THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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TIME: |
9:00a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. Establish a new chapter in the Hawaii Revised Statutes, entitled sustainable business limited liability companies. Effective July 1, 2112. (SD1)
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EDT, CPN |
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RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. Requires each hospital within the State to allow advanced practice registered nurses to practice within the full scope of the practice, including as a primary care provider. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HTH, CPN |
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RELATING TO LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE. Removes definition of convenience minimarts commonly referred to as a "mom and pop store". Effective January 7, 2059. (SD1)
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PGM, CPN |
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RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Exempts broadband infrastructure improvements from state or county permitting requirements for five years; exempts telecommunications companies from replacing existing utility poles when installing new or improving existing telecommunications cables. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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EDT/PGM, CPN |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Directs the public utilities commission to implement an on-bill financing program for residential electric utility customers to finance purchases of energy efficient or renewable energy devices and systems through their regular electric utility bills. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO COFFEE. Restricts the use of the geographic origin of Hawaii-grown coffee on coffee labels. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
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AGL, CPN |
Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
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 can 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 230, 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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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 586-6070.
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |