THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair
Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011

DATE:

Monday, March 21, 2011

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

HB980 HD1
(HSCR710)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY REVIEW BOARD.
Requires each state agency having rules that affect small business to report to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board on the impact of statutory changes on those rules.  Requires the Governor to direct each state agency to work with the Board to develop internal processes to expedite rulemaking actions for rules that affect small business and require amendment or adoption.  Effective July 1, 2112. (HB980 HD1)

EDT/CPN, WAM

HB235 HD2
(HSCR693)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
Allows a limited liability company to be designated as an "ingenuity company" by the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Requires an ingenuity company to use the right to exclude, conferred by a patent in which the company has an interest, to create job opportunities, uphold fair labor standards, and enhance environmental protections.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB235 HD2)

EDT, CPN
[Measure added on 3/16/2011]

HB782 HD2
(HSCR865)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Establishes the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism Operation Special Fund to support operations.  Imposes a temporary surcharge on certain fees charged by certain departments for deposit into fund.  Effective July 1, 2011.  (HB782 HD2)

EDT, WAM
[Measure added on 3/16/2011]

No 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6890.