THE SENATE

Authorizes the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to issue cable franchise agreements that are subject to review every five years when regulatory or technological changes require a review.

CPN

SB 2837

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RELATING TO LICENSING.

Revises minimum requirements for licensing electricians and plumbers.

CPN

SB 2700

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RELATING TO THE DENTAL LICENSURE EXAMINATION.

Provides the Board of Dental Examiners with the ability to determine which national examination to accept by no longer requiring that the American Board of Dental Examiners (“ADEX”) examination be the national examination that can be accepted for licensure.

CPN

SB 2910

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RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Prohibits a foreclosing mortgagee or mortgagee who acquires a property from requiring that a buyer purchase title insurance or escrow services from any particular vendor as a condition of sale.

CPN, JGO

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.

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

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair