the public utilities commission to the HBC and functions relating to cable services from DCCA to the HBC.  Establishes a work group to develop procedures to streamline state and county broadband regulation, franchising, and permitting and report to the legislature.  Effective July 1, 2112.

 

EBM, CPC, FIN

 

NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair