THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

 

SECOND DAY

 

January 21, 2010-Thursday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation by  The Honorable Rosalyn H. Baker

                        Hawai‘i State Senate

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

  1. Messages from the Governor: Nos. 145-152

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 145

Dated December 29, 2009, transmitting the 2009 Annual Report of the State of Hawaii Overseas Offices, prepared by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism pursuant to Section 201-84, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 146

Dated January 4, 2010, transmitting the Annual Report of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, pursuant to Chapter 87A, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 147

Dated January 8, 2010, transmitting the Employment and Training Fund Program Report, prepared by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division, pursuant to Section 383-128, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 148

Dated January 11, 2010, transmitting the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Report of Contested Cases, prepared by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 396-11, HRS.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 149

Dated January 13, 2010, transmitting the Final Report of the 50th Anniversary of Statehood Commission, pursuant to Act 140, SLH 2007.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 150

Dated January 13, 2010, transmitting a Report on Capital Improvement Program Project Staff Costs, prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Act 162, SLH 2009.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 151

Dated January 13, 2010, transmitting a Report on Airport Revenue Bonds, prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Act 162, Section 81, SLH 2009.

FILE

 

 

 

G.M. No. 152

Dated January 13, 2010, transmitting a Report on Special Repair and Maintenance Appropriations, prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Act 162, Sections 15 and 17, SLH 2009.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Departmental Communications: None
  2. House Communication Nos. 1-2

 

Informing the Senate that on January 20, 2010, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

1

H.C.R. No. 1

"RELATING TO RECESS DAYS FOR THE REGULAR SESSION OF 2010."(Designating Recess Days of the 2010 Regular Session)

ADOPT

 

 

 

2

H.C.R. No. 2

"REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLED IN JOINT SESSION."(Requesting the Governor to Address the Legislature Assembled in Joint Session)

ADOPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Senate Communications: None
  2. Judiciary Communications: None
  3. Introduction of Measures:      Senate Bill Nos. 2198 – 2333

Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 3 – 38

Senate Resolution Nos. 1 – 26

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

  1. Third Reading

H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

(One Day Notice)

 

Testimony  Prior Versions  Status

 

"RELATING TO CIVIL UNIONS."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Referrals

 

REFERRALS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

S.B. 2148

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

(Judiciary; Supplemental Appropriations)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2149

RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT.

(Intermediate Court of Appeals; Subpoenas; Oaths)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2150

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2151

RELATING TO APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

(Appellate Jurisdiction)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2152

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT.

(Judiciary; Circuit Judge; Temporary Assignment)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2153

RELATING TO THE DNA ANALYSIS FEE.

(DNA Analysis Fee; Deferred Plea; Interstate Compact Transferees)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2154

RELATING TO ADULT PROBATION RECORDS.

(Adult Probation Records; Disclosure)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2155

RELATING TO JUDICIARY FEES.

(Judiciary; Electronic Payment; Fees)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2156

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

(Judiciary; Administrative Director)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2157

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.

(Administrative License Revocation; Costs)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2158

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES TO THE DISTRICT COURT.

(Constitutional Amendment; Temporary Assignment; District Court)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2159

RELATING TO TRAFFIC ABSTRACT FEE.

(Traffic Abstract Fee)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2160

RELATING TO BICYCLES AND MOPED FEES.

(Bicycles and Moped Fees; Fines)

TIA, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2161

RELATING TO WITNESSES.

(Witness in Criminal Cases; Per Diem Payments)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2162

RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS.

(Victims Rights; Department of Health Notification)

HTH, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2163

RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF NURSING.

(Practice of Nursing; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Registered Nurse; Licensed Practical Nurse)

HTH, CPN

 

 

 

S.B. 2164

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

(Condominiums; Estimated Replacement Reserve Fund; Notice)

CPN

 

 

 

S.B. 2165

RELATING TO PRIVATE GUARDS.

(Guards and Guard Agencies; Training, Instruction, and Continuing Education)

CPN

 

 

 

S.B. 2166

RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

(Unemployment Insurance)

LBR

 

 

 

S.B. 2167

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

(Attorney's Fees; Workers' Compensation Claims)

LBR, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2168

RELATING TO USE OF DEADLY FORCE.

(Use of Deadly Force; Justification)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2169

RELATING TO SHARK FINS.

(Sale and Distribution of Shark Fins)

WTL, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2170

RELATING TO FORCE FEEDING.

(Sale and Distribution of Foie Gras; Prohibition)

WTL, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2171

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW FOR CONVICTED FELONS TO VOTE.

(Constitutional Amendment; Allowing Convicted Felons to Vote)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2172

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST KAIMUKI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

(SPRB; Kaimuki Christian School)

EDH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2173

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

(General Obligation Bond Declaration)

WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2174

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employees' Retirement System; Board of Trustees)

TIA, LBR

 

 

 

S.B. 2175

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.

(Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Board Membership)

TIA, LBR

 

 

 

S.B. 2176

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(Employees' Retirement System)

LBR/EDH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2177

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

(Counties; Chief of Police)

TIA

 

 

 

S.B. 2178

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

(Civil Service Law; Counties; Personnel Director)

TIA

 

 

 

S.B. 2179

RELATING TO COUNTIES.

(Intoxicating Liquor; Liquor Administrator)

TIA

 

 

 

S.B. 2180

RELATING TO SUBPOENAS.

(Police Officers; Subpoenas)

JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2181

RELATING TO DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS.

(Dangerous Instruments; Replica Firearms)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2182

RELATING TO PARKING SPACES RESERVED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

(Parking Spaces; Persons With Disabilities; Violations)

TIA, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2183

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS.

(Domestic Abuse Orders)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2184

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN ARTIFACTS.

(Hawaiian Artifacts; Historic Preservation)

WTL/EDT

 

 

 

S.B. 2185

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

(Environmental Protection)

ENE/JGO, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2186

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT.

(University of Hawaii at Manoa; School of Travel Industry Management)

HRE/TSM, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2187

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.

(Hawaii Tourism Authority; Marketing; Autonomy)

TSM, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2188

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

(Dentistry; Teeth Whitening)

HTH, CPN

 

 

 

S.B. 2189

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

(Government; Jury Service)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2190

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE.

(Uniform Probate Code)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2191

RELATING TO PROBATE.

(Probate; Ward)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2192

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT.

(Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2193

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT.

(Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2194

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

(Government Operations; Jury Service)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2195

RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

(Statewide Traffic Code; Excessive Speeding; Probation)

TIA, JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2196

RELATING TO JUDGES.

(Judges; Disqualification)

JGO

 

 

 

S.B. 2197

RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII.

(State of Hawaii; Jurors)

JGO

 

 

 

 

  1. Miscellaneous Communication No. 1

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

M.C. No. 1

Dated January 20, 2010, transmitting the Report of the Task Force on Reinventing Government, prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau pursuant to H.C.R. No. 76 (2009).

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Miscellaneous Business
  2. Announcements

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

WAM

1/21/2010 1:30 PM

211

WAM

1/22/2010 9:30 AM

211

EDT-EBM

1/22/2010 1:15 PM

016

WAM

1/22/2010 1:30 PM

211

EDH-EDN

1/22/2010 2:00 PM

309

HTH-HLT

1/22/2010 2:45 PM

016

EDT

1/25/2010 1:15 PM

016

JGO

1/29/2010 9:30 AM

016

EDH-EDN

1/29/2010 1:30 PM

309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adjournment