THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 12, 2010

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2132, HD1

        (HSCR426-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.

Requires foreclosing lenders to notify their mortgagors about mortgage counseling.  Makes foreclosure void if notice is not provided.  Effective January 1, 2050.  (HB2132 HD1)

 

CPN, JGO

HB 2288, HD1

        (HSCR491-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PRIVATE TRANSFER FEES.

Prohibits the imposition of fees for a future transfer of real property.  Specifies exceptions.  Effective January 1, 2050.  (HB2288 HD1)

 

CPN, JGO

HB 2289, HD2

        (HSCR482-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES.

Extends the minimum expiration period for gift certificates other than paper certificates from two to five years; limits issuance fees to    % of face value of the certificate or $    ; amends the definition of "gift certificate;" defines "service fee" to exclude issuance fees.  (HB2289 HD2)

 

CPN

HB 2354, HD1

        (HSCR463-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

Requires individuals, entities, and insurers to cooperate with insurance fraud investigations.  Bars restitution for failure to cooperate.  Effective December 21, 2058.  (HB2354 HD1)

 

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.

 

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. 

 

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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