THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009

DATE:	Wednesday, February 11, 2009
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, February 4, 2009)

SB 586 Testimony

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Allows medium-speed electric vehicles to be operated on roads with a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less.

TIA

(Deferred from Monday, February 9, 2009)

SB 1052 Testimony	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Clarifies penalties for first-time offenders and repeat offenders guilty of one or more traffic violations under the traffic code.	TIA, JGO [Measure added on 02-09-09]
SB 1054 Testimony	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Prohibits persons aged fifteen years and six months but less than eighteen years of age from engaging in various tasks that distract from the primary task of driving such as, the use of all cell phones (including hands-free devices) and all other electronic devices, consuming food or beverages, engaging in personal grooming or attempting to reach for any other object or device, while operating a motor vehicle under either a temporary instruction permit or a provisional license.	TIA, JGO [Measure added on 02-09-09]
SB 735 Testimony	RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Requires the counties to identify and designate affordable housing receiving zones to facilitate the development of affordable housing.	EDH/TIA, WTL [Measure added on 02-09-09]
SB 740 Testimony	RELATING TO HOUSING. Directs the department of land and natural resources and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (HHFDC) to identify public lands within one-half mile of the city's transit corridor and within a one-mile radius of any designated transit station suitable for affordable housing.  Requires governor to set aside the identified public lands for housing development.  Requires the HHFDC to report to legislature. (The committee on EDH will be holding its decision making on SB 735 and 740 on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in room 225 at 1:15 p.m.)	TIA/EDH, WTL [Measure added on 02-09-09]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7225.